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MFC 54- Demolition PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Ital (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius has chosen Enemy by Sevendust as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osiris Ital!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Ital.
Ital connects with the punch.
Ital darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ital lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ital 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.
Marius blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ital.
Ital is thwarting Marius 's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Ital there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ital looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Marius tries to get to full guard but Ital has control of the leg.
Marius trying to control here.
Ital has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ital not doing much here.
Marius is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ital working the head and body with strikes.
Ital takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ital working the head and body with strikes.
Ital throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marius regains full guard. Nicely done.
Marius trying to keep a closed guard but Ital is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ital is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ital trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ital preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ital wants to pass the guard but Marius is keeping the position.
Marius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ital trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marius looking for a sweep. Not yet Marius , not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ital postures up in Marius 's guard and throws a big left but Marius blocks it.
Ital throws a big elbow that misses.
Marius utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ital missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marius has momentary wrist control but Ital slips an elbow through the middle.
Marius not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ital won't allow Marius to sweep him here.
Marius keeping moving, preventing Ital from controlling successfully.
Ital connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marius trying to keep a closed guard but Ital is proving a slippery customer.
Ital wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Ital stands and throws Marius 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ital in side control, throwing shots but Marius defends.
Ital works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ital wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marius keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Marius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ital's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ital is thwarting Marius 's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to roll over but Ital keeps him under control.
Marius is not content to let Ital control the position.
Ital working over Marius with some ground and pound. Marius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marius manages to get to full guard.
Ital trying to control but Marius is working from the bottom.
Marius is trying to keep Ital in close.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ital looking to pass the guard.
Ital trying to control the position from guard on top but Marius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Ital dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marius throws a looping overhand right but Ital ducks down to avoid it.
Marius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ital.
Ital throws a poor cross that misses
and Marius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ital uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marius .
A shot to the liver by Ital. Beautiful body shot.
Marius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ital.
Marius misses with a looping right.
Ital shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Ital misses.
Ital moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ital misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ital.
Ital escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marius tries to keep at a distance but Ital has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marius has a couple of punches blocked by Ital.
Marius takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Ital.
Ital slows down the pace here.
Ital breaks the clinch.
Marius misses the jab.
Ital lets loose with a powerful body kick. Marius will feel that in the morning.
Ital throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ital was well out of range. Poor timing from Marius .
Osiris Ital seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ital has Marius up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marius fails to land.
Ital tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ital.
Ital breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ital.
Ital connects with the punch.
Ital shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marius pinned against the cage. Marius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osiris Ital. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ital fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gaius Marius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Marius misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ital tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ital takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ital fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marius . Ital does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ital thumps Marius with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ital is defended easily by Marius .
Ital throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marius is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marius is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ital.
Ital takes one on the button.
Marius blocks a head kick by Ital.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ital has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Ital.
Marius throws a punch but it's blocked by Ital.
Marius swings wildly with an uppercut but Ital uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ital lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ital makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ital lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ital blocks a body shot from Marius .
Marius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marius 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ital blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ital swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marius lands a nice uppercut.
Ital lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ital misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marius .
Marius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osiris Ital dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ital moves away.
Ital moves into the clinch.
Marius misses with an elbow strike.
Ital breaks from the clinch.
Ital thows a body shot but no joy.
Ital throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Ital throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Marius was covering up waiting for the punch and Ital finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ital trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Marius manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ital managing to control the position.
Marius 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.
Ital throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Marius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Marius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ital is trying to keep Marius in close.
Marius won't allow Ital to sweep him here.
Marius postures up.
Marius throwing strikes from guard but Ital blocks nicely.
Marius stopping the sweep attempt from Ital.
Ital manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marius manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ital wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Marius keeping full guard, as Ital tries to pass.
Marius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ital wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Ital trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ital won't allow Marius to sweep him here.
Ital working some strikes from top position.
Ital is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ital wants to control from the top but Marius keeps moving.
Marius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ital is one step ahead there.
Ital connects with a couple of short punches.
Marius working a defensive guard here.
Marius looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ital puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marius is not content to let Ital control the position.
Marius is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ital slips a nice elbow through Marius 's hands, connecting with Marius 's forehead.
Marius is staying active underneath Ital, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ital lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Marius tries to get to full guard but Ital has control of the leg.
Marius is not content to let Ital control the position.
Ital trying to mount his opponent but Marius defends it.
Ital moves into full mount! Marius won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gaius Marius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ital is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osiris Ital showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ital 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Ital!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quantrell Bishop (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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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Spiegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quantrell Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiegel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spiegel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Spiegel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spiegel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spiegel avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Nice uppercut there from Spiegel.
A cross from Spiegel lands.
Spiegel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop fails to land with a series of punches.
Bishop throws a lazy body kick
and Spiegel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spiegel tries to clinch up.
Spiegel throws a head kick that Bishop semi-blocks.
Spiegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Spiegel clinches.
Bishop wants to take the fight to the mat but Spiegel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop letting Spiegel take a breather here.
Spiegel misses with a body punch.
Spiegel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Spiegel.
Spiegel tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Spiegel back against the cage.
Spiegel'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.
Bishop avoiding damage as Spiegel throws knees to the body.
Spiegel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spiegel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel scores with a knee to the head.
Spiegel looking to throw knees to the head but Bishop is blocking nicely.
Bishop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Spiegel walks away with a smile on his face. Bishop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Spike Spiegel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quantrell Bishop.
Bishop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Spiegel throws a series of strikes that have Bishop backpedaling.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bishop 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 Spiegel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spiegel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spiegel connects with a crisp jab.
Spike Spiegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiegel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bishop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bishop shoots for a takedown but Spiegel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Spiegel forces Bishop back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Spiegel to keep the fight standing.
Bishop managing to block the knees to the body from Spiegel.
Spiegel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bishop has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spiegel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Spiegel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Spiegel.
Spiegel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spiegel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bishop up against the cage.
Bishop tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spiegel tries a knee to the head but Bishop blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiegel lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spiegel clinches up with Bishop and pushes him back against the cage.
Spiegel lands a big knee to the head and Bishop goes down! Spiegel pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spike Spiegel!
A relieved looking Spike Spiegel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Barden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nannie Doss (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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184 lbs
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Barden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nannie Doss!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch but Barden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doss tries to clinch up but Barden circles away and keeps his distance.
Barden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doss throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doss tries to clinch but Barden moves out of range.
Barden has closed the distance and engaged Doss in a clinch.
Barden lands a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barden stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barden stops Doss from standing up.
Barden looking to sit in guard and control but Doss gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss throws a big elbow that misses.
Barden pushes Doss off and gets back to his feet.
Barden cracks Doss with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doss is pushing Barden's head away, looking to escape. Barden manages to hold on to the position though.
Doss takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Barden wants to control but Doss is keeping him busy.
Barden lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden in side control, throwing shots but Doss defends.
Barden tries for a kimura but Doss is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barden tries to advance to mount but Doss denies him.
Barden working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barden tries to move to mount but Doss blocks the move with his legs.
Barden in side control, throwing shots but Doss defends.
Barden is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Doss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barden tries to advance to mount but Doss denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barden sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doss, who protects the arm well.
Barden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doss has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barden cracks Doss with a big right hand but Doss just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Barden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doss stuffs the takedown.
Doss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doss avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doss tries to clinch there but Barden circles away.
Barden swats away the attempt to clinch by Doss.
Doss moves to clinch but Barden breaks away
and Barden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doss punishes Barden's body with a nice straight punch.
Barden misses the shot to the body.
Doss is looking to clinch but Barden is avoiding it.
Barden throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
Barden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barden is working for takedown but Doss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doss throws a head punch that misses.
Doss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doss moves into the clinch.
Barden taking a breather.
Barden scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barden backwards.
Doss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barden backwards.
Barden goes for a takedown attempt but Doss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Barden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doss tries to clinch but Barden is having none of it.
Barden looks to score with a jab to the body but Doss is just out of range.
Barden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Doss sprawls well. Doss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barden gets slowly back to his feet.
Barden misses with a straight left.
Barden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barden cracks Doss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barden moves out of range as Doss strikes.
Barden slips a jab from Doss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barden.
Barden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doss, pushing him back against the cage.
Barden blocks a body shot from Doss.
Barden lands a body shot.
Doss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doss moves away.
Doss doesn't manage to clinch there - Barden circles away.
Doss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barden shoots in looking for a takedown. Doss tries to sprawl out of it but Barden keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doss wants to clinch but Barden slips to the side
and Barden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doss's guard now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Doss can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barden throwing strikes from guard but Doss blocks nicely.
Barden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doss, who protects the arm well.
Barden is looking to take a break and control but Doss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doss has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barden is putting a hurting on Doss here, landing some big shots from side control.
Barden laying and praying for a moment but Doss takes advantage and regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doss is not content to let Barden control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Barden dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barden shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Doss as he avoids it easily.
Doss rushes Barden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barden lands with a right to the head.
Doss is looking to break free of the clinch but Barden has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barden.
Barden has Doss pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doss manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barden has Doss pressed against the cage, preventing Doss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Doss throws a punch but it's blocked by Barden.
Doss tries to throw a body punch but Barden avoids it by throwing Doss back against the cage.
Barden lands with a light punch inside.
Doss digs a right hand underneath Barden's ribcage. Barden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doss tries to work over Barden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barden prevents a body shot from Doss.
Barden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doss backwards.
Barden avoiding damage.
Barden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doss throws a punch but it's blocked by Barden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Barden.
Barden lands a shoulder strike.
Barden throws a punch but it's blocked by Doss.
Barden is looking to control Doss's arms but Doss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barden has his back to the cage.
Barden is trying to drag Doss to the mat but Doss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Barden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doss breaks the clinch.
Doss is looking to clinch.
Barden swats away the attempt to clinch by Doss.
Barden throws a series of punches but Doss moves out of range.
Doss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doss tries to close the distance and clinch but Barden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barden misses with a body shot.
Nannie Doss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doss moves in looking to clinch but Barden pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Doss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doss manages to avoid it.
Barden swings for the body but Doss moves out of range.
Barden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doss tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nannie Doss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barden finds it's way round the side to connect with Doss's head.
Barden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Doss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barden throws a big elbow that misses.
Doss keeping moving, preventing Barden from controlling successfully.
Barden slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barden misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Eli Barden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doss dodges the ground and pound from Barden.
Barden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Barden are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Doss being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barden is looking to take a break and control but Doss is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doss is trying to buck Barden off.
Nannie Doss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barden controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Barden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barden, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Barden!
After the fight, Eli Barden was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between New York Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollis has chosen UGK - Pocket Full of Stones as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
20 - 6 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, New York Strangler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollis circles away.
Hollis throws a lazy right hand but Strangler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hollis tries to roll over but Strangler keeps him under control.
Strangler works his way into full mount!
Strangler wants to control the pace but Hollis is squirming around nicely.
Strangler is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hollis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler tries to control but Hollis wriggling away.
Strangler goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hollis turns into him and now he's in Strangler's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangler looking for a sweep. Not yet Strangler, not yet.
Strangler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hollis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Hollis won't allow Strangler to sweep him here.
Hollis trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joe Hollis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strangler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hollis avoids it really well and circles away.
Hollis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strangler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strangler throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler slows down the pace here.
Hollis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strangler.
Strangler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strangler doesn't manage to clinch there - Hollis circles away.
Hollis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hollis looking for a sweep. Not yet Hollis, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strangler is looking to stand up but Hollis won't let him.
Hollis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis pulls Strangler in close to his closed guard and prevents Strangler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Strangler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Hollis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollis swats away the attempt to clinch by Strangler.
Hollis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strangler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strangler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hollis.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
New York Strangler 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Strangler is defended easily by Hollis.
Horrible takedown by Strangler or perhaps it was just good defense by Hollis which made him look bad.
Hollis stuns Strangler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
New York Strangler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Strangler as he checks the leg kick.
Crunch! Hollis slams his shin into Strangler's torso.
Hollis scores with a sloppy right hand. Strangler should have avoided that one.
Hollis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollis.
Strangler fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollis misses with a wild body shot.
Hollis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strangler's head.
Hollis misses with a wild body shot.
Strangler throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strangler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strangler clinches up against the cage.
Strangler lands an elbow inside that Hollis shrugs off.
Hollis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strangler misses with a double jab.
Strangler ducks right into an uppercut from Hollis.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollis. That's going to slow Strangler down.
Strangler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hollis pinned against the cage. Hollis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hollis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hollis wants it to stay on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis takes the fight into the clinch.
Strangler tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler has had enough of the clinch but Hollis keeps him there for the moment.
Hollis lands a shot to the body.
Hollis pushes Strangler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Hollis.
Hollis works on Strangler's body with a couple of short punches.
Strangler tries to break the clinch but Hollis is controlling the position.
Strangler has Hollis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Strangler pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hollis tumbling to the mat - Strangler dives into Hollis's guard.
Hollis wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Strangler postures up.
Strangler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hollis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strangler's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strangler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hollis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hollis trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strangler 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollis wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hollis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Strangler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Strangler checks a leg kick.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollis as he avoids it easily.
Strangler is looking to clinch but Hollis is avoiding it.
Strangler misses with a looping right.
Hollis tries to score with a low kick but Strangler moves his leg out of the way.
Strangler wants to clinch.
Strangler fails to land the takedown.
Hollis moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler shoots in looking for a takedown but Hollis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strangler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for New York Strangler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hollis scores with a nice head shot.
Strangler moves out of range as Hollis throws a body kick.
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strangler misses with a takedown attempt
and Hollis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hollis avoids the head kick by Strangler.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hollis but Hollis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hollis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollis.
Hollis cracks a nice hook into Strangler's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis throws a series of punches but Strangler moves out of range.
Strangler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hollis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strangler closes the distance and clinches up with Hollis, looking for a takedown. Strangler pushes Hollis against the cage but Hollis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hollis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strangler throws a nice looking combination but Hollis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Strangler will feel that in the morning.
Hollis swinging wildly here.
Strangler avoids the body shot from Hollis.
Joe Hollis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hollis sprawls well. Hollis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Hollis scores with a three punch combo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollis. That's going to slow Strangler down.
Strangler walks into a stiff left hand from Hollis.
Hollis works the jab nicely.
Strangler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hollis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strangler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hollis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hollis.
Hollis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strangler.
Hollis punishes Strangler's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollis pushes Strangler away with a front kick.
Hollis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollis lands with a shot to the body.
Strangler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hollis, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hollis. Strangler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strangler avoids a kick to the body.
Jab by Hollis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Hollis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hollis 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Hollis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think East might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Klein East could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aima Hei's chin.
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212 lbs
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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
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hei takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
Hei looks to land a body kick but East moved away.
Nice defenses there by Hei.
East throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hei looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Hei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hei swings for the body but East moves out of range.
Hei throws a lazy body kick
and East counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East stuffs the takedown.
Hei scores with a nice head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Hei blocks the leg kick.
Hei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
East throws a front kick aimed at Hei's knee but Hei avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hei at a distance.
East lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.
East thows a leg kick but Hei checks it
and Hei counters with a body kick.
East misses with a low kick.
East defending well as Hei loads up on a big left hand.
Hei connects with a body shot that sends East's belly button to the back.
Hei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down East rather than just go for the knockout.
Hei checks a leg kick.
East throws the left hand but Hei avoids the punch easily.
Hei misses with a hook
and East counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hei dodges the punch combination from East.
East shoots in but no luck this time.
Hei just misses with a punch to the body.
Hei misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei stuns East with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hei lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hei throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East misses the shot to the body.
East avoids the body shot from Hei.
Hei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
East connects with a solid leg kick.
Hei lands a slapping body shot.
Hei tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Hei.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
East on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
Hei blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei tries to work over East's front leg with a kick but East checks it.
Hei throws a leg kick which misses East's front leg but catches the back leg as East tries to avoid it.
Hei defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Hei is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hei sizes up East with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hei throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
East lands a nice looking body shot.
Hei shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches East napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hei misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hei working the ground and pound.
East manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hei's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East tries to roll over but Hei keeps him under control.
East gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East has momentary wrist control but Hei slips an elbow through the middle.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hei preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hei missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
East 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hei throws a leg kick that is checked
and East cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hei takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
East throws a head kick that misses.
Hei looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Aima Hei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hei misses with a body kick.
Hei misses the shot to the body.
Hei shoots in and gets a takedown into East's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
East had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hei defends it easily.
Hei engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei lands a couple of digs.
East might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hei won't allow East to sweep him here.
East keeping full guard, as Hei tries to pass.
Hei is in close to East's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei stands up over East, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hei throwing strikes from guard but East blocks nicely.
Hei scoring with some ground and pound.
East working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hei.
Hei wants to control from the top but East keeps moving.
Hei postures up.
East keeping moving, preventing Hei from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei throwing strikes from guard but East blocks nicely.
Hei working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
East keeping moving, preventing Hei from controlling successfully.
Hei is looking to work some ground and pound but East has wrist control.
East trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei landing some decent shots from guard.
East is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hei controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hei trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hei trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aima Hei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Hei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hei has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Hei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
East throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
Hei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hei checks it well.
Horrible takedown by Hei or perhaps it was just good defense by East which made him look bad.
East keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hei shoots in for a takedown but East shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hei misses with a leg kick.
Hei misses with a low kick.
Hei connects with a solid leg kick.
Hei moves forwards but East connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei looks for a takedown but East sprawls well.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aima Hei.
Hei looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East avoids the head kick by Hei.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hei blocks a leg kick.
Hei throws a shot from downtown. East moves away and avoids it.
Hei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hei has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
Hei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before East can pounce on him.
East avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East throws a body punch but Hei moves out of range.
East shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hei as he jumps to the side.
Hei misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hei feints and then cracks East's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow East down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from East.
Nice defenses there by Hei.
Hei fakes a jab and throws a low kick but East checks it well.
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!
Hei thows a leg kick but East checks it
and East counters with a nice leg kick.
Hei moves out of range of the body kick from East.
East throws a front kick aimed at Hei's knee but Hei avoids it well.
Hei throws a leg kick which misses East's front leg but catches the back leg as East tries to avoid it.
Hei throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hei throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
Hei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
East displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hei.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klein East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
Hei jabs East to the body, keeping him at a distance.
East pushes Hei away with a front kick.
East tried to score with a low kick but Hei checks it.
East tries a low kick but Hei avoids it.
East checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
East finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hei defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
Hei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Hei misses.
East throws a hook to the side of Hei's head but Hei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
East on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
East walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Hei blocks the leg kick.
Hei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
East fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hei has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Hei tenderised East's leg. East is trying to keep his angry face on.
East swings for the body but Hei moves out of range.
Aima Hei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from East 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 Hei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
East lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hei's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hei.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hei moves out of range of the body kick from East.
Hei throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hei throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hei 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aima Hei!
A very excited looking Aima Hei made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Careful With That Axe Eugene. Grayson has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne as his entrance music. Marcus Grayson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Slick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Slick.
Slick pushes Grayson away with a front kick.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slick moves away.
Slick throws a front kick aimed at Grayson's knee but Grayson avoids it well.
Grayson digs a good body shot into Slick's ribs.
Slick misses with a takedown attempt
and Grayson counters with a good low kick that Slick was not able to check.
Slick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Slick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Slick looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Slick with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Slick slips under a jab.
Slick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Grayson blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grayson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Grayson misses its intended target.
Slick dives in and scores a takedown into Grayson's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Slick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing Slick from controlling successfully.
Grayson wants to sweep but no luck.
Grayson is trying to keep Slick in close.
Grayson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slick throwing strikes from guard but Grayson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson can't keep his opponent in guard - Slick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is looking to improve his position.
Slick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grayson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson is not content to let Slick control the position.
Slick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slick working the head and body with strikes.
Grayson is controlling Slick's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ground and pound from Slick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick passes to side control.
Slick tries to advance to mount but can't.
Grayson can't do much from the bottom here.
Grayson prevents Slick from improving position.
Slick trying to control the position but Grayson is working away.
Slick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grayson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Grayson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slick will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Slick gets to mount! Grayson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Grayson tries to reverse the position but Slick maintains control.
Slick punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grayson tries to hold on but Slick pushes him away.
Grayson is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slick working Grayson over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Slick.
Slick raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slick looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Slick avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Slick shoots for a takedown but Grayson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grayson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slick. That did some damage!
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slick misses with a low kick as Grayson jumps back.
Slick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Slick misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Slick.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slick manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Slick avoids them all with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Slick. That's going to slow Grayson down.
Slick wants to slow Grayson down by chopping away at his legs.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Grayson looks to throw a body kick
and Slick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grayson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grayson misses with a left hand
and Slick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grayson thinking.
A swing and a miss from Grayson.
Grayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slick.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Slick cracks a nice hook into Grayson's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from Grayson as Slick shoots in.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Slick counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slick tries to bum rush Grayson with a series of wild strikes but Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grayson connects with a looping right hand.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slick manages to avoid it.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slick.
Slick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slick gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayson throws a hook but Slick avoids it easily.
Slick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slick throws a head kick that half lands.
Slick misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Slick.
Marcus Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick and Slick moves out of range easily.
Slick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oil Slick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Slick.
Some bone on bone action there as Grayson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Slick throws a low kick but Grayson avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slick.
Slick dives in and grabs Grayson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grayson pushes down on Slick's head and hops out.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slick was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Marcus Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick shoots in for a double leg but Grayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson checks a low kick from Slick.
Grayson blocks a low kick nicely.
Slick misses with a low kick.
Slick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grayson.
Slick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slick gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Slick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slick moves away.
Slick takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Slick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Slick.
Slick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grayson scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Grayson scores with a shot to the body.
Grayson scores with a jab to the head.
Slick looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Grayson!
Slick landing punches.
Grayson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slick lands a heavy elbow.
Slick avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slick with good strikes from the mount here!
Grayson is in a horrible position here. Slick smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Slick controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to hold on but Slick pushes him away.
Slick tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
Slick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Slick trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
Slick lands a big elbow.
Grayson tries to hold on but Slick postures up.
Slick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grayson's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grayson is looking to get to half guard.
Slick lands a big shot there that rocks Grayson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Slick looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slick working Grayson over with strikes here.
Slick avoids the attempt from Grayson to control.
Slick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grayson hang on?
Slick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Slick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grayson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Grayson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grayson's face.
Grayson is rocked!
Slick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grayson is still in real trouble! Can Slick finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Slick! Grayson is hurt baaadly! Slick is firing away with more strikes - Grayson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oil Slick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Hollywood has chosen Deadbolt as his entrance music. Jigoro Kane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Hollywood's chin.
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214 lbs
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196 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Hollywood!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollywood lands a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hollywood.
Hollywood moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Kane jabs Hollywood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hollywood rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Hollywood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hollywood looks for the body kick but Kane saw that one coming.
David Hollywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollywood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Kane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like David Hollywood has been cut.
Hollywood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters circling a little - Kane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hollywood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kane blocks an uppercut.
Hollywood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane slips a straight right by Hollywood.
Hollywood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hollywood swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hollywood's hands.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Kane throws a hook but Hollywood avoids it easily.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Hollywood misses with a leg kick
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kane scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollywood.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Hollywood cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hollywood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kane wants to clinch.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
Hollywood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hollywood scores with a leg kick.
Hollywood scores with a shot to the body.
Hollywood misses with a straight left.
Hollywood walks into a left hand.
Hollywood needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.
Kane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hollywood!
Hollywood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hollywood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hollywood scores with a nice right hand.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hollywood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane takes a swing at Hollywood's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Hollywood. Beautiful body shot.
Hollywood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kane.
Kane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollywood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Hollywood.
Hollywood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Hollywood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hollywood lands a head kick!
Kane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hollywood. Hollywood circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Hollywood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hollywood.
Hollywood misses with a hook.
Hollywood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hollywood throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hollywood.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hollywood throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kane.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Hollywood takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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 Jigoro Kane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Hollywood'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.
Hollywood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kane works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hollywood misses with a jab to the body
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollywood is rocked!
and Kane counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Hollywood! He's just covering up as Kane starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jigoro Kane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Im a playa. A fine choice. Virtanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Soomaaliyeey toosoo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
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31
265 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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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
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdullah Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Virtanen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Virtanen defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Virtanen is looking to chop away at Johnson's legs.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Abdullah Virtanen has been cut.
Johnson wants to land a leg kick but Virtanen is out of range.
Johnson is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Virtanen quickly recovers to half guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Virtanen defending well.
Johnson prevents Virtanen from improving his position.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Virtanen dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Virtanen is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Virtanen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Johnson.
Virtanen is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Virtanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Virtanen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Virtanen wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Virtanen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Johnson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Virtanen tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Johnson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Virtanen covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Johnson!
After winning the bout, Randall Johnson 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Schulte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato has chosen STILL BALLIN as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 lbs
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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
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Schulte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulte stuns Kato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kato slips a straight right by Schulte.
Kato cracks the inside of Schulte's front leg.
Brian Schulte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schulte takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Schulte tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kato avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Schulte tries to clinch up.
Schulte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Schulte.
A head kick from Kato lands but Schulte takes it in his stride.
It looks like Brian Schulte has been cut.
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!
Kato scores with a hook to the body. Schulte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato throws a good cross that connects.
Schulte thows a leg kick but Kato checks it
and Kato counters with a low kick, right behind Schulte 's knee.
Schulte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kato.
Schulte thows a body shot but no joy.
Schulte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulte lands an overhand right.
Schulte is looking to wear down Kato with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kato digs a good body shot into Schulte's ribs.
Kato misses with a straight right.
Schulte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulte looks to land a left hand but Kato moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schulte. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Kato throws a body kick that misses.
Kato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Schulte shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Schulte misses with a wild body shot.
Schulte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kato.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kato 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 Schulte has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Schulte and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Kato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kato thumps Schulte with a low kick.
Schulte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schulte avoids the body shot from Kato.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Schulte.
Kato lands a nice hook to Schulte's body. Schulte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schulte instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kato.
Kato taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schulte tries a body shot but Kato blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kato prevents a body shot from Schulte.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schulte is keeping busy.
Kato is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Schulte has denied him.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sun Kato.
Nice body kick from Kato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sun Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schulte ducks under a wild hook from Kato.
Kato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kato feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schulte's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schulte shoots in for a takedown but Kato shows good takedown defense.
Schulte is breathing heavily.
Schulte tries to move into range but Kato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schulte shoots in and drives through. Kato sprawls well.
Schulte misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Schulte is defended easily by Kato.
Kato throws a low kick but Schulte moves out of range easily.
A leg kick checked by Schulte.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Schulte makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Schulte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sun Kato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Schulte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kato.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Schulte moves out of range easily.
Schulte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Schulte misses its intended target.
Schulte blocks the body kick.
Kato misses with a hook. Schulte ducked under it nicely.
Schulte just misses with a punch to the body.
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulte misses with a straight right.
Kato checks a low kick from Schulte.
Kato lands a slapping body shot.
Kato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kato misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schulte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kato.
Schulte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kato's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Schulte preventing the sweep.
Kato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato is pulling down on Schulte's head. It's preventing any offense from Schulte, at least for the moment.
Kato is trying to keep Schulte in close.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sun Kato hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schulte was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Schulte walks into a straight right hand from Kato.
Schulte tries to move into range but Kato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brian Schulte's cut is getting worse.
Schulte moves out of range as Kato strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kato as Schulte shoots in.
Schulte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kato.
Nice uppercut lands for Kato. That snapped Schulte's head back.
Kato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Schulte.
Kato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schulte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kato.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schulte!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kato ducks right into an uppercut from Schulte.
Kato throws a hook to the side of Schulte's head but Schulte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schulte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
No joy there for Kato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Kato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Schulte'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!
Schulte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kato thumps Schulte with a low kick.
Schulte tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Kato.
Schulte finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kato stalks Schulte and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schulte's face. Schulte staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte throws a jab but it's blocked by Kato.
Schulte throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schulte moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schulte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Jab, jab by Kato - just one landing.
Kato throws a sloppy head kick and Schulte moves out of range easily.
Kato throws a nice looking combination but Schulte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Schulte does it's job there.
Kato throws a leg kick that misses.
Kato misses with a wild body shot.
Brian Schulte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schulte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schulte walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schulte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kato.
Kato slips under a jab from Schulte.
Schulte misses with a body kick.
Kato checks a leg kick.
Schulte throws a chopping leg kick but Kato manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kato thows a body shot but no joy.
Kato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schulte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schulte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kato avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Schulte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Brian Schulte's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Some bone on bone action there as Kato checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kato checks the leg kick.
Kato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kato cracks the inside of Schulte's front leg.
Schulte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schulte at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Kato.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulte 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.
Kato goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Schulte throws a front kick aimed at Kato's knee but Kato avoids it well.
A lazy left from Kato finds it's target.
Schulte is rocked!
Jeez, Brian Schulte's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kato closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Schulte! Kato dives in looking to finish! Schulte is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sun Kato!
Our winner, Sun Kato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Viljo Laine's chin.
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viljo Laine!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Laine blocks the low kick.
Hull moves out of range of the body kick.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Laine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hull counters with a solid body kick.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Hull saw that one coming.
Hull tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Laine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hull's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Hull counters with a thumping low kick.
Hull looks for the body kick but Laine saw that one coming.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull scores with a leg kick.
Laine blocks a leg kick.
Hull lands a front kick.
Hull moves away from the strike by Laine.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hull.
Laine moves out of range of the body kick from Hull.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hull.
Laine looks gassed!
Laine just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Hull is just out of range.
Hull throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Hull.
A head kick from Hull lands but Laine takes it in his stride.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crunch! Hull slams his shin into Laine's torso.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull is looking to land body kicks.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hull.
Hull throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hull throws a leg kick which misses Laine's front leg but catches the back leg as Laine tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull lands a high kick!
Hull misses with a body kick.
Hull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hull.
Hull misses with a leg kick.
Laine throws a low kick, looking for Hull's leg but Hull calmly moves out of range.
Laine throws a hook but Hull avoids it easily.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hull throws a head kick that misses.
Hull tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hull.
Laine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Laine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hull. That one must have hurt.
Hull scores with a head kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull delivers a nice body kick.
Laine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull motions for Laine to come forward. Hull throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hull fakes the leg kick and cracks Laine in the body.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
Hull feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hull plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Hull throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Hull connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Laine misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Laine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hull has got the better of the exchanges.
Laine wants to land a leg kick but Hull is out of range.
Hull throws a head kick that half lands.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hull throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Hull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Laine thuds his right hand into Hull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Hull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine throws a combination that misses
and Hull counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Hull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Hull tries to work over Laine's front leg with a kick but Laine checks it.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
That kick from Hull tenderised Laine's leg. Laine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hull throws a front kick that sends Laine stumbling back into the cage.
Laine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hull.
Laine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hull throws a leg kick but Laine moved away.
Hull cracks the inside of Laine's front leg.
Laine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hull.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hull.
Hull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Hull lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Hull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laine's calf.
Mike Hull is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hull!
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hull.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hull - the referee stops the clock and Laine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hull. Laine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hull throws the kick towards the body but Laine avoids it.
Hull explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hull.
Hull lands with a nice body kick.
Hull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Laine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Viljo Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull feints and then cracks Laine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laine down.
Hull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hull throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laine will feel that in the morning.
Laine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hull.
Hull lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hull lands a nice looking kick to the body. Laine takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
A good leg kick by Hull.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine thows a leg kick but Hull checks it
and Hull counters with a solid body kick.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Hull throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull scores with a nice body kick.
Hull lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Hull.
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Hull dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hull checks the leg kick.
Laine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hull's calf.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull misses with a kick to the body.
Hull thows a body kick. Laine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Laine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hull throws a body kick that misses.
Hull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laine.
Hull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Hull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Laine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hull avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hull's head backwards.
Laine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hull.
Hull lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body kick from Hull.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hull.
Hull connects with a solid leg kick.
Hull scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Hull moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Laine.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
Hull connects with a leg kick. Laine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hull with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hull connects with a high kick.
Viljo Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Hull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hull. That one must have hurt.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hull fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Laine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hull. Hull obviously looking to wear him down.
Hull scores with a kick to the midsection.
Laine misses with a body shot.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Laine takes a swing at Hull's ribcage but misses.
Laine thows a leg kick but Hull checks it
and Hull makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Laine misses the target.
Hull lands a head kick!
Hull throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Hull lands with a slapping head kick.
Hull throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Hull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laine's knee momentarily.
Hull dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laine. That did some damage!
Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hull manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine misses with a hook
and Hull counters with a good low kick that Laine was not able to check.
Hull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine throws a poor cross that misses
and Hull counters with a body kick.
Hull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Laine moves out of range as Hull throws a body kick.
Hull avoids the head kick by Laine.
Good leg kick by Hull there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hull thuds his shin into the meat of Laine's side.
Hull fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Hull.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Hull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hull 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Hull!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Hull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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