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Honour FC 71: Crowd Pleaser PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sparring Partner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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169 cm
25
146 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sparring Partner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partner tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Partner.
Partner misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Sparring Partner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Partner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Partner.
Partner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partner.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Partner misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Partner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partner missing with a left hand there. Pacquiao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partner looks to throw the jab but Pacquiao is out of range.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Partner.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparring Partner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partner misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Partner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pacquiao stuffs the takedown attempt from Partner. Partner gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Partner's hands.
Pacquiao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Partner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao jabs Partner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Partner moves away from the strike by Pacquiao.
Partner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partner fails to land the takedown.
Partner lands with an uppercut that bounces Pacquiao off the cage and back into rage.
Pacquiao dodges the punch combination from Partner.
Pacquiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Partner rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pacquiao slips a straight right by Partner.
Manny Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Partner.
Pacquiao slips under a jab.
Pacquiao tests Partner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pacquiao throws a right hand that Partner ducks under and follows up with a left that Partner also avoids with ease.
Pacquiao leaves Partner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Partner walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to move into range but Partner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partner misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a series of strikes. Partner will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Pacquiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Partner moves away.
Partner takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Partner misses its intended target.
Partner thuds a left hand into Pacquiao's body.
Partner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Partner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pacquiao's head backwards.
Nice takedown defense from Pacquiao. No joy for Partner on that attempt.
Pacquiao misses with an uppercut. Partner saw that one coming.
Partner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Partner misses with a two punch combination.
Partner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partner takes a swing at Pacquiao's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Partner with that takedown attempt.
Pacquiao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Partner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Partner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Partner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pacquiao throws out the jab.
Partner looks to score with a jab to the body but Pacquiao is just out of range.
Partner misses with a series of wild punches.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partner.
A slow jab from Partner misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Pacquiao misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pacquiao. Partner does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partner throws a lazy right hand but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Sparring Partner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao throws a hook to the side of Partner's head but Partner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Partner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Partner misses.
Pacquiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partner.
Pacquiao just misses with a punch to the body.
Partner throws a shot from downtown. Pacquiao moves away and avoids it.
Partner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pacquiao jabs Partner to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Partner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Partner's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partner.
Partner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partner scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partner looks for a takedown but Pacquiao sprawls well.
Partner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pacquiao's waist but Pacquiao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Partner off to one side.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Partner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Partner loads up on a big right hand but Pacquiao slips the punch.
Pacquiao lands with a cross.
Pacquiao misses with a hook
and Partner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Partner staying out of range there.
Partner moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Partner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pacquiao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pacquiao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Partner.
Pacquiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Partner.
Pacquiao with a hook.
Partner tries for a takedown but Pacquiao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sparring Partner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Partner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pacquiao.
Partner misses with a lunging right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Partner misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Partner.
Partner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pacquiao.
Partner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pacquiao.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Partner misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Partner.
Pacquiao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pacquiao misses the jab.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Partner.
Partner throws a big shot that misses.
Pacquiao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Partner.
Partner fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Partner shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partner. Pacquiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partner misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao throws a series of punches but Partner moves out of range.
Partner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partner.
Pacquiao dips to his left and cracks Partner with an uppercut!
Pacquiao lands a nice hook to Partner's body. Partner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Manny Pacquiao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Partner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pacquiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pacquiao misses the target.
Partner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Partner.
Pacquiao lands with a good body shot.
A big left from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao tests Partner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Partner throws an overhand right that lands on Pacquiao's shoulder, as Pacquiao tries to avoid the shot.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Partner's midsection.
Pacquiao misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Partner.
Partner misses with a hook. Pacquiao ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partner.
Partner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao staying out of range there.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manny Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pacquiao works over Partner's head and body with a nice combination.
Pacquiao throws a lazy uppercut
and Partner counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao punishes Partner's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pacquiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pacquiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Partner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partner with a hook.
Pacquiao misses with a straight left.
Pacquiao misses with a looping left.
Partner misses the jab.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Partner moves out of range.
Partner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Partner throws a big shot that misses.
Partner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Partner walks into a straight right hand from Pacquiao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partner misses with a double jab
and Pacquiao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pacquiao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Partner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacquiao manages to avoid it.
Partner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Partner taking a break here but Pacquiao is having none of it and regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pacquiao has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Partner is working away from the top position though.
Partner uses his free foot to push down on Pacquiao's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pacquiao.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
Pacquiao is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao blocking the ground and pound.
Pacquiao wants to control but Partner is having none of it.
Partner 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.
Partner throws some wild stikes that Pacquiao manages to avoid easily.
Partner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pacquiao has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Partner looking for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partner moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pacquiao has worked his arm free - good work by Pacquiao!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sparring Partner.
I think Partner 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Hodges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masakazu Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Sandstorm by Darude as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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147 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Hodges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Masakazu Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a looping right.
Aoki tries to clinch but Hodges moves away
and Hodges counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hodges slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hodges manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hodges works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Aoki misses.
Hodges scores with a head kick. Aoki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hodges misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aoki moves to clinch but Hodges breaks away
and Hodges counters with a nice leg kick.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki misses with a few strikes there.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hodges as he avoids it easily.
Aoki tries to move into range but Hodges moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hodges counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoki missing with a left hand there. Hodges was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Aoki lands with a hook. Hodges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aoki with a poor takedown
and Hodges counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aoki's knee momentarily.
Hodges stuffs the takedown.
Gerald Hodges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
Aoki looks gassed!
Aoki misses with a wild combination.
Aoki tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodges swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hodges connects with a solid leg kick.
Hodges keeps the fight on the outside.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That kick from Hodges tenderised Aoki's leg. Aoki is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hodges. Aoki shrugs it off though.
Masakazu Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodges pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hodges uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hodges defends it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hodges throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hodges. Aoki shrugs it off though.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges scores with a decent looking hook.
Aoki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hodges.
Hodges scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Hodges there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hodges jabs Aoki right on the nose. Aoki blinks but takes it well.
Hodges cracks Aoki with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Aoki is predictable there
and Hodges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gerald Hodges is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hodges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki blocks a head kick by Hodges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aoki misses with a left hand
and Hodges counters with a nice leg kick.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki sizes up Hodges with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donk. Hodges catches Aoki right on the button with a cross.
Hodges bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hodges thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aoki if he has to take too many more of those.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hodges is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aoki closes the distance and pushes Hodges back into the cage.
Hodges is trying to break the clinch but Aoki has him pressed against the cage.
Hodges breaks from the clinch.
Aoki fails with the takedown
and Hodges counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Hodges dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aoki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hodges connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aoki scrambles back to his feet.
A low kick from Aoki is predictable there
and Hodges counters with a low kick, right behind Aoki 's knee.
Aoki gets a clinch.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Hodges controls his hands.
Aoki wants a takedown.
Hodges is trying to break the clinch but Aoki is controlling him.
Aoki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hodges pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Aoki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hodges fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gerald Hodges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Hodges works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodges lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aoki's sensitive parts.
Aoki cracks Hodges with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gerald Hodges is winning the standup battle so far.
Hodges scores with a kick to the body.
Hodges fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aoki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aoki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hodges. That one must have hurt.
Hodges connects with a body shot that sends Aoki's belly button to the back.
Hodges lands with a straight right. Aoki didn't see that one coming.
Hodges scores with a leg kick.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Hodges lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hodges scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hodges moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hodges scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aoki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hodges fakes the leg kick and cracks Aoki in the body.
Hodges lands with an uppercut that bounces Aoki off the cage and back into rage.
Hodges scores with a kick to the body.
Hodges moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masakazu Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Hodges.
Aoki tries to clinch but Hodges is having none of it.
Hodges cracks the inside of Aoki's front leg.
Hodges lands a two punch combo.
Hodges lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hodges pinned against the cage. Hodges gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodges keeps Aoki at a distance using the push kick.
Hodges lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hodges counters with a straight right hand.
Hodges is looking to slow Aoki down with leg kicks.
Hodges feints and then cracks Aoki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aoki down.
Hodges lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aoki backs up against the cage.
Hodges throws a head kick that Aoki semi-blocks.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Hodges lands a nice looking body kick.
Aoki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hodges lands a nice looking body kick.
Hodges lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Aoki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hodges.
Aoki tries to clinch but Hodges moves out of range.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Hodges counters with a leg kick.
Aoki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hodges sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hodges jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hodges scores with a push kick.
Hodges throws a head kick that half lands.
Hodges chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Hodges dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aoki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hodges.
Aoki is looking to clinch but Hodges is avoiding it.
Hodges scoring well with a low kick there.
Hodges throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aoki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hodges is fending him off so far but Aoki persists. Nope, Hodges circles away and we're back to standing.
Hodges buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hodges misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hodges dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aoki. That did some damage!
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hodges counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hodges plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aoki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hodges - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hodges throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Hodges lands a head kick. Aoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Gerald Hodges has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masakazu Aoki.
Hodges pushes Aoki away with a front kick.
Hodges is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aoki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hodges takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki misses with a takedown
and Hodges counters with a left to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hodges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodges lands with a straight right. Aoki didn't see that one coming.
Hodges connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hodges connects with an inside leg kick.
Aoki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hodges counters with a body kick that stops Aoki in his tracks momentarily.
Aoki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hodges can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hodges scores with a three punch combo!
Aoki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hodges connects with a leg kick. Aoki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Hodges avoids them all with ease.
Hodges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hodges stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masakazu Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hodges.
Hodges bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aoki's head.
Hodges is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aoki can do to turn this around?
Aoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aoki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hodges lands a body shot.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Hodges lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hodges makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hodges lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aoki will feel that in the morning.
Hodges scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki misses with the combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki throws a leg kick
letting Hodges counter with a right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hodges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hodges.
A good leg kick by Hodges.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Hodges circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Hodges showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hodges, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Hodges!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Rosalando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Cheese (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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25
290 lbs
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297 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glen Rosalando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harold Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosalando misses the shot to the body.
Rosalando jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cheese doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosalando circles away.
Rosalando misses with a straight right.
Cheese with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rosalando to score with a decent uppercut.
Rosalando lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cheese.
Cheese shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheese looks gassed!
Rosalando closes the distance and pushes Cheese back into the cage.
Rosalando throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rosalando lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rosalando lands a body punch.
Rosalando stalling.
Rosalando lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cheese letting Rosalando take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosalando works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rosalando works on Cheese's body with a couple of short punches.
Rosalando lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rosalando throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
Rosalando is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cheese has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rosalando is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Glen Rosalando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harold Cheese.
Rosalando controlling the action here for a moment.
Cheese wants a takedown but no success here.
Rosalando lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Good body shot from Rosalando.
Rosalando taking a breather.
Rosalando gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rosalando throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
Rosalando lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosalando takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosalando seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cheese avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rosalando.
Rosalando thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosalando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosalando throwing shots but Cheese is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosalando lands a nice short elbow.
Rosalando lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Rosalando.
Rosalando working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rosalando lands a nice short elbow.
Rosalando sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
Cheese blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rosalando.
Rosalando lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosalando takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rosalando seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosalando working over Cheese with some ground and pound. Cheese looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosalando working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rosalando drops an elbow to the side of Cheese's head.
Rosalando lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosalando lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cheese is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosalando thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosalando scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cheese is still in real trouble! Can Rosalando finish him?
Rosalando throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cheese seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosalando not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rosalando sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheese defending well though.
Rosalando is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Rosalando dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosalando cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
Rosalando feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Cheese crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Glen Rosalando!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ash Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell's entrance music is Sun Poison and Skin Cancer. A fine choice. Toshihiro Kai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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156 lbs
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157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ash Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai is looking to clinch but Campbell is avoiding it.
Kai gets caught napping as Campbell dives in and scores a takedown. Kai manages to retain guard.
Campbell postures up in Kai's guard and throws a big left but Kai blocks it.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Kai is keeping the position.
Kai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kai can't keep his opponent in guard - Campbell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Campbell slips a nice elbow through Kai's hands, connecting with Kai's forehead.
Kai wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kai is trying to stand back up but Campbell is controlling him
Campbell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
Campbell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campbell with the ground and pound but Kai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Campbell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell looking to pass the guard.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kai wants to stand up but Campbell is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Campbell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Campbell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kai's guard.
Campbell prevents Kai from standing back up.
Campbell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Campbell lands a nice short elbow.
Campbell prevents Kai from standing back up.
Kai looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell thows a huge punch but Kai dodges it nicely.
Campbell is trying for a kimura here. Kai looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Campbell wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ash Campbell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baile Juitso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes to the cage accompanied by Call Me The Breeze. Charlie Parsons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
222 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baile Juitso!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juitso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juitso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parsons avoids the body shot from Juitso.
Juitso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Juitso scores with a hook to the body. Parsons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parsons thows a left - swing and a miss!
Juitso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Juitso keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Juitso throws a shot from downtown. Parsons moves away and avoids it.
Juitso swings widly with a right hand
and Parsons counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parsons scores with a shot to the body.
Juitso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Baile Juitso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons throws a right and a left that Juitso avoids nicely.
Juitso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juitso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Parsons.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juitso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juitso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Parsons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juitso lands a right hook to the body.
Juitso tries a head kick but it misses.
Parsons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parsons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Juitso.
Juitso throws a looping overhand right but Parsons ducks down to avoid it.
Parsons jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juitso ducks right into an uppercut from Parsons.
Charlie Parsons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juitso throws the left hand but Parsons avoids the punch easily.
Juitso avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Juitso moves out of range of the strikes.
Parsons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juitso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parsons.
Juitso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parsons misses with a body shot.
Juitso shoots in for a takedown but Parsons shows good takedown defense.
Juitso throws a head kick that misses.
Juitso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Parsons.
Parsons stuffs the takedown.
Parsons throws a chopping leg kick but Juitso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parsons moves into the clinch successfully.
Parsons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juitso backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Parsons.
Juitso looks gassed!
Parsons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Parsons on the inside.
Parsons unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
Parsons lands a shot to the body.
Parsons lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Parsons.
Parsons throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Parsons digs a right hand into Juitso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Juitso's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Parsons.
Parsons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Juitso backwards.
Parsons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juitso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parsons lands a good knee to the midsection. Juitso won't want to take too many of those.
Parsons digs a right hand underneath Juitso's ribcage. Juitso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Parsons breaks from the clinch.
Parsons scores with the left hand. Juitso knows he should have avoided that one.
Parsons throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Juitso is rocked!
Parsons feints with a jab and clips Juitso right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Juitso is sent crashing into the canvas and Parsons leaps in for the kill! Juitso tries to get to his feet but Parsons is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Juitso is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Parsons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Armitage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armitage has chosen Klone - Revisit The Lair as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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25
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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26
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trent Armitage!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armitage throws a sloppy head kick and Kanoa moves out of range easily.
Kanoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Armitage. Those never looked like landing.
Kanoa misses with a shot to the body
and Armitage counters by moving into the clinch.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kanoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armitage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trent Armitage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a low kick, right behind Armitage 's knee.
Kanoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kanoa scores with a sloppy right hand. Armitage should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Kanoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Kanoa takes a swing at Armitage's ribcage but misses.
Armitage wants to clinch.
Armitage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armitage tries to clinch but Kanoa moves away
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Armitage tries to clinch up.
Armitage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Armitage slips under a jab.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kanoa to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armitage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanoa missing with a left hand there. Armitage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Nice jab there from Kanoa.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanoa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Armitage is rocked!
Armitage doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanoa circles away.
Armitage is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanoa finish him?
Armitage darts in and clinches Kanoa up against the cage.
Armitage seems to have recovered his senses.
Kanoa blocks the elbow strike.
Armitage tries to land a knee to the head but Kanoa blocks with his arms.
Armitage looking to throw knees to the head but Kanoa is blocking nicely.
Kanoa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Armitage.
Armitage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armitage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanoa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa avoiding damage as Armitage throws knees to the body.
Armitage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanoa blocks it with crossed arms.
Kanoa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Armitage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanoa.
Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kanoa feints and then cracks Armitage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Armitage down.
Kanoa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armitage looks gassed!
Kanoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Kanoa lands with a nice body punch.
Kanoa just misses with a punch to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kanoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanoa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Armitage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Armitage tries to clinch up
and Kanoa counters with a left to the body.
Kanoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa takes a swing at Armitage's ribcage but misses.
Kanoa throws a front kick aimed at Armitage's knee but Armitage avoids it well.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Armitage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armitage misses with a head kick.
Armitage tries to move into range but Kanoa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Trent Armitage has been cut.
Armitage moves into range and clinches up with Kanoa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armitage keeps control of Kanoa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanoa throws a jab when Armitage was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimo Kanoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Armitage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kanoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Kanoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Armitage.
Kanoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armitage moves out of range as Kanoa strikes.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Armitage rushes Kanoa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Kanoa keeps it at a distance.
Kanoa throws a front kick that sends Armitage stumbling back into the cage.
Armitage tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armitage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kanoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Armitages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Armitage does no damage.
Armitage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kanoa counters with a crisp right hand that drops Armitage! Kanoa lets Armitage back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a nice body shot.
Kanoa misses the jab.
Armitage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kanoa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armitage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kanoa counters with a nice body shot.
Armitage is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Armitage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armitage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kanoa drops Armitage with a beautiful combination! Armitage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kanoa is looking for the KO!
Kanoa blocks a head kick by Armitage.
Armitage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanoa looks to land a combination but Armitage avoids it well.
Armitage wants to clinch up but Kanoa keeps it at a distance.
Armitage has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kanoa.
Armitage tries to clinch there but Kanoa circles away.
Kanoa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Armitage sprawling to the canvas! Armitage rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kanoa finish him?!
Armitage gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kanoa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa tries to break the clinch but Armitage is controlling the position.
Kanoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armitage closes the distance and clinches.
Armitage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kanoa is defending well for now.
Armitage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kanoa.
Kanoa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kanoa! Armitage is backing up but he can't get away as Kanoa lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Armitage and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kimo Kanoa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Kratorius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rach Trask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kratorius comes to the cage accompanied by Coal Chamber - Big Truck. Trask has chosen "Inner Light" by Schocking Lemon as his entrance music. Wolfgang Kratorius has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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298 lbs
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310 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Kratorius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rach Trask!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kratorius throws a series of punches but Trask avoids them all with ease.
Trask looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kratorius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kratorius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Rach Trask has been cut.
Kratorius throws a hook to the side of Trask's head but Trask sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kratorius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kratorius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trask moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kratorius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trasks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trask!
Kratorius misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Kratorius misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trask throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Trask ducks under a wild hook from Kratorius.
Nice jab there from Kratorius.
Trask is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kratorius.
Kratorius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Trask looks to land a left hand but Kratorius moved out of range nicely.
Kratorius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trask keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trask takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratorius misses the jab.
Trask throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kratorius throws a series of punches but Trask moves out of range.
Trask ducks under a wild hook from Kratorius.
Kratorius stuns Trask with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trask misses with a wild combination.
Trask misses with a left hand
and Kratorius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kratorius throws a series of punches but Trask moves out of range.
Kratorius throws a nice looking combination but Trask bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kratorius misses with a looping right.
Trask lands a nice looking body kick.
Kratorius swings for the body but Trask moves out of range.
No joy there for Kratorius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Trask misses.
Kratorius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trask moves away.
Kratorius connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kratorius thows a body shot but no joy.
Kratorius ducks under a wild hook from Trask.
Kratorius cracks Trask with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trask takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kratorius missing with a left hand there. Trask was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trask connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trask fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kratorius.
Kratorius is breathing heavily.
Trask misses the shot to the body.
Trask throws a hook but Kratorius avoids it easily.
Kratorius swings widly with a right hand
and Trask counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kratorius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kratorius blocks a head kick by Trask.
Trask explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kratorius avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Trask lands but Kratorius takes it in his stride.
Trask misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratorius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trask jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Trask lands a leg kick that knocks Kratorius off balance momentarily.
The fighters circling - Kratorius throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kratorius throws a hook but Trask avoids it easily.
Trask lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kratorius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trask.
Kratorius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trask.
Trask misses with a wild combination.
Kratorius cracks Trask with a good jab.
Kratorius cracks Trask with a right hand to the side of the head.
Trask lands a two punch combo.
Trask ducks under a wild hook from Kratorius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trask throws out a loose jab but Kratorius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trask throws a head kick but Kratorius moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Trask. Those never looked like landing.
Kratorius takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trask rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kratorius moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kratorius throws a shot to the body.
Kratorius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trask throws a right and a left that Kratorius avoids nicely.
Kratorius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kratorius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kratorius's corner calls for a 1-2. Kratorius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trask misses with a straight left.
Kratorius moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trask throws a hook to the side of Kratorius's head but Kratorius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kratorius, as that shot connected.
Trask takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Wolfgang Kratorius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rach Trask's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kratorius connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Trask throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kratorius thows a body shot but no joy.
Kratorius lands a jab to the nose.
Kratorius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Trask is looking to slow Kratorius down with leg kicks.
Kratorius avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trask thows a body shot but no joy.
Kratorius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trask manages to avoid it.
Trask swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kratorius counters with a left and a right that stings Trask.
Kratorius misses with a wild body shot.
Kratorius takes a swing at Trask's ribcage but misses.
Kratorius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kratorius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trask.
Kratorius digs a good hook to Trask's body.
Trask is breathing heavily.
Trask throws a hook but Kratorius blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kratorius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rach Trask is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trask pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kratorius is out of range and Trask settles back down.
Kratorius throws a hook but Trask blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Kratorius.
Trask stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Trask lands a two punch combo.
Donk. Kratorius catches Trask right on the button with a cross.
Wolfgang Kratorius is winning the standup battle so far.
Kratorius cracks Trask with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Kratorius misses.
Kratorius misses with a wild body shot.
Trask throws a right hand that Kratorius ducks under and follows up with a left that Kratorius also avoids with ease.
Trask scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trask misses with a two punch combination.
Kratorius looks to throw the jab but Trask is out of range.
Trask lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trask throws a nice looking combination but Kratorius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kratorius lands a left and a right that send Trask crashing to the mat, dazed. Kratorius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Trask is rocked!
Kratorius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trask is still on wobbly legs! Can Kratorius finish him?
Kratorius works Trask's body with a nice hook.
Trask seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kratorius, as that shot connected.
Trask takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
and Kratorius counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Trask! He's just covering up as Kratorius starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Kratorius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots. Couture is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
273 lbs
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23
275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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World class 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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fertit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Couture lands a jab to the nose.
Fertit fails with the takedown
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fertit shoots and misses
and Couture counters with a two punch combo.
Couture misses with a straight right.
Dante Fertit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture throws out a leg kick but Fertit moves out of range and Couture only half commits.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fertit is defended easily by Couture.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Fertit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fertit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fertit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fertit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fertit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Couture is looking to escape.
Fertit controlling from the full mount.
Couture is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fertit.
Couture wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fertit.
Fertit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Couture is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Couture is trying desperately to improve position.
Fertit controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couture hang on?
Fertit landing punches.
Fertit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Couture tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fertit controlling the pace for now.
Fertit cracks Couture with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Couture is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fertit trying to control but Couture is having none of it.
Fertit controlling from mount.
Couture wants to control but Fertit is having none of it.
Fertit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Couture?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture is looking to improve his position but Fertit isn't that keen on the idea.
Fertit lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fertit dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fertit drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Couture is trying to get back to half guard.
Fertit content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Couture is looking to reverse the position.
Fertit wants to control for a moment but Couture uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Couture keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture is staying active underneath Fertit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fertit seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Couture looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fertit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Couture does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Couture looking for submissions off his back.
Fertit trying to control from half guard but Couture is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fertit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Couture sees it coming and defends easily.
Fertit perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fertit is looking to take a break and control but Couture is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fertit is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Couture reverses the position - he's now on top in Fertit's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Fertit is keeping the position.
Couture is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fertit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fertit has escaped and now he's on top!
Fertit stays in close to Couture's body and controls the position.
Couture manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fertit manages to get himself to full guard.
Fertit throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit wants to sweep here but Couture controlling him for the moment.
Fertit has an active guard here but Couture has managed to pass into half guard.
Couture seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fertit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fertit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Fertit is looking to get back to full guard here but Couture has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Fertit dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fertit gets a takedown into half guard.
Fertit wants to control but Couture is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fertit throws a strike but Couture avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fertit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dante Fertit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fertit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fertit might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit looking to pass the guard.
Fertit is looking to advance position but Couture has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture tries to control but Fertit wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Couture.
It looks like Dante Fertit has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fertit hang on?
Couture controlling his opponent.
Couture lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fertit tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
Couture wants to control the pace but Fertit is squirming around nicely.
Couture landing strikes from the mount.
Couture cracks Fertit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit wants to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Couture fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fertit is desperately trying to improve his position but Couture has a good base and remains in mount.
Couture quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Couture but it's paid off an Fertit is forced to tap! Nice work by Couture.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Methuselah Couture!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pain Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christ comes to the cage accompanied by All that Heavenly Glory. Peters has chosen BringThe Pain as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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141 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pain Peters!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peters gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Christ to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peters is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Christ defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peters seems keen to control Christ's posture.
Christ is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Peters is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Peters has escaped and now he's on top!
Christ wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ is working hard here to advance position.
Peters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peters tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peters's guard.
Christ is looking to advance position but Peters has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Peters with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Peters fails to advance to Christ's back.
Christ regains half guard.
Christ works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Peters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peters pushing down on Christ's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Christ is looking for a sweep. Peters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Christ defends it well.
Peters is working for a submission of some sort.
Peters is looking for a kimura but Christ is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peters to get the leverage.
Christ gets back to full guard.
Peters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christ is keeping the position for now.
Christ is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christ looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peters drops back looking for a leg! Christ is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Christ manages to kick Peters off! Peters jumps back into Christ's guard.
Peters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Peters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants to sweep here but Peters controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Peters is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Peters tries to free his leg and advance position but Christ is retaining full guard.
Christ had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peters defends it easily.
Christ tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Christ is on top in guard.
Christ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Peters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Peters lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Christ!
Peters has hold of Christ's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Christ manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Christ regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peters wants to work for an arm triangle but Christ is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that round.
That's time! Christ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peters waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
A swing and a miss from Peters.
Peters defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Christ.
Christ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peters's guard.
Peters trying to control the position.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peters is keeping the position for now.
Christ throwing strikes but missing.
Peters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peters has momentary wrist control but Christ slips an elbow through the middle.
Christ slips nicely into half guard.
Christ looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ seems to be looking for submissions.
Peters manages to get to full guard.
Peters wants to sweep but no luck.
Christ throws a strike but Peters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christ is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Peters is aware though and is defending well.
Peters slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Christ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peters is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Christ is trying to escape and Peters transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Christ is forced to tap! Nice work there by Peters! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pain Peters!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Durrani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel has chosen Lay Low as his entrance music. Matt Manuel has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ahmad Durrani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Manuel!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Durrani. Manuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Manuel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manuel lands a really nice looking cross but Durrani seems unphased.
Durrani throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Durrani misses with a low kick.
Durrani avoids the body shot from Manuel.
Manuel dives in and grabs Durrani's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durrani pushes down on Manuel's head and hops out.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Durrani.
Manuel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manuel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matt Manuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Durrani counters with a nice leg kick.
Manuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durrani lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Manuel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durrani as he avoids it easily.
Manuel swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durrani takes a swing at Manuel's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Durrani.
Manuel is looking to land body kicks.
Durrani blocks a leg kick.
Manuel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manuel throws a series of strikes that have Durrani backpedaling.
Durrani digs a good body shot into Manuel's ribs.
Manuel misses with a straight left.
Durrani tried to score with a low kick but Manuel checks it.
Manuel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Durrani slips under a jab from Manuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel shoots in looking for a takedown but Durrani manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Manuel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ahmad Durrani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manuel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durrani misses with a shot to the body
letting Manuel counter with a right hand.
Durrani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Durrani counters with a right hand to the body.
Manuel looks gassed!
Durrani lands a jab.
Durrani with a nice cross.
Durrani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Manuel is out of range.
Durrani lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Durrani throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
No joy there for Manuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manuel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Manuel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Manuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Durrani.
Durrani is looking to slow Manuel down with leg kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durrani.
Durrani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Matt Manuel has been cut.
Durrani lands a head kick!
Manuel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durrani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durrani darts in and clinches Manuel up against the cage.
Manuel misses with a knee to the head.
Durrani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durrani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel avoids it.
Durrani cracks Manuel with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel can't get the takedown.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel avoids it.
Manuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durrani avoids it.
Durrani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Durrani missing with knees to the body.
Manuel can't find room to land a body shot as Durrani controls the action.
Durrani managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel.
Durrani utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durrani lands a knee to the body.
Durrani lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durrani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
Durrani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Manuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Durrani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel'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.
Manuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durrani makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Manuel dodges the punch combination from Durrani.
Manuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Durrani is looking to chop away at Manuel's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durrani. Manuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durrani throws a leg kick but Manuel checks it.
Durrani wants to land a leg kick but Manuel is out of range.
Manuel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Manuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durrani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manuel moves away.
Durrani works the jab nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durrani.
Durrani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Manuel misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Durrani as Manuel shoots in.
Good work by Durrani as he checks the leg kick.
Durrani pushes Manuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Manuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel avoids it.
Durrani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durrani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manuel's brow.
Manuel tries a body shot but Durrani blocks it.
Manuel tries a body shot but Durrani blocks it.
Manuel has a couple of punches blocked by Durrani.
Knees to the body from Durrani.
Manuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durrani prevents a body shot from Manuel.
Durrani lands an elbow inside.
Manuel tries to work over Durrani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Durrani controls his hands.
Durrani can't find room to land a body shot as Manuel controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manuel tries to throw a body punch but Durrani avoids it by throwing Manuel back against the cage.
Durrani blocks an uppercut.
Durrani is pushing Manuel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durrani.
Manuel is breathing heavily.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durrani.
Durrani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Manuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durrani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Durrani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Manuel is defending well for now.
Durrani stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Durrani.
Manuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Durrani uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Manuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Durrani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrani lands a nice knee to the body.
Manuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Durrani controls his hands.
Manuel misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Manuel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manuel looking to throw knees to the head but Durrani is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel avoiding damage as Durrani throws knees to the body.
Durrani unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manuel tries a knee to the head but Durrani blocks it.
Durrani lands an elbow inside.
Manuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durrani's elbow.
Manuel managing to block the knees to the body from Durrani.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durrani.
Manuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durrani.
Durrani working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Durrani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Durrani dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel's cut.
That's time! Durrani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durrani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Durrani lands with a good body shot.
Durrani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Manuel ducks right into an uppercut from Durrani.
Durrani throws a low kick but Manuel avoids it.
Durrani tries to land a front kick but Manuel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Durrani misses with a hook.
Durrani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Durrani connects with a right hand. Manuel shakes it off.
Durrani slips a jab from Manuel.
Ahmad Durrani is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Matt Manuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durrani connects with a body shot that sends Manuel's belly button to the back.
Manuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durrani connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durrani with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Durrani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Durrani cracks Manuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Manuel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Durrani has Manuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Manuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Durrani.
Manuel trying to land knees to the body.
Manuel dodges an elbow strike from Durrani.
Durrani tries a body shot but Manuel blocks it.
Ahmad Durrani has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the head but Manuel blocks with his arms.
Durrani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Manuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Durrani tries a knee to the head but Manuel blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a body punch.
Durrani blocks a body shot from Manuel.
Durrani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Manuel avoiding damage as Durrani throws knees to the body.
Durrani avoiding damage as Manuel throws knees to the body.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durrani's elbow.
Manuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durrani's elbow.
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!
Manuel throws a punch but it's blocked by Durrani.
Nice body punch from Durrani - that landed with a thud.
Durrani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel.
Manuel looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Durrani.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel avoids it.
Durrani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Manuel.
Durrani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manuel.
Durrani tries to land knees in the clinch but Manuel avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durrani working Manuel over with knees to the body.
Manuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durrani is working Manuel over against the cage.
Durrani leaning against his opponent.
Durrani connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manuel's face.
That has opened up Matt Manuel's cut even more.
Durrani taking a breather.
Durrani landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Durrani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuel avoids it.
Durrani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Manuel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Manuel as Durrani tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Durrani.
Nice elbow from Durrani.
Durrani pushes Manuel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Durrani obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durrani displaying some good clinch control by pressing Manuel up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durrani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durrani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manuel misses with a body punch.
Manuel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Durrani fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Durrani lands a jab to Manuel's midsection.
Durrani lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durrani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Manuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahmad Durrani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Manuel.
Good exchange - Durrani coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Durrani clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Manuel'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.
Durrani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durrani ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durrani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Manuel thows a leg kick but Durrani checks it
and Durrani counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durrani thumps Manuel with a low kick.
Durrani cracks Manuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Durrani scores with a jab to the jaw.
Durrani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.
Durrani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Manuel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Durrani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Durrani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durrani looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durrani thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manuel if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice takedown defense from Durrani. No joy for Manuel on that attempt.
Durrani looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Durrani digs a good hook to Manuel's body.
Durrani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Durrani sizes up Manuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manuel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahmad Durrani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durrani cracks Manuel with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manuel. Durrani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Durrani takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
letting Durrani counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Durrani as he connects with a hook.
Manuel is rocked!
Durrani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Manuel is still on wobbly legs! Can Durrani finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Durrani coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Durrani. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Durrani.
Durrani throws a one two combo.
Durrani stuns Manuel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Durrani ducks down to avoid it.
Durrani uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Manuel has time to react.
Durrani misses with a head kick.
Durrani drops Manuel with a big left hand! Manuel is injured, injured bad! Durrani jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Durrani!
Ahmad Durrani retains his featherweight title!
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