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SPFT 10: Guapo vs. Lieu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Stiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Stiller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges St Pierre! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A left and a right from Stiller both land. Nice combination. St Pierre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stiller to score with a decent uppercut. Stiller connects with the punch. Stiller lands the left hand. Stiller throws a solid leg kick but St Pierre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stiller. St Pierre gets a clinch. St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
Stiller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. St Pierre takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
St Pierre avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Stiller tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stiller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Stiller shows good takedown defense. St Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stiller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stiller gets off balance looking for a body kick letting St Pierre counter with a right hand. Stiller feints a jab promting St Pierre to slip. Stiller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. St Pierre slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. A shot to the liver by Stiller. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pierre misses with a wild combination.
St Pierre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Stiller. Those never looked like landing. Stiller lands with a nice combination. St Pierre backs away looking to recover. Stiller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stiller tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stiller to the ground. Stiller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Ben Stiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre. St Pierre looks gassed! St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Stiller misses with a double jab.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Stiller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stiller pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out. Stiller scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Stiller throws a leg kick that misses. St Pierre blocks a low kick nicely. Stiller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stiller. Stiller is working the combinations to good effect here. Stiller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stiller duly obliges. Ben Stiller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Stiller throws a wild combination but nothing lands. St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt. Stiller lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stiller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre. Stiller tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stiller as he avoids it easily. Stiller connects with a body shot that sends St Pierre's belly button to the back. Stiller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stiller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Pierre has Stiller up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body. A short uppercut from St Pierre. St Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. St Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Stiller is trying to force a seperation but St Pierre has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre jumps guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. St Pierre decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Stiller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces St Pierre back to the cage. Stiller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. St Pierre takes one to the chin there. No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stiller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ben Stiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. St Pierre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Stiller misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Stiller throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely. St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action! Stiller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. The fight moves into the clinch position. St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Stiller stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken. St Pierre clinches up against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Pierre. Stiller gets underhooks to prevent St Pierre's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stiller dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stiller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Stiller falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab. Stiller cracks St Pierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Stiller slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
Stiller throws a combination. St Pierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through. St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Nice body punch from Stiller. St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - Stiller had a free shot at his head there. Stiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
St Pierre throws a looping overhand right but Stiller ducks down to avoid it. Stiller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Pierre. Stiller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Horrible takedown by St Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Stiller which made him look bad. Stiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Pierre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Stiller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St Pierre's hands. Stiller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Stiller 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.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt. Ben Stiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre. Stiller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stiller. Stiller connects with a right hand. St Pierre shakes it off. Stiller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stiller wants it to stay on the feet. St Pierre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stiller sees it coming and avoids it easily. St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Stiller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stiller as he avoids it easily. Stiller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ben Stiller is winning the standup battle so far. St Pierre forces Stiller back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Stiller tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stiller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. St Pierre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stiller misses with the combination.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick. St Pierre has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. St Pierre lands a head kick!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stiller but Stiller pushes him off and we're back to square one. Stiller misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Pierre scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Some bone on bone action there as Stiller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. St Pierre is looking to clinch. Stiller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
Stiller scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Stiller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Stiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre. St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Stiller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stiller as he avoids it easily. Stiller looks to land a combination. St Pierre sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Stiller lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stiller. Stiller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. St Pierre throws a hook but Stiller blocks it. Stiller throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range. St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stiller's waist but Stiller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side. Stiller tries to land a leg kick but St Pierre saw it coming and moves away.
Ben Stiller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Stiller lands a body shot.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving. St Pierre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stiller throws a series of strikes that have St Pierre backpedaling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stiller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stiller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stiller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Stiller as St Pierre shoots in. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Stiller dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stiller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Stiller throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease. Stiller looks to land a combination but St Pierre avoids it well. St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stiller but Stiller pushes him off and we're back to square one. Stiller connects with a crisp jab. St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing. St Pierre drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. St Pierre tries to move into range but Stiller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stiller. Good shot there by Stiller. Stiller throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease. Stiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre. St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Stiller moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stiller tries to score with a low kick but St Pierre moves his leg out of the way. Stiller throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease. St Pierre connects with an inside leg kick. St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Ben Stiller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre. Stiller connects with a single shot there. Stiller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre. Stiller misses with a double jab
and St Pierre holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Stiller can't break the clinch.
Stiller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. St Pierre scores with a shoulder strike. St Pierre lands a shoulder strike. St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Stiller works St Pierre's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Pierre blocks the body kick.
St Pierre slips under a jab. St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. St Pierre moves into range and clinches up with Stiller. St Pierre has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stiller uses from the top position. St Pierre controlling Stiller's posture. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Stiller wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. St Pierre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stiller stops St Pierre from standing up. Stiller trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Stiller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get! Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! St Pierre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stiller. That did some damage! St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stiller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
St Pierre moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Stiller back into the cage. St Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stiller's elbow. St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Stiller is looking to chop away at St Pierre's legs. Left hook, right uppercut from Stiller. St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt. St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Stiller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Stiller lands a jab-cross combination. Stiller jabs St Pierre to the body, keeping him at a distance. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Stiller fails to land with a series of punches.
Stiller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Stiller slips a jab and a cross from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws the left hand but Stiller avoids the punch easily.
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 Ben Stiller. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stiller, 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 30:28 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Stiller!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer's entrance music is Spitfire-Prodigy. A fine choice. Conroy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Big Balls . James Dyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Conroy's chin.
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155 lbs
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148 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Dyer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Conroy! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dyer rushes Conroy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Conroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Conroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dyer is trying to stall.
Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Dyer looking to throw knees to the head but Conroy is blocking nicely.
Dyer looking to slow down the pace here. Conroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conroy stalling the fight.
Conroy receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Conroy scores with a knee to the head.
Come on Conroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dyer is trying to stall.
Conroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Dyer blocks an elbow strike from Conroy.
Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Conroy won't allow it.
Conroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer tries to stall but Conroy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dyer can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight. A knee to the head by Conroy.
It looks like James Dyer has been cut. Dyer trying to stall but Conroy improves his position.
Conroy lands a nice knee to the body. Conroy avoids the elbow strike from Dyer, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Conroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. A nice glancing elbow lands by Conroy. Conroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dyer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyer is defending well for now. Conroy misses with a knee to the head. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Conroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Conroy crunches a lovely knee into Dyer's ribcage. Dyer is breathing heavily. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Conroy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Conroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Conroy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Conroy lands a knee to the head.
Dyer is rocked! Conroy has Dyer pressed against the cage. He pushes Dyer back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Conroy throws a beautiful elbow that sends Dyer crashing to the floor! Conroy piles on the pressure with more strikes! Dyer is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Conroy! A very excited looking Bruce Conroy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hammar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammar comes to the cage accompanied by You are a douche. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Hammar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royler Bot! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hammar tries to clinch but Bot moves out of range. Bot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hammar is out of range and Bot settles back down. Bot wants to land a leg kick but Hammar is out of range. Hammar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bot drives through with a takedown into guard. Bot chips away with some ground and pound. Bot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Bot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hammar's head. Hammar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bot is aware though and is defending well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bot's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Hammar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Bot slips nicely into half guard. Hammar looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Hammar looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Bot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Hammar wants to get back to full guard. Ground and pound from Bot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hammar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bot. Hammar actively working from the bottom here. Bot moves nicely into side control. Hammar tries to improve position but can't. Bot connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hammar some visible discomfort.
Hammar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hammar tries to buck Bot off but Bot is having none of it. Bot scores with a couple of short elbows. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Hammar is looking to regain half guard here but Bot keeps moving and retains side control. Bot in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bot working the ground and pound from side control. 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! Bot working the ground and pound from side control. Hammar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bot on the ground. Hammar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bot off and has taken his back! Hammar lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Hammar working for a choke but Bot is defending well. Hammar is breathing heavily. Hammar doesn't have the hooks in and Bot manages to turn into his guard.
Bot has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Bot is working Hammar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hammar has momentary wrist control but Bot slips an elbow through the middle. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bot's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Bot chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammar is rocked! Hammar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Oh Hammar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Bot scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Hammar throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bot escapes and throws Hammar's legs to the side, diving into side control! Bot lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bot in side control lands a decent elbow. Bot lands a few punches from side control. Bot is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hammar is trying to escape and Bot transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hammar is forced to tap! Nice work there by Bot! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royler Bot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Napolitano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Napolitano comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominick Napolitano! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Napolitano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lagoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lagoo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Napolitano misses with a low kick.
Napolitano connects with a right hand. Lagoo shakes it off. Napolitano throws a jab when Lagoo was well out of range. Napolitano lands with a shot to the body. Napolitano lands a jab to the head.
Napolitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lagoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Napolitano paws at him with a jab and circles away. Napolitano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lagoo's head. Lagoo scores with a nice strike. Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Napolitano. Lagoo does a little dance to reset his feet. Napolitano jabs Lagoo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Napolitano lands a nice hook to Lagoo's body. Lagoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Lagoo fails to land with a series of punches.
Lagoo misses with a looping left. Napolitano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagoo was well out of range. Poor timing from Napolitano. Napolitano throws a right hand that misses
and Lagoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Napolitano tries to clinch but Lagoo moves away and Lagoo counters with a straight right hand. Napolitano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sasha Lagoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lagoo throws a sloppy head kick and Napolitano moves out of range easily. Lagoo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Napolitano can pounce on him.
Lagoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Napolitano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lagoo at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lagoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Napolitano. Lagoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Napolitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagoo. A looping hook to the body misses from Napolitano. Lagoo does a little dance to reset his feet. Napolitano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Napolitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Lagoo forces Napolitano back against the cage and clinches. A battle for position here, against the cage. Napolitano is trying to push Lagoo away but Lagoo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lagoo tries to circle away but Napolitano has him pinned against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Napolitano.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Napolitano scores with a shot to the side of Lagoo's head. Lagoo can't break the clinch.
Lagoo tries to break free but Napolitano pushes him back against the cage. Nice body punch from Napolitano - that landed with a thud.
Napolitano is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lagoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lagoo misses with a wild combination.
Napolitano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lagoo. Napolitano rushes Lagoo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Lagoo letting Napolitano take a breather here. Lagoo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napolitano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Lagoo avoids the body shot from Napolitano.
Lagoo thows a body shot but no joy. Napolitano misses with a head kick.
Napolitano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Napolitano misses with a body shot.
Napolitano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagoo. Napolitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagoo is just out of range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Napolitano thows a body shot but no joy. Lagoo loads up on a big right hand but Napolitano slips the punch. Lagoo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lagoo duly obliges. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Napolitano dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lagoo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lagoo there as he acknowledges the shot. Napolitano misses with a hook to the body
and Lagoo counters with a nice body shot. Napolitano dodges the punch combination from Lagoo.
Napolitano throws a lazy right hand but Lagoo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lagoo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lagoo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Napolitano to counter with a crisp jab. Napolitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Dominick Napolitano is winning the standup battle so far. Napolitano misses with a head kick.
Napolitano misses with a lunging right hand
and Lagoo counters by clinching up. Lagoo can't break the clinch.
Lagoo managing to block the knees to the body from Napolitano.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lagoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A swing and a miss from Napolitano. Lagoo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Sloppy strikes from Lagoo. Those never looked like landing. Napolitano scores with a shot to the body.
Napolitano with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lagoo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Napolitano closes the distance and clinches. Napolitano pressing his opponent against the cage. A shot in the inside from Napolitano.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Lagoo has had enough of the clinch but Napolitano keeps him there for the moment. Lagoo manages to break the clinch.
Lagoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Napolitano. Napolitano closes the distance and clinches. Lagoo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Napolitano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Lagoo manages to break the clinch.
Lagoo throws a body kick that misses. Napolitano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lagoo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Napolitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A jab lands there for Napolitano. Nice shot lands for Napolitano.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Napolitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagoos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Napolitano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Napolitano tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Napolitano misses with a straight left. Napolitano lands a nice hook to Lagoo's body. Lagoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Napolitano thuds a left hand into Lagoo's body. Lagoo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lagoo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Napolitano lands with an overhand left. Lagoo throws a front kick that sends Napolitano stumbling back into the cage. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Napolitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lagoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Napolitano cracks Lagoo with an open hand slap. Lagoo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Napolitano.
Napolitano looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagoo is just out of range. Nice jab there from Lagoo. Napolitano avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Lagoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Napolitano lands a jab. Napolitano throws out a token jab with nothing on it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lagoo misses with a looping left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sasha Lagoo will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lagoo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Napolitano counters with a stiff right hand. Napolitano scores with a nice right hand.
Lagoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lagoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Napolitano. Napolitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lagoo counters with a three punch combo that has Napolitano backing up. Napolitano nods at Lagoo to acknowledge the strikes. Napolitano missing with a left hand there. Lagoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A jab from Napolitano finds it's way through Lagoo's defenses. Lagoo slips under a jab. Lagoo ducks under a wild hook from Napolitano. Napolitano throws an off balance right hand
and Lagoo comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Napolitano stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Lagoo is on him like rabid pit bull! Napolitano slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Lagoo! Jumping up and down and very excited, Sasha Lagoo waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slouth Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fronk Mor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
275 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slouth Thor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fronk Mor! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thor swinging wildly here.
Thor throws a series of punches but Mor moves out of range. Thor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thor stalks Mor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mor's face. Mor staggers backwards, shaken. Mor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mor is in Thor's guard. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. Mor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Thor keeping moving, preventing Mor from controlling successfully. Mor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Thor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Thor has escaped and now he's on top! Mor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Thor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mor on the ground. Thor wants to get back to his feet. Mor is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mor wants to pass the guard but Thor is defending well. Mor passes to side control. Mor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Mor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thor, who protects the arm well. Mor trying to control the action but Thor is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mor has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thor is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mor yanks on the arm and Thor is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fronk Mor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Icaro Asas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolohe Hakoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakoa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ol Dirty Bastard - Snakes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Icaro Asas! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolohe Hakoa! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hakoa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Asas's head. Asas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hakoa is out of range. Asas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hakoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Asass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Hakoa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Asas sprawls well. Asas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hakoa gets slowly back to his feet. Nice uppercut there from Hakoa. A bone on bone clash there as Hakoa blocks the leg kick.
Asas throws a solid leg kick but Hakoa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Asas. Hakoa looks to land a left hand but Asas moved out of range nicely. Hakoa checks a low kick from Asas. Asas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hakoa fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Asas misses and Hakoa counters with a straight right hand. Asas moves into the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Asas prevents Hakoa from breaking the clinch. Asas is trying to maintain a safe position but Hakoa gets an underhook and turns Asas into the cage. Hakoa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hakoa is trying to break the clinch but Asas has him pressed against the cage. Hakoa manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Asas.
Hakoa misses with a straight right. Asas looks to land a combination but Hakoa avoids it well. Asas misses with a two punch combination.
Hakoa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hakoa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Hakoa prevents Asas from getting the reversal. Hakoa controlling from mount. A nice elbow there by Hakoa. Asas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Hakoa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Asas?
Hakoa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hakoa punishing his opponent with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Asas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hakoa gets his hands free as Asas looks to control. Hakoa has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Asas! Can he survive? No! He's out! Hakoa gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kolohe Hakoa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pitt Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa's entrance music is mindshift genki sudo. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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145 lbs
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12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pitt Bull! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ishikawa connects with a solid leg kick. Bull smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bull lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Nice defenses there by Ishikawa. Bull throws a good cross that connects.
Bull lands an overhand right. Ishikawa is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bull misses with a hook. Bull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Bull keeps the fight on the outside. Bull misses with a hook. Ishikawa moves into range and clinches up with Bull. Ishikawa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ishikawa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bull tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the cage. Bull tries to break free but Ishikawa pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range. Bull scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ishikawa tries to land a front kick but Bull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance. Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range. Bull steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ishikawa. That one must have hurt. Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ishikawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bull.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch. Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa throws the kick towards the body but Bull avoids it. Akira Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bull throws a looping overhand right but Ishikawa ducks down to avoid it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ishikawa tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ishikawa rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage. Bull working hard to break the clinch. Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishikawa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bull scores with a three punch combo!
Ishikawa takes the fight into the clinch. Ishikawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bull lands a slapping body shot.
Ishikawa blocks a low kick nicely. Bull misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bull is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa. Ishikawa rushes Bull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Bull.
Bull throws an overhand right that lands on Ishikawa's shoulder, as Ishikawa tries to avoid the shot. Bull throws a jab when Ishikawa was well out of range. Bull keeps the fight on the outside. A big right from Bull misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bull throws the left hand but Ishikawa avoids the punch easily. Ishikawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bull. Bull misses with a lunging right hand
and Ishikawa moves into the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ishikawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bull is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage. Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ishikawa wants to clinch. Ishikawa throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ishikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bull scores with a body shot.
Bull checks a low kick from Ishikawa. Ishikawa tries to clinch up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ishikawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ishikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bull manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bull 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ishikawa rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa throws a head kick that misses. Bull lunges at Ishikawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ishikawa's hand. Ishikawa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bull.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ishikawa manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Akira Ishikawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ishikawa throws a hook but Bull blocks it. Jab, jab by Bull - just one landing. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Bull throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishikawa throws a nice outside leg kick. Ishikawa closes the distance and pushes Bull back into the cage. Bull is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa has him pressed against the cage. Bull wants to break free but Ishikawa has control.
Ishikawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Pitt Bull has been cut. Ishikawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Ishikawa clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Pitt Bull's cut. That's time! Ishikawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bull takes a swing at Ishikawa's ribcage but misses. Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Bull circles away and keeps his distance. Ishikawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ishikawa drops his hands momentarily and Bull takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Bull moves out of range easily. Ishikawa cracks the inside of Bull's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Bull darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ishikawa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bull, pushing him back against the cage. Bull tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Bull is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Ishikawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ishikawa. Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bull swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa. Ishikawa forces Bull back against the cage and clinches. The referee is keeping an eye on Ishikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bull takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bull is rocked! Bull wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Bull is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him? A knee to the head by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa pounces like a tiger and cracks Bull with a vicious hook! Bull is down but not out! Ishikawa follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akira Ishikawa! Akira Ishikawa is the new bantamweight champion! Akira Ishikawa made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Pytong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miika Liukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pytong comes to the cage accompanied by La Bamba. Artur Pytong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miika Liukkonen's chin.
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21
192 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Artur Pytong! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miika Liukkonen! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pytong swats away the attempt to clinch by Liukkonen. A shot to the body from Pytong misses and Liukkonen counters with a two punch combo. Pytong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Liukkonen trying to remain calm as Pytong controls from the top position. Pytong wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liukkonen, who protects the arm well. Pytong takes a little break here. Liukkonen wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Liukkonen is not content to let Pytong control the position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Liukkonen is looking for a sweep. Pytong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pytong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Pytong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liukkonen keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pytong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pytong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! A lull in the action here. Pytong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Liukkonen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pytong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liukkonen keeps working. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pytong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pytong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Liukkonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pytong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Pytong controlling from side mount. Pytong throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pytong trying to control the position but Liukkonen is working away. Pytong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Liukkonen has escaped the position, nice work there. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Pytong throwing shots but missing, from side control. Pytong content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Liukkonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Pytong prevents Liukkonen from improving his position. Pytong is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liukkonen defends it well. Liukkonen wants to improve his position but Pytong is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pytong works his foot free and advances to mount. Pytong prevents Liukkonen from getting the reversal. Liukkonen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Liukkonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Pytong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pytong lands a nice shot to the head. Liukkonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pytong looking to control and managing it successfully. Liukkonen can't escape the position.
Pytong tries to control but Liukkonen wriggling away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pytong takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Pytong seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Liukkonen for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pytong wants to control the pace but Liukkonen is squirming around nicely.
We're going to have a standup here because Artur Pytong wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Pytong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liukkonen's waist but Liukkonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pytong off to one side. Pytong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Liukkonen tries to clinch up. Pytong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Liukkonen as he jumps to the side. The fight stays on the outside here - Liukkonen looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Liukkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pytong moves away. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pytong is defended easily by Liukkonen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Pytong dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liukkonen. Liukkonen has his takedown stuffed so Pytong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Liukkonen keeping moving, preventing Pytong from controlling successfully. Liukkonen looking for a guillotine here but Pytong defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pytong passes into half guard. Liukkonen is defending against the submission attempts here by Pytong.
Pytong is trying to work for a kimura but Liukkonen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pytong works his foot free and advances to mount. Pytong wants to control the pace but Liukkonen is squirming around nicely. Liukkonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pytong moves to take his opponent's back. Pytong is looking for the choke from the back position but Liukkonen is controlling his hands well. Pytong patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Pytong is looking to control Liukkonen but Liukkonen is wriggling around and keeping busy. Artur Pytong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Pytong looking for the choke from the back. Pytong working for the choke. 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! Pytong missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liukkonen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pytong's guard. Nice work there by Liukkonen.
Liukkonen preventing the sweep. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Liukkonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Liukkonen drops back looking for a leg! Pytong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pytong manages to kick Liukkonen off! Liukkonen jumps back into Pytong's guard. Pytong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liukkonen's guard. Pytong wants to control from the top but Liukkonen keeps moving. Liukkonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pytong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Pytong wants to control from the top but Liukkonen keeps moving. Liukkonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Pytong trying to control but Liukkonen is working from the bottom. Liukkonen looking for a guillotine here but Pytong defends easily.
Liukkonen looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Pytong is defending well. Liukkonen quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Pytong has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Liukkonen celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miika Liukkonen! Miika Liukkonen is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jin Lieu enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Lieu! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guapo throws a head kick that half lands.
Guapo throws a head kick that half lands.
Lieu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guapo sees it coming and avoids it easily. Guapo throws a body kick the misses and Guapo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Guapo misses with a low kick.
Guapo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu. Guapo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lieu avoids the head kick by Guapo.
Lieu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guapo momentarily.
Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lieu misses with a two punch combination.
Lieu looks to score with a jab to the body but Guapo is just out of range. Guapo tries to land a front kick but Lieu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. The fighters circle momentarily. Lieu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Lieu misses with an uppercut. Guapo saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guapo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lieu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lieu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guapo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Lieu misses with a hook. Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely. Guapo thumps Lieu with a low kick. Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Lieu. Guapo moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off. Guapo throws a low kick but Lieu moves out of range easily. Guapo scores with a leg kick.
Guapo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Lieu misses the shot to the body. Lieu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Guapo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guapo blocks a jab. Guapo scores with a slapping inside leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lieu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lieu tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot. Guapo scores with the left hand. Lieu knows he should have avoided that one. Lieu looks to land a combination but Guapo avoids it well. Lieu needs to keep his hands up - Guapo had a free shot at his head there. Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lieu paws at him with a jab and circles away. Guapo lands with a right hand. A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Lieu throws an overhand right that lands on Guapo's shoulder, as Guapo tries to avoid the shot. Lieu missing with a left hand there. Guapo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. The fight stays on the outside here - Guapo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target. Guapo moves out of range as Lieu strikes. Guapo misses with a leg kick. Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Lieu moves out of range easily. Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely. Lieu misses the jab. Lieu checks a leg kick nicely. Guapo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lieu takes a step back to recover. Lieu jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely. Guapo slips a jab from Lieu. Guapo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lieu throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lieu throws a series of punches but Guapo moves out of range. A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Guapo. Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Guapo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guapo staying out of range there. Guapo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guapo connects with an inside leg kick. Guapo has closed the distance and engaged Lieu in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action! Guapo trying to stall but Lieu improves his position.
Nice body punch from Lieu - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guapo throws an elbow but it misses.
Lieu tries to throw a body punch but Guapo avoids it by throwing Lieu back against the cage. Lieu lands an uppercut. Lieu has a couple of punches blocked by Guapo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jin Lieu will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guapo slips under a jab from Lieu. Lieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands. A swing and a miss from Lieu. Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lieu swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lieu checks a low kick from Guapo. Guapo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Lieu. Guapo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lieu. Guapo scores with a head kick. Lieu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick. Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lieu keeps the fight on the outside. Lieu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Guapo throws a head kick that Lieu semi-blocks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lieu 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lieu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lieu lands a nice shot that snaps Guapo's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target. Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Guapo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lieu. Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo slips a jab and a cross from Lieu.
Guapo slips a jab from Lieu. Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Guapo throws a front kick that sends Lieu stumbling back into the cage. Guapo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu. A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lieu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lieu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Guapo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. This has been an exciting period of action! Guapo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lieu. Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Guapo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lieu misses the jab. A head kick from Guapo lands but Lieu takes it in his stride. Lieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guapo. El Guapo is winning the standup battle so far. Lieu scores with the left hand. Guapo knows he should have avoided that one. Lieu misses with a wild body shot. Guapo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guapo throws a solid leg kick but Lieu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Guapo. Guapo moves into range and clinches up with Lieu. Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Lieu fails to land. Lieu swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it. Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lieu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Lieu tries a body shot but Guapo blocks it.
Lieu scores with a shoulder strike. Guapo looks to throw an elbow but misses. Lieu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lieu blocks an elbow strike. Lieu avoids a wild elbow strike from Guapo. Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guapo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lieu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lieu misses with the head strike.
Lieu misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Lieu scores with a nice hook to the head. Guapo throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lieu's brow. Guapo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guapo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lieu's brow. Lieu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A hook to the body from Lieu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lieu takes an elbow to the temple. Guapo blocks an uppercut.
Lieu is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. A head punch blocked on the inside by Guapo. Lieu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Lieu working some nice short punches in the clinch. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A frustrated look appears on Lieu's face as he tries to break the clinch. Guapo throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Lieu. Lieu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Guapo just stands there and leans against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Lieu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Guapo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Guapo.
Guapo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Guapo lands a leg kick that knocks Lieu off balance momentarily. Lieu misses with a double jab.
Guapo scoring well with a low kick there.
Guapo cracks Lieu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Lieu lands with a right hand. Nice defenses there by Lieu. Guapo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Lieu as he connects with a hook. Guapo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lieu's sensitive parts. Guapo misses with a head kick.
Lieu looks to throw the jab but Guapo is out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Lieu throws a series of punches but Guapo avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lieu misses with a wild body shot. Lieu misses with a hook
and Guapo counters with an inside leg kick. Guapo tries to clinch up but Lieu circles away and keeps his distance. Guapo avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Guapo throws a sloppy head kick and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A big left from Lieu misses. A big right from Lieu misses. Lieu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Guapo can pounce on him.
Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range. Guapo misses with a left hand and Lieu counters with a nice uppercut. Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lieu swings for the body but Guapo moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lieu. Lieu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely. Guapo thows a leg kick but Lieu checks it and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lieu throws the left hand but Guapo avoids the punch easily. Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lieu with a nice cross. Lieu swings for the body but Guapo moves out of range.
Lieu 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. Nice body kick there by Guapo. Lieu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lieu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Guapo takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lieu looks to throw the jab but Guapo is out of range. A jab from Guapo finds it's way through Lieu's defenses. Guapo wants to clinch. Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guapo moves away. Lieu throws out a loose jab but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it. Good work by Lieu as he checks the leg kick. Lieu misses with an uppercut. Guapo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lieu. Lieu moves out of range of the strikes. Guapo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lieu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Lieu throws out a loose jab but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo ducked under it nicely. Guapo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lieu. That did some damage! Guapo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lieu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Lieu connects with a body shot that sends Guapo's belly button to the back. A chopping leg kick lands by Guapo. Guapo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lieu scores with a jab. Lieu throws a hook to the side of Guapo's head but Guapo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Guapo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Guapo connects with an inside leg kick. Lieu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lieu misses with a right hand and Guapo counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jin Lieu just about did enough to take it. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jab by Lieu. Lieu connects with a jab. Guapo lands with a good body shot. Decent striking displayed by Lieu there. Lieu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Guapo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Guapo lands a head kick!
Lieu with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lieu connects with a body shot that sends Guapo's belly button to the back. This has been an exciting period of action! A nice leg kick lands there from Guapo. Lieu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Guapo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lieu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lieu scores with a nice head shot. Guapo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guapo there as he acknowledges the shot. Guapo moves out of range as Lieu strikes. Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu moved away. Lieu moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo. Lieu moves out of range of the leg kick from Guapo. Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu. Lieu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guapo tries to work over Lieu's front leg with a kick but Lieu checks it. Guapo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Lieu feints a jab promting Guapo to slip. Lieu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guapo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Lieu throws a lazy right hand but Guapo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Guapo is rocked! Guapo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Oh Guapo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! This has been an exciting period of action! Lieu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guapo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lieu scrambles back to his feet. Lieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guapo. Lieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo blocks a jab. Lieu moves out of range of the body kick. Guapo misses with a leg kick. Nice defenses there by Guapo. Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range. Lieu misses with a hook. Guapo moves forwards but Lieu connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lieu misses with a series of wild punches.
Lieu throws a shot from downtown. Guapo moves away and avoids it. Lieu swings widly with a right hand
and Guapo counters with a low kick, right behind Lieu 's knee. Guapo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Guapo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lieu throws a jab when Guapo was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guapo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Guapo seems to have got his legs back now. Guapo scores with a shot to the body.
Guapo avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Guapo scores with a leg kick.
Lieu misses with a hook to the body
and Guapo counters with a lovely straight right hand! Guapo misses with a head kick.
Lieu thows a left - swing and a miss! Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guapo moves away. Guapo moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off. Guapo scores with a sloppy right hand. Lieu should have avoided that one. Lieu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Lieu moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu. Lieu looks to land a right hand but Guapo moved out of range. Lieu lands a glancing blow to the side of Guapo's head. Lieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Lieu blocks a low kick nicely. Lieu swings widly with a right hand
and Guapo counters with a body kick that stops Lieu in his tracks momentarily. 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! Lieu throws a body punch but Guapo moves out of range. Guapo clinches. Lieu scores with an uppercut up the middle. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lieu struggles to land a body shot inside as Guapo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Lieu. Lieu blocks an elbow strike. Guapo wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Lieu dominated that fourth round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lieu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
Lieu throws a right hand that Guapo ducks under and follows up with a left that Guapo also avoids with ease. Guapo throws a head kick but Lieu moves out of range.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Lieu. Lieu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Lieu throws the left hand but Guapo avoids the punch easily. Lieu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Guapo. Lieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guapo. Guapo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Guapo defending well as Lieu loads up on a big left hand. A telegraphed right hand from Lieu misses the target. Guapo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lieu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lieu jabs Guapo right on the nose. Guapo blinks but takes it well. Lieu walks into a straight right hand from Guapo. Guapo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lieu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Guapo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Lieu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Lieu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guapo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lieu. Guapo lands a head kick. Lieu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Lieu misses with a wild body shot. Lieu thuds a left hand into Guapo's body. Lieu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Lieu looks to land a left hand but Guapo moved out of range nicely. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Guapo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lieu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Guapo walks straight into a right hand from Lieu - that's dropped him! Lieu jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Guapo from any more punishment! Guapo complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jin Lieu! Jin Lieu is the new lightweight champion! After winning the bout, Jin Lieu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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