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Extreme Mixed Martial Arts 62 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Macedon III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetto comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akuma Zetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Macedon III!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zetto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zetto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Macedon III fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macedon III misses with a wild combination.
Zetto rushes Macedon III and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zetto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macedon IIIs head.
Zetto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zetto scores with a shot to the side of Macedon III's head.
Zetto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zetto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zetto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Zetto fails to land.
Zetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Macedon III wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetto lands a nice uppercut.
Zetto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Zetto.
Zetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Macedon III controls his hands.
Zetto tries a body shot but Macedon III blocks it.
Zetto stops a takedown attempt from Macedon III.
Akuma Zetto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Macedon III.
Macedon III ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Macedon III no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zetto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zetto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macedon III swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zetto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zetto postures up in Macedon III's guard and throws a big left but Macedon III blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zetto wants to pass the guard but Macedon III is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III is trying to keep Zetto in close.
Zetto landing with the ground and pound.
Macedon III keeping moving, preventing Zetto from controlling successfully.
Zetto drops back looking for a leg! Macedon III is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Macedon III manages to kick Zetto off! Zetto jumps back into Macedon III's guard.
Zetto tries to free his leg and advance position but Macedon III is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zetto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zetto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Macedon III is looking for a triangle but Zetto pushes his legs off easily.
Macedon III looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Macedon III looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetto stopping the sweep attempt from Macedon III.
Zetto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Macedon III trying to control from the bottom.
Macedon III is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zetto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zetto trying to control from half guard but Macedon III is working away.
Macedon III trying to control here.
Zetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Macedon III is just riding it out for now. Zetto eventually gives up the hold.
Macedon III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zetto pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto stalling away here and it's allowed Macedon III to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Zetto lands a couple of elbows.
Macedon III looking to control.
Zetto postures up and lands a big shot to Macedon III's brow.
Macedon III escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zetto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zetto preventing the sweep.
Zetto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macedon III's guard.
Zetto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Macedon III doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zetto.
Zetto controlling the action here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zetto wants to pass the guard but Macedon III is defending well.
Zetto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zetto trying to control the action but Macedon III is working from the bottom.
Zetto is looking for a kimura here.
Zetto is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Macedon III reverses the position - he's now on top in Zetto's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III looking to sit in guard and control but Zetto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zetto lands a couple of elbows.
Zetto wants to control from the top but Macedon III keeps moving.
Zetto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Macedon III's guard.
Macedon III is refusing to be controlled, as Zetto sits in half guard.
Zetto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Macedon III defends it well.
Macedon III looking for submissions off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III is looking to improve his position.
Zetto seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Macedon III is trying to maintain the position but Zetto is very close to passing his half guard.
Zetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Macedon III is just riding it out for now. Zetto eventually gives up the hold.
Zetto is pressing down on Macedon III's thigh, looking to free his foot. Macedon III is holding on for now.
Macedon III is trying to control but can't.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zetto is trying to control the action in half guard but Macedon III is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zetto is thwarting Macedon III's attempts to control the position.
Zetto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Macedon III is just riding it out for now. Zetto eventually gives up the hold.
Macedon III trying to hold on to Zetto's head to control him but Zetto postures up.
Macedon III actively working from the bottom here.
Macedon III is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zetto pulls his head out easily.
Macedon III is not content to let Zetto control the position.
Macedon III is defending against the submission attempts here by Zetto.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Macedon III manages to get to full guard.
Zetto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macedon III is keeping the position for now.
Zetto wants to control from the top but Macedon III keeps moving.
Macedon III looking for a sweep. Not yet Macedon III, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zetto is posturing up here but Macedon III has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Zetto tries to roll out but it's too tight and Zetto has to tap! Slick submission there by Macedon III!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Macedon III!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by 3 little pigs. Power has chosen Seitsemän veljestä 3 as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power with a hook.
Power shoots in and gets a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Power working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Power wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Power is controlling him.
Power postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Power tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jenkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Power can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Power controlling him for the moment.
Power loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short left from Power.
Jenkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Power breaks from the clinch.
Power misses with a takedown
and Jenkins counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Power will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Power cracks Jenkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Power checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jenkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Jenkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins stuffs the takedown.
Jeremy Jenkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diesel Power.
Jenkins tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jenkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Power somewhat.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Power sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jenkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Power counters with a stiff right hand.
Power shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jenkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Power avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins tries to circle away but Power has him pinned against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Power.
Power tries to land a knee to the head but Jenkins blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands a takedown into guard.
Jenkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Power postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jenkins is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Power, into his guard.
Jenkins postures up in Power's guard and throws a big left but Power blocks it.
Power wants to sweep but no luck.
Jenkins landing with the ground and pound.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Power is keeping the position.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Power shoots and misses
and Jenkins counters with a head kick.
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!
Jenkins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Power looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jenkins grinds an elbow into Power's temple.
Jenkins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Power rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jenkins's guard! Nice work there by Power!
Power is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Power lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Power trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Power trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jenkins wants to stand but Power is controlling the position.
Power keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Power's guard.
Power is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jenkins is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Power to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Jenkins is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Power pulls down on the head and he's put Jenkins to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Diesel Power!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Diesel Power made sure he mentioned Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus comes to the cage accompanied by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Hungus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungus keeps the fight on the outside.
Hungus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Mason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hungus off to one side.
A nice combination there by Mason.
It looks like Karl Hungus has been cut.
Hungus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mason's waist but Mason gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hungus off to one side.
Mason tries to clinch but Hungus is having none of it.
Mason darts in and clinches Hungus up against the cage.
Mason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason cracks Hungus with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hungus is trying to pull guard but Mason has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Hungus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Hungus's head.
Nice body punch from Mason.
Hungus blocks a body shot from Mason.
Hungus blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hungus blocks a body shot from Mason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mason.
A body shot lands from Mason.
Hungus is breathing heavily.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Mason.
Hungus shoots in and drives through. Mason sprawls well.
Mason stuffs the takedown.
Mason displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mason scores with a body shot.
Mason drops Hungus with a beautiful combination! Hungus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mason is looking for the KO!
Hungus is rocked!
Mason lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Hungus out cold! Hungus is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Craig Mason!
A victorious Craig Mason thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ball Sack Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickson Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack Jr comes to the cage accompanied by 311 - Down. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ball Sack Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dickson Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ball Sack Jr has been cut.
Yamada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sack Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamada.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
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 thumps Sack Jr with a low kick.
Sack Jr dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Sack Jr down.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Sack Jr circles away.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack Jr. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Sack Jr circles away.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sack Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Sack Jr looks to land a combination. Yamada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sack Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sack Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada feints and then cracks Sack Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sack Jr down.
Yamada jabs at Sack Jr's body.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sack Jr leaves Yamada with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Yamada.
Yamada closes the distance but Sack Jr moves to the side
and Sack Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Yamada moves to clinch but Sack Jr breaks away
and Sack Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sack Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sack Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Yamada landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sack Jr wants to break free but Yamada has control.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sack Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Sack Jr is breathing heavily.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sack Jr.
Yamada scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Yamada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sack Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack Jr is not content to let Yamada control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sack Jr to his feet.
Sack Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sack Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yamada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sack Jr misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sack Jr.
Yamada drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sack Jr is keeping the position for now.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sack Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamada gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sack Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sack Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamada's hands.
Sack Jr defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Sack Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sack Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sack Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamada.
Sack Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Yamada tries to sprawl out of it but Sack Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yamada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ball Sack Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sack Jr pinned against the cage. Sack Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Sack Jr.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yamada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sack Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamada back to the cage. Sack Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sack Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sack Jr cracks Yamada with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Sack Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sack Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left and a right from Yamada both land. Nice combination.
Yamada lands with a nice body punch.
Sack Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Sack Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sack Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yamada in his tracks.
Yamada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sack Jr misses with a body shot.
Sack Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sack Jr walks straight into a right hand from Yamada - that's dropped him! Yamada jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sack Jr from any more punishment! Sack Jr complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dickson Yamada!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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29
277 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway throws a head kick but Mojaus moves out of range.
Calaway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Calaway blocks the leg kick.
Calaway avoids the head kick by Mojaus.
Mojaus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Calaway doesn't seem bothered though.
Mojaus tries to close the distance and clinch but Calaway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calaway misses with the combination.
A left lands for Mojaus.
Mojaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calaway's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mojaus tries to clinch there but Calaway circles away.
Mojaus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Calaway at a distance.
Calaway is breathing heavily.
Calaway on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Calaway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mojaus connects with the punch.
It looks like Urijah Calaway has been cut.
Mojaus drops Calaway with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Calaway looks back up at him and smiles so Mojaus waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Calaway is rocked!
Mojaus shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Calaway takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Mojaus sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Calaway bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aimo Mojaus!
Aimo Mojaus is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Aimo Mojaus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathin Q (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathin Q!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Power White!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws a wild body kick that Q sees coming a mile off.
White stuns Q with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Q fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
White tries to clinch but Q is having none of it.
White tries to clinch but Q moves out of range.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Q.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Q throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. White tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Q is in White's guard.
Q might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Q is really struggling to control White but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Q preventing the sweep.
Q postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Q postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White controls Q momentarily but Q frees himself.
Q is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Q trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Q sitting in guard here, content to control.
White is trying to keep Q in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Q closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tests Q's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Q ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White swings for the body but Q moves out of range.
White tries to clinch there but Q circles away.
White jabs at Q's body.
White missing with a left hand there. Q was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Q on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Q slips a straight right by White.
Q takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
White lands with a nice body punch.
White scores with a jab. Q acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Q looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Q moves out of range as White strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Q shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Q's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathin Q. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White misses with an uppercut.
A big left from White misses.
White is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Q keeps the fight on the outside.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a hook that snaps the head of Q backwards.
Q tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Q shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as White sprawls well. White wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Q gets slowly back to his feet.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White works the jab nicely.
White throws out a powerful jab.
White throws a lazy right hand but Q sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Q doesn't seem bothered though.
Q moves out of range of the body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and pushes Q back into the cage.
White cracks Q with a nice body shot.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Q tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
Q shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Q's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
White sizes up Q with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Q's sensitive parts.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Q. That did some damage!
A big right from White misses.
Q takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
White throws a nice looking combination but Q bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
Q bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White throws a head kick that half lands.
White misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Q steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a head kick that misses.
Power White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Q misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Q throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Q off to one side.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Q takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Q keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
White stuffs the takedown.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Q drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White misses with a hook.
Q shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
White trying to control the position.
Q sitting in guard here, content to control.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Q lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Q. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Q is proving a slippery customer.
Q has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
White 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.
White misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Q manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Q, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Q has time to react.
Q avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Q does a little dance to reset his feet.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Q ducks under a wild hook from White.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Q shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
White is trying to control the position but Q postures up.
Q seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Q loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power White dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
White throws a hook but Q blocks it.
White misses with a hook. Q ducked under it nicely.
Q shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
Q shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
White is trying to keep Q in close.
Q throws a big right hand that misses.
Nathin Q overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Q controlling from the top position.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
White misses with a head kick.
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Q.
White throws a looping overhand right but Q ducks down to avoid it.
White connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
White goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Q slips a jab from White.
White digs a good body shot into Q's ribs.
Power White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White throws a right and a left that Q avoids nicely.
Q avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White misses with an uppercut. Q saw that one coming.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White doesn't manage to clinch there - Q circles away.
Q ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Q. That did some damage!
White works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Q moves out of range as White strikes.
Q slips a jab and a cross from White.
White connects with a right hand. Q shakes it off.
Q uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands the left hand.
White jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Q on the side of the head.
White misses with a body shot.
Q takes one on the button.
White connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Q shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathin Q. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White scores with a punch to the head.
Q looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White is looking to clinch but Q is avoiding it.
A jab from White misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from White 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 Q has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Q and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Q paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
White connects with a right hand. Q shakes it off.
White misses with a low kick.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Q counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Q is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
Q throws a big right hand that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Q throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Q is one step ahead there.
Q throws a big elbow that misses.
Q is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Q trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White working a defensive guard here.
White wants to sweep here but Q controlling him for the moment.
Q lands a couple of digs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Q trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Q accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Q lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Q looking for submissions off his back.
Q wants to improve his position but White is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Q is trying to control but can't.
White trying to control the action but Q is working from the bottom.
Q is looking to improve his position.
Q is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Q manages to get to full guard.
Q is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Q has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
White throws a strike but Q rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Q missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Q in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Q wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Q working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Q won't allow White to sweep him here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
White keeping moving, preventing Q from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nathin Q wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Q slips a jab from White.
Q shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts White as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Q swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Q fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Power White.
I think White 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Power White!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Power White!
Power White wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wolf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Primus: John the Fisherman. Michael Martin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
215 lbs
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217 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin checks a low kick from Wolf.
Wolf looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Wolf swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Martin is now in Wolf's guard. A big mistake from Wolf there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin wants to stand but Wolf has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wolf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf wants to improve his position but instead Martin has moved into half guard.
Martin not doing much here.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolf is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to stand and escape but instead Wolf has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolf won't allow Martin to get back to his feet.
Wolfis looking to pass into half guard but Martin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Martin is in guard.
Martin postures up.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf is pulling down on Martin's head. It's preventing any offense from Martin, at least for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin lands a nice hook to Wolf's body. Wolf takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wolf.
Wolf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wolf on the side of the head.
Michael Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin tries a low kick but Wolf avoids it.
Wolf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Martin is able to avoid easily.
Johnny Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin walks into a jab.
Wolf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martin swivels and escapes.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a left to the body.
Wolf throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
A low kick from Wolf misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Wolf sees coming a mile off.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolf throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wolf accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wolf won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Wolf with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Martin is looking to stand up but Wolf isn't so interested in that idea.
Wolf works over Martin with some ground and pound from guard.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Wolf trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Martin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolf trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martin pulls Wolf in close to his closed guard and prevents Wolf from doing any damage or advancing position.
Martin keeping full guard, as Wolf tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wolf tries a low kick but Martin avoids it.
Martin stuns Wolf with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wolf walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
A jab from Martin misses.
Wolf throws a sloppy body shot
and Wolf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolf misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Wolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf.
Wolf shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin lands a jab to Wolf's midsection.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolf. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wolf, right into the meat.
Wolf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Wolf takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Martin.
Wolf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wolf.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wolf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wolf moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wolf checks a leg kick.
Wolf throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Wolf.
Wolf moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wolf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolf wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Wolf slips under a jab.
Martin throws a head kick but Wolf moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wolf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Martin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf slips under a jab.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wolf 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf.
Martin avoids the head kick by Wolf.
Wolf shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Wolf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf is looking to wear down Martin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wolf connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wolf throws a solid leg kick but Martin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wolf.
Michael Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Jab by Martin.
Martin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Johnny Wolf has been cut.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Wolf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Martin but Martin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Wolf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Wolf counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martin scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolf should have avoided that one.
Wolf is rocked!
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Wolf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Wolf! Martin dives in looking to finish! Wolf is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Martin! Michael Martin retains his light heavyweight title!
After the fight, Michael Martin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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