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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East has chosen Hip Hop-Dead Prez as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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16 - 8 - 0 |
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185 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teddy Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick East!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East connects with a solid leg kick.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roosevelt throws out the jab.
Roosevelt lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Nick East has been cut.
Roosevelt cracks East with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roosevelt missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
Roosevelt moves out of range of the strikes.
East lands with a good body shot.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roosevelt throws out the jab.
Roosevelt misses with a series of wild punches.
Roosevelt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East lands a nice shot to the body.
East misses with a straight right.
East throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roosevelt lands a jab to the head.
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roosevelt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt clobbers East with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roosevelt is out of range.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roosevelt cracks East with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A left lands for Roosevelt.
Roosevelt lands a jab to the nose.
Roosevelt moves away from the strike by East.
Roosevelt misses with a combination
and East counters with a body kick.
East misses the shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
East slips a jab from Roosevelt.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roosevelt moves away.
A big right from Roosevelt misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
Roosevelt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
East is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roosevelt rather than just go for the knockout.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roosevelt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
East thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Roosevelt if he has to take too many more of those.
Roosevelt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
East cracks the inside of Roosevelt's front leg.
Roosevelt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Roosevelt misses.
Roosevelt walks into a jab.
Roosevelt throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roosevelt blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roosevelt needs to keep his hands up - East had a free shot at his head there.
Roosevelt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roosevelt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roosevelt's corner calls for a 1-2. Roosevelt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
East dodges the punch combination from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Roosevelt avoids a kick to the body.
East fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roosevelt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
East's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roosevelt under the eye.
Roosevelt misses with a jab, cross combination.
A good leg kick by East.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Roosevelt. That snapped East's head back.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East throws a body punch but Roosevelt moves out of range.
East looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roosevelt works East's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Roosevelt misses the target.
East throws a push kick but Roosevelt slaps the foot to one side.
East has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from East there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roosevelt ducks under a wild hook from East.
East looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roosevelt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by East. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Roosevelt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick East's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
East ducks under a wild hook from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roosevelt is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
East closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Roosevelt did well to prevent East getting side control.
Still in half guard, East seems content to control.
Roosevelt is trying to maintain the position but East is very close to passing his half guard.
East controlling the action here.
East is just content to waste time from the top position. Roosevelt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East stopping the sweep attempt from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Roosevelt keeping full guard, as East tries to pass.
Roosevelt controls East momentarily but East frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East scores with a nice right hand.
Roosevelt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
East thuds his shin into the meat of Roosevelt's side.
East throws a right and a left that Roosevelt avoids nicely.
East is looking to land body kicks.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roosevelt's sensitive parts.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roosevelt.
East misses the shot to the body.
Roosevelt throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roosevelt scores with a shot to the body.
East takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosevelt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Roosevelt on the side of the head.
Teddy Roosevelt is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Roosevelt does a little dance to reset his feet.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roosevelt misses with a straight right.
Roosevelt moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
Roosevelt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
East is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Roosevelt coming out on top.
Roosevelt connects with a jab.
Roosevelt throws an overhand right that lands on East's shoulder, as East tries to avoid the shot.
Roosevelt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by East.
Roosevelt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from East.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosevelt lands a jab to the nose.
East is rocked!
Roosevelt feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending East crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Teddy Roosevelt!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saito Shinji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
138 lbs
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130 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saito Shinji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shinji circles away.
Shinji takes the fight into the clinch.
Demirro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shinji fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shinji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demirro manages to avoid it.
Donte Demirro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demirro with a poor takedown
and Shinji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Demirro won't be happy with that.
Saito Shinji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donte Demirro.
Shinji trying to control the action but Demirro is working from the bottom.
Demirro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demirro seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinji wants to improve his position but Demirro is controlling well.
Shinji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demirro is working for a kimura but Shinji is defending it quite comfortably.
Demirro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Demirro connects with a nice short shot to Shinji's temple.
Demirro 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.
Shinji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demirro winds up and cracks Shinji with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Demirro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shinji defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demirro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Demirro throwing shots but Shinji is blocking nicely.
Demirro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shinji defending well though.
Demirro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demirro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shinji defending well though.
Shinji keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shinji on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shinji is trying to get back to full guard.
Demirro trying to control the action but Shinji is working from the bottom.
Demirro throwing shots but Shinji is blocking nicely.
Shinji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demirro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demirro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shinji looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Demirro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Demirro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinji keeps working.
Demirro moves into full mount! Shinji won't be happy about that!
Shinji is desperately trying to improve his position but Demirro has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Demirro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Demirro cracks Shinji with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demirro unloading with bombs!
Shinji is rocked!
Demirro cracks Shinji with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donte Demirro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. F**king Hostile kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Herman Holmes will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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285 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herman Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hari!
Hari scores with a leg kick.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crunch! Hari slams his shin into Holmes's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holmes looks gassed!
Hari thuds his right hand into Holmes's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Herman Holmes has been cut.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Hari.
Hari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hari lands a jab to Holmes's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hari slips a jab from Holmes.
Hari scores with a shot to the body.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hari tried to score with a low kick but Holmes checks it.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick and Holmes moves out of range easily.
Hari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hari tests Holmes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Holmes just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holmes blocks the body kick.
Hari swinging wildly here.
Hari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Holmes counters with a leg kick.
Holmes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes avoids the head kick by Hari.
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes.
Holmes slips a straight right by Hari.
Hari throws a leg kick
and Holmes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hari misses with a series of wild punches.
Hari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holmes.
Badr Hari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari misses with a kick to the body.
Hari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hari.
Hari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Holmes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Holmes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hari misses with a hook. Holmes ducked under it nicely.
Holmes avoids the body shot from Hari.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hari misses with a body kick.
Hari thows a leg kick but Holmes checks it
and Holmes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
That's time! Hari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A good leg kick by Hari.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holmes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Hari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hari misses with a low kick.
Holmes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holmes 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.
Hari is looking to land body kicks.
Hari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes thows a leg kick but Hari checks it
and Hari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hari throws a combination. Holmes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hari looks for the body kick but Holmes saw that one coming.
Hari lands a nice looking kick to the body. Holmes takes a step back to recover.
Hari misses with a hook.
Hari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Holmes.
Hari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hari misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes throws a body kick that misses.
Holmes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Holmes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hari misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hari feints and then cracks Holmes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holmes down.
Hari looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hari misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a low kick but Holmes avoids it.
Holmes misses with a hook
and Hari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hari dips to his left and cracks Holmes with an uppercut!
Hari throws a low kick, looking for Holmes's leg but Holmes calmly moves out of range.
Hari throws a head kick but Holmes moves out of range.
Hari throws a series of punches but Holmes moves out of range.
Hari lands with a kick to the temple. Holmes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Badr Hari is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hari lands with a cross.
Hari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hari.
A low kick from Hari misses
and Holmes counters with an outside leg kick.
Hari throws a head kick that misses.
Hari tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holmes throws a head kick but Hari moves out of range.
Hari throws a body kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Badr Hari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Herman Holmes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Holmes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hari throws a nice head kick!
Hari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Hari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hari.
Hari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Hari finds it's target.
Holmes scores with a jab. Hari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hari misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a hook to the side of Hari's head but Hari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holmes checks a low kick from Hari.
Hari misses with a low kick as Holmes jumps back.
Holmes defending well as Hari loads up on a big left hand.
Hari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herman Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari motions for Holmes to come forward. Hari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holmes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hari.
Hari scores with a three punch combo!
Holmes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hari.
Decent striking displayed by Hari there.
Holmes tests Hari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Badr Hari has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari throws a front kick that sends Holmes stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes moves out of range of the body kick from Hari.
Hari throws a wild body kick that Holmes sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Hari.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Holmes - the referee stops the clock and Hari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Holmes. Hari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A jab from Hari misses.
Hari checks a low kick from Holmes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Hari is predictable there
and Holmes counters with a nice body shot.
Holmes throws out a powerful jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Holmes, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hari slips a straight right by Holmes.
Holmes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Holmes might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hari has got the better of the exchanges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hari works the jab nicely.
Hari throws a sloppy head kick
and Holmes counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Herman Holmes.
Well Hari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Badr Hari!
Badr Hari tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between T Challa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, T Challa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good leg kick by Challa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Challa.
A big left from Taiki misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Challa.
Challa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Challa keeps Taiki at a distance using the push kick.
Challa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taiki.
Taiki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challa. Challa obviously looking to wear him down.
Challa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Challa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Challa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Challa connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taiki's hands.
Taiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Challa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taiki doesn't seem bothered though.
Challa scores with a leg kick.
Taiki looks gassed!
Challa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Challa delivers a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Challa finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Challa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Taiki rushes Challa and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Challa lands a left hand.
A short left from Challa.
Taiki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Challa is keeping busy.
Challa is leaning against Taiki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Challa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Challa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taiki.
Challa digs a right hand underneath Taiki's ribcage. Taiki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Challa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Challa slows down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Challa.
Challa stalling.
Challa lands with a right to the head.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Challa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Come on Taiki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Challa on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Challa lands a nice uppercut.
Challa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taiki backwards.
Challa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Challa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Challa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Challa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Challa pushes Taiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Challa lands a right hand.
Taiki is rocked!
Challa works on Taiki's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Challa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Challa is leaning against Taiki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Challa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Challa.
A body shot lands from Challa.
Challa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Challa is leaning against Taiki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Challa lands a nice uppercut.
Challa lands with a right to the head.
Challa pushes Taiki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Challa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Challa pushes Taiki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Challa on the inside.
Challa avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Challa.
A shot in the inside from Challa.
Challa has Taiki pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
T Challa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Challa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Challa throws the kick towards the body but Taiki avoids it.
Taiki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Challa throws a front kick aimed at Taiki's knee but Taiki avoids it well.
Taiki tries to keep at a distance but Challa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Challa scores with a hook to the body.
Taiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Challa tries to work over Taiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taiki throws an elbow but it misses.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Challa presses Taiki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taiki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Challa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taiki is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Challa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taiki.
Challa lands an uppercut.
Challa lands with a short shot to the head.
Challa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taiki up against the cage.
Taiki wants to stall.
Challa lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Challa.
Challa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
T Challa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Challa.
Challa lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Challa pushes Taiki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Challa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Challa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taiki or not.
Challa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Challa on the inside.
Taiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Challa finish him?
Challa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Challa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Challa scores with a shot to the side of Taiki's head.
Challa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taiki or not.
A hook to the body from Challa.
A short right from Challa on the inside.
Challa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Taiki to his knees! Challa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). T Challa!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, T Challa made sure he mentioned xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Trampling could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorge Taylor's chin.
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25
152 lbs
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27
154 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trampling defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Taylor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Trampling!
Taylor punching from mount but Trampling doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Trampling is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trampling taking shots to the head.
Trampling really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trampling slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Trampling is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Trampling avoid being mounted?
Taylor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Trampling trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trampling wants to improve his position but Taylor is controlling well.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Taylor is nestled in close to Trampling, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Trampling defending well though.
Taylor thows a huge punch but Trampling dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trampling is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
Trampling wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trampling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Trampling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Trampling controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Trampling gets back to full guard.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trampling working a defensive guard here.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Trampling utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Trampling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor stopping the sweep attempt from Trampling.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Trampling keeps moving.
Trampling looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Trampling wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trampling misses with a head kick.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trampling. That's going to slow Taylor down.
Trampling pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Trampling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trampling tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
Trampling wants to clinch.
Trampling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trampling misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trampling.
Trampling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Trampling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Trampling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matt Trampling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Taylor.
Trampling takes the fight into the clinch.
Trampling lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor blocks the elbow strike.
Trampling lands a good knee to the midsection. Taylor won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trampling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trampling lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Trampling.
Trampling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Trampling manages to get underhooks.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trampling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trampling wants to stall.
Trampling misses with a knee to the head.
Trampling slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Trampling will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Trampling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trampling misses with an uppercut.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trampling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trampling - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trampling. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Trampling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Nice body kick from Trampling.
Matt Trampling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trampling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Trampling.
Trampling stalling in the clinch but Taylor improves position.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trampling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor taking a breather.
Trampling lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trampling.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Trampling is trying to stall.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Trampling crunches a lovely knee into Taylor's ribcage.
Trampling looking to slow down the pace here.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Trampling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Taylor.
Trampling leaning against his opponent.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Trampling.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trampling fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Trampling closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trampling looking to slow down the pace here.
Trampling's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Trampling prevents the takedown attempt.
Trampling with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Trampling.
Trampling landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Trampling lands a damaging elbow.
Trampling scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor takes an elbow to the temple.
Trampling scores with a knee to the head.
Trampling is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Trampling lands an elbow inside that Taylor shrugs off.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Trampling manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trampling connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taylor's face.
Trampling taking a breather.
Trampling dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Trampling is blocking nicely.
Trampling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trampling connects with a knee to the head.
Trampling is pressed up against the cage. Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trampling down to the mat. Trampling avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Trampling.
Trampling lands a head kick!
Taylor is rocked!
Trampling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Trampling finish him?
Trampling has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taylor seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trampling wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Trampling has taken his back.
Trampling trying to control momentarily.
Taylor is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Trampling wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trampling has managed to slip his arm under Taylor's chin. This could be all over... yep, Taylor is tapping out! Submission win for Trampling.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Trampling!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kook Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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31
185 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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24
178 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kook Killa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Killa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Killa misses the shot to the body.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Killa.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie throws a hook but Killa avoids it easily.
Gracie lands a jab to Killa's midsection.
Killa lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Killa sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Killa won't allow it.
Killa is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Killa avoid being mounted?
Gracie works his way into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie wants to control the action but instead Killa gets a body lock and reverses into Gracie's guard! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Killa defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Killa stands and steps away. Gracie gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Killa.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killa tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Killa misses with a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Killa enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Killa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Killa is on top in guard.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Killa is one step ahead there.
Killa stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Killa ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Killa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Killa misses with a body kick.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killa trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Killa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Killa tries to stand and escape but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie tries to roll over but Killa keeps him under control.
Killa wants to stand up but Gracie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Killa is very close to passing his half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gracie has an active guard here but Killa has managed to pass into half guard.
Killa decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vitor Gracie will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Killa.
Gracie shoots in and bounces Killa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Killa is looking to stand up but Gracie isn't so interested in that idea.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killa looking for a sweep. Not yet Killa, not yet.
Gracie stands and throws Killa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa is looking to regain half guard here but Gracie keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Killa tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Killa regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is pressing down on Killa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Killa is holding on for now.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Killa is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Killa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Killa won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Killa defending well.
Killa looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Killa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Gracie works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Gracie dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in but Killa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie shoots in but Killa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Killa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Gracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Killa swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Killa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Killa counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Killa moved out of range nicely.
Killa throws a head kick that misses.
Killa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Killa throws a wild body kick that Gracie sees coming a mile off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killa digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Killa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Killa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Killa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
Killa throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Killa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie checks a low kick from Killa.
Killa thows a body shot but no joy.
Killa tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Killa throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Killa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Killa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Killa throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Killa.
Nice takedown defense from Killa. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Killa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kook Killa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie dives in and grabs Killa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Killa pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
A swing and a miss from Killa.
Killa is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Killa.
Killa pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Killa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kook Killa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killa.
Vitor Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Killa moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Killa.
Killa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Killa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Killa misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Killa misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick from Killa.
Killa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Killa lands with a nice body kick.
Killa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Killa lands a right hook to the body.
Killa lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Killa just misses with a punch to the body.
Killa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Killa moved out of range.
Killa throws a body kick that misses.
Kook Killa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Killa's ribs.
Killa slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Killa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa scores with a head kick.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Killa's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Killa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kook Killa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Gracie!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music. Cro Copout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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315 lbs
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288 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Copout slips under a jab from Brizuela.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Copout's corner calls for a 1-2. Copout obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Copout lands a nice looking body shot.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela misses with a jab to the body
and Copout counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brizuela misses the body punch
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brizuela slaps away a takedown attempt from Copout, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brizuela throws a shot to the body.
Brizuela throws a shot to the body.
Brizuela is looking to wear down Copout with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Copout looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Copout misses.
Brizuela rushes Copout and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Copout managing to block the knees to the body from Brizuela.
Brizuela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Brizuela.
Brizuela pushes Copout back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brizuela tries to land knees in the clinch but Copout avoids the damage to the body.
Copout tries to work over Brizuela's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Brizuela.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Copout fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brizuela tries to work over Copout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Copout on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Brizuela working Copout over with knees to the body.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Copout gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brizuela misses with a body punch.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Copout controls his hands.
Copout goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Copout goes for a takedown attempt but Brizuela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brizuela throws a sloppy body shot
and Copout counters with a left to the body.
Brizuela cracks Copout with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brizuela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Copout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Copout.
Brizuela tries to clinch up but Copout circles away and keeps his distance.
Copout shoots in looking for a takedown. Brizuela tries to sprawl out of it but Copout keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brizuela manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis Brizuela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cro Copout.
Brizuela misses with a body shot
letting Copout counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands with a nice combination. Copout backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brizuela takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brizuela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Copout.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Brizuela fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copout misses with a hook. Brizuela ducked under it nicely.
Brizuela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Copout swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela swings for the body but Copout moves out of range.
Good shot there by Brizuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Brizuela 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.
Copout tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Copout.
Copout misses with a hook
and Brizuela counters with a right hand to the body.
Copout slips under a jab.
Brizuela throws a body punch but Copout moves out of range.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copout throws the left hand but Brizuela avoids the punch easily.
Copout ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brizuela throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brizuela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Copout moves forwards but Brizuela connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Francis Brizuela is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Copout on the side of the head.
Brizuela scores with a three punch combo!
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brizuela.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brizuela. Copout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brizuela moves out of range of the strikes.
Copout throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brizuela was covering up waiting for the punch and Copout finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brizuela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brizuela controlling the position.
Copout with a flurry of punches that miss.
Copout controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Brizuela utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Copout looking to sit in guard and control but Brizuela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Copout is looking to sweep but instead, Brizuela has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brizuela prevents Copout from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cro Copout hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brizuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copout moves away.
A slow jab from Brizuela misses its intended target.
A cross from Copout lands.
Brizuela fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brizuela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Copout lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Copout bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brizuela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout working the strikes but Brizuela uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Copout thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brizuela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Copout makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brizuela managing to control the position.
Copout tries to stand but Brizuela is controlling from the bottom.
Copout trying to control the position from guard on top but Brizuela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Copout has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brizuela trying to control the pace.
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 Francis Brizuela will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Copout lands with a right hand.
Francis Brizuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout ducks under a wild hook from Brizuela.
Brizuela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brizuela misses with a body punch
and Copout counters with a right hand to the body.
Brizuela lands a nice looking body shot.
Brizuela misses with a body shot.
Copout scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela looks to score with a jab to the body but Copout is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout throws a shot from downtown. Brizuela moves away and avoids it.
Copout scores with a sloppy right hand. Brizuela should have avoided that one.
Copout moves away from the strike by Brizuela.
Brizuela swings for the body but Copout moves out of range.
Copout shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brizuela misses with a wild body shot.
Brizuela misses with a jab to the body
and Copout counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Copout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brizuela is looking to clinch.
Brizuela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Copout counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cro Copout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copout dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brizuela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Copout.
Brizuela slips under a jab from Copout.
Copout misses with a kick to the body.
Copout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brizuela manages to avoid it.
Brizuela lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Brizuela misses
and Copout counters with a straight right hand.
Brizuela lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copout moves away.
Copout throws a hook but Brizuela blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Copout.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Brizuela. That snapped Copout's head back.
Copout tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Copout throws a lazy uppercut
and Brizuela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Francis Brizuela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brizuela avoids the body shot from Copout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela clobbers Copout with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Brizuela misses with a lunging right hand
and Copout counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Brizuela coming out on top.
Copout is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brizuela misses with a wild body shot.
Copout avoids the body shot from Brizuela.
Francis Brizuela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Copout throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brizuela defending well as Copout loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout misses with a looping right.
Copout throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brizuela counters with a left to the body.
Brizuela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Copout was well out of range. Poor timing from Brizuela.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cro Copout.
I think Brizuela has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Brizuela!
Francis Brizuela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Rocky Blyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eduardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eduardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blyer on the side of the head.
Blyer scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Blyer does no damage.
Eduardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo cracks Blyer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eduardo slips a jab and a cross from Blyer.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Eduardo lands with a shot to the body.
Eduardo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blyer looks gassed!
Eduardo connects with a leg kick. Blyer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Eduardo drops Blyer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Blyer looks back up at him and smiles so Eduardo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Blyer is rocked!
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Blyer glances at the clock... BAM! Eduardo nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Blyer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Blyer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Bonjasky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. Bonjasky has chosen -=Fried Day=- as his entrance music. Lee Villa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Bonjasky's chin.
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215 lbs
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219 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Bonjasky!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Villa with a jab.
Bonjasky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonjasky tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonjasky takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bonjasky misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonjasky fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonjasky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonjasky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bonjasky scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Villa.
Villa sizes up Bonjasky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Villa throws a body punch but Bonjasky moves out of range.
Villa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses the shot to the body.
Villa gets tackled into the cage by Bonjasky. Bonjasky maintains the clinch.
Bonjasky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Villa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab from Villa.
Villa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Villa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonjasky looks to land a combination. Villa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Villa looks to land a right hand but Bonjasky moved out of range.
Bonjasky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bonjasky ducks under a wild hook from Villa.
Bonjasky throws a lazy right hand but Villa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonjasky defending well as Villa loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Villa.
Bonjasky is rocked!
Villa misses with a hook. Bonjasky ducked under it nicely.
Bonjasky is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
Villa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonjasky.
Villa misses with a straight left.
Bonjasky moves out of range of the strikes.
Villa throws a shot from downtown. Bonjasky moves away and avoids it.
Bonjasky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Bonjasky misses.
Bonjasky seems to have recovered his senses.
Villa cracks Bonjasky with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Bonjasky falls to his knees and Villa doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Villa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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277 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masoe tries a low kick but Kaka avoids it.
Japa Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masoe defending well as Kaka loads up on a big left hand.
Masoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Masoe throws a leg kick which misses Kaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaka tries to avoid it.
Masoe blocks a jab.
Kaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kaka throws a hook but Masoe blocks it.
Masoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaka.
Masoe moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaka misses the shot to the body.
Kaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Masoe misses its intended target.
Masoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaka misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masoe.
A nice combination there by Kaka.
Kaka connects with a body shot that sends Masoe's belly button to the back.
A big right from Masoe misses.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Masoe moves out of range.
Kaka throws a right and a left that Masoe avoids nicely.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Kaka slips the punch.
Masoe throws a looping overhand right but Kaka ducks down to avoid it.
Masoe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaka misses with a body shot.
Kaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Kaka does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaka stalks Masoe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masoe's face. Masoe staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe has closed the distance and engaged Kaka in a clinch.
Masoe tries to throw a body punch but Kaka avoids it by throwing Masoe back against the cage.
Kaka misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Masoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Masoe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Masoe misses with a knee to the head.
Kaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Kaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaka.
Masoe tries a body shot but Kaka blocks it.
Kaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Kaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Masoe won't allow it.
Kaka prevents a body shot from Masoe.
The referee calls for Masoe to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masoe misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe working aggressively here.
Masoe prevents Kaka from breaking the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Kaka is trying to push Masoe away but Masoe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kaka tries to break free but Masoe pushes him back against the cage.
Kaka blocks a body shot from Masoe.
Masoe has Kaka pressed against the cage, preventing Kaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Masoe looking to stall.
Kaka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaka misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaka throws a combination that misses
and Masoe counters by clinching up.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Kaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaka wants to break free but Masoe has control.
Kaka is trying to break the clinch but Masoe is controlling him.
Kaka tries to stall but Masoe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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!
Still in the clinch, Masoe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masoe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kaka up against the cage.
Kaka managing to block the knees to the body from Masoe.
Masoe looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Masoe.
Masoe throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masoe.
Masoe prevents Kaka from breaking the clinch.
Kaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Japa Kaka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kaka missing with a left hand there. Masoe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Kaka.
Kaka digs a good body shot into Masoe's ribs.
Masoe with a jab.
Masoe throws a front kick aimed at Kaka's knee but Kaka avoids it well.
Kaka looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Masoe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaka.
Masoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Japa Kaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Masoe defending well as Kaka loads up on a big left hand.
Kaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masoe circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe slips under a jab.
Masoe drives through and clinches with Kaka against the cage.
Masoe tries to work over Kaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaka misses with some punches.
Masoe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaka is defending well for now.
A short left from Kaka.
Kaka breaks the clinch.
Kaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Masoe finds it's way round the side to connect with Kaka's head.
Kaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Kaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masoe tries to clinch but Kaka is having none of it.
Kaka scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Masoe is breathing heavily.
Kaka throws a shot from downtown. Masoe moves away and avoids it.
Masoe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masoe.
Kaka connects with the punch.
Masoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kaka.
Kaka throws a lazy right hand but Masoe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masoe takes one to the side of the head.
Masoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Masoe is looking to score with low kicks.
Masoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Japa Kaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masoe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaka scores with a nice head shot.
Masoe is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka connects with a single shot there.
Masoe is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaka finish him?
Masoe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kaka lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaka lands a brutal uppercut that launches Masoe off his feet! Masoe tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Japa Kaka!
After winning the bout, Japa Kaka 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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