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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Take Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso has chosen Funky Polak - Nieważne as his entrance music. Daniel Larusso told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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177 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Down! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Larusso! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Down. Take Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Down slaps away a takedown attempt from Larusso, before circling back to the center of the mat. Larusso shoots in and drives through. Down sprawls well. Down throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range. Down misses with a hook. Down lands with a nice combination. Larusso backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Daniel Larusso has been cut. Larusso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away. Larusso shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Down pinned against the cage. Down gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Take Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Larusso. Down digs a good body shot into Larusso's ribs. Larusso avoids the body shot from Down.
Down swings away with a body shot that misses
and Larusso moves into the clinch. Larusso is trying to break the clinch but Down has him pressed against the cage. Larusso is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Down to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larusso tries to circle away but Down has him pinned against the cage. Larusso is trying to maintain a safe position but Down gets an underhook and turns Larusso into the cage. Larusso tries to break free but Down pushes him back against the cage. Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Down swings and misses with a shot to the body and Larusso counters with a nice double leg into guard. Larusso looking to sit in guard and control but Down gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Down postures up in Larusso's guard and throws a big left but Larusso blocks it. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Larusso can do anything to dispel that myth. Larusso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Down throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larusso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Down prevents Larusso from getting back to his feet. Down lands a couple of elbows. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Down landing with the ground and pound. Down has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Down scoring with some ground and pound. Down is stalling in the full guard. Down lands a couple of digs. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Larusso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Down can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Down pushes down on Larusso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larusso is trying to control but Down manages to pass to mount!
Larusso tries to get back to half guard but can't. Down landing strikes, looking to finish! Down scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Larusso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Down putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Down looking to finish with strikes here!
Down putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Larusso working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Down landing shots from mount. Down throws a strike there. Larusso manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
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. Down connects with a nice short shot to Larusso's temple. Larusso is looking to improve his position.
Down is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larusso taking some punishment here, with Down in his half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Take Down dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Larusso's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Down fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Larusso throws a body kick that misses. Daniel Larusso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Down wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Down swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Larusso moves in looking to clinch but Down pushes him off. Down scores with a body shot.
Larusso looks to land a combination. Down sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Down swings for the body but Larusso moves out of range.
Down misses with a wild body shot. Larusso fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Larusso tries to clinch up. Down lands a nice looking body shot.
Larusso throws a head kick but Down moves out of range.
Larusso tries for a takedown but Down circles away easily and Down counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larusso tests Down's chin there with a solid looking shot. Larusso slips a jab and a cross from Down.
Larusso tries to close the distance and clinch but Down swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Down throws a body punch but Larusso moves out of range. Down lands a slapping body shot.
Down misses with a body shot
and Larusso counters with a nice double leg into guard. Larusso wants to pass the guard but Down is keeping the position. Down keeping moving, preventing Larusso from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Larusso. Larusso dives in and scores a takedown into Down's guard. Take Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. 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! Larusso with a nice head shot there. Larusso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Larusso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Larusso trying to control but Down is working from the bottom. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Larusso preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Larusso wasn't active enough on the ground. Down takes a swing at Larusso's ribcage but misses. Down ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larusso moves away. Down is looking to wear down Larusso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Larusso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Down.
Larusso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Take Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Larusso. Larusso dives in and grabs Down's left leg, looking for a takedown. Down pushes down on Larusso's head and hops out. Down getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Down!
Take Down is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Down misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Down lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Larusso takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Down defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larusso. Down stuns Larusso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Larusso is breathing heavily. Larusso wants to clinch and Down counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Down misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Larusso counters with a shoot takedown. Down fights it but they end up in guard. Larusso tries to free his leg and advance position but Down is retaining full guard. Down working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Larusso. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larusso preventing the sweep. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Larusso will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Daniel Larusso's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch combination from Down misses. Larusso fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Down misses the body punch and Larusso counters with a nice double leg into guard. Larusso wants to pass the guard but Down is keeping the position. Larusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Down is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Larusso was stalling too much, according to the referee. Larusso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Larusso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Larusso throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larusso is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Down has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Larusso landing strikes, looking to finish! Down sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Down is refusing to be controlled, as Larusso sits in half guard. Larusso stalling away here and it's allowed Down to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Down keeping moving, preventing Larusso from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Larusso wasn't active enough on the ground. Larusso throws a low kick, looking for Down's leg but Down calmly moves out of range. Down scores with a hook to the body. Larusso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Larusso fails with the takedown and Down counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Down tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larusso was well out of range. Poor timing from Down. Larusso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Larusso. Larusso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Down rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Larusso moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Larusso shoots in and drives through. Down sprawls well. Take Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Larusso. Larusso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Larusso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Larusso shoots in looking for a takedown. Down tries to sprawl out of it but Larusso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Down manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Down scores with a body shot.
Down looks to score with a jab to the body but Larusso is just out of range. Down cracks a nice hook into Larusso's ribs. Larusso takes a body punch but keeps moving. 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! Larusso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Larusso takes a shot right to the bread basket. Down lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Down cracks Larusso with a right hand to the side of the head. Down dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Larusso tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Daniel Larusso. I think Larusso has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Larusso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Peepers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa has chosen One Minute in Heaven as his entrance music. Mr Peepers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Peepers! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Some bone on bone action there as Peepers checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Peepers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Peepers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minowa.
Minowa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Peepers checks it well. Minowa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Peepers. Jab from Peepers.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut. Minowa tries to clinch up but Peepers circles away and keeps his distance. Some wild striking there from Peepers.
Minowa misses with a takedown and Peepers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. No luck for Minowa with that takedown attempt. Mr Peepers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Peepers throws a leg kick which misses Minowa's front leg but catches the back leg as Minowa tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peepers tries to land a front kick but Minowa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Peepers connects with the punch. Minowa slips a jab and a cross from Peepers.
Minowa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peepers misses with a two punch combination.
Peepers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peepers misses with a wild body shot. Minowa looking for a takedown here - he's got it. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Minowa tries to free his leg and advance position but Peepers is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peepers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minowa is one step ahead there. Minowa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Peepers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Minowa is looking to work some ground and pound but Peepers has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Minowa wants to control from the top but Peepers keeps moving.
Isamu Minowa has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Minowa misses with a two punch combination.
Minowa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peepers counters with a three punch combo that has Minowa backing up. Minowa nods at Peepers to acknowledge the strikes. Peepers thows a body shot but no joy. Peepers misses with a series of wild punches.
Peepers misses with an uppercut. Minowa saw that one coming. Minowa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Peepers lands with an uppercut that bounces Minowa off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peepers scores with a jab. Minowa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Minowa scores with a kick to the body.
Peepers pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Minowa back to the cage. Peepers follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Peepers lands with a nice body punch. Peepers jabbing away but nothing is landing. Peepers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Minowa at a distance.
Peepers misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Peepers thows a body shot but no joy. Peepers tries to bum rush Minowa with a series of wild strikes but Minowa uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peepers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Peepers dominated that round. The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut. That's time! Peepers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Minowa forces Peepers back against the cage and clinches. Minowa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peepers's efforts to push away. Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Peepers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minowa 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, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peepers!
Peepers misses the shot to the body. Peepers catches Minowa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Minowa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Minowa with a poor takedown and Peepers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peepers lands a nice hook to Minowa's body. Minowa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mr Peepers is winning the standup battle so far. Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peepers.
Peepers tries a head kick but it misses.
Minowa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peepers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minowa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minowa there as he acknowledges the shot. Mr Peepers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Peepers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Minowa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Peepers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Peepers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Minowa works over Peepers's head and body with a nice combination. Mr Peepers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Minowa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Minowa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. A looping hook to the body misses from Peepers. Minowa does a little dance to reset his feet. Peepers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Peepers dips to his left and cracks Minowa with an uppercut! Minowa tries to clinch up but Peepers circles away and keeps his distance. Peepers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minowa. Mr Peepers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa. Peepers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Minowa takes the fight into the clinch. Peepers wants to break free but Minowa has control.
Peepers manages to break the clinch.
Peepers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Minowa eats them both and turns towards Peepers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That has opened up Isamu Minowa's cut even more. Minowa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peepers.
Minowa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Peepers to score with a decent uppercut. Minowa avoids the body shot from Peepers.
Peepers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peepers throws a series of punches but Minowa avoids them all with ease. Minowa pushes Peepers up against the cage in a clinch. Peepers wants to break free but Minowa has control.
Come on Minowa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Minowa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peepers's efforts to push away. Peepers breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Peepers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Peepers duly obliges. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Minowa dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Peepers dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Minowa misses with a head kick.
Peepers takes a swing at Minowa's ribcage but misses. Peepers tests Minowa's chin there with a solid looking shot. Peepers throws a low kick, looking for Minowa's leg but Minowa calmly moves out of range. Peepers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peepers lands with a hook. Minowa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Minowa doesn't succeed with the takedown and Peepers counters with a nice body shot. Peepers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minowa. Minowa staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Peepers throws a body punch but Minowa moves out of range. Minowa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Peepers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Minowa misses with a takedown and Peepers counters with a two punch combo. Peepers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Minowa circles away quickly and effectively. Peepers looks to score with a jab to the body but Minowa is just out of range. Peepers tries to bum rush Minowa with a series of wild strikes but Minowa uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A combination from Peepers does no damage. Peepers thows a body shot but no joy. Peepers looks to land a combination but Minowa avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Minowa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Peepers's waist but Peepers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minowa off to one side. Mr Peepers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa. Minowa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peepers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Peepers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peepers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minowa can do to turn this around? Peepers misses with a series of wild punches.
Minowa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Minowa fails with a takedown attempt. Minowa has his takedown stuffed and Peepers counters with a nice uppercut. Minowa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Peepers throws a body punch but Minowa moves out of range. Peepers lands a nice looking body shot.
Peepers throws a big shot that misses. Minowa shoots and misses and Peepers counters with a stiff right hand. Peepers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The cut above Isamu Minowa's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Minowa fails with a takedown attempt. Peepers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peepers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peepers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minowa. Peepers lands with a good body shot. Peepers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Peepers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minowa doesn't seem bothered though. Minowa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Mr Peepers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Minowa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Peepers counters with a three punch combo that has Minowa backing up. Minowa nods at Peepers to acknowledge the strikes. Isamu Minowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minowa is rocked! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Minowa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight! Mr Peepers showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Peepers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Peepers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pasanen's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Paint it black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quentin John! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pasanen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pasanen was well out of range. Poor timing from John. A punch combination from John misses. Pasanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Nice jab there from John. John misses with a wild body shot. John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pasanen circles away quickly and effectively. Pasanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pasanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Pasanen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Quentin John has been cut. John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John walks into a left hand. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pasanen slips a jab and a cross from John.
John scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Pasanen. John takes a swing at Pasanen's ribcage but misses. Pasanen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into John's guard. Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pasanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. John being controlled here, momentarily. John wants to stand up but Pasanen is controlling him. Pasanen preventing the sweep. Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Pasanen throws a big right hand that misses. Pasanen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Pasanen wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pasanen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Pasanen passes John's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Pasanen 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. This has been an exciting period of action! Pasanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Pasanen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pasanen scoring with strikes to the body and head. Pasanen not landing any meaningful shots this time. Pasanen thows a huge punch but John dodges it nicely.
John is trying is best to control the position here. Pasanen is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Pasanen sitting and controlling from the half guard. Pasanen lands with a punch from half guard. John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pasanen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Pasanen content just to control the position here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pasanen is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pasanen lands a big elbow. Pasanen punishing his opponent with strikes. John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spete Pasanen dominated that round. The cut man is working on Quentin John's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pasanen throws out the jab.
Quentin John's cut is getting worse. Nice straight punches there by Pasanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pasanen.
Quentin John's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Pasanen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. John sprawls well initially but Pasanen persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Pasanen wants to take a breather but John is having none of it. Pasanen working the head and body with strikes. Pasanen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pasanen is looking to pass John's guard but actually John recovers to full guard. Pasanen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Pasanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. John is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Spete Pasanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pasanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Pasanen lands a couple of decent looking shots. John keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully. Pasanen connects with a couple of short punches. John keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully. Pasanen with a flurry of punches that miss. Pasanen is in close to John's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quentin John's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spete Pasanen! After the big win, Spete Pasanen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Downs (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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143 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Davis Black! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Downs gets in close and instigates a clinch. Downs tries for a takedown but Black manages to get underhooks.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Downs is defending well for now. Black prevents a body shot from Downs. Downs prevents a body shot from Black. Black lands a shoulder strike. Downs ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Downs no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Downs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Black trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom. Downs is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round. Downs looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black with a nice head shot there. Downs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Downs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Downs trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
Downs keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Black got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Black has managed to get both his arms back between Downs's legs - danger averted. Downs has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle. Downs looking for a triangle here. Black is fighting it but it looks tight! Downs pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Black is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Guy Downs! Guy Downs was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alessio Fuschini! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Tony! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tony staying out of range there. James Tony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fuschini scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Good leg kick by Fuschini there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuschini throws a right and a left that both miss. Tony scores with a head kick. Fuschini tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Fuschini misses with a kick to the body.
Tony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuschini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Tony throws a hook but Fuschini blocks it. Tony misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuschini.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fuschini. 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! Tony tries to clinch up but Fuschini circles away and keeps his distance. Fuschini scores with a sloppy right hand. Tony should have avoided that one. Fuschini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuschini fails to land with a series of punches.
Tony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tony avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alessio Fuschini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A shot to the liver by Fuschini. Beautiful body shot. Fuschini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tony checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Fuschini pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tony throws a sloppy head kick and Fuschini moves out of range easily. Tony ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini. Tony keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fuschini lands with a slapping head kick. Fuschini throws a body punch but Tony moves out of range. Fuschini blocks a head kick by Tony.
Tony lands a nice shot that snaps Fuschini's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tony checks a leg kick. Fuschini drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Tony fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuschini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tony. Tony closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Fuschini thumps Tony with a low kick. Fuschini looks to land a left hand but Tony moved out of range nicely. Fuschini throws a shot from downtown. Tony moves away and avoids it. Tony closes the distance and clinches. Fuschini works on Tony's body with a couple of short punches. Tony breaks the clinch.
Fuschini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tony under the eye. Fuschini connects with the punch. Fuschini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuschini swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fuschini!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fuschini moves away. Fuschini throws a half hearted mid kick. Fuschini throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range. Fuschini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fuschini moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Tony looks gassed! Tony lands a high kick!
Tony moves out of range of the body kick from Fuschini.
Fuschini waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tony. A punch lands to the side of Tony 's head but he takes it in his stride. Tony tries a head kick but it misses.
Fuschini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tony slips a straight right by Fuschini. Fuschini throws a sloppy head kick and Tony moves out of range easily. Tony wants to clinch up but Fuschini keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tony steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fuschini. Tony takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fuschini misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Tony with a body punch. A glancing blow. Fuschini shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Tony pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tony goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Tony takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Tony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tony moves out of range of the strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fuschini slaps away a takedown attempt from Tony, before circling back to the center of the mat. Tony shoots in but no luck this time. Tony is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Fuschini dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fuschini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tony moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Tony takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tony takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tony swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fuschini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Fuschini misses with a kick to the body and Tony counters with a left to the body. Fuschini misses with a body shot.
Donk. Fuschini catches Tony right on the button with a cross. Fuschini is looking to land body kicks. Fuschini misses with a hook. 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! Tony 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. Fuschini throws a series of punches but Tony moves out of range. Tony is breathing heavily. Fuschini swings widly with a right hand
and Tony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fuschini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tony lands with a shot to the body. Fuschini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tony. Tony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuschini can pounce on him.
Tony ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini. Fuschini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tony's head backwards. Fuschini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tony throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuschini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Fuschini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Fuschini scores with a kick to the body.
Fuschini lands with a hook. Tony tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fuschini manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fuschini misses with a body kick. Fuschini dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tony. That did some damage! Tony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuschini.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fuschini rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tony moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Fuschini lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fuschini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuschini thows a body shot but no joy. Fuschini defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tony. Fuschini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuschini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tony's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fuschini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away. Fuschini thuds his shin into the meat of Tony's side. Fuschini throws out a powerful jab. Fuschini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tony checks a low kick from Fuschini. Fuschini lands a nice shot that snaps Tony's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuschini throws a head kick that Tony semi-blocks.
Tony blocks a head kick by Fuschini.
Tony shoots in and bounces Fuschini off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Fuschini controlling Tony's posture. Fuschini's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Tony is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Fuschini looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Alessio Fuschini wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Fuschini's corner calls for a 1-2. Fuschini obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Tony showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a leg kick and Tony counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fuschini is trying to stand.
Fuschini trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Tony manages to pass to mount!
Fuschini knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tony on the ground. Tony jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fuschini is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fuschini and Tony has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
You can see the frustration on Fuschini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alessio Fuschini dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tony forces Fuschini back against the cage and clinches. Tony stalling the fight.
Fuschini misses with a punch on the inside.
Fuschini working aggressively here.
Fuschini is trying to break the clinch but Tony has him pressed against the cage. Fuschini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fuschini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tony can do to turn this around? Tony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Tony throws a head kick but Fuschini moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tony checks a leg kick. Fuschini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tony moves away. Fuschini misses with a body shot
and Tony counters with a lovely shot to the body. Alessio Fuschini is winning the standup battle so far. Nice body kick from Fuschini. Tony takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Fuschini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Tony lands a right hook to the body.
Tony lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fuschini thumps Tony with a low kick. Tony moves in looking to clinch but Fuschini pushes him off. Fuschini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Fuschini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tony lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fuschini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fuschini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Tony takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tony throws a head kick but Fuschini moves out of range.
Fuschini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tony was well out of range. Poor timing from Fuschini. Tony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuschini. Fuschini fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuschini blocks a head kick by Tony.
Fuschini throws a shot from downtown. Tony moves away and avoids it. Tony tries a head kick but it misses.
Alessio Fuschini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tony walks into a left hand. Fuschini jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fuschini misses with a straight right. Fuschini blocks a head kick by Tony.
Tony fails with the takedown. Tony slips a jab from Fuschini. Tony moves out of range of the body kick. Tony changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fuschini tries to avoid it but Tony manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fuschini to the ground. Fuschini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A punch combination from Fuschini misses. Tony pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fuschini cracks Tony with an open hand slap. Jab from Fuschini. James Tony has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fuschini throws a wild body kick that Tony sees coming a mile off. Fuschini throws a jab when Tony was well out of range. Fuschini misses with a leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Fuschini. Tony does a little dance to reset his feet. Tony throws a jab when Fuschini was well out of range. Tony walks into a stiff left hand from Fuschini. Fuschini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tony's head. Fuschini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tony.
Tony throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fuschini lands with a shot to the body. Fuschini fails to land with a series of punches.
Tony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuschini swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tony has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Fuschini lands a lovely overhand right. Fuschini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tony scores with a head kick.
Fuschini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Fuschini throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tony keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tony misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuschini lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fuschini punishes Tony's body with a nice straight punch. Tony wants to clinch up but Fuschini keeps it at a distance. Tony on the wrong end of a nice hook. Tony ducks right into an uppercut from Fuschini. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fuschini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Fuschini looks to land a body kick but Tony moved away. Tony throws a sloppy head kick and Fuschini moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Alessio Fuschini showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fuschini, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessio Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Getty Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Bloom (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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140 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Getty Li! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bloom wants to clinch. Bloom defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li. Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Bloom throws a leg kick which misses Li's front leg but catches the back leg as Li tries to avoid it. Li rushes Bloom and presses him up against the cage. Li goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bloom prevents it.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut. Li takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bloom lands a knee to the body.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bloom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bloom lands an elbow just above Li 's eye. Bloom lands a right hand. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom. Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bloom pulls him back up using the underhooks. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Getty Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bloom lands with a right to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Li. Li can't get the takedown.
Li drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bloom pulls his leg out and moves away.
A good leg kick by Bloom. Li is breathing heavily. Bloom clinches up against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bloom creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Li has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bloom regains guard immediately. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Bloom seems keen to control Li's posture. Bloom pushes Li off and gets back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bloom has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Li can't get the takedown.
Li is working for takedown but Bloom is calmly controlling the position for now. Bloom works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Bloom stands up and waves to Li to follow him. Bloom moves into the clinch successfully.
Bloom is working Li over against the cage. Bloom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Bloom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Li uses from the top position. Li stops Bloom from standing up. Li lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Li throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Li controls from within his opponent's guard. Li wants to control from the top but Bloom keeps moving. Bloom controlling the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bloom is looking to stand up but Li isn't so interested in that idea. Bloom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Li has given up his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bloom trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Li has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Bloom wants to control but Li is keeping busy. Bloom is trying to control but Li is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Bloom is standing up, even though he is in mount. 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! Bloom scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bloom slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat. Bloom pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that round. That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bloom is looking to clinch. Bloom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Li pushes him off. Li looks for a takedown but Bloom sprawls well. Bloom tries to clinch up. Bloom tries to clinch up so Li counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Bloom wants to stand but Li is controlling the position. Bloom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there. Bloom is trying to keep Li in close.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Li might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Bloom seems keen to control Li's posture. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Bloom misses with a lunging right hand
and Li counters with a nice double leg into guard. Li looking to sit in guard and control but Bloom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Bloom looking to pass the guard. Bloom is looking to stand up but Li won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom stands up from Li's guard - Bloom perhaps looking for a knockout. Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action! Li shoots in for a takedown but Bloom shows good takedown defense. Li shoots in for a double leg but Bloom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Getty Li. That's going to take a lot out of him. Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Li rushes Bloom and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A shot in the inside from Bloom. Bloom ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bloom no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Li scoring with punches to the head and body. Bloom looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Li won't allow Bloom to sweep him here. Li throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Li trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Bloom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Bloom controlling Li's posture. Bloom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bloom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Bloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Li circles away from the clinch attempt.
Li gets a double leg takedown into Bloom's guard. Li throws a big right hand that misses. Li trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bloom is on top in guard.
Bloom stands up and waves to Li to follow him. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Li swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bloom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Li backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Orlando Bloom 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bloom stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet. Li moves into the clinch. Orlando Bloom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bloom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards. Bloom lands with a left to the head. Li is trying to pull guard but Bloom has him pressed against the cage. Li is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bloom is defending well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Getty Li. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good body shot from Bloom.
Bloom lands a right hand. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bloom. Bloom gets underhooks to prevent Li's takedown attempt.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bloom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Li stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bloom. Orlando Bloom seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Li avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bloom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bloom. Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bloom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center. A slapping leg kick lands for Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Li circles away.
Bloom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bloom as he avoids it easily. Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bloom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Li looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bloom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Getty Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bloom moves into the clinch. Bloom pulls guard. Li won't allow Bloom to get back to his feet. Bloom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Li with a flurry of punches that miss. Bloom wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Li wants to get up but he can't break Bloom's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bloom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Bloom wants to stand up but Li is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li. Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Bloom darts in and clinches Li up against the cage. Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bloom smiles and moves away.
Bloom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Getty Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Orlando Bloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bloom is looking to clinch. Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bloom slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat. Orlando Bloom is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bloom has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bloom instigates a clinch. Li tries to score a body lock takedown but Bloom shows good agility there to stay on his feet. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Bloom lands a right hand. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloom's elbow. Bloom comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Li goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bloom prevents a body shot from Li.
And that's the end of the fight! Orlando Bloom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Bloom has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Red Darglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darglio's entrance music is Deftones "Hexagram". A fine choice. Pritchard is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Darglio! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Darglio throws a nice head kick!
Darglio is looking to slow Pritchard down with leg kicks. Pritchard forces Darglio back against the cage and clinches. Darglio lands a nice knee to the body. Pritchard avoids the elbow strike from Darglio, against the cage.
Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Darglio misses with a knee to the head. Darglio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darglio tries a knee to the head but Pritchard blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Darglio.
A bit of stalling here from Darglio.
Darglio lands an elbow just above Pritchard 's eye. Pritchard managing to block the knees to the body from Darglio.
Pritchard has a couple of punches blocked by Darglio.
Darglio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pritchard tries to throw a body punch but Darglio avoids it by throwing Pritchard back against the cage. Pritchard pushes off an throws an elbow but Darglio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pritchard throws a punch but it's blocked by Darglio. Darglio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pritchard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Pritchard manages to break the clinch.
Pritchard misses with a looping left. Red Darglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Darglio's calf. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darglio.
An inside leg kick lands from Darglio. Pritchard lands with a shot to the body. Pritchard throws a body punch but Darglio moves out of range. Darglio throws a lazy head kick and Pritchard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A lazy body kick from Darglio and Pritchard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Darglio thinking. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Darglio throws a sloppy head kick and Pritchard moves out of range easily. Pritchard scores with a decent looking hook. Pritchard lands with a good body shot. Darglio is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darglio.
A nice combination there by Pritchard.
Darglio moves out of range of the strikes. Pritchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darglio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A looping hook to the body misses from Pritchard. Darglio does a little dance to reset his feet. Darglio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Pritchard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Pritchard thumps Darglio with a low kick. Darglio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Darglio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pritchard. Pritchard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Darglio rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Darglio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Darglio lands with a nice body kick. That kick from Pritchard tenderised Darglio's leg. Darglio is trying to keep his angry face on. Pritchard lands with a shot to the body. Pritchard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Pritchard lands with a hook. Darglio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pritchard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Pritchard lands a nice looking body shot.
Pritchard rushes Darglio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. A short right from Pritchard. Darglio missing with knees to the body.
Darglio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pritchard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Pritchard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pritchard throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Darglio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Darglio is rocked! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darglio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pritchard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pritchard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Oh Darglio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Pritchard blocks a head kick by Darglio.
Pritchard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Darglio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Darglio seems to have got his legs back now. Darglio throws a lazy head kick and Pritchard moves into the clinch. Pritchard lands a shot to the body. Darglio trying to land knees to the body.
Pritchard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darglio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Darglio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pritchard is defending well for now. Darglio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pritchard avoids it. Darglio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pritchard.
A short right from Pritchard. Pritchard gets through Darglio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Pritchard dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Darglio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pritchard. Pritchard moves out of range of the body kick. Darglio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pritchard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Darglio momentarily.
Darglio gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pritchard gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randal Pritchard! Randal Pritchard very nearly forgot to thank Milwaukee's Best 159's - $45 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Still comes to the cage accompanied by Laveerre - Kaasupää. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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174 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
22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Still! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Marx throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Still counter with a right hand. Marx manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Still on his heels. He'll look to pass Still's guard now, I'm sure. Marx missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Marx avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marx is looking to work some ground and pound but Still has wrist control. Marx landing with the ground and pound. Still controls Marx momentarily but Marx frees himself. Marx throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Marx throwing strikes from guard but Still blocks nicely. Marx landing some decent shots from guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Marx passes easily into side control. Nice work. Still tries to bench press Marx off him but Marx keeps the position. Marx tries to score with some ground and pound. Still controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Marx in side control lands a decent elbow. Marx is putting a hurting on Still here, landing some big shots from side control. Still is breathing heavily. Still taking punishment in the form of punches.
Still is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Marx is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Marx punishing his opponent with strikes. Marx trying to control but Still is having none of it. Marx scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Still?
Marx landing shots from mount. Still takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Marx controlling from the full mount. Still takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Still takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Marx landing shots from mount.
Still is rocked! Marx pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Oh Still is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marx unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Still wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Marx celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx! Mark Marx bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sanford and Son. Penn has chosen BJ Penn as his entrance music. Bj Penn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Red Fox! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Penn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Fox blocks a low kick nicely. Fox lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Nice defenses there by Fox. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick. Fox throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily. Penn throws a hook but Fox blocks it. Penn connects with an inside leg kick. Donk. Fox catches Penn right on the button with a cross. Penn misses with a body shot.
Fox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penn doesn't seem bothered though. Penn throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fox ducks under a wild hook from Penn. Bj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Penn throws a body punch but Fox moves out of range. Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fox throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily. Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fox. Fox feints a jab promting Penn to slip. Fox then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Penn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Nice shot lands for Penn. Fox throws a quick inside leg kick. Penn lands a nice hook to Fox's body. Fox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fox throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a nice kick to the body. Penn keeps the fight on the outside. Fox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fox tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it. Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fox. Fox closes the distance and clinches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Penn is trying to break free. Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Fox won't allow it.
Penn is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox. Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fox tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Fox gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn slips a straight right by Fox. Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Red Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fox throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range. Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fox. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Penn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fox. Penn moves out of range as Fox strikes. Fox misses with a hook. Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Fox is just out of range. A big left from Penn misses. Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Fox's shoulder, as Fox tries to avoid the shot. Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fox cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fox tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fox to the ground. Fox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Fox dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fox dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Some bone on bone action there as Fox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Fox throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it. Fox misses with a wild body shot. Penn misses with a body kick. Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fox throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it. Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing. Fox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Fox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn. Penn misses with an uppercut. Fox saw that one coming. Penn ducks under a wild hook from Fox. Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Fox throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease. Penn throws a looping overhand right but Fox ducks down to avoid it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fox checks a leg kick. Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fox is out of range. Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Fox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Penn avoids the body shot from Fox.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy. Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fox.
Fox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fox clinches with his opponent.
Fox is working Penn over against the cage. Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fox tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Fox back against the cage. Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fox lands with a right to the head. Penn can't break the clinch.
Fox lands a body punch. Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A right handed body shot lands from Fox.
Penn is breathing heavily. Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fox is defending well. Penn tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position. Fox is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Fox tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Fox lands a shot to the body. Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Fox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head. Fox lands a nice shot to the body. Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Penn is rocked! Fox pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him? Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fox lands a body shot. Fox lands a big right hand that drops Penn! The killer instinct kicks in and Fox finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Fox! After winning the bout, Red Fox 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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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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