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SPFT 48: Eighteen vs. Xander PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junnu Vulgaari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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221 lbs
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Good wrestling
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KO power |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junnu Vulgaari!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vulgaari misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Vulgaari misses.
Vulgaari avoids the body shot from Li.
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Li moves in looking to clinch but Vulgaari pushes him off.
Li doesn't manage to clinch there - Vulgaari circles away.
Vulgaari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vulgaari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vulgaari misses with a hook. Li ducked under it nicely.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vulgaari.
Vulgaari drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Li throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vulgaari blocks it with crossed arms.
Vulgaari lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Li crunches a lovely knee into Vulgaari's ribcage.
Vulgaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vulgaari up against the cage.
Li missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vulgaari has a couple of punches blocked by Li.
Vulgaari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vulgaari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vulgaari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Li takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vulgaari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Vulgaari blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li throws an elbow but misses.
Li unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vulgaari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Li scores with a knee to the head.
Li stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vulgaari.
Nice body punch from Vulgaari - that landed with a thud.
Vulgaari letting Li take a breather here.
Vulgaari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vulgaari swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vulgaari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vulgaari.
Vulgaari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vulgaari working aggressively here.
Li lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vulgaari.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vulgaari fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Vulgaari.
A short right from Vulgaari on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li trying to stall but Vulgaari improves his position.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vulgaari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vulgaari avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
Li with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vulgaari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vulgaari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li wants to stall.
Vulgaari scores with a shoulder strike.
Vulgaari tries to throw a body punch but Li avoids it by throwing Vulgaari back against the cage.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Vulgaari throws a head punch that misses.
Vulgaari throws a punch but it's blocked by Li.
Li connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vulgaari's face.
It looks like Junnu Vulgaari has been cut.
Vulgaari misses with the head strike.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vulgaari swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vulgaari.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Vulgaari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Vulgaari digs a right hand into Li's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Li's gas tank.
Vulgaari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vulgaari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vulgaari working aggressively here.
Vulgaari avoiding damage as Li throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vulgaari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vulgaari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Li to work.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ken Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junnu Vulgaari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vulgaari checks a leg kick.
Vulgaari throws a looping overhand right but Li ducks down to avoid it.
Vulgaari looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Vulgaari blocks a head kick by Li.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ken Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Li lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - Vulgaari coming out on top.
Vulgaari looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Vulgaari misses with a two punch combination.
Li staying out of range there.
Vulgaari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Li is rocked!
Li tries to clinch but Vulgaari moves out of range.
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vulgaari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Are you kidding me?! Vulgaari ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Li clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junnu Vulgaari!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Junnu Vulgaari made sure he mentioned Revolution Fatigues, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kolohe Hakoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Higham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakoa comes into the arena with Ol Dirty Bastard - Snakes blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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208 lbs
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215 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolohe Hakoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Higham!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higham scores with a takedown into Hakoa's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Higham chips away with some ground and pound.
Higham won't allow Hakoa to sweep him here.
Hakoa wants to stand up but Higham is controlling him.
Higham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hakoa is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Higham, into his guard.
Higham keeping full guard, as Hakoa tries to pass.
Higham looking to control.
Hakoa tries to free his leg and advance position but Higham is retaining full guard.
Hakoa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Higham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Higham keeping full guard, as Hakoa tries to pass.
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!
Hakoa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakoa is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Higham looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hakoa gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Higham is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hakoa lets go of the hold and Higham can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kolohe Hakoa!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Aguri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Built Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Aguri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
300 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethan Aguri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Built Win!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguri scoring well with a low kick there.
Win throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Win avoids the body shot from Aguri.
Aguri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Win lands a left and a right that send Aguri crashing to the mat, dazed. Win thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ethan Aguri has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguri connects with a body shot that sends Win's belly button to the back.
Aguri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Win takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Win misses with a hook
and Aguri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Win misses with a looping left.
Aguri lands with a right hand.
Win sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Aguri throws a leg kick which misses Win's front leg but catches the back leg as Win tries to avoid it.
Aguri is looking to slow Win down with leg kicks.
Aguri lands a nice hook to Win's body. Win takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab by Aguri.
Win looks to score with a jab to the body but Aguri is just out of range.
Aguri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Win loads up on a big right hand but Aguri slips the punch.
Aguri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Win is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Decent striking displayed by Aguri there.
Win fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Win walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Built Win seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aguri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Win is looking to clinch but Aguri is avoiding it.
Aguri lands a high kick!
A jab from Aguri does it's job there.
Win takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Win drives through and clinches with Aguri against the cage.
Aguri breaks the clinch.
Aguri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Win is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Win closes the distance but Aguri moves to the side
and Aguri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Win thinking.
Win is still on wobbly legs! Can Aguri finish him?
Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Win seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Aguri does no damage.
Win on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Win throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Win tries to clinch up.
Aguri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Win.
Aguri misses with a series of wild punches.
Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Win fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Win works over Aguri's head and body with a nice combination.
Win tries to clinch but Aguri is having none of it.
Win tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aguri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Win.
Aguri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Win stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aguri.
Aguri misses with a double jab.
A jab lands there for Aguri.
The fight stays on the outside here - Win looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aguri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Win wants to clinch up but Aguri keeps it at a distance.
Aguri is looking to slow Win down with leg kicks.
Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Win wants to clinch.
Aguri cracks Win with an open hand slap.
Aguri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguri lands with a hook. Win tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aguri cracks Win with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Aguri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aguri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Win circles away quickly and effectively.
Aguri clinches.
Aguri breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Win gets in close and tags Aguri with a short punch that almost sends Aguri to the mat! Oh Aguri is in big trouble! He turns his back on Win, trying to create some distance but Win rushes him, striking wildly and Aguri goes down! The referee tackles Win into the cage to end the fight! Win is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Built Win!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert Ashton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Fagundes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabio Fagundes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Albert Ashton's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albert Ashton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabio Fagundes!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagundes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ashton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fagundes sprawls well. Fagundes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ashton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ashton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fagundes sprawls well initially but Ashton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ashton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ashton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fagundes wants to improve his position but Ashton is controlling well.
Fagundes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ashton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ashton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashton maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Fagundes could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Ashton has cracked it and Fagundes is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Ashton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert Ashton!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luther Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is No Sunshine. Nikov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Konala Cartelli - Jep Jep Joo ( feat. Solonen ) . Luther Pope had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
23 - 11 - 2 |
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158 lbs
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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
23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Luther Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Pope.
Nikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Pope.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pope lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nikov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nikov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pope throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Pope moves out of range easily.
Nikov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pope tries to avoid it but Nikov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pope to the ground. Pope escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope throws the left hand but Nikov avoids the punch easily.
Pope throws a leg kick but Nikov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikov forces Pope back against the cage and clinches.
Nikov blocks a body shot from Pope.
Nikov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pope avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pope working aggressively here.
Nikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalash Nikov.
Good body shot from Pope.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov prevents a body shot from Pope.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pope.
Pope lands a left hand.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
Pope trying to stall but Nikov improves his position.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Nikov is trying to push Pope away but Pope has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikov's elbow.
Nikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pope lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pope lands a left hand.
Nikov prevents a body shot from Pope.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Pope.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pope lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nikov backwards.
Pope throws a punch but it's blocked by Nikov.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Pope scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pope has a couple of punches blocked by Nikov.
Pope takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Nikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pope working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pope lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov crunches a lovely knee into Pope's ribcage.
Pope digs a right hand into Nikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nikov's gas tank.
Nikov tries to stall but Pope uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nikov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pope is defending well.
Pope misses with a body punch.
Nikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope struggles to land a body shot inside as Nikov controls his hands.
Pope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nikov is looking for a takedown.
Nikov manages to break the clinch.
Pope ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pope scoring well with a low kick there.
Nikov lands a high kick!
Pope lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope throws a looping overhand right but Nikov ducks down to avoid it.
Nikov checks a low kick from Pope.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Nikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikov lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Pope misses its intended target.
Pope throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nikov slips a jab from Pope.
Nikov keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikov is looking to clinch but Pope is avoiding it.
Pope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nikov.
Luther Pope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pope misses with a low kick.
Pope throws a shot from downtown. Nikov moves away and avoids it.
Pope lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nikov will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Pope dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nikov.
Nikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pope takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nikov takes one on the button.
Pope slaps away a takedown attempt from Nikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pope throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov 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.
Pope pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nikov is out of range and Pope settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nikov.
Pope lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Nikov as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov wants to clinch but Pope slips to the side
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Pope throws a series of punches but Nikov avoids them all with ease.
Pope thuds a left hand into Nikov's body.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick
and Pope counters with a straight right hand.
Nikov walks into a stiff left hand from Pope.
Pope misses with a straight right.
Pope misses the body punch
and Nikov counters with a big head kick but Pope shrugs it off.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Nikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick by Nikov misses
letting Pope counter with a right hand.
Nikov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pope was covering up waiting for the punch and Nikov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pope has a closed guard, preventing Nikov from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pope keeping full guard, as Nikov tries to pass.
Nikov wants to get up but he can't break Pope's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pope uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pope slips under a jab.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pope throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov throws a push kick but Pope slaps the foot to one side.
Pope walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pope catches Nikov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalash Nikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pope fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nikov is out of range.
Nikov misses with a leg kick
and Pope counters with a leg kick.
Nikov closes the distance and clinches.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nikov's elbow.
Nikov misses with a punch to the body.
Pope lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pope tries to work over Nikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pope tries a body shot but Nikov blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nikov is keeping busy.
Nikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pope avoids the damage to the body.
Nikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nikov can't find room to land a body shot as Pope controls the action.
Nikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pope doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nikov landing knees to the body.
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Pope misses with the head strike.
Nikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pope smiles and moves away.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov throws a head kick but Pope moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalash Nikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nikov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pope gets tackled into the cage by Nikov. Nikov maintains the clinch.
Nikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pope makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nikov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nikov digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Nikov controls the action.
Nikov blocks an uppercut.
Nikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nikov tries a knee to the head but Pope blocks it.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pope is defending well for now.
Nikov wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nikov.
Nikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pope has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Pope won't want to take too many of those.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
Nikov shoots in looking for a takedown. Pope tries to sprawl out of it but Nikov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pope manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikov avoids the body shot from Pope.
Pope throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pope misses with a looping right.
Pope blocks a jab.
Pope fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nikov throws the kick towards the body but Pope avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nikov clobbers Pope with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Luther Pope is winning the standup battle so far.
Nikov misses with a kick to the body.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pope. Nikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pope misses with a series of wild punches.
Nikov delivers a nice body kick.
Pope's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nikov under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pope throws a solid leg kick but Nikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pope.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pope misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nikov is looking to land body kicks.
Pope tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nikov throws a lazy head kick
and Pope counters with a nice uppercut.
Nikov wants to clinch up but Pope keeps it at a distance.
Pope attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Pope as he checks the leg kick.
Pope jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pope uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pope scores with a head kick.
Pope swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Nikov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov tries to clinch up but Pope circles away and keeps his distance.
Pope throws a hook but Nikov blocks it.
Pope keeps the fight on the outside.
Nikov throws a leg kick but Pope sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pope connects with a right hand. Nikov shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pope.
Nikov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikov shoots for a takedown but Pope saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luther Pope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalash Nikov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pope.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalash Nikov.
I think Nikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalash Nikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalash Nikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dwyane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
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21
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwyane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Nice uppercut there from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andriamboavonjy thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Andriamboavonjy doesn't seem bothered though.
Andriamboavonjy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Andriamboavonjy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Wade counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Andriamboavonjy has his foot on Wade's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wade works his way back into a safe position though.
Wade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Wade is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andriamboavonjy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andriamboavonjy avoids the attempt from Wade to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade tries to reverse the position but Andriamboavonjy maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andriamboavonjy working the ground and pound effectively.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the attempt from Wade to control.
Andriamboavonjy throws a sloppy strike and Wade uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Wade has ended up in Andriamboavonjy's guard.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a guillotine here but Wade defends easily.
Wade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Andriamboavonjy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade pushes down on Andriamboavonjy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wade landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy is staying active underneath Wade, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andriamboavonjy gets back to full guard.
Andriamboavonjy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Andriamboavonjy is on top in guard.
Wade avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wade looking for a guillotine here but Andriamboavonjy defends easily.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Wade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Andriamboavonjy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andriamboavonjy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to control from the top but Andriamboavonjy keeps moving.
Wade stopping the sweep attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
Wade lands a couple of digs.
Wade won't allow Andriamboavonjy to sweep him here.
Wade with a nice head shot there.
Andriamboavonjy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Andriamboavonjy's head.
Andriamboavonjy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wade scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andriamboavonjy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wade trying to control but Andriamboavonjy is working from the bottom.
Wade landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andriamboavonjy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wade bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wade scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wade postures up and lands a big shot to Andriamboavonjy's brow.
Wade landing with the ground and pound.
Andriamboavonjy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wade puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to get back to full guard here but Wade has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wade working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy is looking to reverse the position.
Wade lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wade working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwyane Wade dominated that round.
That's time! Wade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Andriamboavonjy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andriamboavonjy throws a series of punches but Wade avoids them all with ease.
A big left from Wade misses.
Wade gets caught napping as Andriamboavonjy dives in and scores a takedown. Wade manages to retain guard.
Andriamboavonjy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wade's head.
Wade wants to sweep but no luck.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to advance position but Wade has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Wade has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andriamboavonjy's face.
Wade punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andriamboavonjy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Andriamboavonjy wants to pass the guard but Wade is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andriamboavonjy tries to free his leg and advance position but Wade is retaining full guard.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big elbow that misses.
Andriamboavonjy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wade had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andriamboavonjy defends it easily.
Wade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wade 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.
Wade looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Andriamboavonjy preventing the sweep.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andriamboavonjy throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andriamboavonjy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to work some ground and pound but Wade has wrist control.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big right hand that misses.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big right hand that misses.
Andriamboavonjy throws a strike but Wade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Andriamboavonjy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy throws a big elbow that misses.
Andriamboavonjy landing some decent shots from guard.
Andriamboavonjy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wade working a defensive guard here.
Andriamboavonjy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andriamboavonjy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andriamboavonjy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dwyane Wade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andriamboavonjy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wade looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to work some ground and pound but Wade has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade is controlling Andriamboavonjy's posture.
Wade manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Andriamboavonjy is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade with good strikes from the mount here!
Andriamboavonjy is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade lands a big shot there that rocks Andriamboavonjy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wade punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andriamboavonjy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Andriamboavonjy is rocked!
Wade loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Andriamboavonjy scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wade land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wade stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwyane Wade!
A very excited looking Dwyane Wade 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokke Mela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mela has chosen Da Rockwilder as his entrance music. Michael Matthews has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jokke Mela!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Mela displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Mela thuds a left hand into Matthews's body.
Mela swings widly with a right hand
and Matthews counters with a one-two to the body.
Matthews throws a nice looking combination but Mela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mela.
Mela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matthews.
Mela dives in and grabs Matthews's left leg, looking for a takedown. Matthews pushes down on Mela's head and hops out.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Mela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matthews gets caught napping as Mela dives in and scores a takedown. Matthews manages to retain guard.
Mela trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews keeping moving, preventing Mela from controlling successfully.
Matthews is looking to stand up but Mela isn't so interested in that idea.
Mela wants to control from the top but Matthews keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jokke Mela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matthews moves out of range as Mela strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Mela misses the target.
Matthews wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mela's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matthews connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mela scrambles back to his feet.
Matthews slips under a jab from Mela.
Mela uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mela just misses with a punch to the body.
Mela scores with a hook to the body. Matthews takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Matthews slips a straight right by Mela.
Matthews throws a right hand that Mela ducks under and follows up with a left that Mela also avoids with ease.
Mela wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matthews misses with a two punch combination.
Mela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Mela scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mela avoids the body shot from Matthews.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mela.
Mela on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matthews throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews punishes Mela's body with a nice straight punch.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Mela throws a big shot that misses.
Mela looks for a takedown but Matthews sprawls well.
Michael Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a body shot.
Matthews with a jab.
Mela misses with a body shot.
Matthews gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. Mela does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Mela was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mela looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matthews is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jokke Mela will probably get the nod.
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.
Mela misses with a hook.
Mela throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mela is in Matthews's guard.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matthews keeping full guard, as Mela tries to pass.
Mela stays in close to Matthews's body and controls the position.
Mela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matthews is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews wants to stand up but Mela is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Matthews.
Matthews stuffs the takedown.
Matthews connects with a jab.
Matthews falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mela counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Mela as he connects with a hook.
Matthews slips under a jab from Mela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews throws out a loose jab but Mela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews looks to land a combination but Mela avoids it well.
Mela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mela.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mela was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
Matthews lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matthews misses the jab.
Mela lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michael Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Mela looks to score with a jab to the body but Matthews is just out of range.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mela thuds a left hand into Matthews's body.
Mela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mela swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Matthews misses its intended target.
Mela stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mela misses with a wild body shot.
Matthews misses with a hook.
Mela connects with a jab.
Matthews lands with an overhand left.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mela.
Matthews tests Mela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matthews.
Matthews slips a straight right by Mela.
Mela lands with a cross.
Mela misses with a right hand
and Matthews connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mela uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Mela moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mela misses with a hook.
Mela bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Matthews's head.
Mela takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jokke Mela will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mela tries to move into range but Matthews moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matthews uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mela.
Mela scores with a jab to the head.
Matthews connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mela's hands.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Mela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Matthews throws a jab but it's blocked by Mela.
Mela manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matthews on his heels. He'll look to pass Matthews's guard now, I'm sure.
Mela pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mela throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mela trying to control from half guard but Matthews is working away.
Mela is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mela might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Matthews kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jokke Mela has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mela tests Matthews's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jokke Mela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matthews's waist but Matthews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mela off to one side.
Jokke Mela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mela misses the target.
Mela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mela circles away quickly and effectively.
Matthews throws a body punch but Mela moves out of range.
Matthews takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matthews throws out a loose jab but Mela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Mela there.
Matthews slips under a jab.
Matthews stuffs the takedown attempt from Mela. Mela gets slowly back to his feet.
Michael Matthews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jokke Mela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mela ducks under a wild hook from Matthews.
Mela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mela stops Matthews from getting back to his feet.
Michael Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mela trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Jokke Mela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Michael Matthews has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Matthews takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mela staying out of range there.
Matthews works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews throws out a loose jab but Mela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mela looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jokke Mela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jokke Mela!
After winning the bout, Jokke Mela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Arkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Gimme back my bullets. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Arkley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bones Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Arkley!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkley tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Arkley controls the action.
Arkley lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones tightens his grip and picks Arkley up, before dumping him to the ground. Arkley manages to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arkley looking for a sweep. Not yet Arkley, not yet.
Jones postures up.
Jones preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arkley is on top in guard.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Arkley manages to pass to side control.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arkley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arkley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones wants to stand but Arkley is controlling the position.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arkley is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arkley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arkley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arkley tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Arkley. Beautiful body shot.
Arkley throws a head kick that misses.
Arkley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses with a hook
and Arkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arkley misses with a head kick.
Arkley avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Arkley moves out of range easily.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Arkley checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arkley closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arkley struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Arkley.
Arkley scores with a hook to the body.
Arkley can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arkley with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bones Jones has been cut.
A short right from Arkley on the inside.
Jones is trying to break free.
Arkley pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arkley crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Arkley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Arkley lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Arkley.
Jones is rocked!
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arkley lands a left hand.
Arkley lands a knee to the body.
Arkley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Arkley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Arkley!
James Arkley is the new light heavyweight champion!
James Arkley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Eighteen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Eighteen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eighteen.
Eighteen scores with a jab to the body.
Eighteen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eighteen darts in and clinches Xander up against the cage.
Eighteen stalling the fight.
Xander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eighteen backwards.
Eighteen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eighteen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Eighteen scores with a hook to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xander as Eighteen tries to tie him up.
Xander is trying to push Eighteen away but Eighteen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Xander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eighteen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eighteen.
A short uppercut from Eighteen.
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Eighteen controls his hands.
Eighteen misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Xander.
Eighteen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Eighteen.
Eighteen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Xander lands a nice uppercut.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Eighteen's elbow.
Eighteen prevents Xander from breaking the clinch.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eighteen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Xander wants to break free but Eighteen has control.
Xander can't find room to land a body shot as Eighteen controls the action.
Eighteen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eighteen is working Xander over against the cage.
Eighteen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eighteen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xander's elbow.
Xander looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Eighteen.
Eighteen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eighteen tries to throw a body punch but Xander avoids it by throwing Eighteen back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xander breaks the clinch.
Xander throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Xander keeps the fight on the outside.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eighteen.
Eighteen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xander.
Eighteen lands a body shot.
Xander looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Eighteen throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xander.
Eighteen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Xander's head.
Xander misses with a low kick.
Xander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eighteen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Xander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Eighteen misses with a right hand
and Xander makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eighteen dips to his left and cracks Xander with an uppercut!
Eighteen throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Xander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eighteen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Xander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Eighteen looks to land a body kick but Xander moved away.
Eighteen misses with a looping right.
Eighteen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Eighteen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Xander. That did some damage!
Eighteen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Eighteen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Eighteen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Xander misses with an uppercut.
Eighteen blocks a head kick by Xander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander throws a leg kick but Eighteen moved away.
Eighteen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xander avoids the head kick by Eighteen.
Xander throws a body kick that misses.
Eighteen thows a body shot but no joy.
Eighteen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xander looks for the body kick but Eighteen saw that one coming.
Xander misses the shot to the body.
Xander scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eighteen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eighteen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eighteen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crunch! Xander slams his shin into Eighteen's torso.
Xander avoids the head kick by Eighteen.
Xander lands a really nice looking cross but Eighteen seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Eighteen dominated that round.
That's time! Eighteen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eighteen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eighteen swings for the body but Xander moves out of range.
Eighteen cracks Xander with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eighteen checks a low kick from Xander.
Xander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xander.
Eighteen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Eighteen misses with a body kick.
Xander lands a high kick!
Eighteen lands a glancing blow to the side of Xander's head.
Xander throws a front kick that sends Eighteen stumbling back into the cage.
Eighteen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xander doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xander looks to land a left hand but Eighteen moved out of range nicely.
Xander throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Eighteen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eighteen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dave Eighteen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eighteen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eighteen moves out of range of the body kick from Xander.
Eighteen works Xander's body with a nice hook.
Eighteen takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
Eighteen just misses with a punch to the body.
Xander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eighteen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eighteen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Eighteen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xander lands a jab.
Eighteen wants to clinch.
Eighteen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander throws a leg kick but Eighteen moved away.
Xander lands a two punch combo.
Eighteen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Eighteen is rocked!
Eighteen is looking to wear down Xander with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Xander scores with a leg kick.
Oh Eighteen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xander fakes the body blow, causing Eighteen to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Eighteen goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cajun Xander!
Cajun Xander is the new middleweight champion!
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