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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Robertson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Marx's chin.
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson misses with a body shot
and Marx counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robertson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robertson throws a shot from downtown. Marx moves away and avoids it.
Robertson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Robertson throws an overhand right that lands on Marx's shoulder, as Marx tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Robertson. Marx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Robertson throws a jab when Marx was well out of range.
Marx drops his hands momentarily and Robertson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Marx throws a lazy head kick
and Robertson counters with a one-two to the body.
Robertson throws a lazy right hand but Marx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robertson moves out of range of the strikes.
Robertson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marx counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
Robertson thows a body shot but no joy.
Robertson moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries a head kick but it misses.
Marx tries to land a leg kick but Robertson saw it coming and moves away.
Robertson digs a good body shot into Marx's ribs.
Robertson misses the shot to the body.
Robertson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robertson wants it to stay on the feet.
Robertson moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Robertson.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Marx walks into a stiff left hand from Robertson.
Marx takes one on the button.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Robertson sprawls well.
Robertson misses with a left hand
and Marx counters with a big head kick but Robertson shrugs it off.
Marx fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brian Robertson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
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!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertson.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Robertson just content to control the position.
Marx manages to work his way to half guard, despite Robertson's best efforts.
Marx keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Marx is trying to stand up here but Robertson is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Marx keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Robertson prevents Marx from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Robertson.
A cross from Robertson lands.
Marx tries to clinch up.
Marx takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marx works over Robertson's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robertson but Robertson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robertson scores with a jab to the head.
Marx misses with a looping left.
Robertson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robertson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marx misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marx drops his hands momentarily and Robertson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Robertson fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marx is defended easily by Robertson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Robertson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Robertson misses the target.
Marx looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marx will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Robertson.
Marx 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.
Robertson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robertson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Marx tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Robertson is in Marx's guard.
Marx wants to stand but Robertson is controlling the position.
Marx wants to improve his position but instead Robertson has moved into half guard.
Marx tries to kick Robertson off but Robertson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marx tries to kick Robertson off in order to stand up. Robertson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Robertson controls the position.
Marx manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Robertson content to control rather than advance.
Marx wants to get back to full guard.
Robertson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Marx is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx is not content to let Robertson control the position.
Marx is trying to stand up here but Robertson is controlling him well.
Marx wants to control but Robertson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Robertson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Robertson just wasn't active enough.
Robertson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brian Robertson is winning the standup battle so far.
Robertson throws a shot to the body.
Robertson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robertson misses the jab.
Robertson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Robertson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marx throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brian Robertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Robertson lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Robertson.
Marx closes the distance but Robertson moves to the side
and Robertson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marx cracks the inside of Robertson's front leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx misses with a series of wild punches.
Robertson connects with a right hand. Marx shakes it off.
Marx throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marx misses with a straight left.
Marx slaps away a takedown attempt from Robertson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Robertson cracks Marx with a right hand to the side of the head.
Robertson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marx looks to land a left hand but Robertson moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robertson wants to control from the top but Marx keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Robertson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Marx lands a nice shot to the body.
Robertson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marx is fending him off so far but Robertson persists. Nope, Marx circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Robertson.
A lazy left from Robertson finds it's target.
Marx with a lazy takedown attempt
and Robertson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Robertson lands with an overhand left.
Marx throws a jab when Robertson was well out of range.
Marx throws a front kick aimed at Robertson's knee but Robertson avoids it well.
Robertson walks into a left hand.
Robertson lands with an uppercut that bounces Marx off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Robertson coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson avoids a kick to the body.
Marx bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson looks to land a right hand but Marx moved out of range.
Robertson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Marx throws a head kick but Robertson moves out of range.
Marx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Marx tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Robertson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marx.
Robertson moves into the clinch.
Robertson gets control of Marx's arms and successfully pulls guard. Robertson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Robertson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brian Robertson just wasn't active enough.
Robertson connects with a body shot that sends Marx's belly button to the back.
Robertson throws a hook to the side of Marx's head but Marx sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robertson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Robertson gets a double leg takedown into Marx's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx pulls Robertson in close to prevent any damage.
Marx working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robertson.
Robertson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx wants to stand and escape but Robertson is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Marx.
Marx throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Robertson looks to throw the jab but Marx is out of range.
Robertson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Brian Robertson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marx is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marx is out of range.
Marx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robertson backs up against the cage.
Marx looks to land a body kick but Robertson moved away.
Robertson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marx.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Robertson.
Marx is trying desperately to land a takedown but Robertson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marx.
Robertson motions for Marx to come forward. Robertson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robertson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marx uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Robertson.
Robertson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Marx defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson cracks Marx with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Robertson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robertson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Robertson!
A victorious Brian Robertson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fast Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch's entrance music is Prodigy - Hot Ride . A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fast Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Lee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Punch moved out of range.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lee wants to finish this one by submission but Punch is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lee.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch working to try and regain half guard.
Punch wants to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Punch working to try and regain half guard.
Lee wants to control the action but instead Punch gets a body lock and reverses into Lee's guard! Nice work!
Lee has his hands on Punch's head, controlling the position.
Punch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee controls Punch momentarily but Punch frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pulls Punch in close to prevent any damage.
Punch tries to free his leg and advance position but Lee is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee cracks Punch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Punch shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee rushes Punch and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee pushes Punch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch can't break the clinch.
Punch has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lee is trying to keep an underhook but Punch manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch is trying to control. Lee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Punch controlling the action here.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Punch sits in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fast Punch.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Punch avoids the head kick by Lee.
Punch loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Punch should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Punch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Punch has escaped and now he's on top!
Lee is trying to control the position but Punch postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Punch has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eric Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee looks to land a combination but Punch avoids it well.
Lee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lee tries a low kick but Punch avoids it.
Lee throws the left hand but Punch avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Lee throws a series of punches but Punch avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Punch.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Punch counters with a straight right hand.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Punch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Punch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee with a jab.
Lee digs a good body shot into Punch's ribs.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Punch backs away looking to recover.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Punch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Punch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee cracks Punch with an open hand slap.
Lee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Punch tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punch is rocked!
Punch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee works Punch's body with a nice hook.
Punch throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Punch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Punch lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punch trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee keeping full guard, as Punch tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Punch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Lee 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. This is the final round!
Lee missing with a left hand there. Punch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Punch is just out of range.
Punch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Punch throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Punch throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Punch jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Punch gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punch trying to control the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Punch has control of the leg.
Eric Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Punch content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fast Punch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Punch is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Punch is staying active.
Punch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Fast Punch wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punch missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Punch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Punch which made him look bad.
Lee misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Punch is able to avoid easily.
Punch misses with a straight right.
Lee throws a body punch but Punch moves out of range.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fast Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punch circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fast Punch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Eric Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sem Shilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - Them Bones. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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249 lbs
31 - 15 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
31 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sem Shilt!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Shilt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shilt looks to throw a body kick
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shilt moves away.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shilt.
Shilt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shilt blocks the body kick.
Shilt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shilt.
Shilt throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Shilt defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shilt's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Shilt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Shilt's head.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Shilt moved out of range.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shilt throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Shilt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Shilt blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Shilt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shilt misses with a low kick.
Shilt needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Shilt throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a series of punches but Shilt moves out of range.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shilt.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shilt misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Shilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones cracks Shilt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shilt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shilt is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shilt!
Shilt throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Shilt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shilt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shilt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shilt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones takes a swing at Shilt's ribcage but misses.
Shilt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Shilt moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shilt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shilt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Shilt on the side of the head.
Jones throws a leg kick but Shilt checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Joseph Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Shilt's defenses.
Shilt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones throws a hook but Shilt blocks it.
Sem Shilt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shilt doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Shilt counters with an outside leg kick.
Shilt scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shilt lands a high kick!
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shilt.
Jones with a hook.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Shilt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Shilt tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones throws a combination. Shilt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shilt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shilt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones swings for the body but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shilt checks it well.
Shilt takes one to the side of the head.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Shilt.
Shilt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones thuds a left hand into Shilt's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shilt lands a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones connects with a leg kick. Shilt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shilt misses with a head kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shilt counters with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shilt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jones has got the better of the exchanges.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Shilt is just out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shilt crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Shilt gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Shilt manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Shilt down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Shilt back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Shilt is rocked!
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Shilt is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones misses with the combination.
Shilt seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shilt has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones blocks a head kick by Shilt.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Shilt moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Jones is looking to chop away at Shilt's legs.
Shilt tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shilt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Shilt drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones cracks Shilt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shilt has time to react.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilt throws a head kick that misses.
Shilt scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Shilt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shilt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Shilt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shilt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shilt can do to turn this around?
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Joseph Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a low kick but Shilt avoids it.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones swings for the body but Shilt moves out of range.
Shilt ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Shilt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shilt tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shilt - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shilt. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shilt misses with the combination.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shilt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Shilt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones cracks Shilt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones cracks Shilt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sem Shilt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Shilt tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shilt doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Shilt moves away and avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Shilt moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Shilt saw that one coming.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Shilt counters with a nice kick to the body.
Shilt lands a slapping body shot.
Joseph Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Jones avoids the head kick by Shilt.
Shilt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shilt throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shilt.
Shilt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Shilt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones takes a swing at Shilt's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shilt was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shilt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (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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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo scores with a jab.
Aldo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Aldo slips a straight right by Douglas.
Aldo throws out a loose jab but Douglas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Douglas misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Aldo tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aldo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aldo.
Douglas is looking to land body kicks.
Douglas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas throws a jab when Aldo was well out of range.
Aldo tests Douglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Douglas. Aldo shrugs it off though.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
Douglas tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
Aldo throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Douglas can pounce on him.
Aldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a right hook to the body.
Aldo cracks Douglas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aldo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Douglas.
Aldo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Douglas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aldo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Douglas manages to avoid it.
Aldo throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Douglas's body. Douglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aldo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Aldo.
A clash of legs there as Aldo blocks the low kick.
Douglas throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Douglas wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
Aldo cracks Douglas with an open hand slap.
Aldo throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Aldo slips a jab from Douglas.
Aldo connects with a body shot that sends Douglas's belly button to the back.
Aldo lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Aldo.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
Douglas moves out of range of the strikes.
Douglas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Aldo's shoulder, as Aldo tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglas throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Aldo lands a body shot.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Aldo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Aldo sees coming a mile off.
Aldo defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Douglas. Beautiful body shot.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
A jab from Douglas finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Aldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Douglas is just out of range.
Aldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Aldo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Douglas.
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 Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas clinches up against the cage.
Douglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Douglas misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas has Aldo pressed against the cage, preventing Aldo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Douglas throws a head punch that misses.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo blocking some punches.
Aldo tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas lands a nice uppercut.
Aldo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas keeps control of Aldo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Aldo is trying to break the clinch but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas tries to throw a body punch but Aldo avoids it by throwing Douglas back against the cage.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo tries to break free but Douglas pushes him back against the cage.
Douglas working aggressively here.
Aldo can't break the clinch.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Douglas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aldo.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Aldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
Douglas moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Douglas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Aldo lands with an uppercut that bounces Douglas off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Aldo.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Aldo needs to keep his hands up - Douglas had a free shot at his head there.
Douglas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Billy Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Douglas slips under a jab from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Aldo's ribs.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas looks to land a right hand but Aldo moved out of range.
Aldo swings for the body but Douglas moves out of range.
Donk. Aldo catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a jab.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Aldo.
Aldo thuds his right hand into Douglas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick from Douglas.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aldo throws out the jab.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Douglas swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo misses with a looping right.
Douglas moves in looking to clinch but Aldo pushes him off.
Aldo tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Douglas avoids the body shot from Aldo.
Douglas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas moves forwards but Aldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aldo swings widly with a right hand
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Aldo tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas throws a leg kick but Aldo checks it.
Douglas throws a leg kick that misses.
Douglas moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Aldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Aldo scores with a shot to the body.
Douglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas connects with a crisp jab.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aldo ducks under a wild hook from Douglas.
Aldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Douglass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Douglas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Douglas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Douglas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Douglas misses with a hook. Aldo ducked under it nicely.
Douglas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Douglas scores with a hook to the body.
Aldo blocks a body shot from Douglas.
Aldo is trying to push Douglas away but Douglas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Douglas has a couple of punches blocked by Aldo.
Douglas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo takes a shot to the head.
Douglas gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with some punches.
Aldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aldo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Douglas has him pressed against the cage.
Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Aldo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Douglas.
Douglas scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Douglas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Douglas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aldo breaks from the clinch.
Douglas lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
Douglas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aldo is able to avoid easily.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Aldo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Douglas misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Aldo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aldo avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.
Aldo walks into a straight right hand from Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aldo.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas throws a wild body kick that Aldo sees coming a mile off.
Aldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Douglas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Douglas clinches with his opponent.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Douglas lands a shot to the body.
Douglas gets through Aldo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Douglas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aldo working hard to break the clinch.
Douglas can't find room to land a body shot as Aldo controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aldo has had enough of the clinch but Douglas keeps him there for the moment.
Douglas misses with a punch to the body.
Billy Douglas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Douglas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aldo wants to get back to striking at distance but Douglas won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
Douglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Douglas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aldo.
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.
A shot in the inside from Douglas.
Douglas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Douglas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Douglas 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Douglas!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Douglas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chazz Gecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gecko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bon Jovi: Livin' On A Prayer. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kyle Rampage enters the cage!
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221 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chazz Gecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage thows a body shot but no joy.
Gecko throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
Rampage scores with a jab. Gecko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gecko looks to throw the jab but Rampage is out of range.
Gecko looks to throw the jab but Rampage is out of range.
Gecko throws a hook to the side of Rampage's head but Rampage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rampage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gecko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gecko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rampage.
Rampage scoring well with a low kick there.
Rampage takes the fight into the clinch.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Rampage prevents Gecko from breaking the clinch.
Gecko throws a punch but it's blocked by Rampage.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage prevents a body shot from Gecko.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gecko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rampage lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gecko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Gecko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Gecko circles away.
Gecko closes the distance and pushes Rampage back into the cage.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rampage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Gecko.
Rampage lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chazz Gecko has been cut.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rampage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Gecko is looking to control Rampage's arms but Rampage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gecko has his back to the cage.
Rampage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gecko avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gecko breaks from the clinch.
Rampage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gecko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gecko misses with a low kick.
Gecko connects with a nice looking jab.
Rampage throws a push kick but Gecko slaps the foot to one side.
Rampage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Gecko.
Nice jab there from Rampage.
Rampage pushes Gecko up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Gecko.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rampage as Gecko tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rampage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Gecko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage prevents a body shot from Gecko.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko lands a right hand.
Gecko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Rampage 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rampage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gecko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rampage connects with an inside leg kick.
Rampage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rampage on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rampage throws a wild body kick that Gecko sees coming a mile off.
Gecko looks to land a left hand but Rampage moved out of range nicely.
Gecko tests Rampage's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rampage scores with the left hand. Gecko knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gecko throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gecko avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gecko throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
Kyle Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gecko misses with a looping left.
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rampage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rampage fakes the leg kick and cracks Gecko in the body.
Rampage connects with a solid leg kick.
Gecko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gecko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rampage.
Gecko is looking to clinch.
Rampage darts in and clinches Gecko up against the cage.
Gecko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Gecko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gecko lands a hook that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rampage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chazz Gecko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rampage darts in trying to clinch
and Gecko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rampage lands a slapping body shot.
Gecko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rampage walks into a left hand.
Gecko misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gecko. Rampage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rampage throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gecko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gecko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rampage pushes Gecko away with a front kick.
Rampage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gecko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gecko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gecko tried to score with a low kick but Rampage checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampage moves into the clinch.
Gecko misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Gecko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gecko tries to work over Rampage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Gecko dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gecko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage lands an elbow that stopped Gecko in his tracks for a moment.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Gecko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gecko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Gecko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rampage.
Rampage looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Rampage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kyle Rampage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage blocks an elbow strike.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rampage throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rampage lands a right hand.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko working hard to break the clinch.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Gecko dodges an elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Rampage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Gecko blocks the elbow strike.
Gecko blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gecko blocks the elbow strike.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rampage's elbow.
Nice body punch from Gecko - that landed with a thud.
Gecko lands a left hand.
Gecko takes an elbow to the temple.
Gecko manages to break the clinch.
Gecko just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Rampage.
Rampage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gecko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage wants to clinch up but Gecko keeps it at a distance.
Gecko throws a shot from downtown. Rampage moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body kick there by Rampage.
Rampage doesn't manage to clinch there - Gecko circles away.
Gecko cracks Rampage with a good jab.
A jab from Gecko misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gecko 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 Rampage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rampage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Gecko moves out of range easily.
Gecko throws out a loose jab but Rampage uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Rampage misses.
Gecko moves into the clinch.
Gecko blocks the elbow strike.
Rampage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gecko stalling in the clinch but Rampage improves position.
Rampage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gecko avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Rampage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chazz Gecko'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. And we move into the final round!
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Gecko moves out of range easily.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Gecko finds it's way through Rampage's defenses.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Gecko moves out of range easily.
Gecko is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
A cross from Gecko lands.
Rampage wants to clinch.
Rampage instigates a clinch.
Rampage lands with a light punch inside.
Rampage misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rampage pushes off an throws an elbow but Gecko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gecko has Rampage pressed against the cage.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gecko misses with a body punch.
Gecko breaks from the clinch.
Rampage misses with a hook. Gecko ducked under it nicely.
Gecko dips to his left and cracks Rampage with an uppercut!
Gecko motions for Rampage to come forward. Gecko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gecko misses with a wild body shot.
Gecko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rampage tries to keep at a distance but Gecko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gecko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gecko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rampage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage checks the leg kick.
Rampage misses with a hook. Gecko ducked under it nicely.
Gecko tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to score with a low kick but Gecko moves his leg out of the way.
Gecko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gecko takes a swing at Rampage's ribcage but misses.
Rampage moves out of range of the strikes.
Rampage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gecko moves away.
Rampage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rampage lands a head kick!
Gecko blocks the body kick.
Rampage scores with a decent looking hook.
Gecko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rampage's calf.
Gecko throws out a leg kick but Rampage moves out of range and Gecko only half commits.
Gecko is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
Rampage takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rampage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gecko. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick from Rampage.
Rampage tries to clinch but Gecko moves out of range.
Kyle Rampage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gecko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rampage moves into range and clinches up with Gecko.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gecko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Rampage gets through Gecko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyle Rampage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gecko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gecko misses with a punch on the inside.
Gecko digs a right hand into Rampage's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rampage's gas tank.
Gecko takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gecko blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
Gecko tries to break free but Rampage pushes him back against the cage.
Rampage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gecko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gecko's defenses.
Chazz Gecko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rampage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Gecko blocks the elbow strike.
Rampage pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rampage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gecko backwards.
Gecko misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gecko tries to throw a body punch but Rampage avoids it by throwing Gecko back against the cage.
Rampage lands with a left to the head.
Gecko gets through Rampage's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gecko lands a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chazz Gecko.
Well Rampage 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 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Rampage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Guy Downs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by E-17 . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey gets a clinch.
Downs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harvey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Downs's elbow.
Downs has had enough of the clinch but Harvey keeps him there for the moment.
Harvey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee calls for Harvey to work.
Downs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Harvey.
Downs is trying to maintain a safe position but Harvey gets an underhook and turns Downs into the cage.
Maybe Downs would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Harvey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harvey is pushing Downs up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Downs prevents a body shot from Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey lands a left hand.
Harvey lands with a right to the head.
Downs tries for a takedown but Harvey manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harvey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Harvey as the two fighters clinch.
Downs working hard to break the clinch.
Harvey prevents Downs from breaking the clinch.
Downs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Harvey prevents it.
Harvey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Downs works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Downs tries to free his leg and advance position but Harvey is retaining full guard.
Harvey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harvey is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Downs is retaining full guard.
Downs keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Downs has momentary wrist control but Harvey slips an elbow through the middle.
Harvey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Downs trying to control the position.
Harvey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Downs is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harvey defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is in close to Downs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Downs looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Downs has momentary wrist control but Harvey slips an elbow through the middle.
Harvey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harvey trying to control but Downs is working from the bottom.
Downs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harvey is aware though and is defending well.
Downs controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Downs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harvey passes into side control.
Harvey wants to control but Downs is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Downs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harvey content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downs is looking to reverse the position.
Downs gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Harvey 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.
Harvey throws a low kick but Downs avoids it.
Harvey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Downs fails with the takedown
and Harvey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harvey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Downs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harvey is looking to score with low kicks.
Downs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Downs. That did some damage!
Harvey moves into the clinch successfully.
Harvey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downs is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harvey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Downs.
Downs has Harvey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harvey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harvey misses with an elbow over the top.
Downs tries for a takedown but Harvey manages to get underhooks.
Harvey slowing the pace effectively.
A nice left hand lands by Harvey.
Harvey putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Downs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harvey scores with a shot to the side of Downs's head.
Downs can't get the takedown.
Downs tries for a takedown but Harvey manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Harvey.
Harvey lands a right hand.
Downs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harvey is pressed up against the cage. Downs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harvey down to the mat. Harvey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Harvey clinches up with Downs and pushes him back against the cage.
Downs pulls guard successfully.
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!
Downs looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Downs keeps moving.
Downs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Harvey is aware though and is defending well.
Harvey trying to control the position from guard on top but Downs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downs has momentary wrist control but Harvey slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Downs throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harvey is one step ahead there.
Downs escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harvey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Downs looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
Harvey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harvey tries to free his leg and advance position but Downs is retaining full guard.
Harvey scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stands up over Downs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Downs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harvey defends it easily.
Harvey 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 keeping moving, preventing Harvey from controlling successfully.
Harvey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Downs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harvey has managed to get both his arms back between Downs's legs - danger averted.
Harvey controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harvey wants to control from the top but Downs keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downs looking for a guillotine here but Harvey defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Harvey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Harvey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harvey catches Downs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Downs looks for a takedown but Harvey sprawls well.
Downs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harvey.
Harvey throws a right hand that Downs ducks under and follows up with a left that Downs also avoids with ease.
Harvey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Downs manages to avoid it.
Harvey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Downs slips a jab and a cross from Harvey.
Harvey jabs at Downs's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harvey rushes Downs and presses him up against the cage.
Harvey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brian Harvey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Downs being controlled against the cage.
Downs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harvey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Guy Downs has been cut.
Harvey breaks the clinch.
Downs with a poor takedown
and Harvey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Harvey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Harvey. No joy for Downs on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guy Downs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Downs shoots in but no luck this time.
Harvey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downs slips a straight right by Harvey.
Downs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harvey's guard.
Brian Harvey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Downs is fighting to break Harvey's control of his arms but Harvey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harvey wants to sweep but no luck.
Downs being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Harvey hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harvey misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws out a loose jab but Downs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Downs.
Harvey lands a leg kick that knocks Downs off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Harvey.
Brian Harvey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Downs with a poor takedown
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Harvey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Downs shoots in but no luck this time.
Downs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Harvey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brian Harvey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Harvey.
Downs takes one to the chin there.
Downs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Downs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harvey as he jumps to the side.
Downs misses with a takedown
and Harvey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Downs thinking.
Nice uppercut lands for Harvey. That snapped Downs's head back.
Harvey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Downs on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downs with a poor takedown
and Harvey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guy Downs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey scores with a nice body kick.
Harvey with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harvey 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Harvey!
Brian Harvey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judge Holden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Act a Fool. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
207 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judge Holden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holden gets tackled into the cage by Murphy. Murphy maintains the clinch.
Holden tries to pull guard but Murphy holds him up against the cage and eventually Holden drops back down to his feet.
Holden taking a breather.
Holden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy taking a breather.
Holden is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Holden fails to land.
Murphy has Holden pressed against the cage.
Holden is trying to stall.
Holden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holden as Murphy tries to tie him up.
Murphy blocks an uppercut.
Holden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Murphy to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Judge Holden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Murphy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murphy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Holden jumps guard.
Holden is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Murphy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Murphy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Holden's guard.
Holden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Murphy is aware though and is defending well.
Holden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holden has an active guard here but Murphy has managed to pass into half guard.
Holden is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Holden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holden wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holden tries to roll over but Murphy keeps him under control.
Murphy works his way into side control.
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!
Holden is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holden is working hard here to advance position.
Holden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holden is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Murphy is just riding it out for now. Holden eventually gives up the hold.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Holden has control of the leg.
Murphy trying to hold on to Holden's head to control him but Holden postures up.
Holden trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holden is looking for a kimura here.
Murphy pushes Holden off looking to stand but Holden dives back in and keeps control.
Holden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Holden is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Holden 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.
Murphy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holden misses with a two punch combination.
Holden tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Holden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holden's hands.
Holden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judge Holden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy throws out a powerful jab.
Holden throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Holden moves out of range of the body kick.
Holden avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Judge Holden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holden throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy slips under a jab from Holden.
A slow jab from Holden misses its intended target.
Holden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murphy.
Holden fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Murphy misses.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Holden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Holden.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Holden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Holden shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Holden throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Holden.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holden throws out a powerful jab.
Holden shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murphy defends it nicely.
Holden misses with a double jab
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holden moves away from the strike by Murphy.
Holden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Murphy. Holden shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Murphy enables Holden to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Murphy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holden's guard.
Judge Holden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murphy passes Holden's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Holden from improving his position.
Murphy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Holden trying to control but Murphy postures up.
Holden wants to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking to take a break and control but Holden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Holden wants to control but Murphy is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Patrick Murphy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murphy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holden.
Holden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holden tries to bum rush Murphy with a series of wild strikes but Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holden thinking.
A slow jab from Holden misses its intended target.
Holden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Holden.
Holden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murphy scores with a jab. Holden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holden is rocked!
It looks like Judge Holden has been cut.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holden. That did some damage!
Oh Holden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holden looks up at the clock. Bad move! Murphy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Holden. Murphy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Murphy!
Patrick Murphy took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Let\'s go down to the pub and grab a pint.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Voitto Vekkiotsamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straus Siegfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
209 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
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275 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Voitto Vekkiotsamo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Straus Siegfried!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vekkiotsamo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vekkiotsamo. Siegfried does a little dance to reset his feet.
Siegfried throws a jab when Vekkiotsamo was well out of range.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siegfried is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vekkiotsamo.
Vekkiotsamo throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vekkiotsamo misses the target.
Siegfried looks to score with a jab to the body but Vekkiotsamo is just out of range.
Vekkiotsamo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick there by Siegfried.
Vekkiotsamo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Siegfried to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vekkiotsamo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Siegfried throws a leg kick but Vekkiotsamo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Siegfried takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Vekkiotsamo.
Siegfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo throws a poor cross that misses
and Siegfried connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siegfried misses with a kick to the body.
Vekkiotsamo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Siegfried. That did some damage!
Vekkiotsamo avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vekkiotsamo tests Siegfried's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vekkiotsamo scores with a sloppy right hand. Siegfried should have avoided that one.
Vekkiotsamo tests Siegfried's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vekkiotsamo throws a shot from downtown. Siegfried moves away and avoids it.
Voitto Vekkiotsamo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siegfried throws the left hand but Vekkiotsamo avoids the punch easily.
Vekkiotsamo checks a leg kick nicely.
Vekkiotsamo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siegfried scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vekkiotsamo misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Vekkiotsamo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Siegfried lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siegfried connects with the punch.
Vekkiotsamo lands with a nice combination. Siegfried backs away looking to recover.
Vekkiotsamo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Siegfried pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegfried keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vekkiotsamo.
Siegfried throws a looping overhand right but Vekkiotsamo ducks down to avoid it.
Siegfried throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Siegfried throws a big shot that misses.
Vekkiotsamo takes a swing at Siegfried's ribcage but misses.
Siegfried needs to keep his hands up - Vekkiotsamo had a free shot at his head there.
Vekkiotsamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Siegfried.
Vekkiotsamo wants to clinch up but Siegfried keeps it at a distance.
Siegfried displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vekkiotsamo throws out the jab.
Vekkiotsamo throws a head kick that misses
and Siegfried counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Vekkiotsamo goes down! Will Vekkiotsamo beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
Vekkiotsamo is rocked!
Siegfried has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Siegfried cracks Vekkiotsamo with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Straus Siegfried!
A very excited looking Straus Siegfried 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Denjat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denjat comes into the arena with U.S.A. National Anthem blaring out of the sound system. 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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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahmoud Denjat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Denjat throws the left hand but Yamada avoids the punch easily.
Denjat swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Denjat misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Denjat tries for a takedown but Yamada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denjat lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denjat pushes Yamada away with a front kick.
Yamada takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Denjat.
Yamada clinches with his opponent.
Denjat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Denjat.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Denjat controls his hands.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Denjat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denjat wants to stall.
Yamada's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Denjat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denjat backwards.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denjat throws a punch but it's blocked by Yamada.
Denjat breaks the clinch.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Denjat tests Yamada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denjat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamada.
Yamada blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Denjat lands with a good body shot.
Yamada has Denjat up against the cage in a clinch.
Denjat lands a body shot.
Denjat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denjat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denjat throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Denjat.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Denjat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Denjat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
Denjat trying to control from Yamada's half guard. Yamada has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Denjat wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
Yamada wants to stand but Denjat is controlling the position.
Denjat passes Yamada's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat is looking to advance position but Yamada won't allow it.
Yamada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Denjat scores with a couple of nice shots.
Denjat perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Yamada won't allow Denjat to pass to mount.
Denjat is controlling the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada is trying to stand up here but Denjat is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmoud Denjat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denjat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denjat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yamada.
Denjat misses with a head kick.
Yamada slips a straight right by Denjat.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denjat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Denjat is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yamada's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The fighters circling - Denjat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Denjat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denjat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Denjat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamada. That did some damage!
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Denjat was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Yamada ducks under a wild hook from Denjat.
Yamada misses with an uppercut
and Denjat counters with a good low kick that Yamada was not able to check.
Denjat misses with a straight right.
Mahmoud Denjat is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Denjat just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denjat.
Denjat misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Denjat down.
Denjat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Denjat fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yamada on the side of the head.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Denjat thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Denjat throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Denjat misses the target.
Denjat misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denjat.
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!
Yamada checks a low kick from Denjat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denjat moves out of range of the body kick.
Denjat shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
Denjat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Denjat somewhat.
Denjat throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Denjat closes the distance and clinches up with Yamada, looking for a takedown. Denjat pushes Yamada against the cage but Yamada circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Denjat misses with a low kick.
Denjat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamada on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada 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.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Denjat pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Denjat throws the kick towards the body but Yamada avoids it.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Denjat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denjat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick misses from Denjat.
Denjat takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Yamada lands a head shot.
Yamada throws the kick towards the body but Denjat avoids it.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Denjat throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Denjat ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Denjat.
Denjat tries to land a leg kick but Yamada saw it coming and moves away.
Denjat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Denjat throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Denjat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denjat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Yamada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Denjat is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
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 Mahmoud Denjat will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Denjat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamada takes a step back to recover.
Yamada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yamada misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamada. That snapped Denjat's head back.
Yamada blocks a leg kick.
Denjat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yamada is able to avoid easily.
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Denjat is predictable there
and Yamada counters with a nice leg kick.
Yamada lands a head shot.
Yamada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Denjat misses with a body kick.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Denjat is able to avoid easily.
Denjat takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Yamada forces Denjat back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Yamada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Denjat wants the takedown. Yamada is fighting it off but Denjat persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Yamada's guard against the cage.
Denjat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Denjat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Denjat from controlling successfully.
Denjat sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yamada's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Denjat in particular looking to stall.
Denjat not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada trying to control here.
Denjat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yamada won't allow Denjat to pass to mount.
Yamada is looking to escape.
Denjat sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
Denjat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yamada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Denjat to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Denjat.
Denjat thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Denjat just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Denjat.
Yamada throws a low kick but Denjat moves out of range easily.
Yamada cracks Denjat with a good jab.
Denjat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada rushes Denjat and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denjat tries to break the clinch but Yamada is controlling the position.
Denjat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yamada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denjat backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Denjat working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Denjat backwards.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Denjat is working for takedown but Yamada is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Denjat backwards.
Yamada pushes Denjat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denjat.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denjats head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denjat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
Denjat walks into a left hand.
Denjat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Denjat circles away.
Yamada takes a swing at Denjat's ribcage but misses.
Denjat misses with a takedown attempt - Yamada sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denjat's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamada. That snapped Denjat's head back.
Yamada takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Denjat 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.
Denjat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denjat tries to work over Yamada's front leg with a kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada tests Denjat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Denjat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Denjat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Denjat pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Denjat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Yamada.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Denjat misses with a straight right.
Denjat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Denjat throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yamada makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Denjat really felt that one!
Yamada lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sloppy strikes from Yamada. Those never looked like landing.
Denjat misses with a wild combination.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Denjat's ribs.
Denjat looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denjat.
Denjat throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land a front kick but Denjat steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Denjat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada lands with a shot to the body.
Yamada looks for the body kick but Denjat saw that one coming.
Yamada throws a low kick, looking for Denjat's leg but Denjat calmly moves out of range.
Denjat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head kick by Denjat misses
and Yamada counters with a nice low kick that buckles Denjat's knee momentarily.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Denjat moves away.
Yamada wants to slow Denjat down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Denjat slips the punch.
Denjat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada lands a glancing blow to the side of Denjat's head.
Denjat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Denjat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Denjat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Denjat throws a hook to the side of Yamada's head but Yamada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Denjat.
Denjat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Denjat walks into a jab.
Yamada lands a jab to the head.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denjat throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That kick from Denjat tenderised Yamada's leg. Yamada is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yamada misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denjat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamada pinned against the cage. Yamada gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Denjat takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada tries to clinch but Denjat moves out of range.
Denjat throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Denjat looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Denjat's body. Denjat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Denjat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denjat throws a head kick but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denjat.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Denjat.
An inside leg kick lands from Denjat.
Denjat cracks Yamada with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Denjat. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Denjat 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 Yamada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yamada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Denjat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Denjat lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamada takes a step back to recover.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Denjat circles away and keeps his distance.
Denjat avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Denjat's sensitive parts.
Yamada walks into a jab.
Yamada throws a front kick that sends Denjat stumbling back into the cage.
Denjat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denjat gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Denjat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada prevents Denjat from breaking the clinch.
Denjat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denjat wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Denjat is trying to break free.
Denjat has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yamada after a bit of a struggle.
Denjat working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada pushes Denjat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yamada presses Denjat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Denjat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Denjat goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamada prevents it.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamada prevents Denjat from breaking the clinch.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Denjat wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
A short right from Yamada.
Yamada keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Denjat's efforts to push away.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Denjat.
Yamada gets through Denjat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada prevents Denjat from breaking the clinch.
Denjat misses with the head strike.
Yamada presses Denjat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Denjat backwards.
Denjat wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denjat tries for a takedown but Yamada manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmoud Denjat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Yamada - that landed with a thud.
Denjat misses with the head strike.
Yamada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Denjats head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada has Denjat pressed against the cage, preventing Denjat from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Denjat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Denjat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada with a nice cross.
Yamada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Denjat connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yamada scrambles back to his feet.
Denjat fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
Denjat drops his hands momentarily and Yamada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Denjat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Denjat throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Denjat avoids a kick to the body.
Yamada cracks Denjat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Denjat manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Denjat at a distance.
Denjat takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Denjat throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Denjat lands a jab.
Yamada misses with the body kick
and Denjat counters with a low kick, right behind Yamada 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 47:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada! Kane Yamada retains his welterweight title!
Kane Yamada was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe has chosen Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz throws an overhand right that lands on Masoe's shoulder, as Masoe tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Masoe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuntz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab, jab by Masoe - just one landing.
Kuntz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuntz throws out a powerful jab.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Masoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masoe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuntz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masoe moves away from the strike by Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Masoe. That's going to slow Kuntz down.
Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a shot to the body.
Kuntz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Kuntz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuntz throws a series of punches but Masoe avoids them all with ease.
Kuntz throws a front kick that sends Masoe stumbling back into the cage.
Masoe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuntz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuntz moves out of range as Masoe strikes.
Kuntz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masoe is out of range.
Kuntz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuntz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masoe's hands.
Kuntz moves forwards but Masoe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuntz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Masoe. Masoe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuntz counters with a series of strikes. Masoe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kuntz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masoe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masoe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuntz's head.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuntz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Kuntz misses
letting Masoe counter with a right hand.
Masoe lands a big head kick that sends Kuntz tumbling to the mat! Masoe takes a step backwards and waves Kuntz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kuntz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuntz misses the shot to the body.
Masoe lands a jab to the nose.
Masoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz takes one on the button.
Kuntz is rocked!
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.
Kuntz moves away from the strike by Masoe.
Masoe scores with a spinning back kick!
Masoe lands a leg kick that knocks Kuntz off balance momentarily.
Masoe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuntz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kuntz collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gaisafa Masoe! Gaisafa Masoe retains his heavyweight title!
Gaisafa Masoe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hilo Clothing Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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