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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Not Afraid. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands with a short shot to the head.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the head.
Chavez takes an elbow to the temple.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
Kumtomanee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kumtomanee obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow that stopped Chavez in his tracks for a moment.
Kumtomanee prevents the takedown attempt.
Kumtomanee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Chavez shrugs off.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chavez is rocked!
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice elbow from Kumtomanee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kumtomanee.
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Kumtomanee crunches a lovely knee into Chavez's ribcage.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Chavez shrugs off.
Chavez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Chavez 's eye.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Clinched against the cage, Kumtomanee lands a big elbow that drops Chavez! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Chavez is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Kumtomanee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gio Van Der Hoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gio Van Der Hoef has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gio Van Der Hoef!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull moves out of range as Van Der Hoef throws a body kick.
Hull lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Der Hoef's sensitive parts.
Van Der Hoef tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Van Der Hoef throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from Van Der Hoef misses.
Van Der Hoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull gets tackled into the cage by Van Der Hoef. Van Der Hoef maintains the clinch.
Hull escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hull is looking to slow Van Der Hoef down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Hoef tries to clinch up but Hull circles away and keeps his distance.
Hull throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gio Van Der Hoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Hoef looks gassed!
Hull connects with a leg kick. Van Der Hoef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull keeps Van Der Hoef at a distance using the push kick.
Van Der Hoef has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
Van Der Hoef takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
Van Der Hoef takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Gio Van Der Hoef has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hull lands a big head kick that sends Van Der Hoef tumbling to the mat! Hull takes a step backwards and waves Van Der Hoef back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Van Der Hoef is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Hull and Van Der Hoef falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Hull!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Hull!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve McGarrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazahiro Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGarrett comes to the cage accompanied by the theme from Hawaii 5-0. This should be fireworks!
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve McGarrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazahiro Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murakami's waist but Murakami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGarrett off to one side.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses.
McGarrett changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murakami tries to avoid it but McGarrett manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murakami to the ground. Murakami escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McGarrett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murakami sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McGarrett somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McGarrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by McGarrett as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Murakami.
McGarrett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murakami waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGarrett.
McGarrett misses with a jab, cross combination.
McGarrett just misses with a punch to the body.
McGarrett misses with a series of wild punches.
McGarrett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Murakami throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murakami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve McGarrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGarrett!
Left hook, right uppercut from McGarrett.
McGarrett moves out of range of the strikes.
Murakami cracks McGarrett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McGarrett wants to clinch.
McGarrett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murakami is looking for a sweep. McGarrett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murakami is controlling McGarrett's trapped leg to prevent McGarrett from advancing to side control.
McGarrett 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murakami is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGarrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murakami's head.
McGarrett 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.
McGarrett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGarrett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murakami's head.
McGarrett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Murakami defending well though.
Murakami is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McGarrett's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McGarrett's back!
Murakami gets his hands free as McGarrett looks to control.
McGarrett looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
McGarrett looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McGarrett holding both Murakami 's hands and preventing any damage.
Murakami misses with an elbow to the head.
McGarrett wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami with the ground and pound from mount.
Murakami unloading with bombs!
McGarrett manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Murakami is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGarrett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murakami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGarrett is staying active underneath Murakami, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McGarrett is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Murakami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murakami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murakami.
McGarrett moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
McGarrett is pulling down on Murakami's head to control his posture.
McGarrett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murakami off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McGarrett fails to land with a series of punches.
McGarrett blocks the body kick.
McGarrett throws a combination that misses
and Murakami counters with an outside leg kick.
McGarrett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGarrett looks to land a combination. Murakami sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Murakami tries to work over McGarrett's front leg with a kick but McGarrett checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Murakami misses the target.
A punch combination from Murakami misses.
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 Steve McGarrett will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGarrett misses with a wild combination.
McGarrett gets a takedown into half guard.
Murakami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGarrett 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.
McGarrett thows a huge punch but Murakami dodges it nicely.
Murakami regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McGarrett.
Murakami is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murakami might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McGarrett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGarrett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGarrett postures up in Murakami's guard and throws a big left but Murakami blocks it.
McGarrett throws a big right hand that misses.
McGarrett postures up and lands a big shot to Murakami's brow.
McGarrett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murakami has his feet on McGarrett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Murakami has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murakami leaves McGarrett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murakami uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGarrett has time to react.
McGarrett shoots in looking for a takedown but Murakami manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McGarrett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murakami's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGarrett under the eye.
McGarrett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murakami counters with a nice low kick that buckles McGarrett's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve McGarrett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murakami leaves McGarrett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murakami connects with a leg kick. McGarrett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kazahiro Murakami seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGarrett blocks the body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGarrett.
McGarrett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murakami as he avoids it easily.
McGarrett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Murakami tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrett lands an overhand right.
Murakami scores with a leg kick.
Murakami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGarrett throws a nice looking combination but Murakami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGarrett slips a straight right by Murakami.
Murakami takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami misses with an uppercut.
Murakami throws a series of punches but McGarrett avoids them all with ease.
Murakami stuffs the takedown.
Steve McGarrett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murakami's corner calls for a 1-2. Murakami obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McGarrett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McGarrett dives in and grabs Murakami's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murakami pushes down on McGarrett's head and hops out.
McGarrett looks to land a combination but Murakami avoids it well.
Murakami bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murakami pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murakami scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGarrett is rocked!
Murakami thows a body kick. McGarrett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murakami missing with a left hand there. McGarrett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murakami throws a big shot that misses.
McGarrett misses the shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Murakami.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGarrett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh McGarrett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murakami wobbles McGarrett with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Murakami dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts McGarrett to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kazahiro Murakami!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shinji Kagawa!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Faber or perhaps it was just good defense by Kagawa which made him look bad.
Kagawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kagawa duly obliges.
Faber with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kagawa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Faber shoots for a double leg takedown but Kagawa sprawls well. He's pushed Faber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
No luck for Faber with that takedown attempt.
Faber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kagawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kagawa circles away.
Faber misses with a takedown
and Kagawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Faber is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber fails with the takedown
and Kagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kagawa lands a body shot.
Kagawa lands a body shot.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt
and Kagawa counters with a one-two to the body.
Kagawa 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.
A shot to the liver by Kagawa. Beautiful body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kagawa.
Kagawa gets a double leg takedown into Faber's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kagawa slips nicely into half guard.
Kagawa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kagawa on the ground.
Kagawa content just to control the position here.
Kagawa working for a submission but Faber is keeping him at bay.
Faber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kagawa.
Kagawa is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber shoots and misses
and Kagawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kagawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kagawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Kagawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kagawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kagawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kagawa looks to land a combination. Faber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kagawa stuffs the takedown.
Kagawa lands a jab to Faber's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa looks to land a combination. Faber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Faber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagawa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kagawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Faber had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kagawa scores with a nice head shot.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kagawa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fabers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber takes one to the chin there.
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Kagawa. Kagawa gets slowly back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Faber. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Faber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Kagawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Faber fails with the takedown
and Kagawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faber thinking.
Kagawa misses with a few strikes there.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kagawa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faber somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Urijah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kagawa scores with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber shoots for a takedown but Kagawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shinji Kagawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kagawa tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kagawa to the ground. Kagawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa lands a nice looking body shot.
Faber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Kagawa both land. Nice combination.
Faber is rocked!
Kagawa connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Faber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kagawa works the jab nicely.
Faber seems to have got his legs back now.
Faber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kagawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber has his takedown stuffed
and Faber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kagawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faber's head.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kagawa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faber on the side of the head.
Kagawa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kagawa counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kagawa lands with a right hand.
Kagawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kagawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Faber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kagawa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faber at a distance.
Kagawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faber's hands.
Kagawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kagawa scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Kagawa that sends Faber to the canvas. Faber tries to scramble back to his feet but Kagawa brings him back down into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagawa has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Faber!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kagawa controlling from the full mount.
Kagawa landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kagawa has isolated one of Faber's arms. Faber looking to fight him off but Kagawa twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinji Kagawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Tribbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Alive. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Tribbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribbett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morrison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tribbett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrison circles away.
Morrison cracks a nice hook into Tribbett's ribs.
Tribbett needs to keep his hands up - Morrison had a free shot at his head there.
Tribbett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Tribbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped Tribbett's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tribbett drives through and clinches with Morrison against the cage.
Morrison avoiding damage.
Tribbett looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Morrison.
Tribbett wants a takedown.
Morrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morrison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tribbett tries to break free but Morrison pushes him back against the cage.
Morrison scores a nice knee to the body.
Tribbett is breathing heavily.
Tribbett working hard to break the clinch.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison lands a left and a right that send Tribbett crashing to the mat, dazed. Morrison thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tribbett is rocked!
Morrison thumps Tribbett with a low kick.
Oh Tribbett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Tribbett to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Morrison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tommy Morrison!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Qualls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Qualls!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qualls scoring well with a low kick there.
Walter wants to clinch up but Qualls keeps it at a distance.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qualls swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter tries to clinch but Qualls moves out of range.
Walter avoids the body shot from Qualls.
Qualls swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Qualls circles away.
Walter tries to clinch there but Qualls circles away.
Walter closes the distance and pushes Qualls back into the cage.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qualls jumps into guard, dragging Walter to the mat.
Qualls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Qualls working for a triangle but Walter defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qualls avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qualls has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Walter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walter is working Qualls over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Qualls had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walter defends it easily.
Qualls keeping full guard, as Walter tries to pass.
Qualls escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Walter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Qualls throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Walter escapes and throws Qualls's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Qualls knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Qualls gets back to half guard.
Walter seems to be looking for submissions.
Walter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Qualls looking for a kimura from the bottom but Walter passes into side control!
Walter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Qualls to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Qualls, who protects the arm well.
Qualls manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Qualls looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Qualls on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Qualls is pressing down on Walter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Qualls looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walter cracks Qualls with a solid left hand.
Walter thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walter lands a couple of elbows.
Walter is sitting in close to Qualls's body. Qualls has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Walter is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Walter is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Qualls.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Noah Qualls!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calogero Anello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by El Coo Cooi . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calogero Anello!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anello takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Melendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anello lands a head shot.
Melendez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice body kick from Anello.
Melendez scores with a one two! Anello had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Anello misses.
Anello throws a shot from downtown. Melendez moves away and avoids it.
Anello tries a head kick but it misses.
Melendez jabs at Anello's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello checks the leg kick.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Anello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melendez at a distance.
Melendez scores with the left hand. Anello knows he should have avoided that one.
Anello cracks Melendez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Melendez moves away from the strike by Anello.
Melendez slips under a jab from Anello.
Anello throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Anello checks it.
Melendez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anello pinned against the cage. Anello gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Melendez.
Anello tries to land a front kick but Melendez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anello gets caught napping as Melendez dives in and scores a takedown. Anello manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Melendez trying to control but Anello is working from the bottom.
Melendez pushing down on Anello's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez wants to advance to full mount but Anello doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anello is keeping the position for now.
Melendez looking to sit in guard and control but Anello gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anello trying to control the position from guard on top but Melendez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anello wants to pass the guard but Melendez is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is controlling Anello's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anello wants to stand but Melendez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Melendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Melendez, not yet.
Melendez looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anello sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Melendez scores with a jab. Anello acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Melendez 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.
Xavier Melendez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Melendez looks for the body kick but Anello saw that one coming.
Xavier Melendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Melendez.
Anello stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anello wants it to stay on the feet.
Melendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Melendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anello swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Melendez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Xavier Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Anello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Melendez defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Melendez scores with a takedown into Anello's guard.
Melendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Anello is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anello looking for a sweep. Not yet Anello, not yet.
Melendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anello has Melendez pulled in close to control his posture.
Melendez trying to move into half guard but instead Anello has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has his hands on Anello's head, controlling the position.
Melendez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anello is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anello has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melendez is proving hard to escape from.
Melendez pulls Anello in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Melendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anello misses its intended target.
Melendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anello.
Anello defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melendez.
Melendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Anello's guard.
Melendez wants to pass the guard but Anello is keeping the position.
Melendez won't allow Anello to sweep him here.
Melendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Anello is retaining full guard.
Melendez wants to control from the top but Anello keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello controls Melendez momentarily but Melendez frees himself.
Melendez is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melendez throws a hook to the side of Anello's head but Anello sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Anello misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anello thows a body shot but no joy.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses.
Melendez moves out of range of the leg kick from Anello.
Melendez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Anello takes a swing at Melendez's ribcage but misses.
Melendez moves out of range of the body kick from Anello.
Anello lands a nice shot to the body.
Anello moves into range and connects with a jab.
Melendez tests Anello's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anello lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Melendez at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melendez.
Anello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Melendez slips under a jab from Anello.
Anello swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anello takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Melendez misses the jab.
A big right from Anello misses.
Anello works Melendez's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. Anello saw that one coming.
Melendez throws a hook but Anello blocks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Anello darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Anello.
Melendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melendez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Melendez staying out of range there.
Anello scores with a leg kick.
Anello ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Melendez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but Anello shows good takedown defense.
Melendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anello.
Melendez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anello can pounce on him.
Melendez scores with a shot to the body.
Melendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anello keeps Melendez at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from Melendez.
Anello lands an overhand right.
Anello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez throws a leg kick but Anello sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Melendez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anello looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anello on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Melendez. Melendez obviously looking to wear him down.
Melendez defending well as Anello loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anello.
Nice defenses there by Melendez.
A jab from Anello finds it's way through Melendez's defenses.
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.
Anello lands a two punch combo.
Anello lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calogero Anello clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Anello loads up on a big right hand but Melendez slips the punch.
Melendez throws a right hand that Anello ducks under and follows up with a left that Anello also avoids with ease.
Calogero Anello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Anello.
A head kick by Melendez misses
enabling Anello to counter with a crisp jab.
Anello avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Anello avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Anello looks to land a combination but Melendez avoids it well.
Anello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Anello misses with the body kick
letting Melendez counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anello gets caught napping as Melendez dives in and scores a takedown. Anello manages to retain guard.
Melendez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Anello is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anello keeping full guard, as Melendez tries to pass.
Anello is pulling down on Melendez's head to control his posture.
Melendez trying to control but Anello is working from the bottom.
Anello will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Melendez won't allow Anello to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Calogero Anello wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Melendez throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Melendez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anello moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Anello scores with a shot to the body.
Anello pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melendez is out of range and Anello settles back down.
Melendez throws a body punch but Anello moves out of range.
Melendez moves out of range of the strikes.
Melendez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Anello counters with an inside leg kick.
Calogero Anello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melendez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a hook.
Melendez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Melendez.
Melendez scores with a hook.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anello but Anello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melendez shoots in and drives through. Anello sprawls well.
Anello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Melendez's calf.
Anello connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Melendez throws the left hand but Anello avoids the punch easily.
Anello misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Anello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melendez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Anello wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anello wants to get back to his feet but Melendez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Melendez wants to pass the guard but Anello is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Xavier Melendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Anello finds it's way through Melendez's defenses.
Melendez throws an overhand right that lands on Anello's shoulder, as Anello tries to avoid the shot.
Melendez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Melendez takes a swing at Anello's ribcage but misses.
Anello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Melendez takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anello swivels and escapes.
Melendez moves forwards but Anello connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Melendez is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Anello throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anello tries a head kick but it misses.
Anello lands a nice shot to the body.
Anello lands with a kick to the temple. Melendez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Anello tenderised Melendez's leg. Melendez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anello throws the left hand but Melendez avoids the punch easily.
Melendez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anello is out of range.
Calogero Anello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xavier Melendez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a head kick.
Anello with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A punch lands to the side of Anello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Melendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melendez lands with a hook. Anello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anello misses with a looping left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Melendez checks a leg kick.
Anello moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Melendez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anello doesn't seem phased though.
Anello throws the left hand but Melendez avoids the punch easily.
Anello connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anello is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Melendez.
Melendez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Melendez throws a leg kick which misses Anello's front leg but catches the back leg as Anello tries to avoid it.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Calogero Anello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Melendez.
Melendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anello.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anello pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Melendez scores with a nice right hand.
Anello scores with a shot to the body.
Anello thumps Melendez with a low kick.
Anello looks to land a right hand but Melendez moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez throws a body kick the misses
and Anello counters with a stiff right hand.
Anello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calogero Anello showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Melendez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 47:48
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Melendez!
Xavier Melendez is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Weiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Aldo (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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147 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Weiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo tries to bum rush Weiner with a series of wild strikes but Weiner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weiner.
Weiner dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Weiner misses with an uppercut. Aldo saw that one coming.
Aldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Weiner.
Weiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aldo.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo avoids the body shot from Weiner.
Aldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weiner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Weiner does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weiner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws a looping overhand right but Weiner ducks down to avoid it.
Weiner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Weiner lands a nice looking body shot.
Aldo looks gassed!
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Weiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weiner.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Weiner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weiner.
Weiner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weiner digs a good body shot into Aldo's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo misses with a hook.
Aldo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo is rocked!
Weiner steps in with a hook that catches Aldo right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Weiner follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Aldo looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Weiner!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil B DeMille (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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144 lbs
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145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cecil B DeMille!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a leg kick.
Cecil B DeMille seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies lands with a thumping leg kick.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that DeMille was not able to check.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slow jab from DeMille misses its intended target.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
DeMille looks gassed!
DeMille chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeMille.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeMille sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies tries to clinch but DeMille is having none of it.
DeMille misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeMille throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Repomies makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. DeMille really felt that one!
Repomies scores with a kick to the body.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMille swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeMille takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
DeMille takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that DeMille was not able to check.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies cracks a nice hook into DeMille's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick but DeMille moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Repomies scores with a spinning back kick!
Repomies scores with a head kick.
Repomies cracks the inside of DeMille's front leg.
DeMille's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Repomies scores with a head kick.
Repomies scores with a kick to the midsection.
DeMille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Repomies dips to his left and cracks DeMille with an uppercut!
Repomies lands a body shot.
Repomies scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeMille in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws out a powerful jab.
Repomies fakes the leg kick and cracks DeMille in the body.
Repomies tries to clinch but DeMille moves out of range.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Repomies clinches with his opponent.
DeMille working hard to break the clinch.
DeMille takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Cecil B DeMille has been cut.
Repomies lands an elbow inside that DeMille shrugs off.
DeMille blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Repomies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Repomies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repomies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
DeMille is trying to drag Repomies to the mat but Repomies just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from DeMille.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by DeMille as Repomies tries to tie him up.
DeMille has Repomies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Repomies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
DeMille wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Repomies misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and DeMille avoids it.
Repomies trying to land knees to the body.
DeMille breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch but DeMille swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cecil B DeMille'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.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a body kick that stops DeMille in his tracks momentarily.
DeMille connects with a high kick.
DeMille throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies tries to clinch up.
Repomies tries to clinch but DeMille moves out of range.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeMille.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. DeMille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rauno Repomies is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
DeMille takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Repomies slips a jab from DeMille.
DeMille is breathing heavily.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMille.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeMille takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DeMille swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a slapping leg kick.
Repomies throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Repomies lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Repomies tenderised DeMille's leg. DeMille is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeMille blocks a head kick by Repomies.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies tries to clinch but DeMille moves out of range.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Repomies scores with a one two! DeMille had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
DeMille blocks a head kick by Repomies.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeMille swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Repomies.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
That kick from Repomies tenderised DeMille's leg. DeMille is trying to keep his angry face on.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters by moving into the clinch.
Repomies stalling against the cage.
Repomies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Repomies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeMille's elbow.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeMille.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeMille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Repomies has DeMille pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies stalling in the clinch but DeMille improves position.
Repomies has DeMille pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Repomies.
DeMille has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Repomies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Repomies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Repomies fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies prevents DeMille from breaking the clinch.
Repomies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
DeMille tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Repomies just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cecil B DeMille's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
DeMille chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Repomies can pounce on him.
DeMille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on DeMille. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeMille's knee momentarily.
Repomies lands a front kick.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
DeMille has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Repomies.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
DeMille looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeMille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Repomies connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies tries to clinch up but DeMille circles away and keeps his distance.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeMille has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Repomies lands but DeMille takes it in his stride.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with an inside leg kick.
Repomies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
DeMille swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Repomies moves into the clinch successfully.
Repomies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Repomies scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
DeMille blocks an elbow strike.
Repomies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeMille can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMille decides to pull guard.
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!
Repomies trying to control but DeMille is working from the bottom.
Repomies gets to his feet - DeMille follows without any prompting.
Repomies blocks a head kick by DeMille.
DeMille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies looks to land a combination. DeMille sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that DeMille was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
DeMille stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - DeMille circles away.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DeMille's calf.
Repomies lands a nice looking kick to the body. DeMille takes a step back to recover.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a nice low kick that buckles DeMille's knee momentarily.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeMille on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Repomies tries to clinch there but DeMille circles away.
A lazy left from Repomies finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. DeMille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Repomies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Repomies scores with a head kick. DeMille tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. DeMille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeMille throws a front kick that sends Repomies stumbling back into the cage.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to DeMille's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cecil B DeMille'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.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
letting Repomies counter with a right hand.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMille pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with an inside leg kick.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
DeMille keeps the fight on the outside.
DeMille has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Repomies.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
DeMille doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeMille has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Repomies lands but DeMille takes it in his stride.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a right hand to the body.
Repomies lands a nice looking body kick.
Repomies lands a head kick!
DeMille misses with a kick to the body.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind DeMille 's knee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Repomies swinging wildly here.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses DeMille's front leg but catches the back leg as DeMille tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeMille's sensitive parts.
Repomies turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Repomies blocks a head kick by DeMille.
DeMille misses with a body kick.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. DeMille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeMille has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Repomies.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. DeMille looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a nice leg kick.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a glancing blow to the side of DeMille's head.
Repomies is looking to clinch but DeMille is avoiding it.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Repomies is looking to slow DeMille down with leg kicks.
Repomies lands a high kick!
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind DeMille 's knee.
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good exchange - Repomies coming out on top.
Repomies scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeMille doesn't seem bothered though.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeMille swinging wildly here.
DeMille has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Repomies.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a head kick. That will keep DeMille thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Repomies.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Repomies counters with a one-two to the body.
Repomies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repomies lands with a kick to the temple. DeMille shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Repomies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies had his way with Cecil B DeMille in that round.
The cut man is working on Cecil B DeMille'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. 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.
Repomies throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMille.
Repomies avoids the head kick by DeMille.
Good leg kick by DeMille there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick.
DeMille looks to land a right hand but Repomies moved out of range.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Repomies.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a series of strikes. DeMille will be more careful next time no doubt.
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
DeMille blocks a head kick by Repomies.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by DeMille misses
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a straight right hand.
Repomies cracks DeMille with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Repomies digs a good hook to DeMille's body.
DeMille throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a good low kick that DeMille was not able to check.
DeMille on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Repomies. Repomies obviously looking to wear him down.
Repomies clinches with his opponent.
Repomies pushes off an throws an elbow but DeMille leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Repomies taking a breather.
DeMille is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Repomies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeMille is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Repomies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Repomies struggles to land a body shot inside as DeMille controls his hands.
DeMille fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rauno Repomies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cecil B DeMille.
Repomies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Repomies looking to stall.
Maybe Repomies would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Repomies throws a head punch that misses.
Repomies just leaning against DeMille, taking a breather.
DeMille has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMille has Repomies pressed against the cage.
DeMille drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Repomies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Repomies stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
DeMille tries a head kick but it misses.
DeMille throws a lazy head kick
and Repomies counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Repomies tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
DeMille misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies tries to clinch there but DeMille circles away.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeMille rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeMille takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A clash of legs there as Repomies blocks the low kick.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
DeMille swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
DeMille throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cecil B DeMille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeMille tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeMille shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Repomies has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
Rauno Repomies retains his bantamweight title!
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