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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maki Daebak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maki Daebak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Miguel delos Santos's chin.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Maki Daebak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Daebak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and delos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daebak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
delos Santos throws a body punch but Daebak moves out of range.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Daebak moves out of range.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Daebak moves out of range.
Daebak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daebak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
delos Santos misses with a hook.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daebak manages to avoid it.
delos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Daebak.
delos Santos misses with a left hand
and Daebak counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - delos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daebak misses with a two punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Daebak.
Daebak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Daebak is rocked!
delos Santos Throws a clean left jab. delos Santos Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Daebak's chin! Daebak crumbles to the ground and delos Santos follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by delos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Miguel delos Santos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cisco Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cisco Rage is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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264 lbs
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225 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cisco Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lesnar.
It looks like Cisco Rage has been cut.
Rage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Rage.
Cisco Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar throws a jab when Rage was well out of range.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Rage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lesnar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rage sizes up Lesnar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lesnar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Rage circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lesnar sends Rage down but not out. Lesnar dives into side control looking to finish.
Rage is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lesnar tries to stand but Rage is controlling his head.
Rage is still in real trouble! Can Lesnar finish him?
Lesnar stands up.
Lesnar dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Lesnar lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rage is looking to close the distance but Lesnar sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rage crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rage is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Spete Pasanen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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242 lbs
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251 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quentin John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and John wants it to stay on the feet.
Pasanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from John misses.
Pasanen doesn't manage to clinch there - John circles away.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pasanen.
John throws a series of punches but Pasanen avoids them all with ease.
Pasanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pasanen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pasanen thows a huge punch but John dodges it nicely.
John is looking to improve his position.
Pasanen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasanen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed John's head.
Pasanen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pasanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
John looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pasanen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
John might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pasanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
John is looking for a sweep. Pasanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pasanen controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen thows a huge punch but John dodges it nicely.
Pasanen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pasanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. John knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pasanen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pasanen cracks John with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pasanen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pasanen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
It looks like Quentin John has been cut.
John wants to hold on but Pasanen pushes him away.
Pasanen looking to control but John is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
John is in a horrible position here. Pasanen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pasanen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pasanen with shots to the head and body - John looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Pasanen locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! John is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spete Pasanen!
Spete Pasanen really struggled to get his t-shirt was on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Perkele! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arni Olofson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoli Valutchko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valutchko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gimn Sovetskogo Sojuza. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Olofson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Anatoli Valutchko!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valutchko scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Arni Olofson has been cut.
Olofson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valutchko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Olofson misses the shot to the body.
Olofson works Valutchko's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Olofson coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valutchko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Olofson with a nice cross.
Olofson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valutchko misses with a straight left.
Olofson looks to score with a jab to the body but Valutchko is just out of range.
Valutchko throws out a loose jab but Olofson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valutchko throws a lazy right hand but Olofson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Olofson misses.
Valutchko with a hook.
Olofson leaves Valutchko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olofson jabs at Valutchko's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Olofson.
Valutchko misses with a straight right.
Olofson throws a looping overhand right but Valutchko ducks down to avoid it.
Olofson misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Olofson.
Olofson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valutchko moves away.
Olofson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valutchko.
Valutchko needs to keep his hands up - Olofson had a free shot at his head there.
Valutchko defending well as Olofson loads up on a big left hand.
Olofson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Olofson slips a jab and a cross from Valutchko.
Valutchko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arni Olofson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olofson thows a body shot but no joy.
Olofson misses with a body punch
and Valutchko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olofson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olofson lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valutchko staying out of range there.
A combination from Valutchko does no damage.
Valutchko loads up on a big right hand but Olofson slips the punch.
Olofson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arni Olofson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Olofson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valutchko.
Olofson throws a lazy uppercut
and Valutchko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olofson missing with a left hand there. Valutchko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Olofson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valutchko.
Valutchko connects with a looping right hand.
Olofson slips under a jab from Valutchko.
Olofson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Valutchko moves out of range of the body kick from Olofson.
Valutchko throws a jab but it's blocked by Olofson.
Olofson throws a body punch but Valutchko moves out of range.
Olofson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valutchko throws out the jab.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Olofson lands a nice looking body shot.
Valutchko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valutchko ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Olofson throws a lazy right hand but Valutchko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofson slips a straight right by Valutchko.
Olofson digs a good body shot into Valutchko's ribs.
Olofson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Valutchko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valutchko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Olofson.
Valutchko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olofson throws a lazy right hand but Valutchko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valutchko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valutchko under the eye.
Valutchko fails with a takedown attempt.
Olofson lands a jab to Valutchko's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olofson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Olofson misses with a looping right.
Valutchko takes one to the chin there.
Valutchko 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.
Olofson misses with a hook to the body
and Valutchko counters with a straight right hand.
Valutchko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Olofson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valutchko loads up on a big right hand but Olofson slips the punch.
Olofson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Valutchko misses.
Olofson scores with a nice head shot.
Olofson throws a shot from downtown. Valutchko moves away and avoids it.
Olofson looks to throw the jab but Valutchko is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anatoli Valutchko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
That's time! Olofson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valutchko with a hook.
Olofson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Olofson lands a slapping body shot.
Valutchko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valutchko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Olofson scores with a jab to the head.
Olofson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valutchko works Olofson's body with a nice hook.
Olofson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Valutchko is defended easily by Olofson.
Valutchko staying out of range there.
Valutchko misses with a wild combination.
Olofson keeps Valutchko at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofson throws a jab when Valutchko was well out of range.
Valutchko avoids the body shot from Olofson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Valutchko.
Olofson misses with a shot to the body
and Valutchko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Valutchko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valutchko dodges the punch combination from Olofson.
Valutchko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Valutchko checks a leg kick.
Valutchko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valutchko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Olofson's head backwards.
Olofson misses with a straight right.
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!
Olofson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valutchko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olofson dips to his left and cracks Valutchko with an uppercut!
Valutchko shoots in for a double leg but Olofson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Olofson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Olofson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Olofson lunges at Valutchko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valutchko's hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Olofson enables Valutchko to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Olofson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Olofson controls Valutchko momentarily but Valutchko frees himself.
Valutchko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Valutchko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valutchko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Valutchko throws a strike but Olofson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson stopping the sweep attempt from Valutchko.
We're going to have a standup here because Arni Olofson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Olofson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valutchko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valutchko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olofson throws out the jab.
Valutchko cracks Olofson with an open hand slap.
Arni Olofson's cut is getting worse.
Valutchko throws a looping overhand right but Olofson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Valutchko finds it's way round the side to connect with Olofson's head.
Olofson throws a combination that misses
and Valutchko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Valutchko.
Arni Olofson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Valutchko.
Olofson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Olofson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anatoli Valutchko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Olofson throws a hook to the side of Valutchko's head but Valutchko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olofson scores with a push kick.
Valutchko throws a hook but Olofson blocks it.
Valutchko throws an overhand right that lands on Olofson's shoulder, as Olofson tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olofson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Olofson misses with a left hand
and Valutchko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valutchko shoots for a double leg takedown but Olofson sprawls well. He's pushed Valutchko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Valutchko connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoli Valutchko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arni Olofson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Valutchko slips a jab and a cross from Olofson.
Valutchko drops his hands momentarily and Olofson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Olofson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Olofson ducks under a wild hook from Valutchko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Olofson. Valutchko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Olofson ducks under a wild hook from Valutchko.
Olofson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Olofson lands.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
Valutchko throws the left hand but Olofson avoids the punch easily.
Olofson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Valutchko.
Donk. Olofson catches Valutchko right on the button with a cross.
Valutchko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olofson lands an overhand right.
Olofson works Valutchko's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Olofson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valutchko throws out the jab.
Valutchko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valutchko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofson.
Olofson throws a hook but Valutchko avoids it easily.
Olofson connects with a body shot that sends Valutchko's belly button to the back.
Olofson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Olofson misses with a body punch
letting Valutchko counter with a right hand.
Olofson misses with a body shot.
Olofson misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Olofson 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 Valutchko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valutchko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Olofson connects with a body shot that sends Valutchko's belly button to the back.
Olofson throws a hook to the side of Valutchko's head but Valutchko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valutchko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofson staying out of range there.
Olofson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Valutchko.
Valutchko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Olofson.
Olofson throws a combination. Valutchko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Olofson takes a swing at Valutchko's ribcage but misses.
Valutchko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Olofson.
Valutchko ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Olofson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valutchko checks a leg kick nicely.
Olofson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valutchko with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Valutchko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valutchko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Olofson thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valutchko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olofson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Valutchko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valutchko checks a leg kick.
Olofson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valutchko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valutchko misses with a straight right.
Olofson avoids the body shot from Valutchko.
Olofson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Olofson misses with a wild body shot.
Olofson takes a swing at Valutchko's ribcage but misses.
Valutchko ducks under a wild hook from Olofson.
Olofson throws a leg kick but Valutchko checks it.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. Valutchko saw that one coming.
Valutchko throws a hook but Olofson avoids it easily.
That kick from Olofson tenderised Valutchko's leg. Valutchko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valutchko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olofson lunges at Valutchko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valutchko's hand.
Olofson lands a jab to Valutchko's midsection.
A big left from Olofson misses.
Olofson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Olofson throws a big shot that misses.
Olofson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valutchko manages to avoid it.
Olofson misses with an uppercut. Valutchko saw that one coming.
Valutchko shoots in and bounces Olofson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valutchko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Anatoli Valutchko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 Arni Olofson.
Well Valutchko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoli Valutchko!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Still comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Laveerre - Kaasupää kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Still fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
Still takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Still counter with a right hand.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Still.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Still bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Rage. Those never looked like landing.
Rage shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rage misses with a lunging right hand
and Still counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rage fails to land with a series of punches.
Rage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Still looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Still looks gassed!
Rage takes a swing at Still's ribcage but misses.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rage tests Still's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Still bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still wants to clinch.
Gunner Rage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Matt Still has been cut.
Rage feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Still sprawling to the canvas! Still rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rage finish him?!
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Still dodges the punch combination from Rage.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still slips a jab and a cross from Rage.
Still lands with a nice body punch.
Still scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Still sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rage throws a series of punches but Still avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage swings for the body but Still moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rage.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Still slips the punch.
Rage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Rage misses.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Still sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Still walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rage throws a hook but Still avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunner Rage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Still's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Still counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunner Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Still showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rage.
Gunner Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Still is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rage rather than just go for the knockout.
Rage rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Still moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage scores with a nice head shot.
Rage takes a swing at Still's ribcage but misses.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still walks into a left hand.
Rage misses with a straight right.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Still tries to close the distance and clinch but Rage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Still can do to turn this around?
Rage misses with the combination.
Still throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rage was covering up waiting for the punch and Still finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Still postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Still 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.
Rage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still stays in close to Rage's body and controls the position.
Still throwing strikes from guard but Rage blocks nicely.
Still wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Matt Still hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Still keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Still doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage with a jab.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Still saw that one coming.
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Still moves away.
Still misses the shot to the body.
Rage digs a good hook to Still's body.
Rage misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rage. Still does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage tries to bum rush Still with a series of wild strikes but Still uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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 Gunner Rage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Still's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rage lands a left and a right that send Still crashing to the mat, dazed. Rage thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Still is rocked!
Rage misses with a double jab
and Still counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage misses with a body shot.
Rage moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Still is still on wobbly legs! Can Rage finish him?
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage misses with a two punch combination.
Still seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage misses with a combination
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunner Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage throws a lazy uppercut
letting Still counter with a right hand.
Rage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rage looks to land a combination but Still avoids it well.
Still keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rage.
Still fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rage manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still misses the shot to the body.
Still fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rage throws a nice looking combination but Still bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Still slips a straight right by Rage.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Still gets the takedown into side control.
Rage on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Still scoring with punches from side control.
Still is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Still looks up at the clock and then as Rage takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Still smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Matt Still has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage is trying to escape the position but Still is controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Still are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rage trying to remain calm as Still controls from the top position.
Still trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Still works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rage parries the strikes from Still easily there. Still is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rage to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Still working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Still really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Still's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Still shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rage defending well though.
Still throwing shots but Rage is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Still not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Still on the ground.
Still trying to control the action but Rage is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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. Still connects with a nice short shot to Rage's temple.
Rage avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Still.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Still scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Still trying to control from half guard but Rage is working away.
Still takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Still moves nicely into side control.
Still in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rage is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage being controlled for a moment.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rage tries to get out of the position.
Still in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Still has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rage is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Still yanks on the arm and Rage is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Still.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Still!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chazz Gecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gecko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sackett's choice of entrance music: She Hates Me. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chazz Gecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws an off balance right hand
and Gecko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gecko doesn't seem bothered though.
Gecko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett cracks the inside of Gecko's front leg.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gecko will feel that in the morning.
Gecko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gecko moves out of range of the body kick.
Gecko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gecko wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett walks into a straight right hand from Gecko.
Gecko throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gecko's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gecko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sackett is desperately trying to improve his position but Gecko has a good base and remains in mount.
Sackett tries to hold on but Gecko postures up.
Gecko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sackett is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to hold on but Gecko pushes him away.
Gecko controlling the pace for now.
Sackett tries to hold on but Gecko pushes him away.
Sackett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sackett tries to hold on but Gecko pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gecko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gecko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett misses with a left hand
and Gecko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gecko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Gecko.
Sackett tries to clinch but Gecko moves out of range.
Sackett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gecko parries the strikes from Sackett easily there. Sackett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gecko to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gecko pushes Sackett away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sackett gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gecko is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Gecko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sackett.
Gecko wants to control but Sackett postures up.
Sackett has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Sackett breaks from Gecko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sackett throwing strikes here but Gecko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett looking to finish Gecko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gecko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gecko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Logan Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett motions for Gecko to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gecko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sackett throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gecko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Gecko moves out of range.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett has a takedown stuffed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gecko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sackett thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gecko lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gecko checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Chazz Gecko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gecko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gecko.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Gecko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Gecko's head but Gecko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Gecko checks it
and Gecko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Gecko avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Gecko ducks down to avoid it.
Gecko throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Nice defenses there by Gecko.
Sackett sizes up Gecko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gecko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gecko moves out of range of the body kick.
Gecko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Gecko avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to clinch but Gecko moves away
and Gecko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett thumps Gecko with a low kick.
Sackett throws a low kick but Gecko avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gecko as he connects with a hook.
Gecko ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Gecko fails to land with a series of punches.
Gecko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Gecko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Gecko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett works Gecko's body with a nice hook.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Gecko avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gecko swivels and escapes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Gecko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Gecko misses with a hook.
Sackett slips a straight right by Gecko.
Gecko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gecko moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Gecko misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gecko 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gecko scores with a hook.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Gecko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gecko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gecko.
Gecko just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Gecko.
Gecko throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Gecko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Gecko misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Gecko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Sackett misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a low kick but Gecko avoids it.
Sackett throws a head kick that half lands.
Gecko lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gecko as he jumps to the side.
Gecko has managed to clinch.
A short right from Sackett.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Gecko tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gecko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gecko looking to stall.
Gecko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Gecko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Gecko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Gecko fails to land.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gecko pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gecko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Gecko blocking some punches.
Sackett tries a body shot but Gecko blocks it.
Gecko looking to slow down the pace here.
Gecko managing to block the knees to the body from Sackett.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sackett as Gecko tries to tie him up.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Gecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Sackett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett can't get the takedown.
Gecko can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gecko digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gecko pushes Sackett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gecko lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gecko lands with a right to the head.
Gecko wants to stall.
Gecko tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Gecko back against the cage.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gecko tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chazz Gecko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Sackett.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gecko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Gecko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sackett or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gecko is trying to stall.
Gecko just leaning against Sackett, taking a breather.
Gecko tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Chazz Gecko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gecko has him pressed against the cage.
Gecko throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett is trying to break free.
Sackett tries to work over Gecko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gecko.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Chazz Gecko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gecko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gecko misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gecko.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gecko.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Gecko.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chazz Gecko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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... Logan Sackett!
Logan Sackett decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dameon Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Machida's choice of entrance music: Brazilian Death. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
143 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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32
148 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dameon Machida!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downs moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida lands a right hand.
A short left from Machida.
Downs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Machida will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Downs up against the cage.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida is pressed up against the cage. Downs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Machida down to the mat. Machida avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Guy Downs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downs darts in and clinches Machida up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Machida continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Downs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Machida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Downs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Downs blocks a body shot from Machida.
Downs tries to pull guard but Machida holds him up against the cage and eventually Downs drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Machida.
Downs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Machida gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Machida stalls.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Downs is defending well for now.
Machida misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Downs goes for a takedown attempt but Machida pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dameon Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Machida as Downs shoots in.
Downs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Downs shoots in and bounces Machida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downs trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
Machida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Machida is landing with some decent strikes but Downs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs is trying desperately to improve position.
Machida controlling the pace for now.
Machida looking to control but Downs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Downs is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida controlling from the full mount.
Machida lands with some strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downs regains half guard.
Machida trying to control from half guard but Downs is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dameon Machida dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Downs or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Downs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Downs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Machida sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Downs somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Machida darts in and clinches Downs up against the cage.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Downs avoiding damage as Machida throws knees to the body.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Machida utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida effectively controlling the action here.
Downs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida lands a hook that snaps the head of Downs backwards.
Downs has clasped his hands together around Machida's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Downs is trying to get an arm triangle but Machida is defending well.
Downs trying to control the position but Machida is working away.
Machida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida wants to control but Downs postures up.
Downs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Machida is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Downs prevents Machida from escaping the position.
Downs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Machida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Downs working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Machida manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Guy Downs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Downs is working for a kimura but Machida is defending it quite comfortably.
Downs wants to control but Machida is keeping him busy.
Downs is really struggling to control Machida but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is trying to get back to full guard.
Downs trying to mount his opponent but Machida defends it.
Machida trying to hold on to Downs's head to control him but Downs postures up.
Downs trying to pass the guard but Machida defending well.
Downs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Machida!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machida regains half guard.
Machida wants to get back to full guard.
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 Guy Downs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Downs throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Machida misses with a leg kick.
Machida closes the distance and clinches.
Downs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Machida pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Downs is trying to drag Machida to the mat but Machida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Downs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Machida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Downs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida presses Downs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Downs can't get the takedown.
Machida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Machida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Downs is defending well for now.
Machida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Machida.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downs blocks a body shot from Machida.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Machida pushes Downs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Downs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dameon Machida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Downs tries to circle away but Machida has him pinned against the cage.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Downs's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machida is working Downs over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Machida.
Machida struggles to land a body shot inside as Downs controls his hands.
Machida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Downs or not.
Machida with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Guy Downs has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Machida.
A short right from Machida.
Downs tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machida lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Downs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Machida gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Machida.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downs wants a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Downs's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Downs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Downs.
Machida avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short left from Machida.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dameon Machida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Machida 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 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dameon Machida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong comes to the cage accompanied by PRIDE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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29
167 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Qing Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Douglas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kong on the side of the head.
Kong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Douglas moves forwards but Kong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas throws a low kick but Kong avoids it.
Nice body kick from Kong.
Douglas tries to work over Kong's front leg with a kick but Kong checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Douglas.
Douglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kong delivers a nice body 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!
Douglas thumps Kong with a low kick.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong is looking to slow Douglas down with leg kicks.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
Kong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Douglas has time to react.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Douglas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kong scores with a kick to the body.
Douglas looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas misses with a head kick.
Douglas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kong is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kong moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Douglas.
Douglas misses the jab.
Douglas throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Kong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Kong wants to slow Douglas down by chopping away at his legs.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Douglas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Douglas if he has to take too many more of those.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kong - that will leave a mark!
Kong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Douglas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kong.
Nice body punch from Kong.
Douglas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of Douglas's head.
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Kong scores with a nice strike.
Kong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Douglas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Douglas moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Douglas's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kong throws a combination. Douglas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kong blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Kong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Douglas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kong.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kong, right into the meat.
Kong connects with an inside leg kick.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Douglas is looking to chop away at Kong's legs.
Kong throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Kong connects with a solid leg kick.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Douglas can do to turn this around?
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Kong lands with a kick to the temple. Douglas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A good leg kick by Kong.
Douglas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Douglas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Kong blocks a low kick nicely.
Douglas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kong.
Kong lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kong is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kong tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kong connects with a high kick.
Kong scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Douglas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kong has got the better of the exchanges.
Kong takes a swing at Douglas's ribcage but misses.
Douglas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kong can pounce on him.
Douglas throws the kick towards the body but Kong avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kong lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kong scores with a nice head shot.
Kong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Kong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Kong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Kong.
Kong connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong scores with a kick to the body.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kong.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kong misses with a low kick as Douglas jumps back.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Douglas.
Kong avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Kong lands a jab to Douglas's midsection.
Kong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Kong thumps Douglas with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kong lands a front kick.
Kong lands a head shot.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong misses with a body shot
and Douglas moves into the clinch.
Kong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Douglas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kong. Kong obviously looking to wear him down.
Kong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Kong circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that second round.
That's time! Kong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Douglas doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
Kong slips a jab from Douglas.
Kong misses with a hook.
Kong blocks a low kick nicely.
Kong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Kong thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Douglas if he has to take too many more of those.
Douglas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Douglas moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a wild body shot.
Douglas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas misses with an uppercut
and Kong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Kong.
Douglas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Douglas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A head kick from Kong lands but Douglas takes it in his stride.
Kong swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas misses with a leg kick.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Douglas works Kong's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Douglas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Qing Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Douglas lands a head kick!
Douglas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kong was well out of range. Poor timing from Douglas.
Kong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kong connects with a solid leg kick.
Douglas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kong lands a body shot.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Douglas looks for the body kick but Kong saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Douglas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kong blocks a head kick by Douglas.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Kong connects with a high kick.
Kong digs a good body shot into Douglas's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kong thuds a left hand into Douglas's body.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Kong.
Douglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Billy Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kong blocks a head kick by Douglas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Qing Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kong, 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... Qing Kong!
Post fight, Qing Kong stared into the camera and said 'My.. Chin.. better! Qing Kong crush you.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Sanford and Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Fox!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews leaves Fox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Matthews takes a swing at Fox's ribcage but misses.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range.
Matthews scores with a punch to the head.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Fox's head but Fox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fox throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews lands with an uppercut that bounces Fox off the cage and back into range.
Matthews gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Matthews avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Matthews misses with some punches.
Fox keeps control of Matthews as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox lands a body shot.
Matthews wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Fox.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Matthews lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fox.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox blocking some punches.
Fox has Matthews pressed against the cage, preventing Matthews from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox tries to work over Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthews controls his hands.
Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Michael Matthews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox lands a right hand.
Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Fox misses.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a leg kick.
Matthews takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews gets a clinch.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Matthews avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox gets through Matthews's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Fox scores with a shoulder strike.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to work over Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox dodges an elbow strike from Matthews.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox tries to throw a body punch but Matthews avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Matthews scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox blocking some punches.
Matthews leaning against his opponent.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Fox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox scores with a shoulder strike.
Matthews blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matthews taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Matthews's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Fox is controlling him.
Fox is leaning against Matthews and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Matthews blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matthews.
A right handed body shot lands from Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Matthews controls his hands.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Fox dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fox, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
A body shot lands from Fox.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox tries to work over Matthews's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Fox working aggressively here.
Matthews lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox lands a left hand.
Matthews tries to score a body lock takedown but Fox shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Matthews misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matthews misses with an elbow strike.
Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews needs to keep his hands up - Fox had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Matthews is predictable there
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox checks a leg kick nicely.
Matthews throws out a powerful jab.
Fox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Matthews lands a nice shot to the body.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matthews throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Fox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matthews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fox keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox digs a good hook to Matthews's body.
Fox cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matthews lands with a hook. Fox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matthews.
Fox connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Matthews swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthews misses with a wild combination.
Matthews slips under a jab from Fox.
Michael Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Fox moved out of range.
Matthews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
Fox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matthews.
Fox slips under a jab.
Matthews throws a poor cross that misses
and Fox counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Fox bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthews's head.
Matthews jabs Fox right on the nose. Fox blinks but takes it well.
Fox tries to clinch but Matthews moves out of range.
Fox slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews walks into a straight right hand from Fox.
Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
Matthews struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Fox works on Matthews's body with a couple of short punches.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Matthews is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matthews has his back to the cage.
Fox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Matthews can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Fox as the two fighters clinch.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthewss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Matthews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fox can pounce on him.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Matthews is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Oh Matthews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matthews's elbow.
Matthews seems to have got his legs back now.
Matthews looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox lands a right hand.
Matthews is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matthews wants to get back to striking at distance but Fox won't allow it.
Fox blocks a body shot from Matthews.
Fox tries a body shot but Matthews blocks it.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matthewss head.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Matthews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthews wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matthews prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Matthews controls the action.
Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews misses with a takedown
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matthews takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fox throws a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Fox.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matthews manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of Fox's head but Fox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews walks into a jab.
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!
Matthews on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Matthews throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Fox tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fox manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Fox avoids it well.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Fox.
Fox throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matthews swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Fox shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matthews misses with a looping right.
Fox avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fox lands a head shot.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fox throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Matthews is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Fox.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox cracks Matthews with a nice body shot.
Fox lands a body shot in the clinch.
Michael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Matthews's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Fox.
Red Fox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Matthews tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Matthews misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matthews wants to break free but Fox has control.
Matthews has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox avoiding damage as Matthews throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matthews backwards.
Fox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matthews tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fox has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Fox!
An out of breath Red Fox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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