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WFC-43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Kurt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Kurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurt tries to clinch there but Sauna circles away.
Sauna misses the jab.
Sauna throws a big shot that misses.
Kurt looks for a takedown but Sauna sprawls well.
The crowd cheers as Kurt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sauna doesn't seem phased though.
Kurt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kurt is stalling here.
Kurt blocks an uppercut.
Kurt wants to stall.
Kurt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sauna has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kurt clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kurt tries to roll but Sauna sticks to his back.
Sauna is trying to control but Kurt is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sauna is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kurt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sauna lands a big elbow.
Sauna looking to control but Kurt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sauna breaks from Kurt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauna unloads with some shots from mount but Kurt bucks and avoids them well.
Sauna can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kurt is looking to escape.
Sauna is landing with some decent strikes but Kurt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sauna prevents Kurt from getting the reversal.
Sauna looking to secure an arm triangle but Kurt defends it well.
Sauna swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kurt is now in Sauna's guard. A big mistake from Sauna there, giving up the dominant position!
Sauna has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kurt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sauna.
Kurt advances nicely into full mount.
Kurt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sauna because Kurt loaded up on that one.
Kurt misses with a head shot.
Sauna can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna regains half guard.
Sauna manages to get to full guard.
Sauna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kurt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sauna looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sauna working for a triangle but Kurt defends it easily.
Sauna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kurt tries to roll over but Sauna keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurt is refusing to be controlled, as Sauna sits in half guard.
Sauna throwing shots but Kurt is blocking nicely.
Kurt is in trouble now - Sauna has advanced to mount!
Sauna looking to finish with strikes here!
Sauna looking to control but Kurt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurt is looking to improve his position but Sauna isn't that keen on the idea.
Sauna with shots to the head and body - Kurt looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sauna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sauna leaves Kurt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sauna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurt shoots in and drives through. Sauna sprawls well.
Sauna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kurt wants to clinch but Sauna slips to the side
and Sauna counters with a huge left! Kurt is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sauna isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kurt from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sauna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
Chael Sauna gave a mention to BALCO UNIFORM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bing Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughtius Maximus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Naughtius Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bing Boom!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom looks to clinch
and Boom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maximus throws a leg kick but Boom checks it.
Boom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab by Maximus.
A nice combination there by Maximus.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Boom closes the distance but Maximus moves to the side
and Maximus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a straight right hand.
Maximus lands a head shot.
Maximus swings for the body but Boom moves out of range.
Boom closes the distance but Maximus moves to the side
and Maximus counters with an inside leg kick.
Boom moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
and Maximus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a thumping low kick.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maximus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maximus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Maximus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Maximus.
Boom moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
and Maximus counters with a good low kick that Boom was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boom is able to avoid easily.
Boom moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
and Maximus counters with a nice body kick.
Maximus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Boom slips under a jab from Maximus.
Boom looks to clinch
and Maximus counters with a low kick, right behind Boom 's knee.
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Maximus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Naughtius Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maximus throws a shot to the body.
Boom wants to clinch
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Maximus counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naughtius Maximus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maximus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boom tries to clinch up
and Maximus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Naughtius Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
A thudding body kick lands there by Maximus!
Maximus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boom tries to clinch up
and Maximus counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom moves out of range of the body kick.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus.
Maximus scores with a jab to the head.
Maximus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Maximus.
Boom takes one to the side of the head.
Maximus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a big head kick but Boom shrugs it off.
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Maximus lands a glancing blow to the side of Boom's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus throws a leg kick but Boom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maximus throws a push kick but Boom slaps the foot to one side.
Boom moves out of range of the body kick from Maximus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maximus.
Boom moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
and Maximus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boom wants to clinch but Maximus slips to the side
and Maximus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boom really felt that one!
Boom tries to clinch up
and Maximus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Boom's knee momentarily.
Boom misses with a kick to the body.
Boom tries to clinch
and Maximus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Boom wants to clinch
and Maximus counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naughtius Maximus dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Maximus misses with a low kick.
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maximus connects with a crisp jab.
Boom tries to clinch
and Maximus counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom shoots in and drives through. Maximus sprawls well.
Maximus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maximus throws a right hand that Boom ducks under and follows up with a left that Boom also avoids with ease.
Maximus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boom can do to turn this around?
Boom avoids a kick to the body.
Maximus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maximus missing with a left hand there. Boom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands a slapping body shot.
Boom blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Boom tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maximus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Boom looks to clinch
and Maximus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maximus.
Boom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bing Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boom tries to clinch but Maximus moves away
and Maximus counters with a body kick that stops Boom in his tracks momentarily.
Maximus misses with a body kick.
Boom tries to clinch up
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maximus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom moves to clinch but Maximus breaks away
enabling Maximus to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom wants to clinch
and Maximus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Maximus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Boom 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.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maximus.
Boom wants to clinch
and Maximus counters with a three punch combo that has Boom backing up. Boom nods at Maximus to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a hook.
Boom looks to clinch
and Maximus counters with a stiff right hand.
Maximus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boom in his tracks.
Boom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boom tries to clinch up
and Maximus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maximus sizes up Boom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naughtius Maximus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maximus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naughtius Maximus!
Naughtius Maximus decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kerr's choice of entrance music: Scotland The Brave [Instrumental]. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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255 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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266 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Kerr!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kerr. Kerr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Kerr.
Kerr moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Emelianenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tom Kerr has been cut.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kerr strikes.
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!
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerr.
Kerr slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kerr throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kerr throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Kerr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Kerr with a series of wild strikes but Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Kerr moves away and avoids it.
Kerr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelianenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Kerr.
Kerr misses the body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Kerr misses the jab.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kerr misses with a wild body shot.
Kerr throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerr's head backwards.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
Kerr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerr takes one to the side of the head.
That has opened up Tom Kerr's cut even more.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Kerr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kerr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kerr looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerr.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Kerr's belly button to the back.
Kerr looks gassed!
Kerr takes one to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.
Kerr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kerr under the eye.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerr.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerr ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Kerr knows he should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Kerr.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Kerr right on the button with a cross.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Kerr's midsection.
Emelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kerr's head.
The cut above Tom Kerr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kerr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Kerr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Kerr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kerr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kerr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Emelianenko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here.
Emelianenko controls Kerr momentarily but Kerr frees himself.
Kerr postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Kerr being controlled here momentarily.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kerr's guard.
Kerr keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksander Emelianenko just wasn't active enough.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Kerr moved out of range nicely.
Kerr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Kerr's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kerr's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Emelianenko jabs Kerr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kerr. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kerr needs to keep his hands up - Emelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kerr saw that one coming.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kerr slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Emelianenko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
Tom Kerr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Kerr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Kerr's head but Kerr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kerr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Kerr.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Kerr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kerr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Kerr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kerr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kerr takes one on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tom Kerr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aleksander Emelianenko!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Reigle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vergil Blanco Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reigle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, So Common So Cheap. 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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24
182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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World class MT
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathaniel Reigle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vergil Blanco Rocha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigle clinches up with Blanco Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Reigle to work.
Reigle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blanco Rocha lands a hook that snaps the head of Reigle backwards.
Reigle trying to control the position but instead, Blanco Rocha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reigle into the cage.
Reigle leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathaniel Reigle.
Blanco Rocha throws a push kick but Reigle slaps the foot to one side.
Blanco Rocha has managed to clinch.
Blanco Rocha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reigle.
Reigle managing to block the knees to the body from Blanco Rocha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow that stopped Reigle in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nathaniel Reigle has been cut.
Reigle is stalling here.
Reigle is trying to stall.
Reigle slows down the pace here.
Reigle tries to stall but Blanco Rocha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathaniel Reigle.
Blanco Rocha moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blanco Rocha as Reigle tries to tie him up.
Reigle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reigle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blanco Rocha is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco Rocha landing knees to the body.
Reigle wants to stall.
Reigle trying to land knees to the body.
Reigle is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nathaniel Reigle.
Reigle takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reigle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blanco Rocha gets tackled into the cage by Reigle. Reigle maintains the clinch.
Reigle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha misses with a knee to the head.
Reigle is trying to maintain a safe position but Blanco Rocha gets an underhook and turns Reigle into the cage.
Maybe Reigle would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigle taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Blanco Rocha.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Reigle avoiding damage as Blanco Rocha throws knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Reigle is breathing heavily.
Blanco Rocha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A body shot lands from Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha looking to throw knees to the head but Reigle is blocking nicely.
Blanco Rocha lands a knee to the body.
Blanco Rocha pushes Reigle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blanco Rocha landing knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha crunches a lovely knee into Reigle's ribcage.
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blanco Rocha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nathaniel Reigle's cut is getting worse.
Blanco Rocha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Blanco Rocha.
Blanco Rocha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reigle backwards.
Blanco Rocha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanco Rocha lands with a short shot to the head.
Blanco Rocha working Reigle over with knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha tries to work over Reigle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nathaniel Reigle's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reigle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco Rocha with a knee to the head.
Blanco Rocha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blanco Rocha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reigles head.
Blanco Rocha lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reigle tries to stall but Blanco Rocha uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blanco Rocha lands a knee to the body.
Blanco Rocha lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Nathaniel Reigle's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathaniel Reigle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vergil Blanco Rocha!
Our winner, Vergil Blanco Rocha, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Star Wars - Imperial March. Layne Fields could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Locke's chin.
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197 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields throws a head kick that misses.
Locke throws a head kick but Fields moves out of range.
Locke blocks a head kick by Fields.
Locke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Locke throws out a powerful jab.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fields.
Fields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fields pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields has Locke pressed against the cage.
Fields misses with an elbow strike.
Fields tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Fields back against the cage.
Locke takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like John Locke has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Locke.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Fields moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Fields does no damage.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Locke walks into a stiff left hand from Fields.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Locke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fields looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
Locke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields has control of Locke's left arm, preventing Locke from doing any damage.
Locke wants to control from the top but Fields keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Locke controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke tries to free his leg and advance position but Fields is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Locke hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fields throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke moves out of range of the leg kick from Fields.
Locke connects with a body shot that sends Fields's belly button to the back.
Fields throws a big shot that misses.
Locke misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields closes the distance and pushes Locke back into the cage.
Locke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fields smiles and moves away.
A jab from Locke does it's job there.
Fields wants to clinch up but Locke keeps it at a distance.
Fields has managed to clinch.
Locke is trying to pull guard but Fields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Locke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fields landing knees to the body.
Locke tries to pull guard but Fields won't allow it.
Layne Fields has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Locke.
Fields stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Locke looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fields breaks the clinch.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Fields scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fields looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Locke!
Fields punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fields punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fields lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fields trying to control but Locke is having none of it.
Locke takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fields throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fields throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Locke misses with a hook
and Fields counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheers as Fields lands an impressive looking overhand right. Locke doesn't seem phased though.
Layne Fields is winning the standup battle so far.
Fields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fields scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fields.
Locke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fields.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fields is defended easily by Locke.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Locke tries to keep at a distance but Fields has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields breaks the clinch.
Locke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fields looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fields sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fields preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Locke is keen to just control but Fields is a slippery customer.
Locke is working for a submission of some sort.
Fields punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
Fields is working hard here to advance position.
Locke is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke wants to advance to full mount but Fields doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fields looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fields looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fields!
Locke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Locke manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fields's best efforts.
Layne Fields overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fields prevents Locke from improving his position.
Fields trying to control the action but Locke is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fields is really struggling to control Locke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Locke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fields looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Locke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Locke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Locke is looking for a sweep. Fields is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layne Fields dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fields tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Layne Fields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke looks for a takedown but Fields sprawls well.
Fields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Locke.
Fields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Locke misses with an uppercut. Fields saw that one coming.
Fields stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fields wants it to stay on the feet.
Fields fails with a takedown attempt.
Locke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Locke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fields dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Fields's head and hops out.
Fields lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circling - Fields throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Locke loads up on a big right hand but Fields slips the punch.
Locke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Layne Fields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields lands with a thumping leg kick.
Locke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fields.
Fields moves into the clinch.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fields moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Fields moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Fields shoots in and drives through. Locke sprawls well.
Locke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Locke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fields keeps working.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to hold on to Locke's head to control him but Locke postures up.
Locke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fields defends it well.
Fields has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Locke is working away from the top position though.
Layne Fields is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fields wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke passes into side control, despite Fields's attempt to control the position.
Locke swings around for an armbar but Fields sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Locke's guard.
Fields has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Locke is proving hard to escape from.
Fields avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fields has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fields is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Layne Fields.
Well Fields has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Layne Fields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kildahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kildahl comes to the cage accompanied by dont get up. Alvarez has chosen Magic as his entrance music. Luis Alvarez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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194 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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24
198 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Kildahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kildahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kildahl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kildahl is looking to stand up but Alvarez isn't so interested in that idea.
Kildahl looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alvarez is one step ahead there.
Kildahl wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Kildahl.
Kildahl has a closed guard, preventing Alvarez from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kildahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alvarez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luis Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kildahl misses with a series of wild punches.
Kildahl pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvarez back to the cage. Kildahl follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Kildahl.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch but Kildahl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Kildahl is having none of it.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kildahl moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
Kildahl throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez tries to land a knee to the head but Kildahl blocks with his arms.
Kildahl is trying to push Alvarez away but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Alvarez.
It looks like Sam Kildahl 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!
Kildahl ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kildahl no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kildahl pulls Alvarez in close to prevent any damage.
Alvarez stopping the sweep attempt from Kildahl.
Kildahl uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez dodges the punch combination from Kildahl.
Kildahl throws a combination. Alvarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kildahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kildahl jumps guard but Alvarez stands there with Kildahl around his waist. Kildahl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alvarez with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Kildahl tries to tie him up.
Kildahl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez lands a good knee to the midsection. Kildahl won't want to take too many of those.
Kildahl is breathing heavily.
Alvarez connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kildahl tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kildahl is rocked!
Alvarez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Kildahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alvarez has Kildahl pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Kildahl is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Alvarez - that's hurt Kildahl badly! Oh, another knee lands and Kildahl is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Kildahl doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Luis Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Leis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leis comes to the cage accompanied by No Sleep - Wiz Khalifa. RIck Brandford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Leis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leis shoots in and gets a takedown into Brandford's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leis throwing strikes from guard but Brandford blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brandford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Leis is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandford has wrist control.
Leis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Leis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brandford really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brandford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis throwing strikes from guard but Brandford blocks nicely.
Leis 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.
Leis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leis is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandford has wrist control.
Leis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leis throwing strikes but missing.
Leis postures up.
Leis postures up in Brandford's guard and throws a big left but Brandford blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford trying to keep a closed guard but Leis is proving a slippery customer.
Leis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brandford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brandford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brandford!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Leis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Leis gets back to full guard.
Leis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Brandford throwing strikes but missing.
Leis working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandford stopping the sweep attempt from Leis.
Leis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brandford is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Leis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Leis thowing shots but they're missing.
Brandford is in a horrible position here. Leis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leis controlling the position easily from mount.
Leis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brandford's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leis lands with some strikes.
Leis unloads with some shots from mount but Brandford bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Leis dominated that round.
That's time! Leis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Leis dives in and scores a takedown into Brandford's guard.
Leis wants to pass the guard but Brandford is keeping the position.
Leis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Leis wants to control from the top but Brandford keeps moving.
Brandford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Leis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandford is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leis trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leis is in close to Brandford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Leis looking to pass the guard.
Leis pushes down on Brandford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leis trying to control the action but Brandford is working from the bottom.
Brandford is in trouble now - Leis has advanced to mount!
Brandford is bucking up trying to escape but Leis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Leis moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brandford has worked his arm free - good work by Brandford!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Leis working away.
Leis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brandford, who protects the arm well.
Leis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brandford, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leis scoring with punches and elbows.
Leis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Leis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brandford has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leis with the ground and pound but Brandford regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Leis 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!
Brandford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brandford defends it nicely.
Leis moves out of range of the body kick.
Leis shoots in for a takedown but Brandford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crunch! Brandford slams his shin into Leis's torso.
Brandford drives through with a takedown into Leis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Brandford content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brandford throws a big right hand that misses.
Brandford passes Leis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brandford sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Leis defending well though.
Brandford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leis's head.
Brandford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brandford thows a huge punch but Leis dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brandford pulls his head out easily.
Brandford is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Leis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brandford wants to pass to mount but Leis is defending the position.
Brandford drops an elbow to the side of Leis's head.
Leis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandford throws a strike but Leis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Leis throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leis wants to pass the guard but Brandford is keeping the position.
Leis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leis wants to control from the top but Brandford keeps moving.
Leis pushes down on Brandford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leis wants to work for an arm triangle but Brandford is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Leis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leis is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Leis.
RIck Brandford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Leis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brandford is staying active underneath Leis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brandford defending well though.
Leis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Leis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Leis!
Jesse Leis made sure to mention his sponsor, BALCO UNIFORM in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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222 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Louey Draft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Murphy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draft.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draft as he avoids it easily.
Draft looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Draft trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draft stops Murphy from standing up.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murphy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Murphy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draft distracts Murphy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Draft stopping the sweep attempt from Murphy.
Murphy is trying to keep Draft in close.
Draft working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Murphy's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Draft manages to get himself to full guard.
Draft looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
Draft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Draft will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Draft is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murphy working some strikes from top position.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Draft has wrist control.
Murphy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draft works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Draft's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murphy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murphy's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draft is trying to stick to Murphy's back but Murphy is turning into Draft. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Draft's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Murphy.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Draft utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Draft looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Draft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Draft blocks nicely.
Murphy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draft trying to keep a closed guard but Murphy is proving a slippery customer.
Murphy with a nice head shot there.
Murphy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Murphy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draft is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy advances position into side control!
Murphy scoring with punches from side control.
Murphy throws a strike aimed at the side of Draft's head but Draft avoids it well.
Draft regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draft wants to sweep here but Murphy controlling him for the moment.
Murphy works over Draft with some ground and pound from guard.
Draft has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Murphy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draft's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murphy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Draft scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Draft.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Draft misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirk Murphy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy scores a takedown into full mount!
Draft slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Draft has one foot on Murphy's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Draft's shoulder, as Draft tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy. Those never looked like landing.
No luck for Murphy with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Draft with that takedown attempt.
Kirk Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draft throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Kirk Murphy has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Draft manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murphy is working Draft over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Murphy 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.
Murphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Draft's head.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy prevents Draft from getting back to his feet.
Murphy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Murphy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murphy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murphy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Draft sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Murphy prevents Draft from improving his position.
Draft looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy stops Draft from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Draft is looking to improve his position.
Draft is looking to escape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draft is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy wants to free his trapped foot but Draft is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Draft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murphy lands strikes from half guard.
Draft moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
Murphy landing some decent shots from guard.
Draft working a defensive guard here.
Draft looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Murphy has picked Draft up and slammed him! Draft can't keep hold of the triangle and Murphy manages to pass to side control!
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Draft is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Draft wants to get back to his feet but Murphy drags him back down.
Murphy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murphy working the ground and pound.
Kirk Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Draft sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Draft trying to control here.
Draft is looking to escape.
Murphy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draft moves into full guard.
Murphy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murphy works over Draft with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Draft blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Murphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Draft keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Murphy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Draft throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draft bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draft slips under a jab.
Draft moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Draft's guard.
Draft controls Murphy momentarily but Murphy frees himself.
Murphy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Draft's head.
Murphy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Draft's guard.
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.
Draft manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Murphy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Murphy is in a horrible position here. Draft smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Draft looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Draft lands with some strikes.
Murphy tries to reverse the position but Draft maintains control.
Murphy wants to control but Draft is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy is looking to get to half guard.
Draft lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up Kirk Murphy's cut even more.
Draft lands a heavy elbow.
Kirk Murphy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kirk Murphy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Louey Draft!
After the big win, Louey Draft made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BALCO UNIFORM and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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