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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Mitchell Joseph has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mitchell Joseph seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mitchell Joseph! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob King! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King misses with a hook
and Joseph counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Joseph misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely. No luck for King with that takedown attempt. King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away. Joseph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab. The fighters circling - Joseph throws out the jab but it was never going to land. King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joseph manages to avoid it. Jacob King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. King is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Joseph misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Joseph misses with an uppercut
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Nice shot by Joseph. Joseph tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Joseph backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks King's temple! It sends King violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Joseph celebrates and the doctors try to help King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mitchell Joseph!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Simon Says. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flea ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Anderson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Anderson tries for a takedown but sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. misses with a looping right. Anderson connects with a leg kick. looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Anderson walks into a left hand. cracks Anderson with an open hand slap.
Anderson is rocked! jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance. 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! looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range. jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can finish him? Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from . looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range. Anderson blocks a jab. misses with a straight right. has managed to clinch.
taking a breather. struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anderson backwards. Anderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance. Anderson throws a right hand that ducks under and follows up with a left that also avoids with ease. Flea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Anderson slips a straight right by . fails to land the takedown. Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from . instigates a clinch. tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as tries to tie him up. struggles to land a body shot inside as Anderson controls his hands.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses. misses with a body punch.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with , looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes against the ropes but circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Flea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Anderson. Anderson throws a combination. tries to block but a couple of punches get through. shoots in looking for a takedown but Anderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. is breathing heavily. No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt. moves in looking to clinch but Anderson pushes him off. Anderson looks for a takedown but sprawls well. Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt . is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Anderson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson. takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. is looking to clinch but Anderson is avoiding it.
is looking to clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. scores with a hook. Anderson walks into a jab. checks a leg kick. gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
scores with a shot to the side of Anderson's head. Anderson gets underhooks to prevent 's takedown attempt.
lands a body punch. working aggressively here.
makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. lands a shot to the body. lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anderson. stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. A short right from on the inside. can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from . A hook to the body from .
tries a body shot but Anderson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by .
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but shows good agility there to stay on his feet. lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A right hook to the body lands for .
creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Anderson with a big uppercut! Anderson tries to clinch up but pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Anderson to the mat! Anderson covers up and unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Flea !
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haiki Masatupo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Rage! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Masatupo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rage misses with a head kick.
Masatupo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Masatupo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rage down.
Rage is working to avoid the ground and pound but Masatupo connects with a decent elbow. Masatupo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Rage on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Rage is looking for a sweep. Rage is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Masatupo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Rage pushes Masatupo off looking to stand but Masatupo dives back in and keeps control.
Masatupo seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Masatupo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Rage swats away the attempt to clinch by Masatupo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rage closes this distance looking for a takedown but Masatupo circles away. Rage has his takedown stuffed and Masatupo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masatupo. Masatupo has Rage pressed against the ropes.
Masatupo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo tries to stall but Rage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rage is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Haiki Masatupo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rage. Masatupo misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Masatupo crunches a lovely knee into Rage's ribcage. Rage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Masatupo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms. Masatupo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rage blocks it with crossed arms. Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo misses with a knee to the head. Masatupo looking to throw knees to the head but Rage is blocking nicely.
Masatupo misses with a knee to the head. Rage changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masatupo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rage misses with a jab to the body
and Masatupo counters with a nice double leg into guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Masatupo is looking to work some ground and pound but Rage has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Masatupo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rage is proving hard to escape from. Masatupo is breathing heavily. Masatupo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Masatupo with a flurry of punches that miss. Rage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Masatupo is controlling him. Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Masatupo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Masatupo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rage's head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy. Masatupo wants to stand but Rage has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Masatupo advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rage misses with a strike from the bottom. Masatupo stands up and beckons Rage to his feet. Masatupo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Roy Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masatupo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. 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! Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masatupo swivels and escapes. Rage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masatupo counters with a head kick. That will keep Rage thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rage misses with a hook
and Masatupo counters with a nice leg kick. Rage shoots and misses and Masatupo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Masatupo. Masatupo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Rage tries for a takedown but Masatupo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Masatupo counters with a takedown into side control. Haiki Masatupo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Rage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Masatupo is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage is trying to stand up here but Masatupo is controlling him well. Masatupo is working for a kimura but Rage is defending it quite comfortably.
Rage wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rage missing with punches from the bottom.
Masatupo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Masatupo is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage wants to improve his position but Masatupo is controlling well.
Masatupo scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Masatupo thows a huge punch but Rage dodges it nicely.
Masatupo blocks the strikes from Rage.
Rage pushes Masatupo off and gets back to his feet. Masatupo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rage stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rage shoots in but no luck this time. Haiki Masatupo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Rage. Rage throws a leg kick that misses. Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masatupo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Rage is breathing heavily. Rage scores with a nice strike. Rage explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Masatupo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Masatupo lands a nice looking body kick. Masatupo on the wrong end of a nice jab. Rage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Rage scores with a takedown into Masatupo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Masatupo is on top in guard.
Masatupo drops back looking for a leg! Rage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rage manages to kick Masatupo off! Masatupo jumps back into Rage's guard. Rage wants to sweep but no luck. Masatupo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rage's head. Rage wants to sweep here but Masatupo controlling him for the moment. Masatupo is in close to Rage's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Masatupo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Masatupo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rage works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Rage has a closed guard, preventing Masatupo from standing up. Rage is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Rage isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Masatupo stacks Rage on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Masatupo! Masatupo 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. Rage is trying to improve his position. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Masatupo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working. Masatupo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Haiki Masatupo will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rage tries for a takedown but Masatupo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Masatupo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rage. Masatupo shoots in and bounces Rage off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Masatupo's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Masatupo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Masatupo wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position. Rage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Masatupo is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Masatupo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rage wants to improve his position but instead Masatupo has moved into half guard.
Masatupo seems to be looking for submissions.
Rage on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Rage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Masatupo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Masatupo's back! Masatupo trying to control but not successfully. Even with his hooks in, Rage manages to miss with strikes from the back. Haiki Masatupo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rage is throwing strikes by Masatupo counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Masatupo regains half guard. Rage seems to be looking for submissions.
Rage looks to land a strike but Masatupo avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rage looking to pass the guard. Rage is looking to advance position but Masatupo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Masatupo controlling from mount. Roy Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rage is trying desperately to improve position. Masatupo controlling from mount. Rage swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rage is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masatupo trying to control but he's not successful this time. Masatupo controlling from mount. Rage is trying to escape the mount.
Masatupo controlling his opponent. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rage tries to reverse the position but Masatupo maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight! Haiki Masatupo showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masatupo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haiki Masatupo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Lesnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Lesnar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jolin! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A jab-cross combination lands for Lesnar and sends Jolin crashing to the mat! Lesnar follows him down to the mat - Jolin regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Joe Jolin has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jolin works his way to full guard. Good work. Lesnar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Lesnar wants to stand but Jolin is controlling his posture from full guard. Jolin looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.
Jolin has a closed guard, preventing Lesnar from standing up. Jolin controls Lesnar momentarily but Lesnar frees himself. Jolin is pulling down on Lesnar's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joe Jolin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Jolin keeps the fight on the outside. No joy there for Lesnar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jolin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horrible takedown by Jolin or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnar which made him look bad. Brock Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lesnar throws a leg kick that misses. Lesnar drops his shoulder and cracks Jolin with a huge uppercut! Jolin goes down! Can Lesnar finish him?
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! Jolin is adopting a defensive guard. Lesnar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jolin is proving hard to escape from. Jolin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lesnar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brock Lesnar just wasn't active enough. Jolin shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jolin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Lesnar cracks Jolin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Jolin fails with a takedown attempt. Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Jolin. Lesnar lands with a right and another and another! Jolin is in big trouble! Lesnar lands again and this time it's lights out for Jolin! A quality knockout there for Lesnar.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Sayaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayaf has chosen Brand Nubian - Allah U Akbar as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Sayaf! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! D blocks a head kick by Sayaf.
Sayaf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of D's head. Sayaf throws a sloppy head kick and D moves out of range easily. D avoids the head kick by Sayaf.
Sayaf misses with a head kick.
D feints and then cracks Sayaf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sayaf down. D ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayaf moves away. Sayaf tries a head kick but it misses.
D lands a nice hook to Sayaf's body. Sayaf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Sayaf throws a head kick but D moves out of range.
Sayaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. D avoids the head kick by Sayaf.
D misses with a low kick as Sayaf jumps back. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sayaf throws a head kick but D moves out of range.
Sayaf throws a sloppy head kick and D counters by clinching up. Sayaf taking a breather. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sayaf.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from D on the inside. D lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sayaf blocking some punches.
D tries a body shot but Sayaf blocks it.
Sayaf wants to stall.
Sayaf can't break the clinch.
D tries to work over Sayaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Sayaf throws a punch but it's blocked by D.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sayaf working aggressively here.
D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Sayaf is trying to break the clinch but D has him pressed against the ropes. D can't find room to land a body shot as Sayaf controls the action.
Sayaf gets through D's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Sayaf misses with the head strike.
D lands a left hand.
D doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. D misses with a punch on the inside.
D tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sayaf blocks a body shot from D. D goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sayaf blocks a body shot from D. Sayaf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but D is keeping busy. Sayaf misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. D with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. D keeps control of Sayaf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A nice left hand lands by D.
D tries to throw a body punch but Sayaf avoids it by throwing D back against the ropes. Sayaf blocking some punches.
Sayaf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. D tries to throw a body punch but Sayaf avoids it by throwing D back against the ropes. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sayaf misses with some punches.
D lands with a light punch inside. 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 Pauly D will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
D looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayaf is just out of range.
Sayaf is rocked! D closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Sayaf out cold! Sayaf corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pauly D!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Martinez's choice of entrance music: Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Martinez! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Taiki throws a lazy head kick and Martinez counters with a thumping low kick. Taiki lands a head kick!
Martinez misses with the combination.
Martinez lands a head kick!
Yamada Taiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Martinez scores with a decent looking hook. Martinez with a body punch. A glancing blow. Taiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. This has been an exciting period of action! Taiki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Crunch! Taiki slams his shin into Martinez's torso. A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
A bone on bone clash there as Martinez blocks the leg kick.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taiki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Taiki misses with a leg kick. Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Taiki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. Taiki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Martinez throws a nice inside leg kick. Taiki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Taiki. That did some damage! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Martinez moves into range and connects with a jab. Taiki connects with an inside leg kick. A solid leg kick lands there for Martinez.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses. Taiki throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Martinez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Martinez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taiki throws a head kick that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Martinez. That's going to slow Taiki down.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Martinez misses with a head kick.
Taiki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Taiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Good leg kick by Martinez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Taiki is breathing heavily. Martinez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Martinez throws a sloppy head kick and Taiki moves out of range easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Martinez.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taiki stalks Martinez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martinez's face. Martinez staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taiki misses with a low kick.
Martinez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Taiki scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Taiki misses and Martinez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Martinez blocks a head kick by Taiki.
Taiki throws a leg kick and Martinez counters with an outside leg kick.
Martinez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taiki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Martinez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez throws a head kick that misses. Martinez scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Martinez dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Taiki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Martinez lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Martinez lands. Santiago Martinez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Taiki misses with a low kick.
Taiki on the wrong end of a nice jab. Taiki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taiki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martinez counters with a stiff right hand. Martinez connects with an inside leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Taiki thows a leg kick but Martinez checks it and Martinez counters with a nice 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! Taiki throws an overhand right that lands on Martinez's shoulder, as Martinez tries to avoid the shot. Taiki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martinez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination! Martinez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Taiki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martinez. Taiki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Martinez connects with a leg kick. Taiki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taiki's calf. This has been an exciting period of action! Martinez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Martinez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Martinez lands a high kick!
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Martinez misses with a head kick.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab. Taiki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. That kick from Martinez tenderised Taiki's leg. Taiki is trying to keep his angry face on. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martinez, as that shot connected.
Martinez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Martinez checks a leg kick. Taiki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Martinez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taiki is looking to land body kicks. An inside leg kick lands from Martinez. Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez cracks Taiki with an open hand slap. Martinez connects with a body shot that sends Taiki's belly button to the back. Martinez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Taiki slips a jab and a cross from Martinez.
Martinez lands with a hook. Taiki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This has been an exciting period of action! Taiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
Taiki tries to clinch and Martinez counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Martinez with a nice cross. Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Martinez scores with a leg kick.
Martinez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taikis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taiki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Martinez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Taiki throws a solid leg kick but Martinez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Taiki. Taiki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Nice body kick there by Martinez. Martinez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Taiki rushes Martinez and presses him up against the ropes. Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Martinez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Martinez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Martinez thuds his right hand into Taiki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taiki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Martinez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Martinez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Taiki's calf. Taiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martinez. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Martinez, right into the meat.
Taiki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Martinez lands a right hook to the body.
Donk. Martinez catches Taiki right on the button with a cross. Danga de danga de dang - Martinez scores with a four punch combination! This has been an exciting period of action! Martinez scores with a head kick. Taiki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taiki is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oooooh!!! Martinez has knocked Taiki down with a huge combo! Martinez steps away and waves a wobbly Taiki back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! Oh Taiki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Taiki throws a wild hook but Martinez just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Taiki gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Martinez raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Martinez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garo Gambini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garo Gambini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Marx's chin.
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27
174 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garo Gambini! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gambini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambini misses with a body shot.
Gambini misses with a body shot.
Gambini cracks Marx with a right hand to the side of the head. Gambini misses with a wild body shot. Marx throws a front kick that sends Gambini stumbling back into the ropes. Gambini misses with a body shot
and Marx counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gambini won't be happy with that. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Marx throws an elbow but Gambini slips to the side and avoids it well. Marx trying to control the position but Gambini is working away. Gambini takes a nasty elbow to the side of the 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! Gambini managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Marx.
Marx taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marx trying to control the position but Gambini is working away. Marx looks up at the clock and then as Gambini takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Marx smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Marx is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gambini will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. Gambini struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marx wants to control but Gambini is keeping him busy. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Gambini parries the strikes from Marx easily there. Marx is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gambini to escape.
Gambini can't do much from the bottom here. Marx throwing shots but missing, from side control. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Marx cracks Gambini with a big right hand but Gambini just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marx working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Gambini is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Marx is working Gambini over with some ground and pound from side control. Marx working the ground and pound but Gambini is defending the strikes. Gambini defending against the ground and pound. Marx working away. Marx lands some shots froms side control. Gambini dodges the ground and pound from Marx.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gambini tries to improve position but can't. Marx working the ground and pound. Marx in side control, throwing shots but Gambini defends. Gambini is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Marx in side control lands a decent elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gambini takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Marx working the head with strikes. Marx scoring with punches from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marx slips a jab from Gambini. Gambini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marx manages to avoid it. A good leg kick by Marx. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marx, as that shot connected.
Gambini throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Marx. Gambini does a little dance to reset his feet. Gambini is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marx rather than just go for the knockout. Marx scores with a leg kick.
Gambini misses with a straight left. A shot to the liver by Gambini. Beautiful body shot. Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambini.
A combination from Gambini does no damage. Gambini lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marx circles away quickly and effectively. Garo Gambini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gambini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking body kick lands there for Marx. Marx takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gambini is breathing heavily. Gambini gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gambini tries to clinch up. Gambini is looking to clinch but Marx is avoiding it.
Gambini misses the jab. A slapping body kick lands there for Marx. A big right from Gambini misses. Gambini walks into a left hand. Gambini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambini misses with a looping right. Gambini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gambini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Gambini jabs at Marx's body. 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! Marx takes a body punch but keeps moving. Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambini.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx throws a sloppy head kick and Gambini moves out of range easily. Marx slips a jab from Gambini. Marx dives in and scores a takedown into Gambini's guard. Mark Marx overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambini works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Marx postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marx cracks Gambini with a solid left hand. Marx connects with a couple of short punches. Gambini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Marx throwing strikes but missing. Gambini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Marx. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Gambini keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass. Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Marx distracts Gambini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marx working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Marx 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. Marx postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Gambini keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass. Marx lands a couple of elbows. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gambini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marx. Marx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Marx dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marx blocks a jab. Marx shoots in for a takedown but Gambini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Marx swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gambini. Gambini walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marx. Marx scores with a takedown into Gambini's guard. Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Gambini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gambini works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Marx is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambini can do to turn this around? Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Marx wants to pass the guard but Gambini is keeping the position. Marx thows a big elbow that misses. Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Gambini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Gambini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gambini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marx throws a big right hand that misses. Marx wants to control from the top but Gambini keeps moving. Marx postures up.
Gambini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Marx pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gambini is keeping the position for now. Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gambini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Gambini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gambini keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully. Marx trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Marx scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Marx with a flurry of punches that miss. Mark Marx is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gambini keeping full guard, as Marx tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marx is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Marx thows a big elbow that misses. Gambini can't keep his opponent in guard - Marx advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Marx throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Garo Gambini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Marx is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Marx showed his dominance in that final round. Well Marx has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Marx!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Caater : Hold That Sucker Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
143 lbs
16 - 10 - 0 |
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26
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeffson Gracie! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Downs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Downs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Gracie feints and as Downs raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Downs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily. Gracie wants to control from the top but Downs keeps moving. Downs looking for a triangle here. Gracie is fighting it but it looks tight! Downs pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gracie is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guy Downs!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West & Jamie Fox - Gold Digger. Damian Roshan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Masterson's chin.
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31
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Roshan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Masterson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Masterson clinches up with Roshan and pushes him back against the ropes. Masterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Roshan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Roshan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Roshan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Roshan. Masterson tries to clinch but Roshan moves out of range. Masterson throws a body kick that misses. Masterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roshan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Masterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roshan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Masterson lands a right hook to the body.
Roshan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Masterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Masterson misses with a looping left. Masterson avoids the body shot from Roshan.
Roshan misses with a low kick. Roshan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roshan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshan. A big right from Masterson misses. Roshan misses with a looping left. Roshan misses with a wild body shot. Roshan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roshan tries to land a front kick but Masterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Roshan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Masterson swivels and escapes. Roshan throws a looping overhand right but Masterson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roshan jabbing away but nothing is landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Roshan. Masterson does a little dance to reset his feet. Roshan takes a swing at Masterson's ribcage but misses. Nice sprawl there from Masterson as Roshan shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Roshan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roshan connects with a crisp jab. Roshan misses with a double jab
and Masterson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roshan's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Masterson thows a body shot but no joy. Masterson stuffs the takedown. Roshan looks to throw the jab but Masterson is out of range. Roshan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masterson throws a leg kick that misses. Roshan dips down and scores with a jab to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A looping hook to the body misses from Masterson. Roshan does a little dance to reset his feet. Roshan on the wrong end of a nice hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Roshan keeps Masterson at a distance using the push kick. Roshan misses with a wild body shot. Roshan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Roshan misses. Roshan looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range. Masterson swings for the body but Roshan moves out of range.
Roshan misses with a right hand and Masterson counters with a nice kick to the body. Roshan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masterson counters with an outside leg kick.
James Masterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Masterson misses with a leg kick. Masterson throws a sloppy head kick and Roshan moves out of range easily. Roshan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Roshan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Roshan looks to land a combination but Masterson avoids it well. Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masterson.
Masterson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roshan looks to land a left hand but Masterson moved out of range nicely. Masterson dodges the punch combination from Roshan.
Roshan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Masterson thuds a left hand into Roshan's body. Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshan moves away. Roshan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Roshan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Masterson's head. Roshan trying to control from half guard but Masterson is working away. Roshan tries to pass to full mount but Masterson defends it. Roshan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Masterson trying to hold on to Roshan's head to control him but Roshan postures up.
Roshan is looking to stall here but Masterson recovers full guard. Masterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roshan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roshan can't keep his opponent in guard - Masterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Roshan trying to control here.
Roshan is not content to let Masterson control the position. Masterson controlling the action here. Masterson tries to pass to full mount but Roshan defends it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Roshan scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Roshan will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Masterson slips a straight right by Roshan. Roshan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Roshan shoots for a double leg takedown but Masterson sprawls well. He's pushed Roshan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Roshan thuds a left hand into Masterson's body. Roshan throws a body punch but Masterson moves out of range. Masterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roshan.
Roshan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Masterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Roshan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masterson on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Roshan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masterson avoids the body shot from Roshan.
Masterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roshan moves away. Roshan throws a series of punches but Masterson moves out of range. Roshan throws a jab when Masterson was well out of range. Masterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Damian Roshan is winning the standup battle so far. Roshan throws a big shot that misses. Roshan is looking to wear down Masterson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Roshan misses with a right hand and Masterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Roshan throws a hook to the side of Masterson's head but Masterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. James Masterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Masterson moves out of range of the strikes. Roshan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Masterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Masterson defending well as Roshan loads up on a big left hand. Roshan misses with an uppercut. Nice cross by Roshan.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Roshan misses with a hook. Masterson staying out of range there. Masterson blocks a leg kick. Roshan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshan. Roshan looks to score with a jab to the body but Masterson is just out of range. Roshan lands with a good body shot. Roshan throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Roshan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Masterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Roshan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masterson as he avoids it easily. Masterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roshan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Donk. Roshan catches Masterson right on the button with a cross. Masterson avoids the body shot from Roshan.
Roshan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masterson avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Roshan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Roshan looks for a takedown but Masterson sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight! Damian Roshan showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roshan, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Roshan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Santana (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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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Santana! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hulahula connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santana scrambles back to his feet. Hulahula thuds his right hand into Santana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Hulahula swinging wildly here.
Santana throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hulahula to counter with a crisp jab. Hulahula tries to clinch but Santana moves out of range. Hulahula misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely. Hulahula lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hulahula. The fighters circling - Santana throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Santana lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Hulahula avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hulahula misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santana stuns Hulahula with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Hulahula fails with the takedown. Hulahula throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santana on the side of the head. Hulahula fails to land the takedown. Santana lands a body shot.
Hulahula fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hulahula tries for a takedown but Santana sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Hulahula misses with a hook. Nice sprawl there from Santana as Hulahula shoots in. Santana throws a lazy right hand but Hulahula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Santana tries to move into range but Hulahula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Hulahula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Santana tries to move into range but Hulahula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hulahula counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. 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! Santana slaps away a takedown attempt from Hulahula, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Santana misses with a wild combination.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santana moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Hulahula blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hulahula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Hulahula scores with a jab to the body. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Santana misses with a hook. Santana throws a good cross that connects.
Hulahula misses the shot to the body. Hulahula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santana was well out of range. Poor timing from Hulahula. Santana takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hulahula scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santana is rocked! Santana misses with a straight right. Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Hulahula finish him? Santana misses with an uppercut. Hulahula saw that one coming. Douglas Santana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hulahula clinches with his opponent.
Hulahula lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santana backwards. 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 Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod. That's time! Hulahula's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hulahula closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. Hulahula creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Santana's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Santana drops to his knees and Hulahula pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heimo Hulahula!
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