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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos comes into the arena with Riverside - O2 Panic Room blaring out of the sound system. Minowa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Minute in Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Anthony Creaturos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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194 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt
and Minowa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Creaturos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Creaturos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Minowa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Creaturos's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minowa preventing the sweep.
Minowa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Creaturos pulls Minowa in close to his closed guard and prevents Minowa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Minowa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minowa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minowa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creaturos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creaturos wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Creaturos holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Creaturos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Minowa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Anthony Creaturos has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa throws a right hand that Creaturos ducks under and follows up with a left that Creaturos also avoids with ease.
Minowa misses with a wild body shot.
Minowa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Creaturos 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.
Nice takedown defense from Minowa. No joy for Creaturos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Creaturos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Creaturos shoots in looking for a takedown. Minowa tries to sprawl out of it but Creaturos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Minowa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Minowa swinging wildly here.
Creaturos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Minowa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Creaturos keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
Minowa won't allow Creaturos to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Creaturos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minowa throws an elbow that misses. Creaturos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Minowa's guard. Nice move by Creaturos!
Minowa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Creaturos looking to sit in guard and control but Minowa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Creaturos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minowa's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos looking to sit in guard and control but Minowa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minowa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creaturos pulls Minowa in to control the position.
Minowa stands up over Creaturos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Creaturos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Creaturos keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creaturos controls Minowa momentarily but Minowa frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos'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.
Creaturos shoots and misses
and Minowa counters with a takedown into side control.
Creaturos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Minowa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minowa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Creaturos is holding Minowa down, trying to stall.
Minowa is putting a hurting on Creaturos here, landing some big shots from side control.
Creaturos is trying to improve his position.
Minowa looking to control but instead Creaturos has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa with the ground and pound but Creaturos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Creaturos looking to control.
Creaturos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Creaturos is looking to sweep but instead, Minowa has passed into half guard.
Creaturos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minowa.
Creaturos is staying active underneath Minowa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Creaturos moves into full guard.
Creaturos trying to keep a closed guard but Minowa is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Creaturos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Creaturos is trying to keep Minowa in close.
Minowa looking to pass the guard.
Creaturos trying to keep a closed guard but Minowa is proving a slippery customer.
Minowais looking to pass into half guard but Creaturos pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Creaturos is in guard.
Creaturos trying to control but Minowa is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creaturos defends it easily.
Creaturos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minowa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Creaturos has managed to get both his arms back between Minowa's legs - danger averted.
Minowa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creaturos's guard.
Creaturos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minowa's guard.
Minowa wants to improve his position but instead Creaturos has moved into half guard.
Creaturos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Creaturos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Creaturos's back!
Minowa throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Minowa doesn't have the hooks in and Creaturos manages to turn into his guard.
Creaturos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minowa is keeping the position for now.
Creaturos postures up in Minowa's guard and throws a big left but Minowa blocks it.
Creaturos lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Creaturos cracks Minowa with a solid left hand.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Minowa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Isamu Minowa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anthony Creaturos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Minowa moves away from the strike by Creaturos.
Creaturos misses with an uppercut. Minowa saw that one coming.
Isamu Minowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minowa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Creaturos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Minowa counters with a takedown into side control.
Creaturos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Minowa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Minowa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Minowa scoring with punches from side control.
Creaturos wants to control but Minowa postures up.
Creaturos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creaturos trying to control here.
Creaturos is trying to get back to full guard.
Minowa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minowa.
Minowa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Creaturos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Minowa prevents Creaturos from improving his position.
Creaturos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Minowa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Minowa's back!
Minowa really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Creaturos's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Minowa tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to control the position but Minowa frees himself and scrambles - Creaturos manages to regain control in side control.
Creaturos is trying to ground and pound but Minowa uses the momentary lack of control by Creaturos to regain half guard.
Isamu Minowa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Minowa trying to control but Creaturos postures up.
Minowa is not content to let Creaturos control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minowa moves into full guard.
Minowa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creaturos is one step ahead there.
Creaturos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Minowa keeps moving.
Anthony Creaturos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minowa working for a triangle but Creaturos defends it easily.
Creaturos wants to control from the top but Minowa keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowa trying to keep a closed guard but Creaturos is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Minowa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Minowa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Minowa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona comes to the cage accompanied by Knock you out!. Jon Arona has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Sol!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona misses with a double jab
and Sol counters with a shoot takedown. Arona fights it but they end up in guard.
Sol avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sol throwing strikes but missing.
Arona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Arona working a defensive guard here.
Sol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arona is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sol connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arona wants to control but Sol postures up.
Sol tries for a kimura but Arona is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sol landing strikes.
Arona is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sol is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arona is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Arona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arona wants to get back to his feet but Sol drags him back down.
Sol working the head and body with strikes.
Arona takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Arona tries to buck Sol off but Sol is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sol working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sol wants to control but Arona is keeping him busy.
Arona wants to control but Sol postures up.
Sol is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Arona knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Arona pushes Sol away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sol gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Arona takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sol has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Arona is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sol with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arona can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sol landing strikes from the mount.
Arona is desperately trying to improve his position but Sol has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol landing strikes, looking to finish!
Arona is rocked!
Arona is trying to escape the mount.
Arona tries to lock up and control but Sol gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sol is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arona can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sol lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Arona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sol dominating with strikes here.
Arona working to try and regain half guard.
Sol lands a big shot to the head and Arona winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Sol!
Viktor Sol gave a mention to KINGDOM in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Ring Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes to the cage accompanied by Apollo Creed, Deck of Jack. Sackett has chosen (I'm not your) steppin' stone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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217 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed |
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kin Ring Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Creed.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Creed throws a shot to the body.
Creed lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Creed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Creed misses with a hook.
Sackett slips under a jab from Creed.
Creed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Creed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Creed.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Creed.
Creed looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Creed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Creed knows he should have avoided that one.
Creed connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Creed.
Creed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Creed lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Creed.
Creed drives through and clinches with Sackett against the cage.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Creed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Creed leaning against his opponent.
Creed misses with some punches.
Creed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Creed. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Creed closes the distance and pushes Sackett back into the cage.
Creed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Creed breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Creed cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creed blocks a leg kick.
Creed moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Nice body kick there by Sackett.
Creed looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Good shot there by Creed.
Creed throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett cracks Creed with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Creed connects with a nice looking jab.
Creed connects with a jab.
Sackett lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Creed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Creed.
Creed lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Creed finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Creed lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creed tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett 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.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Creed throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sackett on the side of the head.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Creed.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett slips under a jab from Creed.
Creed scores with a hook.
Creed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Creed blocks the body kick.
Sackett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Creed! Sackett is backing up but he can't get away as Creed lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Sackett and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apollo Creed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donte Demirro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine. The key to victory for Dude Love has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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148 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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130 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Demirro!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demirro tries to clinch up but Love circles away and keeps his distance.
Demirro gets the takedown into side control.
Demirro looks up at the clock and then as Love takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Demirro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Demirro cracks Love with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Demirro is putting a hurting on Love here, landing some big shots from side control.
Love is rocked!
Love is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demirro cracks Love with a big elbow.
Oh Love is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Demirro cracks Love with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Demirro immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Love is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Demirro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donte Demirro!
A relieved looking Donte Demirro 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Burov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Rocket kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Downs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Burov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downs tries for a takedown but Burov circles away easily
and Burov counters with a left to the body.
Downs looking to score a takedown here. Burov is defending well but Downs drives through and ends up in Burov's guard.
Burov wants to get back to his feet but Downs is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Downs is fighting to break Burov's control of his arms but Burov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Burov wants to stand but Downs is controlling the position.
Downs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Downs is one step ahead there.
Downs scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burov is controlling Downs's posture.
Downs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Downs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Downs trying to control but Burov is working from the bottom.
Downs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burov wants to stand but Downs is controlling the position.
Downs wants to control from the top but Burov keeps moving.
Burov wants to stand up but Downs is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Downs 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.
Downs trying to control but Burov is working from the bottom.
Downs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Burov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Burov has escaped and now he's on top!
Downs looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Downs trying to keep a closed guard but Burov is proving a slippery customer.
Downs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Burov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Burov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Burov rolls with it to try and escape but Downs cranks on the arm and Burov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guy Downs!
An out of breath and clearly excited Guy Downs thanked [GTI] Divine Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hezekiah Stoltfus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoltfus comes to the cage accompanied by The Chase. Villa has chosen Faint as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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215 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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hezekiah Stoltfus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Villa!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa jabs at Stoltfus's body.
Stoltfus works over Villa's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa misses with a straight right.
Villa misses with an uppercut.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoltfus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoltfus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Villa.
Stoltfus looks for a takedown but Villa sprawls well.
Villa swings for the body but Stoltfus moves out of range.
Villa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoltfus misses the shot to the body.
Stoltfus shoots in and drives through. Villa sprawls well.
Villa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stoltfus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stoltfus moves out of range of the body kick.
Villa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stoltfus's sensitive parts.
Villa misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoltfus moves out of range as Villa strikes.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Villa misses the jab.
Villa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Villa ducks under a wild hook from Stoltfus.
Villa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stoltfus doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa lands a body shot.
Stoltfus is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoltfus is just out of range.
Villa lands a head shot.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stoltfus moves away.
Stoltfus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stoltfus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Villa feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stoltfus sprawling to the canvas! Stoltfus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Villa finish him?!
Stoltfus is rocked!
Stoltfus drops his hands momentarily. Villa doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Stoltfus staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Stoltfus doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lee Villa!
A very excited looking Lee Villa 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chazz Gecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gecko comes to the cage accompanied by Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer. Holden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Act a Fool. Judge Holden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chazz Gecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Gecko misses its intended target.
Gecko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holden.
Danga de danga de dang - Holden scores with a four punch combination!
A big left from Gecko misses.
Gecko throws a shot from downtown. Holden moves away and avoids it.
Gecko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gecko looks to land a right hand but Holden moved out of range.
Gecko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holden was well out of range. Poor timing from Gecko.
Gecko lands the left hand.
Gecko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holden manages to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Holden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gecko throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Holden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gecko.
Holden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gecko.
Chazz Gecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gecko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holden scores with a jab to the body.
Gecko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holden fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gecko sprawls well initially but Holden persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Holden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gecko sees it coming and defends easily.
Gecko wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holden is looking for a kimura but Gecko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Holden to get the leverage.
Holden is thwarting Gecko's attempts to control the position.
Holden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gecko controlling the position for now.
Gecko is trying to stand.
Gecko is holding on to half guard well.
Holden seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Holden wants to control but Gecko is keeping him busy.
Holden is trying to work for a kimura but Gecko is defending well.
Holden is trying to control the action in half guard but Gecko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gecko is looking for a sweep. Holden is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Holden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gecko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gecko wants to control but Holden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gecko gets full guard.
Gecko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden trying to control but Gecko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gecko is on top in guard.
Holden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gecko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gecko wants to stand but Holden is controlling his posture from full guard.
Holden looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gecko has picked Holden up and slammed him! Holden can't keep hold of the triangle and Gecko manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden wants to control but Gecko postures up.
Holden gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Holden trying to control but Gecko postures up.
Holden is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gecko is staying active.
Holden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gecko is sitting in close to Holden's body. Holden has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gecko is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gecko is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Holden.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Judge Holden!
Judge Holden took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Perkele! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe's entrance music is Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. A fine choice. Sem Shilt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sem Shilt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shilt lands with a nice body punch.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Masoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masoe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Masoe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shilt connects with an inside leg kick.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Shilt slips the punch.
Masoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shilt counters with an inside leg kick.
Shilt misses with a few strikes there.
Masoe throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe throws out a leg kick but Shilt moves out of range and Masoe only half commits.
Masoe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Shilt.
Shilt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a leg kick which misses Shilt's front leg but catches the back leg as Shilt tries to avoid it.
Shilt moves away from the strike by Masoe.
Shilt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shilt throws a head kick but Masoe moves out of range.
Shilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masoe cracks the inside of Shilt's front leg.
Shilt checks a low kick from Masoe.
Shilt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masoe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shilt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shilt tries to clinch up but Masoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Masoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Shilt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Masoe throws a hook to the side of Shilt's head but Shilt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shilt lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe rushes Shilt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Masoe.
Masoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shilt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe tries a knee to the head but Shilt blocks it.
Shilt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masoe's face.
Masoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shilt blocks a body shot from Masoe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe has a couple of punches blocked by Shilt.
Masoe scores with a shot to the side of Shilt's head.
Masoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sem Shilt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masoe darts in and clinches Shilt up against the cage.
Masoe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shilt.
A head punch on the inside from Masoe fails to land.
Shilt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilt blocks the leg kick.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shilt.
Shilt throws a leg kick but Masoe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shilt misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe closes the distance and clinches.
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masoe misses with the head strike.
Masoe taking a breather.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shilt managing to block the knees to the body from Masoe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masoe.
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shilt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sem Shilt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shilt moves into the clinch.
Shilt tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shilt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe working aggressively here.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Masoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Masoe managing to block the knees to the body from Shilt.
Shilt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
A head punch on the inside from Masoe fails to land.
Shilt is trying to maintain a safe position but Masoe gets an underhook and turns Shilt into the cage.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt stalling in the clinch but Masoe improves position.
Shilt manages to break the clinch.
Masoe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Masoe throws a shot from downtown. Shilt moves away and avoids it.
Shilt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shilt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Masoe is out of range and Shilt settles back down.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Masoe gets tackled into the cage by Shilt. Shilt maintains the clinch.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Masoe is looking to control Shilt's arms but Shilt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masoe has his back to the cage.
Shilt is trying to break the clinch but Masoe is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shilt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Shilt blocks the low kick.
Shilt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masoe throws a low kick, looking for Shilt's leg but Shilt calmly moves out of range.
Masoe misses with a leg kick.
Shilt wants to clinch
enabling Masoe to counter with a crisp jab.
Shilt tries to bum rush Masoe with a series of wild strikes but Masoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Shilt counters with a stiff right hand.
Masoe cracks a nice hook into Shilt's ribs.
Shilt throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masoe's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe 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.
Masoe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shilt.
Masoe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sem Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Masoe misses.
Good work by Shilt as he checks the leg kick.
Shilt tries to clinch up but Masoe circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Masoe misses with a double jab.
Masoe throws a chopping leg kick but Shilt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shilt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Masoe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shilt.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe swings wildly with an uppercut but Shilt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Shilt controls his hands.
Masoe looking to stall.
Shilt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masoe has him pressed against the cage.
Shilt tries to land a knee to the head but Masoe blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shilt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Masoe is looking to control Shilt's arms but Shilt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masoe has his back to the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shilt lands a knee to the head.
Masoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Shilt.
Shilt tries to break free but Masoe pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gaisafa Masoe will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shilt checks a leg kick.
Shilt slips a jab from Masoe.
Shilt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Masoe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shilt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Masoe. Beautiful body shot.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shilt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shilt defending well as Masoe loads up on a big left hand.
Masoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shilt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Masoe moves out of range of the leg kick from Shilt.
Masoe looks to land a right hand but Shilt moved out of range.
Shilt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masoe.
Decent striking displayed by Masoe there.
Shilt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Masoe rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a hook but Shilt avoids it easily.
Masoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shilt moves out of range of the body kick.
Masoe is looking to slow Shilt down with leg kicks.
Shilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a left hand
and Shilt counters with a nice body kick.
Masoe misses with a body kick.
Masoe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shilt. That did some damage!
Shilt tries to clinch but Masoe is having none of it.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shilt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shilt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shilt circles away quickly and effectively.
Masoe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shilt on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shilt darts in trying to clinch
and Masoe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shilt's knee momentarily.
Shilt wants to clinch up but Masoe keeps it at a distance.
Masoe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe staying out of range there.
Shilt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shilt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masoe misses with the head strike.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Masoe moves out of range easily.
Masoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shilt finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shilt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masoe.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Shilt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shilt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shilt lands with a nice combination. Masoe backs away looking to recover.
Masoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shilt counters with a series of strikes. Masoe will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masoe throws out a loose jab but Shilt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masoe.
Shilt is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Shilt.
Masoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Masoe does it's job there.
Masoe looks to land a right hand but Shilt moved out of range.
Masoe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Good work by Masoe as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe tries to clinch but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt avoids the head kick by Masoe.
Masoe tries to clinch there but Shilt circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A chopping leg kick lands by Shilt.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilt blocks the leg kick.
Shilt wants to clinch.
Shilt tries to close the distance and clinch but Masoe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilt scores with a body shot.
Shilt tries to clinch but Masoe is having none of it.
Masoe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shilt.
Shilt digs a good body shot into Masoe's ribs.
Shilt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Masoe is predictable there
and Shilt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt looks to score with a jab to the body but Masoe is just out of range.
A low kick from Shilt is predictable there
and Masoe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Masoe throws a head kick but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masoe counters with a solid body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Masoe.
Masoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shilt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shilt throws a looping overhand right but Masoe ducks down to avoid it.
Masoe swats away the attempt to clinch by Shilt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
Masoe 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.
Shilt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masoe lands a lovely overhand right.
Masoe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shilt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shilt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Masoe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masoe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shilt.
Shilt connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe keeps the fight on the outside.
Shilt scores with a kick to the midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Masoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Masoe wants to clinch up but Shilt keeps it at a distance.
Shilt fakes the leg kick and cracks Masoe in the body.
Masoe throws a lazy head kick
and Shilt counters with a head kick. That will keep Masoe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Masoe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shilt lands a jab to the nose.
Masoe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shilt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masoe throws a leg kick
and Shilt counters with an inside leg kick.
Shilt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Masoe 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shilt. That's going to slow Masoe down.
Masoe throws a front kick aimed at Shilt's knee but Shilt avoids it well.
Shilt scores with a nice strike.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Shilt is predictable there
and Masoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shilt lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Shilt.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sem Shilt dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Masoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Masoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shilt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masoe. That's going to slow Shilt down.
Shilt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masoe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
Shilt throws a wild body kick that Masoe sees coming a mile off.
Shilt gets a clinch.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Shilt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shilt.
An inside leg kick from Masoe misses.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe throws a solid leg kick but Shilt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Masoe.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Shilt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Masoe, pushing him back against the cage.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Masoe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shilt avoiding damage.
Gaisafa Masoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Masoe as the two fighters clinch.
Shilt is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shilt tries a knee to the head but Masoe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Masoe has Shilt pushed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt tries to land a knee to the head but Masoe blocks with his arms.
Masoe has Shilt pressed against the cage, preventing Shilt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masoe is struggling to control the position.
Shilt is trying to break the clinch but Masoe has him pressed against the cage.
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
Masoe throws a head punch that misses.
Shilt stalling the fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sem Shilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Masoe.
Shilt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masoe effectively controlling the action here.
Masoe scores with a shoulder strike.
Shilt prevents a body shot from Masoe.
Shilt being controlled against the cage.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe can't find room to land a body shot as Shilt controls the action.
Shilt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shilt crunches a lovely knee into Masoe's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shilt.
Shilt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masoe avoids it.
Masoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Masoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shilt backwards.
Masoe stalling the fight.
Shilt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masoe gets tackled into the cage by Shilt. Shilt maintains the clinch.
Shilt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shilt breaks the clinch.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Masoe cracks Shilt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shilt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaisafa Masoe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Masoe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe retains his heavyweight title!
Gaisafa Masoe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Supersize Me logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Who Dat by Young Jeezy. This should be fireworks!
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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
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kuntz throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jones.
Kuntz tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuntz stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands with a cross.
Kuntz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Kuntz there.
Kuntz misses with a looping left.
Kuntz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuntz throws a big shot that misses.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Decent striking displayed by Kuntz there.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuntz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Jones misses.
Kuntz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Kuntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Kuntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kuntz throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Kuntz throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Kuntz moved out of range nicely.
Kuntz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kuntz misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Kuntz thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Kuntz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuntz.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kuntz looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Kuntz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kuntz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Kuntz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Kuntz moves away from the strike by Jones.
A combination from Kuntz does no damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Kuntz pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kuntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Kuntz swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuntz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Kuntz takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Kuntz misses its intended target.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuntz is looking to escape.
Kuntz is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Kuntz trying to control the hands but Jones breaks the grip.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kuntz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kuntz covering up well under a series of strikes from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Kuntz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuntz can pounce on him.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuntz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kuntz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz lands a jab to the head.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Kuntz sees coming a mile off.
Kuntz throws a powerful right kick. Jones tried to block low but the kick was high! Jones was taken right off of his feet! Kuntz jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rusty Kuntz!
Rusty Kuntz took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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