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EFC 88: Maia vs Bateman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murheellinen Vilkuttaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vilkuttaja comes to the cage accompanied by JONTTI & SHAKA : KOLMATTA LINJAA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Mc Donald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilkuttaja steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mc Donald. That one must have hurt.
Vilkuttaja is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mc Donald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vilkuttaja has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vilkuttaja and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vilkuttaja shoots for a takedown but Mc Donald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mc Donald misses with a head kick.
Mc Donald looks to land a body kick but Vilkuttaja moved away.
Mc Donald misses with a body kick.
Vilkuttaja looks to land a combination. Mc Donald sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vilkuttaja rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mc Donald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mc Donald is looking to slow Vilkuttaja down with leg kicks.
Mc Donald scores with a takedown into Vilkuttaja's guard.
Mc Donald is looking to work some ground and pound but Vilkuttaja has wrist control.
Mc Donald looking to pass the guard.
Mc Donald with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vilkuttaja wants to sweep here but Mc Donald controlling him for the moment.
Mc Donald looking to pass the guard.
Mc Donald being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Donald is working Vilkuttaja over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mc Donald is looking to work some ground and pound but Vilkuttaja has wrist control.
Mc Donald throws and elbow that misses. Vilkuttaja uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mc Donald's guard. Nice move by Vilkuttaja!
Mc Donald keeping moving, preventing Vilkuttaja from controlling successfully.
Mc Donald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vilkuttaja scoring with some ground and pound.
Vilkuttaja looking to pass the guard.
Vilkuttaja connects with a couple of short punches.
Mc Donald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vilkuttaja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vilkuttaja is one step ahead there.
Mc Donald throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mc Donald can't keep his opponent in guard - Vilkuttaja advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vilkuttaja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mc Donald manages to get to full guard.
Mc Donald looking for a sweep. Not yet Mc Donald, not yet.
Mc Donald throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vilkuttaja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc Donald is looking to sweep but instead, Vilkuttaja has passed into half guard.
Vilkuttaja wants to work for an arm triangle but Mc Donald is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vilkuttaja lands strikes from half guard.
Vilkuttaja prevents Mc Donald from improving his position.
Vilkuttaja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vilkuttaja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mc Donald wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilkuttaja working over Mc Donald with some ground and pound. Mc Donald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mc Donald punching from the bottom.
Vilkuttaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mc Donald keeps working.
Vilkuttaja content to control rather than advance.
Vilkuttaja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vilkuttaja has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Vilkuttaja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilkuttaja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mc Donald is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Vilkuttaja connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vilkuttaja has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vilkuttaja is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mc Donald can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Murheellinen Vilkuttaja will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilkuttaja lands a jab to Mc Donald's midsection.
Vilkuttaja fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mc Donald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilkuttaja.
Vilkuttaja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mc Donald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vilkuttaja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mc Donald manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vilkuttaja moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vilkuttaja with a hook.
It looks like Ryan Mc Donald has been cut.
Vilkuttaja cracks Mc Donald with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vilkuttaja scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vilkuttaja fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mc Donald to the ground. Vilkuttaja is now in Mc Donald's guard.
Vilkuttaja lands a couple of elbows.
Vilkuttaja gets to his feet. Mc Donald looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mc Donald is breathing heavily.
Vilkuttaja closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mc Donald's guard.
Mc Donald looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vilkuttaja puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vilkuttaja winds up and cracks Mc Donald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc Donald wants to get back to full guard.
Vilkuttaja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mc Donald is staying active underneath Vilkuttaja, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Vilkuttaja in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mc Donald tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vilkuttaja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Murheellinen Vilkuttaja!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between El Chihuahua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Chihuahua might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - Rise Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Chihuahua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Jodoin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodoin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Chihuahua counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Chihuahua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jodoin throws a right hand that Chihuahua ducks under and follows up with a left that Chihuahua also avoids with ease.
Chihuahua throws a hook but Jodoin blocks it.
A jab lands there for Chihuahua.
Jodoin throws out a loose jab but Chihuahua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jodoin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jodoin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chihuahua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jodoin throws a combination that misses
and Chihuahua counters with a straight right hand.
Chihuahua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jodoin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chihuahua.
Jodoin lands an overhand right.
Jodoin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jodoin is rocked!
It looks like Nelson Jodoin has been cut.
Jodoin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chihuahua was well out of range. Poor timing from Jodoin.
Chihuahua misses with a looping left.
Chihuahua lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chihuahua scores with a jab.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut
and Chihuahua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jodoin is still on wobbly legs! Can Chihuahua finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chihuahua lands a nice hook to Jodoin's body. Jodoin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jodoin seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Jodoin.
Jodoin swings widly with a right hand
and Chihuahua counters with a left to the body.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jodoin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Chihuahua.
No joy there for Jodoin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chihuahua darts in and clinches Jodoin up against the cage.
Chihuahua lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Jodoin.
Chihuahua works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chihuahua digs a right hand into Jodoin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jodoin's gas tank.
Jodoin is trying to break free.
Jodoin wants to stall.
Jodoin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Chihuahua.
Jodoin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jodoin tries to break the clinch but Chihuahua is controlling the position.
Chihuahua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jodoin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chihuahua backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jodoin.
Chihuahua displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jodoin up against the cage.
Chihuahua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jodoin is trying to break free.
Chihuahua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jodoin is looking to break free of the clinch but Chihuahua has double underhooks.
Jodoin blocking some punches.
Jodoin misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Chihuahua.
Jodoin can't break the clinch.
Jodoin wants to get back to striking at distance but Chihuahua won't allow it.
Chihuahua landing knees to the head.
Jodoin misses with a punch on the inside.
Jodoin working aggressively here.
Jodoin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Jodoin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chihuahua throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jodoins head.
Chihuahua manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chihuahua swings wildly with an uppercut but Jodoin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jodoin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chihuahua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chihuahua slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jodoin.
Jodoin lands a nice uppercut.
Chihuahua blocks an uppercut.
Jodoin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jodoin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chihuahua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jodoin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jodoin scores with a hook to the body.
Chihuahua trying to control the position but instead, Jodoin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chihuahua into the cage.
Jodoin blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chihuahua.
Jodoin wants to get back to striking at distance but Chihuahua won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jodoin.
Chihuahua leaning against his opponent.
Jodoin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chihuahua dodges the punch combination from Jodoin.
Chihuahua with a hook.
Jodoin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jodoin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chihuahua makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chihuahua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chihuahua swings for the body but Jodoin moves out of range.
Chihuahua jabs at Jodoin's body.
Chihuahua moves away from the strike by Jodoin.
Chihuahua slips a jab and a cross from Jodoin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jodoin throws a sloppy body shot
and Chihuahua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua trying to control the position but instead, Jodoin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chihuahua into the cage.
Chihuahua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chihuahua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Jodoin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jodoin misses the jab.
Chihuahua misses with a straight right.
Chihuahua misses with an uppercut. Jodoin saw that one coming.
Jodoin walks into a stiff left hand from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jodoin.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jodoin walks into a stiff left hand from Chihuahua.
Jodoin looks to land a left hand but Chihuahua moved out of range nicely.
Jodoin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jodoin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nelson Jodoin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chihuahua misses with a wild combination.
Chihuahua tries to clinch but Jodoin is having none of it.
Chihuahua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jodoin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chihuahua thinking.
Nelson Jodoin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chihuahua swings for the body but Jodoin moves out of range.
Nice cross by Jodoin.
Jodoin swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua has closed the distance and engaged Jodoin in a clinch.
Jodoin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jodoin throws a punch but it's blocked by Chihuahua.
Chihuahua blocks an uppercut.
Chihuahua is looking to control Jodoin's arms but Jodoin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chihuahua has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Jodoin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chihuahua.
Jodoin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jodoin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jodoin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chihuahua.
Jodoin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jodoin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chihuahua prevents Jodoin from breaking the clinch.
Jodoin has had enough of the clinch but Chihuahua keeps him there for the moment.
Chihuahua lands a right hand.
Jodoin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chihuahua lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jodoin.
Jodoin can't find room to land a body shot as Chihuahua controls the action.
Chihuahua is looking to control Jodoin's arms but Jodoin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chihuahua has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua blocking some punches.
Jodoin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jodoin is trying to push Chihuahua away but Chihuahua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jodoin working aggressively here.
Jodoin misses with the head strike.
Jodoin tries to throw a body punch but Chihuahua avoids it by throwing Jodoin back against the cage.
Chihuahua is looking to control Jodoin's arms but Jodoin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chihuahua has his back to the cage.
Jodoin misses with a punch to the body.
Jodoin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chihuahua lands an uppercut.
Chihuahua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chihuahua lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Jodoin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chihuahua prevents Jodoin from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Chihuahua - that landed with a thud.
Jodoin dodges an elbow strike from Chihuahua.
Chihuahua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jodoin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chihuahua.
Jodoin throws a head punch that misses.
Chihuahua has Jodoin pressed against the cage, preventing Jodoin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jodoin throws a punch but it's blocked by Chihuahua.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin working aggressively here.
Jodoin scores with a shoulder strike.
Jodoin tries to circle away but Chihuahua has him pinned against the cage.
Chihuahua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jodoin backwards.
Jodoin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jodoin fails to land.
Jodoin has a couple of punches blocked by Chihuahua.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chihuahua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jodoin misses with some punches.
Jodoin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jodoin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chihuahua counters with a nice uppercut.
Chihuahua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chihuahua smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jodoin misses with a lunging right hand
and Chihuahua counters with a nice uppercut.
Jodoin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chihuahua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jodoin misses with a combination
and Chihuahua counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jodoin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Jodoin is breathing heavily.
Jodoin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua rushes Jodoin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jodoin misses with the head strike.
Chihuahua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jodoin misses with the head strike.
Jodoin misses with some punches.
Jodoin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chihuahua pushes Jodoin up against the cage in a clinch.
Jodoin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chihuahua.
El Chihuahua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jodoin breaks from the clinch.
Chihuahua lands with a good body shot.
Chihuahua throws a head kick that misses.
El Chihuahua is winning the standup battle so far.
Chihuahua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jodoin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch but Jodoin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chihuahua lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chihuahua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jodoin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chihuahua counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chihuahua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jodoin on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chihuahua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Jodoin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jodoin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Chihuahua to counter with a crisp jab.
Chihuahua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jodoin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jodoin throws a lazy uppercut
letting Chihuahua counter with a right hand.
Chihuahua moves forwards but Jodoin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chihuahua misses with a looping left.
A cross from Chihuahua lands.
Jodoin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chihuahua manages to avoid it.
Chihuahua jabs Jodoin right on the nose. Jodoin blinks but takes it well.
Chihuahua takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chihuahua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jodoin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chihuahua throws out a leg kick but Jodoin moves out of range and Chihuahua only half commits.
Jodoin takes one to the side of the head.
Chihuahua cracks a nice hook into Jodoin's ribs.
Jodoin swings widly with a right hand
and Chihuahua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chihuahua slips under a jab.
Chihuahua digs a good body shot into Jodoin's ribs.
Jodoin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jodoin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chihuahua jabs at Jodoin's body.
Jodoin slips a straight right by Chihuahua.
Jodoin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chihuahua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jodoin.
Chihuahua connects with a right hand. Jodoin shakes it off.
Chihuahua throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jodoin counter with a right hand.
Jodoin slips a straight right by Chihuahua.
Jodoin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chihuahua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chihuahua lands a nice looking body shot.
Chihuahua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jodoin.
Chihuahua drops his hands momentarily and Jodoin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chihuahua with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jodoin to score with a decent uppercut.
Jodoin misses with an uppercut.
Jodoin thows a body shot but no joy.
Chihuahua clinches with his opponent.
Jodoin misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Chihuahua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jodoin can't find room to land a body shot as Chihuahua controls the action.
Chihuahua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jodoin.
Chihuahua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chihuahua blocks an uppercut.
Jodoin lands a shoulder strike.
Jodoin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jodoin tries a body shot but Chihuahua blocks it.
Chihuahua misses with a knee to the head.
Jodoin breaks from the clinch.
Chihuahua moves in looking to clinch but Jodoin pushes him off.
Chihuahua throws a hook to the side of Jodoin's head but Jodoin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chihuahua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jodoin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chihuahua slips under a jab from Jodoin.
Jodoin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chihuahua finds it's way round the side to connect with Jodoin's head.
Chihuahua connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jodoin throws a leg kick but Chihuahua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chihuahua thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Chihuahua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chihuahua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jodoin misses with a double jab.
Chihuahua takes a swing at Jodoin's ribcage but misses.
Jodoin ducks under a wild hook from Chihuahua.
Jodoin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chihuahua circles away quickly and effectively.
Jodoin loads up on a big right hand but Chihuahua slips the punch.
A good leg kick by Jodoin.
Chihuahua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jodoin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson Jodoin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chihuahua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jodoin.
Chihuahua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chihuahua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chihuahua misses with a straight left.
Jodoin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chihuahua counters with a straight right hand.
Jodoin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chihuahua. Chihuahua circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chihuahua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jodoin.
Jodoin throws a lazy uppercut
and Chihuahua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jodoin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chihuahua lands with an overhand left.
Chihuahua lands with a hook. Jodoin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chihuahua throws a one two combo.
Jodoin misses with a right hand
and Chihuahua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chihuahua throws a body punch but Jodoin moves out of range.
Chihuahua scores with a jab.
Jodoin just misses with a punch to the body.
Jodoin walks into a left hand.
Jodoin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chihuahua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chihuahua slips under a jab.
Jodoin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chihuahua.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jodoin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chihuahua counters with a right hand to the body.
Chihuahua digs a good body shot into Jodoin's ribs.
Chihuahua darts in and clinches Jodoin up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Chihuahua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chihuahua has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Chihuahua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bony Phony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Streicher has chosen Wait And Bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bony Phony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunter Streicher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Phony. Those never looked like landing.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Streicher cracks a nice hook into Phony's ribs.
Phony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Streicher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Streicher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Streicher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Streicher misses with a hook. Phony ducked under it nicely.
Streicher throws out a powerful jab.
Phony misses with a hook.
Phony throws an overhand right that lands on Streicher's shoulder, as Streicher tries to avoid the shot.
Streicher's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Streicher duly obliges.
Nice shot lands for Streicher.
Phony tests Streicher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Streicher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Phony makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Streicher counters with a thumping low kick.
Phony lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Streicher.
Streicher moves away from the strike by Phony.
Phony lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Streicher circles away quickly and effectively.
Phony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Streicher is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Phony. Those never looked like landing.
Streicher looks to throw a body kick
and Phony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Streicher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Streicher.
Phony misses with a body punch
and Streicher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Streicher scores with a kick to the body.
Streicher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Streicher scores with the left hand. Phony knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phony looks to throw the jab but Streicher is out of range.
Streicher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Phony back to the cage. Streicher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Streicher will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Streicher throws a nice head kick!
Streicher throws a lazy head kick
and Phony connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Streicher misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phony throws a poor cross that misses
and Streicher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Streicher takes a swing at Phony's ribcage but misses.
Streicher scores with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Streicher scores with a four punch combination!
Streicher throws out a loose jab but Phony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phony misses with a hook
and Streicher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phony misses with a lunging right hand
and Streicher counters with a head kick.
Streicher looks to land a left hand but Phony moved out of range nicely.
Phony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Streicher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Phony had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Streicher throws a head kick that misses
and Phony counters with a straight right hand.
Phony looks to land a right hand but Streicher moved out of range.
Streicher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Phony throws a nice looking combination but Streicher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Streicher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Streicher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Streicher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Streicher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phony counters with a nice body shot.
Streicher throws a series of punches but Phony avoids them all with ease.
Streicher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phony misses with a few strikes there.
Streicher misses with a right hand
and Phony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Streicher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Streicher goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Streicher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phony just misses with a punch to the body.
Phony takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phony throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Streicher counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Phony is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Phony misses its intended target.
Streicher misses with a body punch
and Phony counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Phony connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Streicher's hands.
Streicher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phony throws a jab but it's blocked by Streicher.
Phony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Streicher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher misses with a body kick.
Phony lands the left hand.
Streicher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phony circles away quickly and effectively.
Phony throws a body punch but Streicher moves out of range.
Phony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Streicher lands a front kick.
Phony has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Danga de danga de dang - Streicher scores with a four punch combination!
Streicher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phony circles away quickly and effectively.
Streicher throws a right hand that Phony ducks under and follows up with a left that Phony also avoids with ease.
Streicher misses with a series of wild punches.
Streicher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Streicher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Phony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Streicher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Streicher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phony counters with a straight right hand.
Phony throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Streicher catches Phony with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Phony misses with a wild body shot.
Streicher cracks Phony with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Phony tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Streicher was well out of range. Poor timing from Phony.
A big right from Phony misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Streicher misses its intended target.
Bony Phony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phony misses with a straight left.
Streicher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phony.
Streicher throws an off balance right hand
and Phony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gunter Streicher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Streicher.
Phony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Streicher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phony falls off balance throwing a combination
and Streicher counters with a solid body kick.
Streicher misses with the combination.
Phony throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Phony stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phony scores with a jab to the head.
Streicher digs a good body shot into Phony's ribs.
Streicher throws a poor cross that misses
and Phony counters with a one-two to the body.
Streicher throws a nice looking combination but Phony bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Phony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Phony throws a series of strikes that have Streicher backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Streicher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Streicher throws an off balance right hand
and Phony counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Streicher tries to bum rush Phony with a series of wild strikes but Phony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Phony swings widly with a right hand
and Streicher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phony misses with a right hand
and Streicher counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gunter Streicher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Streicher misses with a right hand
and Phony counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Phony digs a good body shot into Streicher's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Phony, as that shot connected.
Phony fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Streicher manages to avoid it.
Streicher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phony.
Streicher cracks the inside of Phony's front leg.
Streicher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phony.
Phony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Streicher moves away.
Streicher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phony.
Streicher fakes the leg kick and cracks Phony in the body.
Streicher throws a lazy uppercut
and Phony counters with a right hand to the body.
Streicher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Streicher misses with a straight right.
Phony misses with a hook.
Streicher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phony counters with a nice uppercut.
Phony lands with a right hand.
Phony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Streicher lands a two punch combo.
Streicher throws a lazy head kick
and Phony counters with a left and a right that stings Streicher.
Streicher moves away from the strike by Phony.
Streicher throws a solid leg kick but Phony takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Streicher.
Bony Phony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gunter Streicher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Streicher ducks under a wild hook from Phony.
Streicher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phony slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Phony swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Streicher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phony misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Streicher to counter with a crisp jab.
Streicher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phony.
Streicher misses with a left hand
and Phony counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Phony misses
and Streicher counters with a left to the body.
Phony motions for Streicher to come forward. Phony throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Phony takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Streicher bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phony misses with a series of wild punches.
Streicher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Streicher.
Streicher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Streicher lands a nice looking body kick.
Phony throws a series of punches but Streicher moves out of range.
Streicher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phony counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Phony misses with an uppercut
and Streicher counters with a body kick.
Streicher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phony. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher works over Phony's head and body with a nice combination.
Streicher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Phony makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Phony keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Streicher.
Streicher thuds his right hand into Phony's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phony tries to close the distance and clinch but Streicher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Streicher fakes the leg kick and cracks Phony in the body.
Phony rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Streicher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Phony will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Streicher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Streicher moves away.
Streicher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Phony misses with a lunging right hand
and Streicher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phony takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Streicher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Streicher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Streicher!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bako King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bako King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Richards.
Richards misses with the ground and pound.
Richards looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Richards goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, King rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Richards's guard! Nice work there by King!
Richards has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
Richards is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throws a strike but King avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Richards throws a strike but King rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
King trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards working for submissions but it's allowed King to get to half guard.
King wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richards keeps working.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, King escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by King!
Richards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
King is looking for a sweep. Richards is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Richards looks to land a strike but King avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
King tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards drops back, looking for a kneebar! King looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. King looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from King!
Richards manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Richards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King is trying to maintain the position but Richards is very close to passing his half guard.
King controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
Richards is looking for a kimura but King is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richards to get the leverage.
King is trying to get back to full guard.
King has hold of Richards's hands but Richards slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richards is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
King trying to control from the bottom.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
King is trying to control but can't.
Richards is looking for a kimura here.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Richards dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richards!
Richards is trying desperately to improve position.
Richards is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working the ground and pound effectively.
King is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Richards can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King landing strikes from the mount and Richards is in trouble!
King lands a big elbow.
King trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
Richards really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richards is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Richards gets back to half guard.
Richards trying to get back to full guard but King takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King trying to control but Richards is having none of it.
King with a couple of short strikes.
Bako King has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
Richards can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King dominating with strikes here.
Richards regains half guard.
Richards with the active half guard here but King passes nicely into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King is working Richards over with some ground and pound from side control.
King has knee on belly and moves into mount.
King is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richards tries to get back to half guard but can't.
King dominating with strikes here.
Richards is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Richards! King sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Richards and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bako King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Tori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tori comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Walk by Pantera kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vic Tori!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Tori counters with a head kick.
St Juste slips a jab and a cross from Tori.
Vic Tori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Juste counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tori throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by St Juste.
It looks like Renan St Juste has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Juste misses with a combination
and Tori makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Tori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Tori counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tori counters with a series of strikes. St Juste will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Juste has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Juste looks to score with a jab to the body but Tori is just out of range.
St Juste swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tori throws a right hand that St Juste ducks under and follows up with a left that St Juste also avoids with ease.
Tori looks to land a combination but St Juste avoids it well.
Tori tries to bum rush St Juste with a series of wild strikes but St Juste uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tori lands a really nice looking cross but St Juste seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt St Juste.
Tori throws a head kick that misses.
Tori misses with a combination
and St Juste counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Vic Tori has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Tori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vic Tori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Juste scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Juste throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tori works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tori won't allow St Juste to pass to mount.
Tori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Juste has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
St Juste throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tori controls St Juste momentarily but St Juste frees himself.
St Juste tries to free his leg and advance position but Tori is retaining full guard.
St Juste is looking to work some ground and pound but Tori has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tori keeping full guard, as St Juste tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
St Juste trying to control but Tori is working from the bottom.
Tori is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tori keeping full guard, as St Juste tries to pass.
Tori has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vic Tori hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Renan St Juste will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! St Juste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Tori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tori throws a head kick that misses
and St Juste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Juste lands a right hook to the body.
Vic Tori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tori tries a head kick but it misses.
St Juste throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tori falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Juste counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tori is breathing heavily.
St Juste gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tori counters with a thumping low kick.
Tori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by St Juste. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Tori misses.
A big left from St Juste misses.
A head kick by Tori misses
and St Juste counters with a stiff right hand.
St Juste misses with a hook
and Tori counters with a series of strikes. St Juste will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tori lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
St Juste misses with a hook
and Tori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Juste misses with a combination
and Tori counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Tori misses
and St Juste counters with a left to the body.
Tori defending well as St Juste loads up on a big left hand.
St Juste misses with a right hand
and Tori counters with a series of strikes. St Juste will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Juste connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from St Juste.
Tori throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste misses with an uppercut
and St Juste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tori misses with a combination
and St Juste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Juste just misses with a punch to the body.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Tori counters with a nice body shot.
Tori misses with a hook
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Tori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tori avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Juste throws a poor cross that misses
and Tori counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. St Juste is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tori avoids the body shot from St Juste.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Tori counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Juste misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tori counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renan St Juste dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! St Juste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
St Juste fails with the takedown.
St Juste dodges the punch combination from Tori.
St Juste thows a leg kick but Tori checks it
and Tori counters with a head kick. That will keep St Juste thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tori throws a series of punches but St Juste avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from St Juste misses
and Tori counters with a big head kick but St Juste shrugs it off.
St Juste misses with a body shot
and Tori counters with a left and a right that stings St Juste.
Tori cracks St Juste with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste throws a right hand that misses
and Tori counters with a series of strikes. St Juste will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tori throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Juste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tori falls off balance throwing a combination
letting St Juste counter with a right hand.
St Juste misses with a body punch
and Tori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tori swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Juste counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
An inside leg kick from Tori misses.
St Juste keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tori rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Juste counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tori misses with a low kick.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
Tori takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tori on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
St Juste misses with a looping left.
St Juste throws a low kick but Tori moves out of range easily.
St Juste throws an off balance right hand
and Tori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renan St Juste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tori counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tori misses with a combination
and St Juste counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tori thinking.
A jab from St Juste finds it's way through Tori's defenses.
Tori throws a sloppy body shot
and St Juste cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tori throws a lazy head kick
and St Juste connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Juste misses with a jab to the body
and Tori counters with a right hand to the body.
Tori uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Juste.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste throws a low kick but Tori avoids it.
Tori throws a sloppy head kick
and St Juste counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Tori misses
enabling St Juste to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from St Juste.
St Juste throws out a loose jab but Tori uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vic Tori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renan St Juste showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Juste has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renan St Juste!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viper PG Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado has chosen Pray as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
165 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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25
164 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viper PG Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by PG Master.
Bravado lands a leg kick that knocks PG Master off balance momentarily.
Bravado throws a poor cross that misses
and PG Master cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
PG Master throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravado counters with a thumping low kick.
PG Master walks into a jab.
Bravado throws a lazy uppercut
and PG Master counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bravado throws an off balance right hand
enabling PG Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravado scores with a hook to the body. PG Master takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bravado looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bravado is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado swings for the body but PG Master moves out of range.
Bravado just misses with a punch to the body.
Eddie Bravado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PG Master walks into a straight right hand from Bravado.
PG Master slips a jab from Bravado.
Bravado throws a good cross that connects.
Bravado throws a jab when PG Master was well out of range.
Bravado misses with a shot to the body
and PG Master counters with a one-two to the body.
Bravado fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bravado lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bravado does it's job there.
Bravado's corner calls for a 1-2. Bravado obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
PG Master catches Bravado with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bravado cracks PG Master with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Bravado misses
and PG Master counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
PG Master tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bravado sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten PG Master somewhat.
PG Master jabs Bravado right on the nose. Bravado blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses the body punch
and PG Master counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
PG Master misses with a takedown
and Bravado counters with a straight right hand.
Bravado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bravado lunges at PG Master with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by PG Master's hand.
Bravado throws a poor cross that misses
and PG Master counters with a left to the body.
Bravado sizes up PG Master with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
PG Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
PG Master with a poor takedown
and Bravado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viper PG Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravado slips a straight right by PG Master.
Bravado misses with a hook to the body
and PG Master counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bravado thinking.
PG Master misses with a right hand
and PG Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
PG Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
PG Master connects with a body shot.
Bravado lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bravado walks into a left hand.
Bravado is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bravado needs to keep his hands up - PG Master had a free shot at his head there.
PG Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bravado throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent PG Master stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
PG Master misses with an uppercut
and Bravado counters with a nice uppercut.
PG Master blocks a low kick nicely.
PG Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravado stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
PG Master pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado lands a nice hook to PG Master's body. PG Master takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
PG Master moves into range and connects with a jab.
PG Master moves out of range as Bravado strikes.
Bravado fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. PG Master looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Bravado lands an impressive looking overhand right. PG Master doesn't seem phased though.
Bravado moves out of range of the strikes.
PG Master throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bravado counters with an inside leg kick.
PG Master checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado throws a lazy uppercut
and PG Master counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravado misses with a hook
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
PG Master misses with an uppercut. Bravado saw that one coming.
Bravado lands a nice hook to PG Master's body. PG Master takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Bravado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravado throws a right hand that misses
enabling PG Master to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravado misses with a right hand
and PG Master counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bravado lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PG Master lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bravado throws a lazy uppercut
and Bravado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
PG Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
PG Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravado.
Bravado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravado takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bravado ducks down and throws a hook to the body but PG Master moves away.
Bravado throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck PG Master on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
PG Master missing with a left hand there. Bravado was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bravado throws a jab when PG Master was well out of range.
PG Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
PG Master blocks a low kick nicely.
Bravado throws an ugly left hook that misses
and PG Master counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravado misses the body punch
and PG Master counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravado misses with a body shot.
Bravado throws a hook but PG Master blocks it.
PG Master misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravado. PG Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
PG Master looks to land a right hand but Bravado moved out of range.
PG Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravado moves away.
Bravado lands a nice shot to the body.
Eddie Bravado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
PG Master gets caught flat footed, as Bravado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
PG Master keeping moving, preventing Bravado from controlling successfully.
Bravado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
PG Master is trying to control the position from the bottom.
PG Master tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PG Master trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
PG Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Bravado misses
and PG Master counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bravado swings widly with a right hand
and PG Master counters with a nice body shot.
Viper PG Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
PG Master misses with a body shot.
PG Master digs a good body shot into Bravado's ribs.
PG Master throws a hook but Bravado blocks it.
Bravado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravado scores with a spinning back kick!
PG Master shoots for a takedown but Bravado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravado swings widly with a right hand
and PG Master counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravado throws a right hand that misses
and PG Master counters with a three punch combo that has Bravado backing up. Bravado nods at PG Master to acknowledge the strikes.
Eddie Bravado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with an uppercut
and PG Master counters with a one-two to the body.
PG Master lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
PG Master misses with a double jab
and Bravado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Bravado finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
PG Master tries to move into range but Bravado moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bravado scores with a body shot.
Bravado connects with a leg kick. PG Master looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravado avoids the body shot from PG Master.
PG Master misses with a shot to the body
and Bravado counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bravado throws a body punch but PG Master moves out of range.
PG Master throws a lazy uppercut
and Bravado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bravado comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
PG Master misses with a takedown
and Bravado makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bravado walks into a jab.
PG Master shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bravado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bravado has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bravado!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martik Stepanyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Got Yourself a Gun . Tony Soprano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
215 lbs
11 - 2 - 1 |
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27
206 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martik Stepanyan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soprano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Stepanyan's body.
Stepanyan walks into a left hand.
Stepanyan fails with the takedown
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
Stepanyan misses with a takedown attempt
and Soprano counters with a left to the body.
Stepanyan gets a takedown into half guard.
Stepanyan looks to land a strike but Soprano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Soprano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stepanyan on the ground.
Stepanyan thows a big elbow that misses.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepanyan.
Stepanyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepanyan.
Soprano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stepanyan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stepanyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stepanyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stepanyan won't allow Soprano to get back to his feet.
Stepanyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepanyan distracts Soprano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stepanyan throwing strikes but missing.
Stepanyan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soprano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stepanyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stepanyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stepanyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Soprano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stepanyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Soprano is retaining full guard.
Soprano has momentary wrist control but Stepanyan slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soprano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stepanyan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stepanyan throwing strikes from guard but Soprano blocks nicely.
Stepanyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stepanyan passes into half guard.
Soprano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stepanyan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soprano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stepanyan connects with a nice short shot to Soprano's temple.
Stepanyan looks to land a strike but Soprano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Stepanyan throwing strikes but missing.
Soprano is trying to keep Stepanyan in close.
Soprano keeping moving, preventing Stepanyan from controlling successfully.
Stepanyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stepanyan is looking to work some ground and pound but Soprano has wrist control.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepanyan.
Soprano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stepanyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stepanyan trying to control but Soprano is working from the bottom.
Soprano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stepanyan.
Stepanyan is in close to Soprano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stepanyan thows a big elbow that misses.
Soprano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martik Stepanyan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soprano scores with a kick to the body.
Soprano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stepanyan.
Stepanyan shoots for a takedown but Soprano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stepanyan shoots in but no luck this time.
Soprano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Soprano with a jab.
Stepanyan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stepanyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martik Stepanyan.
Soprano lands with a good body shot.
Stepanyan gets a takedown into half guard.
Stepanyan stops Soprano from getting back to his feet.
Stepanyan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soprano kicks off Stepanyan and gets to his feet.
Stepanyan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soprano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Stepanyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stepanyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soprano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soprano scores with a nice head shot.
Soprano digs a good hook to Stepanyan's body.
Martik Stepanyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soprano lands with a nice body punch.
Soprano lands a high kick!
Soprano throws a head kick that Stepanyan semi-blocks.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tony Soprano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soprano.
Soprano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Soprano duly obliges.
It looks like Martik Stepanyan has been cut.
Soprano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stepanyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Stepanyan's body.
Soprano is looking to wear down Stepanyan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Soprano lands a jab to Stepanyan's midsection.
Soprano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soprano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Soprano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stepanyan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Soprano counters with a nice uppercut.
Stepanyan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Soprano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soprano jabs Stepanyan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Soprano. Beautiful body shot.
Soprano throws a leg kick which misses Stepanyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Stepanyan tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Soprano catches Stepanyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Soprano connects with a leg kick. Stepanyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stepanyan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stepanyan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Soprano. That snapped Stepanyan's head back.
Soprano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soprano scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stepanyan doesn't seem bothered though.
Stepanyan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Soprano finds it's way through Stepanyan's defenses.
Stepanyan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soprano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stepanyan scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soprano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Stepanyan's body.
Soprano scores with a leg kick.
Soprano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soprano lands with a nice combination. Stepanyan backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Soprano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stepanyan scrambles back to his feet.
Soprano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soprano connects with a high kick.
Stepanyan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Soprano stuffs the takedown attempt from Stepanyan. Stepanyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stepanyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soprano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soprano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soprano lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice cross by Soprano.
Soprano catches Stepanyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stepanyan has his takedown stuffed
and Soprano counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Soprano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Martik Stepanyan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Soprano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stepanyan. That did some damage!
Stepanyan shoots in for a double leg but Soprano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Soprano connects with a jab.
A left and a right from Soprano both land. Nice combination.
Soprano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Soprano scores with a shot to the body.
Soprano digs a good hook to Stepanyan's body.
Soprano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Soprano scores with a four punch combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soprano. That's going to slow Stepanyan down.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stepanyan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stepanyan takes one on the button.
Stepanyan is rocked!
Stepanyan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stepanyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soprano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stepanyan eats them both and turns towards Soprano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stepanyan is still on wobbly legs! Can Soprano finish him?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soprano scores with a decent looking hook.
Stepanyan shoots and misses
and Soprano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Soprano.
Stepanyan seems to have recovered his senses.
Stepanyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soprano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Soprano scores with a kick to the body.
Stepanyan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Soprano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soprano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soprano lands with an uppercut that bounces Stepanyan off the cage and back into rage.
Soprano lands a two punch combo.
Stepanyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soprano lands the left hand.
Stepanyan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soprano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stepanyan somewhat.
Tony Soprano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martik Stepanyan.
Nice cross by Soprano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stepanyan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Soprano sprawls well. Soprano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stepanyan gets slowly back to his feet.
Stepanyan walks into a stiff left hand from Soprano.
Soprano scores with a hook to the body. Stepanyan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A right-left combo lands from Soprano.
Soprano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stepanyan moves forwards but Soprano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soprano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soprano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stepanyan on the side of the head.
Soprano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soprano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soprano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Soprano lands a really nice looking cross but Stepanyan seems unphased.
Soprano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanyan fails with the takedown.
Stepanyan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stepanyan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stepanyan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Soprano pinned against the cage. Soprano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Soprano scores with a head kick.
Stepanyan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stepanyan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soprano cracks Stepanyan with a good jab.
Stepanyan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Soprano lands with a nice body kick.
Soprano lands a head shot.
Stepanyan walks into a left hand.
Soprano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soprano lands a slapping body shot.
Soprano looks to land a combination. Stepanyan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Soprano.
Soprano is working the combinations to good effect here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Soprano.
Stepanyan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Stepanyan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Soprano lands with a shot to the body.
Stepanyan walks into a left hand.
Soprano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Soprano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stepanyan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soprano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Soprano with a nice cross.
Soprano fakes the leg kick and cracks Stepanyan in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soprano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stepanyan takes one to the chin there.
Soprano thuds a left hand into Stepanyan's body.
Stepanyan ducks right into an uppercut from Soprano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Soprano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soprano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Soprano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leon Czolgosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Petrova will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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172 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Czolgosz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czolgosz tries for a takedown but Petrova circles away easily
enabling Petrova to counter with a crisp jab.
Czolgosz moves forwards but Petrova connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrova throws a leg kick that misses.
Czolgosz looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrova is just out of range.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left lands for Petrova.
Czolgosz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Czolgosz passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czolgosz tries to move to mount but Petrova blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Petrova's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Czolgosz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Czolgosz tries to move to mount but Petrova blocks the move with his legs.
Petrova can't do much from the bottom here.
Czolgosz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Czolgosz tries to move to mount but Petrova blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Czolgosz trying to control the position but Petrova is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Czolgosz controls the position.
Czolgosz wants to control for a moment but Petrova uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrova can do anything to dispel that myth.
Czolgosz is looking to advance position but Petrova won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leon Czolgosz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Petrova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Czolgosz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Petrova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Petrova keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Czolgosz misses with a left hand
and Petrova counters with a three punch combo that has Czolgosz backing up. Czolgosz nods at Petrova to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrova misses with a hook. Czolgosz ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova throws a jab but it's blocked by Czolgosz.
Petrova throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Czolgosz with a poor takedown
and Petrova counters with an inside leg kick.
Czolgosz with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Petrova counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Czolgosz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Czolgosz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrova throws a right and a left that Czolgosz avoids nicely.
Petrova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova looks to land a right hand but Czolgosz moved out of range.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Czolgosz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Petrova was covering up waiting for the punch and Czolgosz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Czolgosz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Czolgosz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova regains half guard, as Czolgosz was trying to land strikes.
Czolgosz wants to advance to full mount but Petrova doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Czolgosz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Czolgosz advances to mount.
Czolgosz wants to control the pace but Petrova is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petrova wants to hold on but Czolgosz pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sasha Petrova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Czolgosz tries for a takedown but Petrova circles away easily
and Petrova counters with a nice uppercut.
Czolgosz misses with a wild combination.
Czolgosz fails with the takedown
and Petrova counters with a straight right hand.
Czolgosz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Czolgosz looking to score a takedown here. Petrova is defending well but Czolgosz drives through and ends up in Petrova's guard.
Petrova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Czolgosz wants to control from the top but Petrova keeps moving.
Czolgosz throwing strikes but missing.
Petrova looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Czolgosz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Czolgosz controlling the pace.
Czolgosz trying to control from Petrova's half guard. Petrova has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Czolgosz forces his way into half guard.
Petrova is staying active underneath Czolgosz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Czolgosz connects with a nice short shot to Petrova's temple.
Petrova avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Czolgosz.
Petrova trying to control but Czolgosz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Czolgosz is trying to control. Petrova wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Czolgosz moves nicely into side control.
Petrova tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Czolgosz tries for a kimura but Petrova is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Czolgosz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Czolgosz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Czolgosz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Ballantine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumpo Klumpo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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221 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnie Ballantine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sumpo Klumpo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballantine shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Klumpo eats them both and turns towards Ballantine to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Klumpo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ballantine tries to clinch up but Klumpo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballantine misses with a right hand
and Klumpo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ballantine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ballantine trying to control but Klumpo postures up.
Klumpo trying to mount his opponent but Ballantine defends it.
Klumpo prevents Ballantine from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ballantine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Klumpo trying to control but Ballantine is working from the bottom.
Ballantine working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballantine looking for a guillotine here but Klumpo defends easily.
Klumpo with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballantine trying to control the position.
Klumpo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ballantine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ballantine looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballantine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ballantine has Klumpo pulled in close to control his posture.
Klumpo wants to pass the guard but Ballantine is keeping the position.
Ballantine wants to control but Klumpo passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ballantine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ballantine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klumpo wants to control but Ballantine is keeping him busy.
Ballantine controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Klumpo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ballantine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Klumpo wants to pass to mount but Ballantine is defending the position.
Ballantine blocking the ground and pound attempt from Klumpo.
Klumpo prevents Ballantine from standing back up.
Klumpo wants to free his trapped foot but Ballantine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ballantine wants to improve his position but Klumpo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klumpo throws an off balance right hand
enabling Ballantine to counter with a crisp jab.
Ballantine connects with a body shot that sends Klumpo's belly button to the back.
Ballantine wants to clinch.
Ballantine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ballantine throws a poor cross that misses
and Klumpo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ballantine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Klumpo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ballantine's guard now.
Ballantine is trying to control the position but Klumpo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klumpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Ballantine is pulling down on Klumpo's head. It's preventing any offense from Klumpo, at least for the moment.
Klumpo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ballantine is keeping the position for now.
Ballantine trying to keep a closed guard but Klumpo is proving a slippery customer.
Klumpo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johnie Ballantine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Klumpo thumps Ballantine with a low kick.
Klumpo just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ballantine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ballantine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klumpo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ballantine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klumpo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumpo Klumpo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ballantine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ballantine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klumpo drops his hands momentarily and Ballantine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klumpo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ballantine counters with a left to the body.
Ballantine misses with a hook
letting Klumpo counter with a right hand.
Ballantine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klumpo misses with a body shot.
Klumpo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ballantine throws a lazy uppercut
and Klumpo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ballantine's guard.
Ballantine wants to stand up but Klumpo is controlling him.
Ballantine has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Klumpo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ballantine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klumpo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ballantine is looking to reverse the position.
Klumpo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ballantine tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Klumpo easily slips into full mount!
Sumpo Klumpo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ballantine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Klumpo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Klumpo won't let Ballantine get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ballantine wants to hold on but Klumpo pushes him away.
Ballantine is squirming around, avoiding Klumpo's attempts to control the action.
Ballantine is in a horrible position here. Klumpo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ballantine is rocked!
Klumpo loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ballantine scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Klumpo land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Klumpo stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sumpo Klumpo!
Sumpo Klumpo is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia's entrance music is Bulls on Parade. A fine choice. Bateman has chosen Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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267 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Maia.
Maia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bateman ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Bateman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bateman counters with a nice body kick.
Bateman throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a right hand to the body.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bateman to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Miko Maia has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bateman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bateman.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Patrick Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman defending well as Maia loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Maia throws a nice looking combination but Bateman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bateman counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bateman counters with an inside leg kick.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Maia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia throws a poor cross that misses
and Bateman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bateman connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bateman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maia.
Bateman throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a left to the body.
Bateman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bateman connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miko Maia's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the body from Maia misses
and Bateman counters with a nice uppercut.
Bateman connects with a body shot.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman misses with a hook
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia throws a sloppy body shot
and Bateman counters with a hugh head kick that removes Maia from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Bateman!
Patrick Bateman is the new heavyweight champion!
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