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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aarrearkku Markku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lightning. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ace Ryan enters the cage!
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aarrearkku Markku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ace Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markku feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Markku scoring with punches to the head and body.
Markku lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Markku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Markku is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Markku landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Markku cracks Ryan with a solid left hand.
Markku chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryan is looking for a triangle here but Markku uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Markku is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markku creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Markku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Markku 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.
Markku is working Ryan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryan is rocked!
Markku tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Markku has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Markku finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan dodges the ground and pound from Markku.
Ryan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markku working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ryan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ryan is rocked!
Markku lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryan down.
Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Markku finish him?
Ryan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markku cracks Ryan with a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Markku's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Markku lands a big left to the face of Ryan, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Markku and another - Ryan is out! Markku stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aarrearkku Markku!
An out of breath and clearly excited Aarrearkku Markku thanked Demonic Steel Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Paterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paterson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guerilla Radio by Rage Against The Machine. Shady is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Real Slim Shady. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Paterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slim Shady!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shady throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paterson moves away.
Shady connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paterson.
Shady missing with a left hand there. Paterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Paterson seems to be working for a kimura but Shady defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paterson seems to be working for a kimura but Shady defends the submission attempt.
Shady wants to control but Paterson is keeping busy.
Paterson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson is looking for a kimura here.
Shady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paterson.
Paterson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shady!
Paterson thowing shots but they're missing.
Shady is looking to get to half guard.
Shady in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Paterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shady hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shady wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Paterson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Paterson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Paterson is working for a guillotine from mount but Shady frees his head quite easily.
Shady tries to reverse the position but Paterson maintains control.
Shady is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterson working Shady over with strikes here.
Paterson tries to control but Shady wriggling away.
Paterson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Paterson 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.
Shady is looking to get to half guard.
Paterson has hold of Shady's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shady manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paterson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shady tries to lock up and control but Paterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shady is looking to get to half guard.
Paterson 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.
Paterson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Shady is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Shady flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Paterson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Shady and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Paterson slips an arm under Shady chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Paterson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Paterson is squeezing on Shady like an anaconda would it's prey. Shady fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). David Paterson!
David Paterson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Woima Karhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson has chosen The Gits - Whirlwind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Woima Karhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu wants to slow Davidson down by chopping away at his legs.
Davidson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Karhu.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick.
Davidson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davidson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karhu.
It looks like Woima Karhu has been cut.
Davidson wants to slow Karhu down by chopping away at his legs.
Karhu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davidson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karhu closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the cage.
Karhu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karhu shoots in looking for a takedown but Davidson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karhu's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karhu blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick
and Karhu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Davidson.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Karhu wants to clinch up but Davidson keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davidson checks a leg kick.
Davidson with a jab.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davidson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davidson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karhu.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karhu just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson throws a leg kick but Karhu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karhu throws a sloppy head kick and Davidson moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu blocks the body kick.
Karhu stuns Davidson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davidson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Karhu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidson.
Karhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davidson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karhu somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu throws a chopping leg kick but Davidson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karhu closes the distance and clinches.
Davidson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karhu's elbow.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Davidson.
Karhu keeps control of Davidson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davidson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davidson avoiding damage as Karhu throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Davidson.
Davidson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Karhu struggles to land a body shot inside as Davidson controls his hands.
Karhu lands with a left to the head.
Davidson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Karhu avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Karhu prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson gets through Karhu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Davidson is leaning against Karhu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Davidson on the inside.
A short left from Davidson.
Karhu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karhu tries to break free but Davidson pushes him back against the cage.
Karhu swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karhu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karhu throws a head kick that half lands.
Davidson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aaron Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karhu slips under a jab from Davidson.
Karhu misses with a leg kick.
Karhu throws a leg kick that misses.
Karhu motions for Davidson to come forward. Karhu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson scores with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidson.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karhu is looking to chop away at Davidson's legs.
Karhu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu tried to score with a low kick but Davidson checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Davidson blocks the leg kick.
Karhu has Davidson up against the cage in a clinch.
Davidson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davidson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karhu.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karhu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A low kick from Karhu misses
and Davidson counters with a big head kick but Karhu shrugs it off.
Davidson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davidson.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Davidson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Davidson lands with a nice body punch.
Karhu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Karhu wants to clinch.
Davidson thuds his right hand into Karhu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 Davidson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karhu.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Karhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson blocks a head kick by Karhu.
Karhu throws a wild body kick that Davidson sees coming a mile off.
Karhu throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karhu feints and then cracks Davidson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davidson down.
Davidson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karhu's head.
Davidson gets caught napping as Karhu dives in and scores a takedown. Davidson manages to retain guard.
Davidson is trying to control the position but Karhu postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davidson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karhu is working hard here to advance position.
Aaron Davidson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Davidson throws the kick towards the body but Karhu avoids it.
Karhu wants to land a leg kick but Davidson is out of range.
Karhu fails with a takedown attempt.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu lands with a nice combination. Davidson backs away looking to recover.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson looks for the body kick but Karhu saw that one coming.
Karhu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhu moves to clinch but Davidson breaks away
and Davidson counters with a head kick.
Karhu throws a low kick, looking for Davidson's leg but Davidson calmly moves out of range.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davidson tests Karhu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Woima Karhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Karhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Karhu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Karhu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Davidson is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Karhu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg 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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidson.
Davidson throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidson is looking to clinch but Karhu is avoiding it.
Davidson lands an overhand right.
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
Karhu throws a head kick but Davidson moves out of range.
Karhu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davidson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Karhu. Karhu gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karhu motions for Davidson to come forward. Karhu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Davidson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Woima Karhu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davidson thows a body shot but no joy.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Davidson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Karhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davidson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson throws a nice head kick!
Davidson misses with a head kick.
Aaron Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson blocks a leg kick.
Davidson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davidson. That's going to slow Karhu down.
Karhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davidson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karhu on the side of the head.
Davidson throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Davidson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karhu misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands with a hook. Karhu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karhu throws a head kick that Davidson semi-blocks.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Davidson moved away.
Davidson throws a low kick but Karhu moves out of range easily.
Davidson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Davidson throws a wild body kick that Karhu sees coming a mile off.
Karhu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karhu thows a leg kick but Davidson checks it
and Davidson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davidson tests Karhu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidson throws a lazy head kick
and Karhu counters with a left to the body.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
Davidson lands the left hand.
Karhu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Karhu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davidson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karhu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karhu lands with a kick to the temple. Davidson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woima Karhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karhu throws a leg kick but Davidson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karhu blocks a head kick by Davidson.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Karhu moves out of range easily.
Karhu tries to close the distance and clinch but Davidson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karhu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson slaps away a takedown attempt from Karhu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karhu tried to score with a low kick but Davidson checks it.
Karhu shoots in but Davidson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson misses with a body kick.
Karhu tries to score with a low kick but Davidson moves his leg out of the way.
Davidson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karhu misses the shot to the body.
Davidson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davidson throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Karhu tries to land a front kick but Davidson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karhu is looking to wear down Davidson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davidson connects with a high kick.
Davidson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Karhu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davidson counters with a thumping low kick.
Davidson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Karhu throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson lands with an overhand left.
Aaron Davidson 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.
Davidson fails to land with a series of punches.
Davidson throws a head kick that half lands.
Davidson lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson throws a head kick but Karhu moves out of range.
Woima Karhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karhu shoots for a takedown but Davidson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davidson throws out a powerful jab.
Davidson moves out of range of the body kick.
Karhu cracks Davidson with a good jab.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karhu avoids the head kick by Davidson.
Karhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Karhu takes a swing at Davidson's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davidson!
An out of breath Aaron Davidson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Abieezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gideon Abieezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sonnen misses.
Jab by Abieezer.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abieezer is defended easily by Sonnen.
Abieezer looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
Abieezer tries to clinch there but Sonnen circles away.
Abieezer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sonnen is fending him off so far but Abieezer persists. Nope, Sonnen circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonnen closes the distance and pushes Abieezer back into the cage.
Abieezer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Abieezer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sonnen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonnen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sonnen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen looks to land a right hand but Abieezer moved out of range.
Abieezer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryan Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen stuffs the takedown attempt from Abieezer. Abieezer gets slowly back to his feet.
Abieezer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryan Sonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abieezer slips a jab from Sonnen.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abieezer gets tackled into the cage by Sonnen. Sonnen maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abieezer.
Sonnen prevents the takedown attempt.
Abieezer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Sonnen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonnen. Abieezer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen doesn't manage to clinch there - Abieezer circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abieezer moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Abieezer. Sonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonnen looks to throw the jab but Abieezer is out of range.
Abieezer misses with an uppercut.
Sonnen misses with a straight right.
Abieezer throws a right and a left that Sonnen avoids nicely.
Sonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sonnen closes the distance but Abieezer moves to the side
and Abieezer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
Sonnen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gideon Abieezer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abieezer avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Abieezer gets tackled into the cage by Sonnen. Sonnen maintains the clinch.
Sonnen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to work over Abieezer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abieezer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Abieezer stopping the sweep attempt from Sonnen.
Abieezer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sonnen is keeping the position for now.
Abieezer advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sonnen wants to control but Abieezer postures up.
Abieezer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abieezer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sonnen, who protects the arm well.
Sonnen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Sonnen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gideon Abieezer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Abieezer tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonnen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sonnen wants it to stay on the feet.
Sonnen throws a hook but Abieezer avoids it easily.
Sonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abieezer moves away.
Abieezer throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Abieezer avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen takes one to the side of the head.
Ryan Sonnen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abieezer swinging wildly here.
Abieezer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sonnen.
Abieezer moves forwards but Sonnen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abieezer keeps the fight on the outside.
Sonnen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sonnen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abieezer.
A punch combination from Abieezer misses.
Abieezer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sonnen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Abieezer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Abieezer trying to control the action but Sonnen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen won't allow Abieezer to pass to mount.
Sonnen kicks off Abieezer and gets to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abieezer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer throws an overhand right that lands on Sonnen's shoulder, as Sonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Gideon Abieezer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abieezer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sonnen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sonnen misses with a punch on the inside.
Abieezer looking for a takedown.
Sonnen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abieezer backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sonnen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abieezer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Abieezer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sonnen lands with a left to the head.
Abieezer is trying to pull guard but Sonnen has him pressed against the cage.
Abieezer is looking for a takedown.
Sonnen gets underhooks to prevent Abieezer's takedown attempt.
Sonnen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sonnen is keeping busy.
Sonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonnen throws a body punch but Abieezer moves out of range.
Abieezer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sonnen.
Abieezer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen.
Good exchange - Abieezer coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Sonnen.
Abieezer connects with a right hand. Sonnen shakes it off.
Abieezer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sonnen moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen connects with a body shot.
Abieezer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Abieezer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Sonnen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gideon Abieezer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big right from Sonnen misses.
Abieezer looks to land a left hand but Sonnen moved out of range nicely.
Abieezer shoots in looking for a takedown but Sonnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abieezer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abieezer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Abieezer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abieezer.
Sonnen takes a swing at Abieezer's ribcage but misses.
Sonnen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sonnen tries to clinch up but Abieezer circles away and keeps his distance.
Abieezer throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen tries to clinch up but Abieezer circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Sonnen.
Nice defenses there by Abieezer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abieezer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abieezer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sonnen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abieezer scores with a hook to the body. Sonnen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abieezer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sonnen throws a right hand that Abieezer ducks under and follows up with a left that Abieezer also avoids with ease.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Abieezer is having none of it.
Sonnen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abieezer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sonnen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Abieezer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sonnen won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonnen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Abieezer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gideon Abieezer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sonnen keeps working.
Abieezer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sonnen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abieezer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonnen is pushing Abieezer's head away, looking to escape. Abieezer manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is trying to control Abieezer's posture but Abieezer avoids it.
Abieezer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonnen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Abieezer swings around for an armbar but Sonnen sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Abieezer's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abieezer is looking for a triangle but Sonnen pushes his legs off easily.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen wanted to stand there but Abieezer had control of the position.
Ryan Sonnen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Abieezer throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sonnen uses it to pass to side control.
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 Gideon Abieezer.
I think Sonnen 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ryan Sonnen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tyroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obas comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect Gentelman. Itsik Obas is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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25
220 lbs
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24
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Tyroon!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyroon blocks a head kick by Obas.
Obas tries to clinch but Tyroon moves out of range.
Tyroon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obas.
Obas tries to clinch up
and Tyroon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Tyroon takes a swing at Obas's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Tyroon misses.
Obas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obas tries to clinch up but Tyroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Obas darts in trying to clinch
and Tyroon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyroon throws a series of punches but Obas moves out of range.
Tyroon tries to keep at a distance but Obas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obas keeps control of Tyroon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Obas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyroon avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Tyroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas is pushing Tyroon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Tyroon wants to break free but Obas has control.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
It looks like Brad Tyroon has been cut.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Tyroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyroon wants to get back to striking at distance but Obas won't allow it.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyroon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tyroon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tyroon looks gassed!
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas has Tyroon pushed against the cage.
Tyroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyroon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obas slips a jab from Tyroon.
Obas doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyroon circles away.
Obas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyroon.
Tyroon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyroon throws the left hand but Obas avoids the punch easily.
Tyroon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obas is looking to clinch but Tyroon is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas moves into the clinch.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Obas.
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the temple.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyroon avoids the damage to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tyroon managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Obas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obas, right into the meat.
Obas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Obas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Obas throws a head kick that misses.
Tyroon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyroon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obas rushes Tyroon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Tyroon blocks an elbow strike.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Itsik Obas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tyroon avoids it.
Obas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas scores with a knee to the head.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obas content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Tyroon shrugs off.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Tyroon avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyroon's defenses.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Tyroon is breathing heavily.
Tyroon can't break the clinch.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Tyroon avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Obas.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Tyroon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tyroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Obas tries a knee to the head but Tyroon blocks it.
Obas tries to land a knee to the head but Tyroon blocks with his arms.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Obas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obas slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tyroon misses with a looping right.
Obas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tyroon's defenses.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tyroon blocks the elbow strike.
Obas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tyroon's brow.
Tyroon takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Obas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tyroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Tyroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Tyroon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tyroon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyroon can do to turn this around?
Tyroon dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas working Tyroon over with knees to the body.
Tyroon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obas stalling against the cage.
Obas seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
Obas tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyroon avoids the damage to the body.
Tyroon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obas up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas landing knees to the body.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tyroon trying to stall but Obas improves his position.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Tyroon in his tracks for a moment.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tyroon.
Tyroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Obas.
Tyroon avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
Itsik Obas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Obas.
That has opened up Brad Tyroon's cut even more.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tyroon's efforts to push away.
Obas stalls.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obas lands an elbow just above Tyroon 's eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Itsik Obas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obas 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsik Obas!
A relieved looking Itsik Obas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rylan Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilgrim comes to the cage accompanied by Billy Pilgrim Has Become Unstuck in Time. Gardner has chosen Goodtimes as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Pilgrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rylan Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pilgrim defends it nicely.
Gardner fails with the takedown
and Pilgrim counters with a one-two to the body.
Pilgrim scores with a hook to the body. Gardner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gardner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pilgrim. No joy for Gardner on that attempt.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylan Gardner.
Pilgrim throws a right hand that Gardner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardner also avoids with ease.
Pilgrim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gardner.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pilgrim moves in looking to clinch but Gardner pushes him off.
Pilgrim gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gardner lands a nice hook to Pilgrim's body. Pilgrim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gardner moves out of range as Pilgrim throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Gardner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gardner clinches.
Pilgrim is pressed up against the cage. Gardner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilgrim down to the mat. Pilgrim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pilgrim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilgrim works over Gardner's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Rylan Gardner has been cut.
Gardner lands with a cross.
Pilgrim throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
Gardner thows a body shot but no joy.
Pilgrim throws a right hand that misses
and Gardner counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner thuds a left hand into Pilgrim's body.
Gardner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner connects with a crisp jab.
Gardner slips a jab from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gardner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Billy Pilgrim has been cut.
Pilgrim misses the jab.
Gardner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pilgrim to score with a decent uppercut.
Gardner lands a body shot.
Pilgrim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pilgrim leaves Gardner with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pilgrim throws a hook to the side of Gardner's head but Gardner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner moves into the clinch.
Gardner blocks the elbow strike.
Pilgrim missing with knees to the body.
Pilgrim lands a nice shot to the body.
Pilgrim trying to land knees to the body.
Gardner working hard to break the clinch.
Pilgrim throws an elbow that misses.
Pilgrim looking to stall.
Gardner is trying to break the clinch but Pilgrim is controlling him.
Pilgrim is looking to control Gardner's arms but Gardner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pilgrim has his back to the cage.
Pilgrim throws a head punch that misses.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner is trying to break the clinch but Pilgrim is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gardner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gardner wants to take the fight to the mat but Pilgrim manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Pilgrim looks to land a combination. Gardner sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gardner rushes Pilgrim and presses him up against the cage.
Pilgrim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pilgrim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gardner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pilgrim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gardner avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rylan Gardner will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pilgrim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gardner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pilgrim misses with a two punch combination.
Gardner misses with a takedown attempt - Pilgrim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pilgrim thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardner throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gardner shoots for a takedown but Pilgrim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gardner lands a nice shot to the body.
Gardner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pilgrim counters with a three punch combo that has Gardner backing up. Gardner nods at Pilgrim to acknowledge the strikes.
Pilgrim has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pilgrim lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Gardner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gardner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gardner gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gardner stalling.
Pilgrim is concentrating on defense, preventing Gardner from advancing position.
Gardner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pilgrim's head.
Gardner trying to pass the guard but Pilgrim defending well.
Pilgrim is pressing down on Gardner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pilgrim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gardner is one step ahead there.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gardner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gardner stays in close to Pilgrim's body and controls the position.
Gardner trying to control but Pilgrim is working from the bottom.
Gardner with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilgrim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilgrim trying to control the position.
Gardner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pilgrim looking to control.
Pilgrim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pilgrim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pilgrim tries to get out of the position.
Pilgrim looking to control.
Gardner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gardner postures up.
Gardner throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim keeping full guard, as Gardner tries to pass.
Pilgrim seems keen to control Gardner's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Billy Pilgrim.
Pilgrim slaps away a takedown attempt from Gardner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylan Gardner.
Gardner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Billy Pilgrim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilgrim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pilgrim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner misses with a body shot.
Gardner shoots in looking for a takedown but Pilgrim manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gardner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rylan Gardner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Gardner slips a jab from Pilgrim.
Pilgrim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gardner on the side of the head.
Rylan Gardner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Gardner misses.
Pilgrim lands with a right hand.
That has opened up Rylan Gardner's cut even more.
Gardner clinches.
Pilgrim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gardner avoids the damage to the body.
Pilgrim pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pilgrim is pressed up against the cage. Gardner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pilgrim down to the mat. Pilgrim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gardner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gardner fails with a takedown attempt.
Pilgrim digs a good hook to Gardner's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilgrim swings for the body but Gardner moves out of range.
Nice cross by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim tries to clinch up but Gardner circles away and keeps his distance.
Pilgrim is looking to clinch but Gardner is avoiding it.
Pilgrim lands a right hook to the body.
Pilgrim scores with a one two! Gardner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gardner slips a jab from Pilgrim.
Gardner blocks a low kick nicely.
Pilgrim misses with a left hand
and Gardner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gardner gets a double leg takedown into Pilgrim's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pilgrim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Billy Pilgrim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner trying to control but Pilgrim is working from the bottom.
Pilgrim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gardner is one step ahead there.
Gardner stays in close to Pilgrim's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gardner trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilgrim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pilgrim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim trying to control the position.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pilgrim keeping moving, preventing Gardner from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gardner keeps the fight on the outside.
Gardner throws out a powerful jab.
Pilgrim loads up on a big right hand but Gardner slips the punch.
Pilgrim tries to clinch up.
Gardner fails to land the takedown.
Billy Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rylan Gardner.
Pilgrim gets caught flat footed, as Gardner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gardner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gardner looking to pass the guard.
Gardner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pilgrim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rylan Gardner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gardner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pilgrim throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gardner advances to half guard.
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 Billy Pilgrim.
I think Gardner 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rylan Gardner!
An out of breath Rylan Gardner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tremendous kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rex Tremendae. Star comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Octopus's garden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rex Tremendous has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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143 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tremendous.
Tremendous blocks a leg kick.
Tremendous swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tremendous throws a nice head kick!
Star misses with a few strikes there.
Star wants to clinch up but Tremendous keeps it at a distance.
Star connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Star missing with a left hand there. Tremendous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Star lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tremendous's sensitive parts.
Star lands a jab.
Star moves to clinch but Tremendous breaks away
and Tremendous counters with a body kick.
Star moves out of range of the strikes.
Star throws a low kick but Tremendous avoids it.
Star darts in and clinches Tremendous up against the cage.
Star tries to break free but Tremendous pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremendous.
A head punch on the inside from Tremendous fails to land.
Tremendous takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Rex Tremendous has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous works on Star's body with a couple of short punches.
Star is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tremendous is defending well for now.
Star is looking to break free of the clinch but Tremendous has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Star throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tremendous blocks it with crossed arms.
Star landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Star throws an elbow that misses.
Tremendous avoiding damage as Star throws knees to the body.
Star breaks the clinch.
Tremendous scores with a head kick. Star tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Star on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Star pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tremendous back to the cage. Star follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Star misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tremendous.
Star swinging wildly here.
Bingo Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Star tried to score with a low kick but Tremendous checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tremendous counters with a big head kick but Star shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tremendous misses with a leg kick.
Tremendous attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremendous manages to avoid it.
Tremendous tries to keep at a distance but Star has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tremendous cracks Star with a nice body shot.
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremendous.
Tremendous breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tremendous throws a low kick, looking for Star's leg but Star calmly moves out of range.
Tremendous swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Star throws a jab but it's blocked by Tremendous.
A telegraphed right hand from Star misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tremendous breaks from the clinch.
Tremendous tries a head kick but it misses.
Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tremendous moves away.
Star misses with a wild body shot.
Star misses with the combination.
Tremendous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Star has closed the distance and engaged Tremendous in a clinch.
Star throws an elbow but it misses.
Star throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tremendous blocks it with crossed arms.
Tremendous takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tremendous is trying to pull guard but Star has him pressed against the cage.
Tremendous tries to pull guard but Star won't allow it.
Tremendous working hard to break the clinch.
Tremendous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Star backwards.
Tremendous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tremendous fails to land.
Star tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tremendous avoids it.
Tremendous looking to stall.
Tremendous managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
Tremendous managing to block the knees to the body from Star.
Come on Star - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star tries a knee to the head but Tremendous blocks it.
Tremendous blocks an elbow strike.
Star is trying to maintain a safe position but Tremendous gets an underhook and turns Star into the cage.
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tremendous.
Star misses with an elbow over the top.
Star wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous manages to break the clinch.
Tremendous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tremendous slips under a jab.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremendous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bingo Star will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Tremendous's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Star doesn't manage to clinch there - Tremendous circles away.
Tremendous lands a jab to the head.
Tremendous connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Star's hands.
Star lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tremendous circles away quickly and effectively.
Tremendous throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tremendous looks to land a combination but Star avoids it well.
Tremendous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Star misses with a right hand
and Tremendous makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tremendous listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tremendous thuds his right hand into Star's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Star misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tremendous moves forwards but Star connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Star throws a hook to the side of Tremendous's head but Tremendous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Star's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tremendous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Star scrambles back to his feet.
Rex Tremendous is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Star misses with a double jab.
Tremendous misses with a body kick.
Tremendous thows a body shot but no joy.
Star fails with an attempt to clinch.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Tremendous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tremendous is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremendous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Star takes one to the side of the head.
Tremendous takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Star swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Star misses with a straight right.
Tremendous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Star misses with a leg kick.
Tremendous misses with a head kick.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tremendous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tremendous misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star wants to clinch
and Tremendous makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Star tries to clinch but Tremendous moves out of range.
Star lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Star is predictable there
and Tremendous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Star throws a low kick, looking for Tremendous's leg but Tremendous calmly moves out of range.
Tremendous swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tremendous lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Star fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Star misses the target.
Star wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Star crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tremendous - the referee stops the clock and Star gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tremendous. Star manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Star throws an overhand right that lands on Tremendous's shoulder, as Tremendous tries to avoid the shot.
Star connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tremendous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Star.
Tremendous moves away from the strike by Star.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Star fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tremendous is out of range.
Star throws a leg kick that misses.
Tremendous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tremendous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tremendous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tremendous throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Star as he connects with a hook.
Star connects with a leg kick. Tremendous looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Star 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.
Tremendous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tremendous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Star misses with a wild body shot.
Tremendous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Star has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star looks to land a right hand but Tremendous moved out of range.
Tremendous misses with a head kick.
Star wants to clinch.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Rex Tremendous will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rex Tremendous's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tremendous drops his hands momentarily and Star takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Star connects with a body shot that sends Tremendous's belly button to the back.
Star fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tremendous, pushing him back against the cage.
Star tries to land knees in the clinch but Tremendous avoids the damage to the body.
Tremendous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Star tries to land knees in the clinch but Tremendous avoids the damage to the body.
Tremendous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tremendous breaks from the clinch.
Star misses with a shot to the body
and Tremendous counters with a low kick, right behind Star 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tremendous. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Star lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tremendous connects with a good right hand that stumbles Star. Star circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
Star throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Star gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bingo Star seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous is looking to break free of the clinch but Star has double underhooks.
Tremendous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tremendous gets control of Star's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tremendous will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Star is looking to stand up but Tremendous won't let him.
Star must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tremendous wants to sweep here but Star controlling him for the moment.
Star would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tremendous working a defensive guard here.
Star wants to stand but Tremendous has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tremendous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to stand but Tremendous is controlling from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Star takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Star.
Star 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.
Tremendous lands with a straight right. Star didn't see that one coming.
Star falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tremendous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tremendous is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tremendous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tremendous throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Star takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tremendous scores with the left hand. Star knows he should have avoided that one.
Star throws out a leg kick but Tremendous moves out of range and Star only half commits.
Star avoids the head kick by Tremendous.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tremendous finds it's way through Star's defenses.
Tremendous keeps the fight on the outside.
Star is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Star pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Tremendous.
Star swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Star tries to clinch but Tremendous is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Star.
Tremendous avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Star misses the target.
Star feints and then cracks Tremendous's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tremendous down.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Star tenderised Tremendous's leg. Tremendous is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tremendous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tremendous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star lands a nice shot to the body.
Tremendous lands with an uppercut that bounces Star off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tremendous throws out the jab.
Star looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Star is rocked!
Tremendous misses with a head kick.
Star is still on wobbly legs! Can Tremendous finish him?
Star tries to clinch there but Tremendous circles away.
Star lands a jab to the nose.
Star seems to have recovered his senses.
Tremendous moves forwards but Star connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tremendous misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star lands a nice hook to Tremendous's body. Tremendous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tremendous throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tremendous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Tremendous showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tremendous has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Tremendous!
Rex Tremendous made sure to mention his sponsor, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent! in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Licud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. 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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169 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Desjardins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Licud!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Licud ducks under a wild hook from Desjardins.
Licud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Desjardins feints a jab promting Licud to slip. Desjardins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Licud slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Alex Licud has been cut.
Licud throws a leg kick but Desjardins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Licud on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Desjardins misses with a takedown attempt
and Licud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Licud is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Desjardins's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Desjardins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Licud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Licud is thwarting Desjardins's attempts to control the position.
Desjardins is looking for a sweep. Licud is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Licud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Desjardins trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Licud manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins tries to reverse the position but Licud maintains control.
Licud lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Licud lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Licud landing strikes from the mount.
Licud looking to control but Desjardins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Licud lands with some strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Desjardins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Licud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Desjardins?
Desjardins is trying to escape the mount.
Desjardins is squirming around, avoiding Licud's attempts to control the action.
Desjardins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Licud landing strikes from the mount and Desjardins is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Licud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Licud looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Desjardins actively working from the bottom here.
Licud not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Licud trying to control the action but Desjardins is working from the bottom.
Desjardins is trying to maintain the position but Licud is very close to passing his half guard.
Licud takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Licud stalling.
Licud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Desjardins wants to improve his position but Licud is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desjardins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Licud.
Licud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Licud wants to control but Desjardins is keeping him busy.
Licud is thwarting Desjardins's attempts to control the position.
Licud is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Licud lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Licud.
Licud is nestled in close to Desjardins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Desjardins wants to improve his position but Licud is controlling well.
Licud lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Licud not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licud throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Licud there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desjardins moves into full guard.
Licud showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Desjardins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Desjardins trying to control the position.
Licud is in close to Desjardins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desjardins keeping moving, preventing Licud from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Licud throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Desjardins has his foot on Licud's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Licud works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Licud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Licud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desjardins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Licud swivels and escapes.
Desjardins tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Licud counter with a right hand.
Desjardins throws a body punch but Licud moves out of range.
Desjardins is looking to clinch.
Licud keeps the fight on the outside.
Desjardins throws a low kick but Licud avoids it.
Licud tries a head kick but it misses.
Desjardins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Licud manages to get to full guard.
Licud throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Licud lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Desjardins!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licud landing strikes from the mount and Desjardins is in trouble!
Licud with shots to the head and body - Desjardins looks very uncomfortable down there.
Licud looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Desjardins wants to control but Licud is having none of it.
Licud connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Licud in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Jonathan Desjardins has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Licud looking to finish Desjardins with some ground and pound. This is bad for Desjardins!
Licud with the ground and pound from mount.
Desjardins is rocked!
Licud scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Desjardins?
Oh Desjardins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Licud scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Licud postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Desjardins out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Licud goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Licud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid comes into the arena with Jesus Wept - Suffocation (Effigy of the Forgotton) blaring out of the sound system. Tasapaksu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Tasapaksu misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kincaid misses with a wild combination.
Kincaid connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Tatti Tasapaksu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tasapaksu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tasapaksu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tasapaksu slips under a jab from Kincaid.
Tasapaksu 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.
Tasapaksu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tasapaksu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kincaid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tasapaksu throws a low kick, looking for Kincaid's leg but Kincaid calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu blocks a jab.
Tasapaksu cracks the inside of Kincaid's front leg.
Tasapaksu clinches with his opponent.
Kincaid is trying to push Tasapaksu away but Tasapaksu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tasapaksu trying to land knees to the body.
Tasapaksu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Billy Kincaid has been cut.
Kincaid breaks the clinch.
Tasapaksu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Tasapaksu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tasapaksu moves out of range as Kincaid strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tasapaksu doesn't manage to clinch there - Kincaid circles away.
Tatti Tasapaksu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincaid digs a good body shot into Tasapaksu's ribs.
Kincaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Tasapaksu misses with a kick to the body.
Tasapaksu lands with a shot to the body.
Kincaid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tasapaksu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kincaid blocks the body kick.
Tasapaksu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kincaid to counter with a crisp jab.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kincaid cracks Tasapaksu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tasapaksu clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid looking for a takedown.
Tasapaksu lands a nice elbow.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tasapaksu effectively controlling the action here.
Kincaid dodges an elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
Kincaid can't break the clinch.
Kincaid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Tasapaksu.
Kincaid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tasapaksu prevents Kincaid from breaking the clinch.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kincaid is defending well for now.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kincaid throws a big right hand that misses.
Kincaid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasapaksu keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kincaid prevents Tasapaksu from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kincaid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tasapaksu looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tasapaksu throws a leg kick but Kincaid checks it.
Kincaid ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tasapaksu misses with a kick to the body.
Tasapaksu moves out of range of the strikes.
Tasapaksu is looking to slow Kincaid down with leg kicks.
Tasapaksu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kincaid checks a low kick from Tasapaksu.
Kincaid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tasapaksu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tasapaksu. That's going to slow Kincaid down.
Tasapaksu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Tasapaksu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kincaid, pushing him back against the cage.
Kincaid avoids a wild elbow strike from Tasapaksu.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tasapaksu 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu tries to land knees in the clinch but Kincaid avoids the damage to the body.
Kincaid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kincaid is trying to break free.
Tasapaksu digs a right hand into Kincaid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kincaid's gas tank.
Kincaid avoids the elbow strike from Tasapaksu, against the cage.
Kincaid takes an elbow to the temple.
Tasapaksu displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kincaid up against the cage.
Tasapaksu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kincaid's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu misses with a punch to the body.
Tasapaksu looking to throw knees to the head but Kincaid is blocking nicely.
Tasapaksu missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kincaid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kincaid is trying to break free.
Tasapaksu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kincaid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tasapaksu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
Kincaid wants a takedown.
Tasapaksu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tasapaksu.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tasapaksu scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid takes an elbow to the temple.
Billy Kincaid's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kincaid swings wildly with an uppercut but Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
Tasapaksu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kincaid is defending well for now.
Kincaid can't get the takedown.
Kincaid is trying to force a seperation but Tasapaksu has the dominant position.
Tasapaksu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A hook to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu lands a damaging elbow.
Tasapaksu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasapaksu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tatti Tasapaksu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tasapaksu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kincaid fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu stalling against the cage.
Tasapaksu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tasapaksu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tasapaksu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kincaid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tasapaksu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kincaid avoids it.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kincaid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kincaid avoiding damage as Tasapaksu throws knees to the body.
Tasapaksu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tasapaksu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasapaksu working Kincaid over with knees to the body.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Kincaid in his tracks for a moment.
Tasapaksu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kincaid in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kincaid blocks a body shot from Tasapaksu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatti Tasapaksu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tasapaksu scores with a hook.
Tasapaksu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kincaid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tasapaksu.
Kincaid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tasapaksu drives through and clinches with Kincaid against the cage.
Kincaid works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tasapaksu pulls Kincaid in close to prevent any damage.
Kincaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tasapaksu is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tasapaksu has momentary wrist control but Kincaid slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu wants to stand and escape but Kincaid is having none of it.
Tasapaksu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kincaid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kincaid stopping the sweep attempt from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kincaid's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasapaksu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kincaid's guard.
Kincaid looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tasapaksu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tasapaksu throwing strikes from guard but Kincaid blocks nicely.
Tasapaksu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tasapaksu throws a big right hand that misses.
Tasapaksu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid has a closed guard, preventing Tasapaksu from standing up.
Tasapaksu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kincaid, up you get!
Good work by Kincaid as he checks the leg kick.
Tasapaksu throws a lazy head kick
and Kincaid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billy Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tasapaksu lands with a right hand.
Tasapaksu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tasapaksu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tasapaksu tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown but Tasapaksu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Billy Kincaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Tasapaksu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid connects with a body shot that sends Tasapaksu's belly button to the back.
Tasapaksu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tatti Tasapaksu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kincaid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kincaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tasapaksu tries a low kick but Kincaid avoids it.
Kincaid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tasapaksu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kincaid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tasapaksu - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincaid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tasapaksu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kincaid has time to react.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatti Tasapaksu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tasapaksu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatti Tasapaksu!
A victorious Tatti Tasapaksu 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seaville Bri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Shikoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shikoku is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Shikoku Shikoku. 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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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
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seaville Bri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dynamite Shikoku!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bri throws a looping overhand right but Shikoku ducks down to avoid it.
Shikoku tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bri takes a swing at Shikoku's ribcage but misses.
Shikoku fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bri is out of range.
Bri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bri avoids the head kick by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.
Shikoku clinches up against the cage.
Bri working hard to break the clinch.
Shikoku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bri breaks from the clinch.
Bri checks a low kick from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with an uppercut.
Bri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bri there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri lands a nice hook to Shikoku's body. Shikoku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Shikoku. That snapped Bri's head back.
Bri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shikoku loads up on a big right hand but Bri slips the punch.
Bri ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
Bri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikoku moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shikoku throws a body kick that misses.
Bri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bri counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses.
Shikoku walks into a left hand.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shikoku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Bri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bri. Shikoku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shikoku throws a leg kick but Bri moved away.
Bri misses with a looping right.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Shikoku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shikoku scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shikoku. Shikoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Bri misses with a hook. Shikoku ducked under it nicely.
Shikoku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shikoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shikoku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku lands a nice shot that snaps Bri's head back.
Shikoku walks into a left hand.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.
Shikoku throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws out a loose jab but Bri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shikoku misses with a straight left.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bri's corner calls for a 1-2. Bri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Shikoku.
Bri moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bri swings widly with a right hand
and Shikoku counters with a left to the body.
Bri lands with an overhand left.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shikoku misses with a head kick.
Shikoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shikoku avoids the body shot from Bri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Shikoku dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bri throws a lazy uppercut
and Shikoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Bri misses the jab.
Shikoku misses the jab.
Dynamite Shikoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shikoku misses with a head kick.
Bri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shikoku misses with a wild body shot.
Shikoku takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shikoku throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shikoku throws a lazy right hand but Bri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bri misses with an uppercut. Shikoku saw that one coming.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Bri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shikoku with a nice cross.
Bri misses with a jab to the body
and Shikoku counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shikoku looks to clinch
and Bri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shikoku makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shikoku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bri avoids the head kick by Shikoku.
Bri with a hook.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shikoku avoids the body shot from Bri.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bri digs a good hook to Shikoku's body.
Shikoku throws a low kick, looking for Bri's leg but Bri calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Shikoku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shikoku tries a low kick but Bri avoids it.
Shikoku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bri pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Shikoku back to the cage. Bri follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Shikoku lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bri checks a leg kick nicely.
Shikoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Shikoku.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Shikoku misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shikoku staying out of range there.
Bri misses the shot to the body.
Bri takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shikoku throws a body kick that misses.
Bri throws a hook but Shikoku avoids it easily.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Bri misses the body punch
and Shikoku counters with a leg kick.
Shikoku misses the shot to the body.
Bri connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bri misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku throws an overhand right that lands on Bri's shoulder, as Bri tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Shikoku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shikoku.
Shikoku moves into range and clinches up with Bri.
Shikoku lands an elbow that stopped Bri in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Seaville Bri has been cut.
Shikoku trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bri is trying to break free.
Bri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri looks to score with a jab to the body but Shikoku is just out of range.
Bri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shikoku lands with a good body shot.
Shikoku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Shikoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shikoku.
Shikoku uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bri.
A big left from Bri misses.
Bri scores with a decent looking hook.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bri blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Bri scores with a nice strike.
Shikoku lands with a nice body punch.
Bri throws a looping overhand right but Shikoku ducks down to avoid it.
Shikoku swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shikoku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri thows a body shot but no joy.
Shikoku lunges at Bri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bri's hand.
Bri stuns Shikoku with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shikoku lands a slapping body shot.
Shikoku slips a straight right by Bri.
Shikoku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bri's hands.
Shikoku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bri lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shikoku at a distance.
Shikoku throws a series of strikes that have Bri backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shikoku throws a lazy right hand but Bri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good work by Bri as he checks the leg kick.
Shikoku's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bri under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku needs to keep his hands up - Bri had a free shot at his head there.
Shikoku throws a low kick but Bri avoids it.
Bri works over Shikoku's head and body with a nice combination.
Bri staying out of range there.
Shikoku throws a sloppy head kick and Bri moves out of range easily.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bri misses the body punch
and Shikoku counters with a thumping low kick.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shikoku counters with a nice leg kick.
Shikoku thumps Bri with a low kick.
Shikoku throws a head kick but Bri moves out of range.
Bri checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bri missing with a left hand there. Shikoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bri staying out of range there.
Bri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shikoku.
Bri lands a nice looking body shot.
Bri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shikoku on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Shikoku.
Shikoku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bri.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku takes one on the button.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Shikoku motions for Bri to come forward. Shikoku throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a swing at Shikoku's ribcage but misses.
Bri walks into a straight right hand from Shikoku.
Bri is looking to wear down Shikoku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Shikoku is looking to land body kicks.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Bri missing with a left hand there. Shikoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bri jabs at Shikoku's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku slips under a jab.
Shikoku throws a leg kick that misses.
Bri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shikoku manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shikoku keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bri.
Bri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dynamite Shikoku just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
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.
Bri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bri 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.
Shikoku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shikoku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bri ducks under a wild hook from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a body kick.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Bri misses with a wild body shot.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shikoku misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri scores with a jab. Shikoku acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Bri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shikoku moves into range and clinches up with Bri.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bri tries to circle away but Shikoku has him pinned against the cage.
Shikoku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shikoku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shikoku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bri.
Bri is trying to break the clinch but Shikoku is controlling him.
Shikoku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shikoku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku tries to land knees in the clinch but Bri avoids the damage to the body.
Bri breaks from the clinch.
Shikoku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bri.
Bri jabs at Shikoku's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bri misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bri misses with a body shot.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Shikoku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Bri.
Bri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bri swings widly with a right hand
and Shikoku makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bri really felt that one!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shikoku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Seaville Bri's cut is getting worse.
Bri lands a nice shot to the body.
Bri throws a nice looking combination but Shikoku bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shikoku.
Bri walks into a straight right hand from Shikoku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shikoku throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bri throws a sloppy body shot
and Shikoku counters with a nice body shot.
Shikoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bri sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shikoku swings for the body but Bri moves out of range.
Shikoku misses with a lunging right hand
and Bri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Shikoku misses its intended target.
Shikoku uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bri.
Shikoku keeps Bri at a distance using the push kick.
Shikoku throws the kick towards the body but Bri avoids it.
A head kick misses from Shikoku.
Shikoku loads up on a big right hand but Bri slips the punch.
Shikoku walks into a jab.
Bri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bri throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shikoku on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shikoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shikoku circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dynamite Shikoku dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Seaville Bri's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bri swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shikoku uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bri.
Shikoku moves to clinch but Bri breaks away
and Bri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shikoku thinking.
Bri walks into a stiff left hand from Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a kick to the body.
Shikoku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shikoku connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bri scrambles back to his feet.
Shikoku looks for the body kick but Bri saw that one coming.
Shikoku is looking to clinch.
Shikoku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shikoku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shikoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Bri.
Shikoku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bri blocks a head kick by Shikoku.
Shikoku misses with a low kick.
Shikoku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Shikoku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shikoku sizes up Bri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Bri.
Shikoku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bri avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bri throws a hook but Shikoku avoids it easily.
Shikoku slips under a jab from Bri.
Shikoku fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seaville Bri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bri takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shikoku throws a hook but Bri blocks it.
Shikoku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shikoku defending well as Bri loads up on a big left hand.
Bri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shikoku fails to land with a series of punches.
Bri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shikoku feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bri just misses with a punch to the body.
Shikoku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bri walks into a stiff left hand from Shikoku.
Bri misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku misses the shot to the body.
Shikoku misses with a body shot.
Bri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shikoku moves away.
Shikoku tries to land a front kick but Bri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bri lands a head shot.
Bri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shikoku.
Bri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shikoku ducks under a wild hook from Bri.
Shikoku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bri stalks Shikoku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shikoku's face. Shikoku staggers backwards, shaken.
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.
A good leg kick by Shikoku.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shikoku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shikoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shikoku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shikoku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shikoku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bri's defenses.
Shikoku keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bri's efforts to push away.
Bri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shikoku lands with a light punch inside.
Bri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shikoku misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamite Shikoku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shikoku 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dynamite Shikoku!
Dynamite Shikoku is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dynamite Shikoku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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