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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Owen Pavella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavella comes into the arena with Raising Hell---Hed P.E. blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Pavella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Boy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavella doesn't manage to clinch there - Boy circles away.
Pavella wants to slow Boy down by chopping away at his legs.
Big Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy fails with a takedown attempt.
Pavella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavella.
Boy moves out of range as Pavella strikes.
Pavella wants to clinch.
Boy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pavella's waist but Pavella gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boy off to one side.
Pavella connects with a solid leg kick.
Pavella forces Boy back against the cage and clinches.
Pavella is stalling here.
Pavella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavella misses with a knee to the head.
Pavella working Boy over with knees to the body.
Pavella is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boy is keeping busy.
Boy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pavella's guard.
Boy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boy drops an elbow to the side of Pavella's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Pavella is defending well.
Boy controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavella keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Boy is trying to work for a kimura but Pavella is defending well.
Boy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavella won't allow Boy to pass to mount.
Boy controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Big Boy was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boy clinches.
Boy wants a takedown.
Owen Pavella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavella with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pavella breaks the clinch.
Pavella misses with a low kick.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Boy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pavella tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavella tries to clinch but Boy is having none of it.
Boy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Pavella tries to close the distance and clinch but Boy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boy avoiding damage as Pavella throws knees to the body.
Pavella stops a takedown attempt from Boy.
Owen Pavella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
Boy wants a takedown.
Pavella's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Owen Pavella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pavella closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pavella trying to land knees to the body.
Pavella scores with a knee to the head.
Pavella prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pavella connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boy's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavella misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Pavella.
Pavella with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavella lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pavella throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pavella controls Boy momentarily but Boy frees himself.
Boy wants to control from the top but Pavella keeps moving.
Boy is stalling in the full guard.
Boy drops back looking for a leg! Pavella is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pavella manages to kick Boy off! Boy jumps back into Pavella's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pavella keeping moving, preventing Boy from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boy scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pavella has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Big Boy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pavella can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Boy controls the pace.
Boy throws a big right hand that misses.
Boy forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pavella on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pavella tries to get out of the position.
Boy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pavella!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavella is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Boy controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Boy has Pavella up against the cage in a clinch.
Pavella landing knees to the head.
Boy breaks the clinch.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Pavella.
Boy shoots for a takedown but Pavella saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pavella uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boy.
Pavella leaves Boy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boy has a takedown stuffed.
Owen Pavella has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Boy.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavella manages to avoid it.
Pavella tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boy gets a double leg takedown into Pavella's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boy postures up.
Boy wants to control from the top but Pavella keeps moving.
Pavella is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pavella wants to clinch.
Pavella tries to clinch there but Boy circles away.
Boy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pavella!
Boy cracks Pavella with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pavella is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Boy locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pavella is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Big Boy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes to the cage accompanied by One Minute in Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kent to the mat! Kent manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kent trying to keep a closed guard but Minowa is proving a slippery customer.
Minowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kent looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
Minowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minowa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Minowa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kent is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Minowa is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kent is keeping the position for now.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent has his foot on Minowa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Minowa works his way back into a safe position though.
Kent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minowa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Minowa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minowa'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.
Minowa cracks Kent with a solid left hand.
Kent 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.
Kent looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Minowa passes into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Minowa's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kent is trying to control Minowa's posture but Minowa avoids it.
Minowa trying to control the position but Kent is working away.
Kent can't do much from the bottom here.
Minowa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa cracks Kent with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working away.
Kent tries to buck Minowa off but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kent is trying to control Minowa's posture but Minowa avoids it.
Kent takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kent wants to control but Minowa postures up.
Kent is working to avoid the ground and pound but Minowa connects with a decent elbow.
Kent is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working away.
Minowa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Minowa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Minowa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Minowa lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa in side control lands a decent elbow.
Minowa tries to move to mount but Kent blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minowa is looking to take a break and control but Kent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minowa is trying to get an arm triangle but Kent is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minowa shoots in but Kent avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Minowa feints and as Kent raises his hands in defense, Minowa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kent has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minowa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kent keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
Minowa lands a couple of elbows.
Minowa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Minowa thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent has his foot on Minowa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Minowa works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kent looking for a guillotine here but Minowa defends easily.
Kent is breathing heavily.
Minowa is working Kent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Minowa wants to control from the top but Kent keeps moving.
Kent working a defensive guard here.
Kent had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Minowa defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minowa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Kent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kent is looking for a triangle but Minowa pushes his legs off easily.
Kent wants to sweep here but Minowa controlling him for the moment.
Minowa scoring with some ground and pound.
Kent looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kent has momentary wrist control but Minowa slips an elbow through the middle.
Minowa trying to control but Kent is working from the bottom.
Kent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Minowa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minowa lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Minowa controls the pace.
Minowa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kent struggling a bit here.
Minowa is looking to take a break and control but Kent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kent is trying to control Minowa's posture but Minowa avoids it.
Minowa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kent is trying to get back to half guard.
Minowa looks up at the clock and then as Kent takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Minowa smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent is looking to reverse the position.
Minowa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kent is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Minowa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kent tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Minowa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kent manages to get back to half guard.
Kent trying to control but Minowa postures up.
Kent is refusing to be controlled, as Minowa sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Kent with that takedown attempt.
Minowa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kent on his heels. He'll look to pass Kent's guard now, I'm sure.
Minowa looking to sit in guard and control but Kent gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Minowa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kent is aware though and is defending well.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minowa is keeping the position for now.
Kent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kent is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa looking for a guillotine here but Kent defends easily.
Kent won't allow Minowa to sweep him here.
Kent slips nicely into half guard.
Minowa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kent.
Minowa trying to control but Kent postures up.
Kent stalling away here and it's allowed Minowa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kent passes Minowa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kent seems to be looking for submissions.
Kent is just content to waste time from the top position. Minowa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minowa is keeping the position for now.
Minowa looking for a sweep. Not yet Minowa, not yet.
Minowa trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minowa working a defensive guard here.
Kent trying to control but Minowa is working from the bottom.
Kent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minowa is keeping the position for now.
Kent wants to control from the top but Minowa keeps moving.
Kent wants to pass the guard but Minowa is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kent misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kent shoots in for a takedown but Minowa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isamu Minowa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Kent shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minowa as he jumps to the side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kent enables Minowa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kent manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Minowa cracks Kent with a solid left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowa pushing down on Kent's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kent wants to improve his position but Minowa is controlling well.
Clark Kent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Minowa connects with a nice short shot to Kent's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isamu Minowa.
Well Minowa 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... Isamu Minowa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Egans could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zagan Yehudiah's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Zagan Yehudiah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehudiah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yehudiah tries to clinch there but Egans circles away.
Egans throws a leg kick
and Yehudiah counters with a good, hard body kick but Egans shrugs it off.
Egans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yehudiah.
Egans throws a leg kick
and Yehudiah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Egans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yehudiah. That one must have hurt.
Egans blocks a head kick by Yehudiah.
Egans wants to slow Yehudiah down by chopping away at his legs.
Yehudiah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egans can pounce on him.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egans takes a swing at Yehudiah's ribcage but misses.
Egans throws a solid leg kick but Yehudiah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egans.
Egans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Egans misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans is looking to slow Yehudiah down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Egans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yehudiah throws a solid leg kick but Egans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yehudiah.
Egans tries to work over Yehudiah's front leg with a kick but Yehudiah checks it.
A leg kick checked by Egans.
Yehudiah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egans.
Egans takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egans, right into the meat.
Egans fails to land with a series of punches.
Yehudiah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans misses with a takedown attempt - Yehudiah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yehudiah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egans missing with a left hand there. Yehudiah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egans throws a jab but it's blocked by Yehudiah.
Egans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yehudiah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Egans shoots in and drives through. Yehudiah sprawls well.
Yehudiah throws a body kick that misses.
Yehudiah throws a head kick but Egans moves out of range.
Yehudiah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yehudiah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egans takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Egans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egans looks to score with a jab to the body but Yehudiah is just out of range.
Egans throws a front kick aimed at Yehudiah's knee but Yehudiah avoids it well.
Good work by Yehudiah as he checks the leg kick.
Yehudiah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egans.
Yehudiah throws a right hand that Egans ducks under and follows up with a left that Egans also avoids with ease.
Egans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yehudiah.
Egans thumps Yehudiah with a low kick.
Egans scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egans throws a poor cross that misses
and Yehudiah counters with an inside leg kick.
Egans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yehudiah is out of range.
Yehudiah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Egans takes a step back to recover.
Yehudiah plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Egans keeps the fight on the outside.
Egans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Egans thows a body kick. Yehudiah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Egans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Egans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zagan Yehudiah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Yehudiah.
Yehudiah scores with a jab to the head.
Egans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yehudiah to the mat! Yehudiah manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Egans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yehudiah wants to stand and escape but Egans is having none of it.
Egans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yehudiah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egans throwing strikes from guard but Yehudiah blocks nicely.
Yehudiah looking for a sweep. Not yet Yehudiah, not yet.
Egans tries to free his leg and advance position but Yehudiah is retaining full guard.
Yehudiah pulls Egans in close to his closed guard and prevents Egans from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yehudiah keeping full guard, as Egans tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yehudiah keeping moving, preventing Egans from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Egans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egans.
Yehudiah blocks a leg kick.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Yehudiah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans misses with a low kick.
Egans is looking to chop away at Yehudiah's legs.
Yehudiah moves out of range of the body kick.
Yehudiah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yehudiah misses with an elbow strike.
Egans jumps guard but Yehudiah stands there with Egans around his waist. Egans gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Egans blocks the elbow strike.
Egans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yehudiah backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yehudiah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Egans fails to pull guard.
Egans fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Egans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah breaks from the clinch.
Yehudiah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egans.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Yehudiah throws a front kick that sends Egans stumbling back into the cage.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Egans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yehudiah counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Egans gets a double leg takedown into Yehudiah's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egans trying to control the position from guard on top but Yehudiah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yehudiah has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah tries to clinch but Egans is having none of it.
Egans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yehudiah closes the distance and clinches.
Yehudiah displaying some good clinch control by pressing Egans up against the cage.
Egans misses with a punch to the body.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egans has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A frustrated look appears on Yehudiah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Egans throws an elbow but it misses.
Yehudiah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Egans's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zagan Yehudiah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Egans does no damage.
It looks like Gerald Egans has been cut.
Yehudiah throws a solid leg kick but Egans takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yehudiah.
Egans tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egans buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yehudiah.
Egans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zagan Yehudiah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Egans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Egans feints and then cracks Yehudiah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yehudiah down.
Egans will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Egans throws a right and a left that Yehudiah avoids nicely.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick.
Egans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yehudiah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Egans has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egans and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yehudiah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Egans checks a leg kick.
Yehudiah blocks a low kick nicely.
Yehudiah checks a low kick from Egans.
Egans throws a sloppy head kick
and Yehudiah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Egans's knee momentarily.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick nicely.
Egans blocks a leg kick.
Yehudiah feints and then cracks Egans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egans down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Egans.
Yehudiah tries to buck Egans off but Egans is having none of it.
Yehudiah dodges the ground and pound from Egans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah defending against the ground and pound.
Egans 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.
Egans is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yehudiah knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Egans stands up and beckons Yehudiah to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Yehudiah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yehudiah tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gerald Egans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yehudiah misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Egans misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Zagan Yehudiah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yehudiah throws a low kick, looking for Egans's leg but Egans calmly moves out of range.
Zagan Yehudiah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Egans throws a leg kick but Yehudiah checks it.
A head kick from Yehudiah lands but Egans takes it in his stride.
Egans throws a nice looking combination but Yehudiah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egans connects with a solid leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egans, right into the meat.
Egans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yehudiah circles away.
Yehudiah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egans.
Yehudiah misses with a low kick.
Egans avoids the head kick by Yehudiah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah loads up on a big right hand but Egans slips the punch.
Yehudiah checks a leg kick nicely.
Yehudiah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egans. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Egans. Those never looked like landing.
Yehudiah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Egans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yehudiah avoids a kick to the body.
Egans connects with an inside leg kick.
Yehudiah fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egans misses with the body kick
and Yehudiah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Egans looks to land a body kick but Yehudiah moved away.
Egans throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Egans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yehudiah 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zagan Yehudiah!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent. Jacob King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daisuke Suzuki's chin.
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suzuki lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
King throws a shot from downtown. Suzuki moves away and avoids it.
A big left from King misses.
King throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
King throws a body punch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki digs a good hook to King's body.
King throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Suzuki lands with a nice body punch.
Suzuki feints with a jab and clips King right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! King is sent crashing into the canvas and Suzuki leaps in for the kill! King tries to get to his feet but Suzuki is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that King is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daisuke Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blyer throws a right hand that Tony ducks under and follows up with a left that Tony also avoids with ease.
Blyer drops Tony with a beautiful combination! Tony stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blyer is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyer swats away the attempt to clinch by Tony.
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Tony tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tony lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blyer drops Tony with a beautiful combination! Tony stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Blyer is looking for the KO!
Tony is rocked!
Blyer lands a body shot.
Oh Tony is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tony is breathing heavily.
Blyer grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Tony takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Blyer cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rocky Blyer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Marx.
Marx lands a high kick!
Arlovski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marx counters with a body kick that stops Arlovski in his tracks momentarily.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Arlovski.
Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx slips under a jab from Arlovski.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Marx.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Marx bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arlovski's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arlovski throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
Arlovski swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Arlovski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marx scores with the left hand. Arlovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Arlovski throws a lazy uppercut
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arlovski is rocked!
Marx drops Arlovski with a big left hand! Arlovski is injured, injured bad! Marx jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Florencio Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Hip Hop-Dead Prez. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dragovich's choice of entrance music: Black Mages - Assault of the Silver Dragons. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Florencio Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragovich throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it.
Dragovich lands a nice shot that snaps East's head back.
Dragovich connects with a body shot.
Dragovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and East makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dragovich really felt that one!
East slips a jab from Dragovich.
A jab from Dragovich misses.
Dragovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. East sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragovich throws out the jab.
A big right from Dragovich misses.
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragovich. That did some damage!
East scores with a jab to the body.
East is looking to chop away at Dragovich's legs.
East fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragovich swings widly with a right hand
and East counters with a good low kick that Dragovich was not able to check.
East looks for the body kick but Dragovich saw that one coming.
East moves away from the strike by Dragovich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragovich lands with a right hand.
Dragovich tries for a takedown but East sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
East misses with a body kick.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragovich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
East is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dragovich's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dragovich's back!
East throwing sloppy strikes.
Dragovich is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Even with his hooks in, East manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dragovich manages to reverse the position and now he's in East's guard. Nice work there by Dragovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East looking for a sweep. Not yet East, not yet.
Dragovich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dragovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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!
Dragovich throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
East working a defensive guard but Dragovich passes into half guard.
Dragovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. East defending well though.
East avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragovich.
Dragovich misses with a head shot. East uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dragovich cracks East with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich stands and throws East's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Dragovich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dragovich working the ground and pound.
Dragovich misses with the ground and pound.
East is breathing heavily.
Dragovich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but East sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dragovich working the ground and pound from side control.
Dragovich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at East to see if he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
East is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragovich throws a strike aimed at the side of East's head but East avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragovich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but East sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
East parries the strikes from Dragovich easily there. Dragovich is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable East to escape.
Dragovich throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dragovich scores with punches from side control.
Dragovich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dragovich in side control, throwing shots but East defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragovich is looking to take a break and control but East is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dragovich creates some space and throws a big elbow, but East sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Florencio Dragovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
East's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragovich connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! East scrambles back to his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Dragovich.
East misses the shot to the body.
Dragovich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as East sprawls well. East wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragovich lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragovich is just out of range.
Dragovich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
East takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
East feints and then cracks Dragovich's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragovich down.
Dragovich avoids a kick to the body.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dragovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dragovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. East defends it nicely.
Nick East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Florencio Dragovich.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dragovich checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragovich.
Dragovich ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
East stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and East wants it to stay on the feet.
East takes a swing at Dragovich's ribcage but misses.
East drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dragovich digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
Dragovich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dragovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before East can pounce on him.
East throws out a powerful jab.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dragovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Dragovich.
Dragovich is looking for a takedown up against the cage. East gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dragovich stalling in the clinch but East improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Dragovich.
East controlling the action here for a moment.
Dragovich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Florencio Dragovich.
Dragovich misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragovich looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragovich has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Horrible takedown by Dragovich or perhaps it was just good defense by East which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a push kick but Dragovich slaps the foot to one side.
Dragovich shoots in for a double leg but East sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
East fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragovich.
A bone on bone clash there as Dragovich blocks the leg kick.
East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
East takes one to the side of the head.
Dragovich throws a big shot that misses.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragovich.
Dragovich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
East connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dragovich. Dragovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dragovich!
Nick East is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragovich misses the shot to the body.
East scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dragovich is out of range.
Florencio Dragovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dragovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragovich looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
East blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East throws a looping overhand right but Dragovich ducks down to avoid it.
Dragovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dragovich's calf.
Nick East is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dragovich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from East - the referee stops the clock and Dragovich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says East. Dragovich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dragovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
Dragovich scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Florencio Dragovich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dragovich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. East defends it nicely.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragovich's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Dragovich there.
Dragovich throws a hook to the side of East's head but East sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dragovich closes this distance looking for a takedown but East circles away.
Dragovich checks a leg kick.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragovich manages to avoid it.
Dragovich looks to land a right hand but East moved out of range.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
A jab from East does it's job there.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragovich moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragovich fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. East sprawls well initially but Dragovich persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dragovich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dragovich winds up and cracks East with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
East wants to control but Dragovich is keeping busy.
Dragovich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
East tries to get to full guard but Dragovich has control of the leg.
East blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dragovich.
Dragovich working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragovich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. East defending well though.
Dragovich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dragovich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East wants to control the action here but instead Dragovich manages to pass to full mount!
Dragovich fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Florencio Dragovich has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dragovich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dragovich lands a big shot there that rocks East but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dragovich landing punches.
Dragovich with good strikes from the mount here!
East is rocked!
It looks like Nick East has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovich cracks East with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Florencio Dragovich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kev Kev Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randleman comes to the cage accompanied by kiss. Virtanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soomaaliyeey toosoo. Randleman is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Kev Kev Randleman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kev Kev Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen misses with a head kick.
Randleman is breathing heavily.
Virtanen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Randleman blocks a leg kick.
A head kick from Virtanen lands but Randleman takes it in his stride.
Virtanen is looking to slow Randleman down with leg kicks.
Virtanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a leg kick that knocks Randleman off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack! Virtanen lands a heavy head kick that drops Randleman. The ref tackles Virtanen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Randleman was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Abdullah Virtanen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by F**king Hostile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaka misses with a body shot.
Kaka misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holmes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
Japa Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holmes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Kaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kaka connects with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Kaka finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaka throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Kaka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holmes counters with a stiff right hand.
Holmes throws a low kick but Kaka moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Holmes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kaka's hands.
Kaka lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Holmes.
Kaka throws a good cross that connects.
Kaka misses with a left hand
and Holmes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kaka looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Kaka misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holmes moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka throws a lazy right hand but Holmes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kaka thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaka.
Kaka lands a slapping body shot.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Kaka. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes slips a jab and a cross from Kaka.
Kaka tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Herman Holmes's cut is getting worse.
Kaka misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka throws the left hand but Holmes avoids the punch easily.
Kaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kaka drops Holmes with a big left hand and mounts him. Holmes is in big trouble!
Holmes is rocked!
Holmes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oh Holmes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaka trying to pass the guard but Holmes defending well.
Holmes looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaka wants to stand but Holmes has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes actively working from the bottom here.
Kaka wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling the position.
Kaka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaka wants to pass to mount but Holmes is defending the position.
Kaka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Holmes.
Holmes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holmes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Kaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holmes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Holmes - just one landing.
Kaka blocks a jab.
Kaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaka scores with a hook to the body. Holmes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaka looks to land a right hand but Holmes moved out of range.
Holmes misses with a body punch
letting Kaka counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holmes moves out of range as Kaka strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holmes will feel that in the morning.
Holmes is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaka scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmes should have avoided that one.
Herman Holmes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Japa Kaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaka lands with a nice body punch.
Kaka lands a right 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!
Holmes tries to move into range but Kaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaka throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes's shoulder, as Holmes tries to avoid the shot.
Kaka misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kaka. Those never looked like landing.
Holmes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kaka connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Holmes tumbling to the canvas! Kaka pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Holmes was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Japa Kaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Japa Kaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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