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SPFT 79: Brooks vs. Sklyar 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Lagoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac has chosen Dump the Clip as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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162 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Lagoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mac!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoo looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lagoo circles away.
Mac is looking to clinch but Lagoo is avoiding it.
Mac tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Lagoo misses with a hook.
Lagoo throws a hook to the side of Mac's head but Mac sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac rushes Lagoo and presses him up against the cage.
Mac misses with a body punch.
Mac misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mac throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagoo.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Mac fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac works on Lagoo's body with a couple of short punches.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lagoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lagoo is defended easily by Mac.
Mac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lagoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac blocks a head kick by Lagoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac is looking to clinch but Lagoo is avoiding it.
Lagoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lagoo misses with a lunging right hand
and Mac moves into the clinch.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mac avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lagoo misses with a right hand
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Lagoo misses.
Lagoo tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac counters by clinching up.
Lagoo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mac's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mac breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo lands a jab to the nose.
Lagoo misses the shot to the body.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagoo looks to land a right hand but Mac moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lagoo, as that shot connected.
Lagoo is looking to clinch but Mac is avoiding it.
Lagoo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to clinch up.
Lagoo looks to land a left hand but Mac moved out of range nicely.
Lagoo misses with a hook
and Mac counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lagoo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lagoo wants to clinch.
Mac moves to clinch but Lagoo breaks away
and Lagoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lagoo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lagoo is trying to push Mac away but Mac has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac dominated that round.
That's time! Lagoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lagoo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lagoo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mac avoids it really well and circles away.
Lagoo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lagoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac connects with a body shot.
Lagoo tries to bum rush Mac with a series of wild strikes but Mac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lagoo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Lagoo moves in looking to clinch but Mac pushes him off.
Lagoo throws a lazy uppercut
and Mac holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mac.
Lagoo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac struggles to land a body shot inside as Lagoo controls his hands.
Mac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lagoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sasha Lagoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mac clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mac.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mac creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lagoo is trying to break the clinch but Mac is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac looking for a takedown.
Mac scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lagoo has Mac pushed against the cage.
Mac working aggressively here.
Mac scores with a shoulder strike.
Lagoo takes a shot to the head.
Lagoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lagoo avoiding damage as Mac throws knees to the body.
Mac looking to stall.
Mac misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a punch on the inside.
Lagoo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mac has him pressed against the cage.
Lagoo working hard to break the clinch.
Mac tries to land a knee to the head but Lagoo blocks with his arms.
Lagoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac breaks the clinch.
Mac wants to clinch.
Lagoo misses with a hook
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lagoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lagoo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lagoo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac has a couple of punches blocked by Lagoo.
Mac stalling in the clinch.
Lagoo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lagoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mac sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Lagoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac tries to clinch up but Lagoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lagoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac pushes Lagoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Mac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lagoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mac counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac is looking to clinch.
Mac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac tries to clinch there but Lagoo circles away.
Lagoo throws an off balance right hand
and Mac counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mac showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoo.
Mac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lagoo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagoo throws a head kick but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo tries to clinch but Mac moves out of range.
Lagoo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lagoo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Mac cracks a nice hook into Lagoo's ribs.
Mac drops his hands momentarily and Lagoo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mac is rocked!
Mac looks to land a combination. Lagoo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagoo manages to avoid it.
Mac swings for the body but Lagoo moves out of range.
Mac lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Sasha Lagoo has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lagoo gets tackled into the cage by Mac. Mac maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lagoo is trying to break the clinch but Mac is controlling him.
Mac misses with a body punch.
Mac lands an uppercut.
Mac swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Lagoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac misses with a punch to the body.
Lagoo jumps guard.
Lagoo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sasha Lagoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagoo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mac wants to get up but he can't break Lagoo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lagoo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mac trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lagoo's guard.
Lagoo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mac passes into half guard.
Lagoo looking for submissions off his back.
Frank Mac is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lagoo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lagoo wants to get back to his feet.
Lagoo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mac prevents Lagoo from improving his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mac decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Mac.
I've got Mac 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mac!
Frank Mac took his opportunity to call for a title shot 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 El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draught Papillia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papillia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I dont know what those two ladies were singing about that day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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171 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Draught Papillia!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guapo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Papillia will feel that in the morning.
No luck for Papillia with that takedown attempt.
Guapo works the jab nicely.
It looks like Draught Papillia has been cut.
Papillia misses with a lunging right hand
and Guapo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Papillia's knee momentarily.
Papillia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papillia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guapo drives through and clinches with Papillia against the cage.
Papillia blocks the elbow strike.
Papillia manages to break the clinch.
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!
Papillia misses with a wild combination.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guapo throws a low kick but Papillia moves out of range easily.
Papillia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Guapo. Guapo obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Guapo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papillia digs a good hook to Guapo's body.
Papillia checks the leg kick.
Papillia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guapo's waist but Guapo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Papillia off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Papillia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Guapo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guapo misses with a low kick as Papillia jumps back.
Papillia gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Guapo stuffs the takedown attempt from Papillia. Papillia gets slowly back to his feet.
El Guapo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draught Papillia.
A head kick misses from Guapo.
Guapo throws out a powerful jab.
Papillia is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guapo clinches with his opponent.
Papillia is still on wobbly legs! Can Guapo finish him?
Papillia is trying desperately to land a takedown but Guapo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Papillia.
Papillia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Papillia seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia looking to slow down the pace here.
Guapo lands an elbow inside that Papillia shrugs off.
Guapo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Papillia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guapo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papillia dodges an elbow strike from Guapo.
Papillia blocks an uppercut.
Guapo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Guapo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guapo misses with the head strike.
Guapo lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillia blocks an uppercut.
Papillia has Guapo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Guapo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guapo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Papillia blocks the elbow strike.
Guapo misses with some punches.
Guapo throws a punch but it's blocked by Papillia.
Guapo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papillia's defenses.
That has opened up Draught Papillia's cut even more.
Guapo misses with an elbow over the top.
Papillia is trying to break the clinch but Guapo is controlling him.
Papillia is trying to maintain a safe position but Guapo gets an underhook and turns Papillia into the cage.
Papillia manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Papillia wants to improve his position but instead Guapo has moved into half guard.
Papillia wants to improve his position but Guapo is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papillia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Papillia is looking for a sweep. Guapo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Draught Papillia's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Papillia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Guapo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Papillia.
Guapo misses with a low kick.
Good work by Papillia as he checks the leg kick.
Papillia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guapo.
Papillia fails with the takedown.
Guapo thows a left - swing and a miss!
El Guapo is winning the standup battle so far.
Papillia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Papillia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guapo circles away.
Papillia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guapo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Papillia is out of range.
Guapo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo misses with a series of wild punches.
Papillia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo is looking to slow Papillia down with leg kicks.
Guapo gets caught flat footed, as Papillia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Papillia throws a big elbow that misses.
Guapo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Guapo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Papillia wants to control from the top but Guapo keeps moving.
Guapo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Papillia controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papillia looking to pass the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Papillia content to stall in guard here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draught Papillia has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Papillia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Papillia fails with the takedown.
El Guapo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Draught Papillia.
Papillia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papillia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guapo is looking to clinch but Papillia is avoiding it.
Papillia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guapo tries to land a leg kick but Papillia saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Guapo misses the target.
Guapo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Papillia.
Guapo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papillia throws a shot from downtown. Guapo moves away and avoids it.
Papillia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Guapo.
Papillia throws a looping overhand right but Guapo ducks down to avoid it.
Guapo clinches up with Papillia and pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guapo taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Guapo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guapo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papillia. Guapo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guapo is looking to clinch but Papillia is avoiding it.
Guapo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guapo connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guapo tries to work over Papillia's front leg with a kick but Papillia checks it.
A big right from Papillia misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guapo tries a head kick but it misses.
Guapo misses with a leg kick.
Guapo dodges the punch combination from Papillia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Guapo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Draught Papillia'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Guapo with a hook.
Guapo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Papillia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Guapo as Papillia shoots in.
A good leg kick by Guapo.
Papillia's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Papillia moves out of range of the body kick.
Guapo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Papillia tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick from Guapo misses.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guapo checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Guapo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo throws a head kick but Papillia moves out of range.
Guapo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Papillia.
Papillia tries for a takedown but Guapo circles away easily
and Guapo counters with a head kick that wobbles Papillia - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Guapo sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Guapo!
El Guapo gave a mention to Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mahandry Andriamboavonjy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filo Bedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mahandry Andriamboavonjy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filo Bedo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andriamboavonjy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Bedo.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andriamboavonjy throws an off balance right hand
and Bedo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bedo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andriamboavonjy is working for takedown but Bedo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andriamboavonjy is working Bedo over against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy wants a takedown but no success here.
Bedo pushes off an throws an elbow but Andriamboavonjy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andriamboavonjy avoids it.
Bedo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Andriamboavonjy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bedo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bedo lands with a left to the head.
Andriamboavonjy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Andriamboavonjy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bedo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Andriamboavonjy misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Andriamboavonjy misses the target.
Bedo cracks Andriamboavonjy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bedo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Andriamboavonjy lands a nice shot that snaps Bedo's head back.
Nice shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Some wild striking there from Bedo.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Bedo throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andriamboavonjy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bedo throws a push kick but Andriamboavonjy slaps the foot to one side.
Andriamboavonjy scores with a hook to the body. Bedo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bedo sprawls well. Bedo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Andriamboavonjy gets slowly back to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy lands with a right hand.
Bedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo misses with the combination.
Andriamboavonjy takes a swing at Bedo's ribcage but misses.
Bedo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo tests Andriamboavonjy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Filo Bedo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bedo punishes Andriamboavonjy's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick from Bedo lands but Andriamboavonjy takes it in his stride.
Andriamboavonjy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andriamboavonjy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bedo is just out of range.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the head kick by Bedo.
Andriamboavonjy swinging wildly here.
Bedo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Bedo scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bedo tests Andriamboavonjy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bedo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bedo throws a sloppy head kick and Andriamboavonjy moves out of range easily.
Bedo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bedo misses with a few strikes there.
Bedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a two punch combination.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bedo defends it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy staying out of range there.
Bedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bedo thumps Andriamboavonjy with a low kick.
Andriamboavonjy throws a hook but Bedo blocks it.
Andriamboavonjy misses the shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bedo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andriamboavonjy checks a leg kick.
Andriamboavonjy checks a leg kick.
Bedo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andriamboavonjy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andriamboavonjy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Andriamboavonjy finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Andriamboavonjy - just one landing.
Bedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andriamboavonjy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bedo.
Bedo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheers as Andriamboavonjy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bedo doesn't seem phased though.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Andriamboavonjy misses with an uppercut.
Bedo jabs Andriamboavonjy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andriamboavonjy takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut lands for Andriamboavonjy. That snapped Bedo's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Andriamboavonjy. Bedo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bedo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bedo tries to throw a body punch but Andriamboavonjy avoids it by throwing Bedo back against the cage.
Bedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bedo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bedo slips a jab from Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo misses with a head kick.
Bedo moves into range and clinches up with Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to force a seperation but Bedo has the dominant position.
Andriamboavonjy tries to break free but Bedo pushes him back against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bedo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andriamboavonjy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bedo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bedo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bedo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bedo.
Bedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Andriamboavonjy's face.
Andriamboavonjy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andriamboavonjy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bedo won't allow it.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pull guard but Bedo holds him up against the cage and eventually Andriamboavonjy drops back down to his feet.
Andriamboavonjy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bedo.
Bedo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andriamboavonjy can't get the takedown.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to control Bedo's arms but Bedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Andriamboavonjy has his back to the cage.
Andriamboavonjy wants to take the fight to the mat but Bedo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bedo manages to break the clinch.
Bedo swings for the body but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Andriamboavonjy looks to land a left hand but Bedo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Bedo.
A jab from Andriamboavonjy misses.
Bedo throws a chopping leg kick but Andriamboavonjy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andriamboavonjy throws an off balance right hand
and Bedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andriamboavonjy circles away quickly and effectively.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedo as he avoids it easily.
Bedo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andriamboavonjy.
Andriamboavonjy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bedo can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Bedo.
Bedo 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!
Bedo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a hook. Bedo ducked under it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filo Bedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bedo closes the distance and clinches.
Bedo prevents Andriamboavonjy from breaking the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Andriamboavonjy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bedo is keeping busy.
Andriamboavonjy wants a takedown.
Andriamboavonjy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bedo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahandry Andriamboavonjy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bedo scores with a shot to the side of Andriamboavonjy's head.
Bedo prevents Andriamboavonjy from breaking the clinch.
Andriamboavonjy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bedo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bedo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andriamboavonjy's brow.
Andriamboavonjy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bedo has double underhooks.
Bedo stalling in the clinch but Andriamboavonjy improves position.
Bedo stalling the fight.
Andriamboavonjy looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Bedo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filo Bedo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bedo throws a good cross that connects.
Bedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andriamboavonjy backs up against the cage.
Bedo misses with a wild combination.
Bedo stuffs the takedown attempt from Andriamboavonjy. Andriamboavonjy gets slowly back to his feet.
Bedo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bedo lands with a shot to the body.
Andriamboavonjy blocks a head kick by Bedo.
Bedo scores with a jab to the body.
Bedo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andriamboavonjy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andriamboavonjy misses with a takedown attempt - Bedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bedo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bedo fakes the leg kick and cracks Andriamboavonjy in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bedo.
Filo Bedo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick from Bedo lands but Andriamboavonjy takes it in his stride.
Bedo throws a head kick that misses.
Bedo is looking to score with low kicks.
Bedo doesn't manage to clinch there - Andriamboavonjy circles away.
Bedo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andriamboavonjy.
Bedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bedo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bedo 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.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bedo defends it nicely.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bedo as he avoids it easily.
Bedo throws a head kick but Andriamboavonjy moves out of range.
Bedo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Andriamboavonjy backs up against the cage.
Andriamboavonjy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bedo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bedo as he jumps to the side.
Bedo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Andriamboavonjy under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andriamboavonjy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bedo's guard.
Andriamboavonjy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bedo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Andriamboavonjy, into his guard.
Andriamboavonjy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bedo is one step ahead there.
Mahandry Andriamboavonjy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bedo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Andriamboavonjy is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andriamboavonjy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Filo Bedo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bedo 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Filo Bedo!
A relieved looking Filo Bedo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalash Nikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Allanson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Know Your Enemy. 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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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 6, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kalash Nikov!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikov throws a head kick but Allanson moves out of range.
Nikov throws a series of punches but Allanson moves out of range.
Allanson scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalash Nikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allanson checks a leg kick.
Allanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikov lands a front kick.
A lazy left from Allanson finds it's target.
Nikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Allanson.
Nikov clinches with his opponent.
Nikov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allanson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allanson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nikov.
Allanson avoiding damage as Nikov throws knees to the body.
Allanson looking to throw knees to the head but Nikov is blocking nicely.
Allanson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikov throws a sloppy head kick and Allanson moves out of range easily.
Allanson blocks a head kick by Nikov.
Allanson moves out of range of the body kick.
Allanson dips to his left and cracks Nikov with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nikov. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Allanson.
Allanson's corner calls for a 1-2. Allanson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Allanson blocks a head kick by Nikov.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Nikov misses with a hook.
Nice body kick from Nikov.
Nikov avoids the head kick by Allanson.
Allanson is looking to clinch.
Nikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nikov tries to clinch up.
Allanson throws a sloppy head kick and Nikov moves out of range easily.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Allanson connects with an inside leg kick.
Nikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Nikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nikov checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov lands a leg kick that knocks Allanson off balance momentarily.
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!
Nikov checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nikov misses with a kick to the body.
Nikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikov moves in looking to clinch but Allanson pushes him off.
Allanson lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Allanson.
Allanson looks to land a combination but Nikov avoids it well.
Allanson misses with a body kick.
A jab from Nikov misses.
A big left from Allanson misses.
Nikov throws the left hand but Allanson avoids the punch easily.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nikov 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.
Allanson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikov connects with a high kick.
Allanson throws a head kick but Nikov moves out of range.
Allanson misses with a low kick.
Allanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Allanson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Allanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nikov.
Allanson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nikov punishes Allanson's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Allanson scores with a nice body kick.
Allanson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Nikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allanson punishes Nikov's body with a nice straight punch.
A good leg kick by Allanson.
Nikov throws a body kick that misses.
Nikov avoids a kick to the body.
Nikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nikov cracks Allanson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nikov scores with a jab to the head.
Nikov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nikov wants to land a leg kick but Allanson is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov thows a leg kick but Allanson checks it
and Allanson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nikov thinking.
Nikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Nikov misses with a looping right.
Nikov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andy Allanson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nikov wants to clinch up but Allanson keeps it at a distance.
Nikov misses with a body kick.
Allanson motions for Nikov to come forward. Allanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Allanson misses.
Nikov throws a front kick that sends Allanson stumbling back into the cage.
Allanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Allanson misses with a wild body shot.
Nikov misses with a kick to the body.
Nikov lunges at Allanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Allanson's hand.
Nikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Allanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nikov scores with a head kick. Allanson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nikov moves into range and clinches up with Allanson.
Nikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Allanson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allanson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nikov is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikov breaks the clinch.
Allanson avoids the head kick by Nikov.
Nikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Allanson.
Allanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nikov.
Allanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nikov manages to avoid it.
Nikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Allanson.
Allanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kalash Nikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nikov moves in looking to clinch but Allanson pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nikov - that will leave a mark!
Allanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nikov.
Nice body kick there by Allanson.
Allanson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nikov looks to land a body kick but Allanson moved away.
Allanson slips under a jab.
Nikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nikov takes one to the chin there.
Nikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Nikov. That snapped Allanson's head back.
A leg kick checked by Allanson.
Nikov throws a big shot that misses.
Nikov scores with a kick to the body.
Nikov looks to clinch
and Allanson counters with an inside leg kick.
Allanson lands a leg kick that knocks Nikov off balance momentarily.
Nikov avoids the head kick by Allanson.
Nikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Allanson wants to slow Nikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Allanson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nikov throws the left hand but Allanson avoids the punch easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nikov checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Nikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allanson throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from Allanson tenderised Nikov's leg. Nikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Allanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allanson avoids the body shot from Nikov.
Nikov misses with a low kick.
Allanson cracks Nikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nikov tries to clinch there but Allanson circles away.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allanson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Allanson thuds his right hand into Nikov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Allanson misses with a hook.
Allanson scores with a nice right hand.
Nikov misses with a kick to the body.
Nikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nikov.
Nikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nikov misses with a head kick.
Nikov throws a head kick that misses.
Allanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allanson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nikov fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nikov throws a solid leg kick but Allanson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nikov.
Allanson feints and then cracks Nikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nikov down.
Allanson walks into a straight right hand from Nikov.
Nikov walks into a left hand.
Nikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nikov 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!
Allanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nikov moves away.
Nikov wants to clinch.
Nikov clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalash Nikov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nikov tries to clinch but Allanson moves out of range.
Allanson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nikov tries to land a leg kick but Allanson saw it coming and moves away.
Allanson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nikov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allanson backs up against the cage.
Allanson is looking to chop away at Nikov's legs.
Allanson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allanson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nikov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Allanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Allanson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Allanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Allanson misses.
Allanson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nikov's calf.
Nikov closes the distance and clinches.
Nikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allanson landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allanson lands an elbow just above Nikov 's eye.
Nikov misses with a knee to the head.
Nikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Allanson tries to stall but Nikov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Allanson tries a knee to the head but Nikov blocks it.
Nikov missing with knees to the body.
Allanson missing with knees to the body.
Nikov has had enough of the clinch but Allanson keeps him there for the moment.
Nikov taking a breather.
Allanson tries to land knees in the clinch but Nikov avoids the damage to the body.
Allanson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nikov. That's going to slow Allanson down.
Allanson cracks Nikov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Allanson misses with an uppercut. Nikov saw that one coming.
Allanson needs to keep his hands up - Nikov had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allanson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nikov checks the leg kick.
Nikov throws a hook but Allanson blocks it.
Allanson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allanson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nikov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good leg kick by Allanson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nikov wants to land a leg kick but Allanson is out of range.
Nikov takes the fight into the clinch.
Nikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allanson trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allanson is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allanson is defending well for now.
Allanson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nikov avoids it.
Allanson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nikov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nikov with a knee to the head.
Nikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nikov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nikov is looking to clinch.
Allanson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Allanson lands a jab to Nikov's midsection.
Nikov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Allanson connects with a right hand. Nikov shakes it off.
Allanson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nikov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Allanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Allanson misses with a low kick.
Allanson connects with a high kick.
Nikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Allanson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allanson misses with a leg kick
and Nikov counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allanson throws a head kick but Nikov moves out of range.
Nikov wants to clinch up but Allanson keeps it at a distance.
Nikov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nikov looks to throw the jab but Allanson is out of range.
Good work by Nikov as he checks the leg kick.
Nikov drives through and clinches with Allanson against the cage.
Nikov working Allanson over with knees to the body.
Nikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allanson blocks it with crossed arms.
Allanson lands an elbow just above Nikov 's eye.
Allanson missing with knees to the body.
Nikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allanson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikov avoids a wild elbow strike from Allanson.
Nikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nikov avoiding damage as Allanson throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nikov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kalash Nikov.
Well Nikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kalash Nikov!
After winning the bout, Kalash Nikov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fancy Nancy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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274 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fancy Nancy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Henry Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson moves away from the strike by Nancy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nancy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nancy.
Thompson blocks a low kick nicely.
Nancy thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nancy misses with a hook. Thompson ducked under it nicely.
Nancy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson wants to stand but Nancy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Nancy is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to stand but Nancy is controlling from the bottom.
Nancy looking for a sweep. Not yet Nancy, not yet.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nancy is retaining full guard.
Thompson gets to his feet. Nancy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nancy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Thompson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nancy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break Nancy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Thompson looking to pass the guard.
Thompson trying to control but Nancy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nancy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Thompson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nancy misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Nancy had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Thompson tries to bum rush Nancy with a series of wild strikes but Nancy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nancy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nancy connects with a body shot.
Nancy lands the left hand.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nancy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
Nancy misses with a double jab.
Nancy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nancy lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Nancy misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nancy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nancy throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Nancy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nancy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nancy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nancy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nancy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Nancy is keeping the position.
Thompson wanted to stand there but Nancy had control of the position.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Nancy is keeping the position.
Thompson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Thompson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nancy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Nancy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thompson.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nancy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nancy feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
Nancy connects with the punch.
A shot to the liver by Nancy. Beautiful body shot.
Nancy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thompson's sensitive parts.
Nancy throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nancy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fancy Nancy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nancy misses the target.
Fancy Nancy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Nancy throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nancy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nancy doesn't manage to clinch there - Thompson circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nancy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nancy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from Nancy misses.
Fancy Nancy is winning the standup battle so far.
Nancy lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nancy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nancy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nancy jabs at Thompson's body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Nancy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Nancy.
Nancy misses with a body shot.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Nancy.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nancy circles away.
Nancy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nancy scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Nancy scores with a decent looking hook.
Nancy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nancy swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Nancy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nancy fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Nancy jabs at Thompson's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Nancy.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Thompson.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Nancy.
Nancy lands a lovely overhand right.
Nancy misses with a looping left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nancy.
Nancy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nancy misses with a straight right.
Nancy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nancy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fancy Nancy dominated that second round.
That's time! Nancy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nancy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nancy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nancy.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nancy.
Nancy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nancy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Nancy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nancy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nancy lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Nancy.
Nancy lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Nancy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nancy.
Nancy thuds his right hand into Thompson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nancy takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Nancy throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Nancy misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a takedown into side control.
Thompson stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nancy throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nancy's guard now.
Thompson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nancy.
Thompson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nancy on his heels. He'll look to pass Nancy's guard now, I'm sure.
Thompson gets to his feet - Nancy follows without any prompting.
Nancy throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Nancy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nancy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson avoids the body shot from Nancy.
Nancy lands with an overhand left.
Nancy lands a nice shot that snaps Thompson's head back.
Nancy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nancy tries to clinch but Thompson is having none of it.
Nancy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nancy lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Nancy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fancy Nancy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nancy is looking to chop away at Thompson's legs.
Fancy Nancy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nancy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nancy catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Nancy, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Nancy against the cage but Nancy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fancy Nancy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Thompson.
Thompson walks into a straight right hand from Nancy.
Nancy misses with a wild combination.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Nancy shows good takedown defense.
Nancy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Henry Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Nancy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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 Fancy Nancy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nancy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fancy Nancy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eriku Landstrimma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo has chosen Ghostbusters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ketsuno Anajo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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137 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eriku Landstrimma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ketsuno Anajo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landstrimma blocks a head kick by Anajo.
Landstrimma shoots in and gets a takedown into Anajo's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Landstrimma chips away with some ground and pound.
Anajo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anajo, not yet.
Landstrimma stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anajo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Landstrimma 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.
Anajo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anajo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anajo cracks Landstrimma with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Anajo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma can't escape the position.
Landstrimma tries to hold on but Anajo postures up.
Landstrimma is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Anajo looking to control but Landstrimma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Landstrimma is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo wants to control the action but instead Landstrimma gets a body lock and reverses into Anajo's guard! Nice work!
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Anajo keeps moving.
Anajo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Landstrimma is one step ahead there.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Anajo keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Landstrimma swats away the attempt to clinch by Anajo.
Landstrimma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anajo.
Anajo tests Landstrimma's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Eriku Landstrimma has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Landstrimma.
Anajo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Anajo misses.
Anajo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Landstrimma.
Danga de danga de dang - Anajo scores with a four punch combination!
Anajo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Landstrimma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Anajo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Landstrimma counters with a nice low kick that buckles Anajo's knee momentarily.
Anajo throws a chopping leg kick but Landstrimma manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anajo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landstrimma.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Landstrimma is defended easily by Anajo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anajo cracks a nice hook into Landstrimma's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landstrimma just misses with a punch to the body.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anajo misses with a low kick.
Anajo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That kick from Landstrimma tenderised Anajo's leg. Anajo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anajo sprawls well. Anajo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Landstrimma gets slowly back to his feet.
Anajo scores with a nice strike.
Landstrimma scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anajo in his tracks.
Anajo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Landstrimma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anajo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Landstrimma.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anajo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anajo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Landstrimma lands a nice shot to the body.
Anajo swings for the body but Landstrimma moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ketsuno Anajo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eriku Landstrimma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Anajo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anajo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Landstrimma's calf.
Anajo moves out of range of the body kick from Landstrimma.
Landstrimma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Landstrimma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anajo lands with a nice body punch.
Anajo throws a head kick that misses.
Anajo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landstrimma in his tracks.
Anajo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landstrimma manages to avoid it.
Ketsuno Anajo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anajo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Anajo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Landstrimma misses with a kick to the body
and Anajo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Landstrimma.
Landstrimma checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Landstrimma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anajo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Landstrimma backs up against the cage.
Landstrimma is looking to wear down Anajo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anajo thows a body kick. Landstrimma tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Anajo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Landstrimma was well out of range. Poor timing from Anajo.
Anajo scores with a jab to the body.
Landstrimma throws a sloppy head kick and Anajo moves out of range easily.
Landstrimma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Landstrimma takes a swing at Anajo's ribcage but misses.
Anajo tries to land a leg kick but Landstrimma saw it coming and moves away.
Anajo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Landstrimma. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landstrimma checks a leg kick.
Anajo wants to slow Landstrimma down by chopping away at his legs.
Anajo tried to score with a low kick but Landstrimma checks it.
Landstrimma shoots in but no luck this time.
Landstrimma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anajo.
Landstrimma moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Anajo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landstrimma.
Anajo doesn't manage to clinch there - Landstrimma circles away.
Landstrimma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A thudding body kick lands there by Landstrimma!
Anajo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anajo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Landstrimma avoids the body shot from Anajo.
An inside leg kick lands from Anajo.
Anajo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Landstrimma shoots for a double leg takedown but Anajo sprawls well. He's pushed Landstrimma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anajo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Landstrimma jabs at Anajo's body.
Anajo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Landstrimma thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landstrimma. Anajo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Landstrimma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landstrimma scores with a kick to the midsection.
Anajo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anajo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anajo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Landstrimma.
Anajo misses with a hook.
Anajo cracks Landstrimma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Landstrimma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Landstrimma misses with a straight left.
Landstrimma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anajo.
Ketsuno Anajo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landstrimma tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anajo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eriku Landstrimma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Landstrimma is looking to land body kicks.
Landstrimma is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Landstrimma fails with a takedown attempt.
Anajo scores with a three punch combo!
Landstrimma misses with a takedown attempt - Anajo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anajo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Anajo blocks a head kick by Landstrimma.
Anajo throws a hook but Landstrimma blocks it.
Anajo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anajo misses with a hook.
Anajo throws a leg kick
and Landstrimma counters with a nice uppercut.
Landstrimma connects with an inside leg kick.
Anajo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anajo cracks Landstrimma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Landstrimma blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Landstrimma shoots in and bounces Anajo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Landstrimma won't allow Anajo to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ketsuno Anajo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eriku Landstrimma'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!
Anajo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Landstrimma moves away.
Anajo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landstrimma takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anajo lands with a good body shot.
Landstrimma will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anajo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anajo misses with a low kick as Landstrimma jumps back.
Landstrimma throws a solid leg kick but Anajo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Landstrimma.
Landstrimma tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anajo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Anajo dips to his left and cracks Landstrimma with an uppercut!
Anajo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Landstrimma.
Anajo moves out of range of the leg kick from Landstrimma.
Anajo throws a leg kick
and Landstrimma counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landstrimma shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Landstrimma stopping the sweep attempt from Anajo.
Landstrimma wants to control from the top but Anajo keeps moving.
Landstrimma missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Landstrimma looking to sit in guard and control but Anajo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Landstrimma wants to get back to his feet but Anajo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anajo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Landstrimma controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anajo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anajo preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo landing some decent shots from guard.
Anajo wants to stand and escape but instead Landstrimma has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Anajo wants to stand and escape but Landstrimma is having none of it.
Anajo keeping moving, preventing Landstrimma from controlling successfully.
Anajo working a defensive guard here.
Landstrimma works over Anajo with some ground and pound from guard.
Ketsuno Anajo 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.
Anajo keeping moving, preventing Landstrimma from controlling successfully.
Landstrimma postures up.
Landstrimma throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anajo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Landstrimma postures up in Anajo's guard and throws a big left but Anajo blocks it.
Landstrimma throwing strikes from guard but Anajo blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anajo wants to hit a switch here but Landstrimma passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anajo there!
Eriku Landstrimma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anajo tries to lock up and control but Landstrimma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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 Eriku Landstrimma.
I think Anajo 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ketsuno Anajo!
Ketsuno Anajo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffin.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karl Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
Thomas misses with a two punch combination.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Griffin takes a step back to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thomas thumps Griffin with a low kick.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffin.
Griffin scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Griffin misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Griffin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas loads up on a big right hand but Griffin slips the punch.
Griffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Griffin off balance momentarily.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas throws a jab but it's blocked by Griffin.
Good shot there by Thomas.
Thomas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thomas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffin can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Griffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Griffin cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Thomas is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin throws a right hand that misses
and Thomas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griffin takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Griffin throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Thomas looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Thomas will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Griffin avoids a kick to the body.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thomas cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Griffin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
enabling Thomas to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
Griffin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Thomas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griffin if he has to take too many more of those.
Griffin throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Griffin connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Griffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas punishes Griffin's body with a nice straight punch.
Thomas lands a head kick. Griffin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like TJ Griffin has been cut.
Griffin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
A leg kick checked by Griffin.
Good leg kick by Griffin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Thomas.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffin, right into the meat.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Griffin checks the leg kick.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griffin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karl Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Thomas is looking to slow Griffin down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Griffin swinging wildly here.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Griffin. Griffin obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Griffin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.
Griffin digs a good hook to Thomas's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves forwards but Thomas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griffin throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Griffin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thomas.
Thomas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Griffin.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas with a hook.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas blocks a jab.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Thomas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Griffin'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. This is the final round!
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thomas!
That kick from Griffin tenderised Thomas's leg. Thomas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Thomas walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Griffin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Griffin misses with a hook.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Good work by Griffin as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Thomas misses with a body punch
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Griffin.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffin slips under a jab from Thomas.
Thomas defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Karl Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Griffin down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
Griffin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Griffin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Griffin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griffin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Thomas checks it
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Griffin. Griffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Griffin misses with a looping right.
Thomas clinches.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Griffin is trying to force a seperation but Thomas has the dominant position.
TJ Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griffin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to TJ Griffin.
Well Thomas 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Thomas!
Karl Thomas took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, >>> Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (159++ Recovery $35) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Parts's choice of entrance music: call to prayer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
217 lbs
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Parts!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kealekapuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parts.
Kealekapuna misses with a wild body shot.
Parts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kealekapuna moves away.
Kealekapuna scoring well with a low kick there.
Kealekapuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kealekapuna moves into the clinch.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow just above Parts 's eye.
It looks like Peter Parts has been cut.
Parts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it misses.
Parts manages to break the clinch.
Kealekapuna scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kealekapuna closes the distance and pushes Parts back into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kealekapuna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parts's brow.
Parts misses with the head strike.
Kealekapuna lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it misses.
Kealekapuna scores with a shoulder strike.
Kealekapuna lands a nice elbow.
Kealekapuna has Parts pressed against the cage, preventing Parts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parts wants to break free but Kealekapuna has control.
Parts is trying to break the clinch but Kealekapuna has him pressed against the cage.
Parts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kealekapuna using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parts dodges an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Nice elbow from Kealekapuna.
Parts takes an elbow to the temple.
Kealekapuna tries to land a knee to the head but Parts blocks with his arms.
Kealekapuna lands a hook that snaps the head of Parts backwards.
Parts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kealekapuna keeps control of Parts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kealekapuna crunches a lovely knee into Parts's ribcage.
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!
Kealekapuna pushes Parts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parts looks gassed!
Kealekapuna misses with an elbow strike.
Kealekapuna tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parts tries to break the clinch but Kealekapuna is controlling the position.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow that misses.
Parts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kealekapuna lands a shoulder strike.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parts's defenses.
Parts is rocked!
Kealekapuna lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parts is still on wobbly legs! Can Kealekapuna finish him?
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Parts with a big uppercut! Parts tries to clinch up but Kealekapuna pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Parts to the mat! Parts covers up and Kealekapuna unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meat Loaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Loaf's choice of entrance music: War is my destiny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tico Cortez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meat Loaf!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loaf lands an uppercut.
Loaf blocks an uppercut.
Loaf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loaf misses with a body punch.
Cortez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loaf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Loaf can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Loaf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loaf tries to work over Cortez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loaf misses with a body punch.
Loaf tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Loaf back against the cage.
Cortez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loaf.
Loaf tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Loaf.
Loaf tries to pull guard but Cortez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loaf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cortez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Loaf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cortez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with some punches.
Loaf digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Cortez fails to land.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Loaf.
Loaf lands a shot to the body.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
Loaf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loaf connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loaf misses the shot to the body.
Cortez is looking to chop away at Loaf's legs.
Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loaf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loaf doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looks to clinch
and Loaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Loaf lands an overhand right.
Loaf throws a sloppy body shot
and Cortez moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loaf.
Cortez blocks an uppercut.
Cortez prevents a body shot from Loaf.
Cortez misses with a punch to the body.
Loaf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez throws out a loose jab but Loaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cortez feints and then cracks Loaf's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loaf down.
Loaf misses with a leg kick
and Cortez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loaf misses with a low kick.
Loaf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cortez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loaf moves forwards but Cortez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cortez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cortez dodges the punch combination from Loaf.
Cortez throws a good cross that connects.
Loaf throws a low kick, looking for Cortez's leg but Cortez calmly moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cortez - that will leave a mark!
Cortez misses with a low kick as Loaf jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Loaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loaf misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cortez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaf drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Loaf tries to clinch but Cortez is having none of it.
Loaf closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
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!
Cortez prevents a body shot from Loaf.
Loaf throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cortezs head.
A short right from Loaf on the inside.
Cortez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loaf lands with a left to the head.
Loaf has Cortez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cortez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tico Cortez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meat Loaf.
Cortez misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cortez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Loaf tries a body shot but Cortez blocks it.
Cortez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cortez digs a right hand underneath Loaf's ribcage. Loaf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tico Cortez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cortez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortez thows a body shot but no joy.
Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Cortez.
Tico Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loaf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cortez connects with a high kick.
It looks like Meat Loaf has been cut.
Loaf walks into a straight right hand from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loaf.
Cortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Loafs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loaf avoids the head kick by Cortez.
Loaf misses the shot to the body.
Loaf moves to clinch but Cortez breaks away
and Cortez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Loaf's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez scores with a punch to the head.
Loaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loaf under the eye.
Loaf lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cortez's sensitive parts.
Tico Cortez is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice jab there from Cortez.
Cortez misses with a low kick as Loaf jumps back.
Loaf with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cortez to score with a decent uppercut.
Loaf swats away the attempt to clinch by Cortez.
Cortez throws a head kick but Loaf moves out of range.
Cortez misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cortez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tico Cortez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loaf checks a low kick from Cortez.
A big left from Cortez misses.
Loaf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loaf misses the jab.
Loaf is looking to clinch.
Loaf misses with a looping left.
Cortez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loaf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Loaf misses with a two punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loaf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf thuds his right hand into Cortez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cortez swings for the body but Loaf moves out of range.
Jab by Loaf.
Loaf tries to clinch but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loaf under the eye.
Cortez lands a leg kick that knocks Loaf off balance momentarily.
Loaf throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cortez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loaf thinking.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loaf.
Loaf scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Loaf avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loaf 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.
Loaf has hold of Cortez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cortez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez is bucking up trying to escape but Loaf cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cortez working to try and regain half guard.
Loaf throwing strikes here but Cortez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cortez is working to get back to half guard.
Cortez is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Cortez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Meat Loaf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Loaf.
Loaf throws a lazy body kick
and Cortez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - Cortez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cortez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cortez scores with a body shot.
Loaf moves into the clinch successfully.
Cortez lands a body shot.
Loaf can't find room to land a body shot as Cortez controls the action.
Loaf gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loaf prevents Cortez from improving his position.
Cortez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Loaf trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf prevents Cortez from standing back up.
Loaf tries to pass to full mount but Cortez defends it.
Cortez is looking to control Loaf's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cortez avoid being mounted?
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tico Cortez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Loaf misses with a head kick.
Cortez throws a right hand that Loaf ducks under and follows up with a left that Loaf also avoids with ease.
Cortez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez looks to score with a jab to the body but Loaf is just out of range.
Cortez scoring well with a low kick there.
Loaf ducks under a wild hook from Cortez.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loaf scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Loaf is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cortez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Loaf throws a strike aimed at the side of Cortez's head but Cortez avoids it well.
Cortez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Loaf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loaf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cortez, who protects the arm well.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Loaf working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cortez is looking to reverse the position.
Loaf working away.
Cortez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Loaf.
Loaf has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cortez is not content to let Loaf control the position.
Cortez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cortez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Loaf connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Loaf wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Loaf scoring with punches and elbows.
Cortez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaf tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Loaf has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cortez is trying to get back to half guard.
Loaf working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loaf cracks Cortez with a big right hand but Cortez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cortez is trying to control Loaf's posture but Loaf avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meat Loaf really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Meat Loaf's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cortez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cortez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Loaf slips a jab from Cortez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Loaf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cortez's knee momentarily.
Loaf pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loaf closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez tries a body shot but Loaf blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loaf.
Loaf lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loaf misses with a punch on the inside.
Loaf jumps guard but Cortez stands there with Loaf around his waist. Loaf gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loaf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loaf struggles to land a body shot inside as Cortez controls his hands.
Cortez blocks a body shot from Loaf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cortez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loaf trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Loaf.
Loaf misses with some punches.
Loaf tries to throw a body punch but Cortez avoids it by throwing Loaf back against the cage.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loaf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cortez throws a punch but it's blocked by Loaf.
Cortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cortez tries to throw a body punch but Loaf avoids it by throwing Cortez back against the cage.
Cortez has a couple of punches blocked by Loaf.
Cortez tries to work over Loaf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loaf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with the head strike.
Cortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loaf wants a takedown.
Cortez swings wildly with an uppercut but Loaf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loaf gets through Cortez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loaf.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Loaf.
Cortez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Loaf throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loaf.
Loaf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortez is rocked!
Loaf gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cortez regains guard.
Oh Cortez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loaf is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loaf advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Loaf! That's hurt Cortez! Will he recover? Loaf fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meat Loaf!
Meat Loaf is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Meat Loaf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tom Sawyer. Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks throws a body punch but Sklyar moves out of range.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sklyar clinches with his opponent.
Sklyar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooks pulls Sklyar into guard.
Sklyar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sklyar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sklyar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brooks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Sklyar is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sklyar passes into half guard.
Sklyar wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
Sklyar lands strikes from half guard.
Sklyar wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
Brooks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sklyar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sklyar works his way into side control.
Brooks struggling a bit here.
Sklyar trying to control the position but Brooks is working away.
Brooks is looking to regain half guard here but Sklyar keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is trying to control Sklyar's posture but Sklyar avoids it.
Brooks tries to bench press Sklyar off him but Sklyar keeps the position.
Sklyar lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar working the head and body with 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!
Brooks looks to move to half guard but instead Sklyar has passed into mount! Damn!
Brooks wants to control but Sklyar is having none of it.
Sklyar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brooks tries to hold on but Sklyar pushes him away.
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but Sklyar has a good base and remains in mount.
Sklyar breaks from Brooks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sklyar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brooks's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Brooks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sklyar breaks from Brooks's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sklyar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brooks is looking to escape.
Sklyar with shots to the head and body - Brooks looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sklyar lands a big elbow.
Sklyar trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks is looking to improve his position but Sklyar isn't that keen on the idea.
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sklyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sklyar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brooks's face.
Sklyar lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
Brooks is rocked!
Brooks wants to hold on but Sklyar pushes him away.
Oh Brooks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
Sklyar dominating with strikes here.
Sklyar tries to control but Brooks wriggling away.
Brooks tries to hold on but Sklyar postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sklyar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brooks tries to reverse the position but Sklyar maintains control.
Brooks seems to have got his legs back now.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
Sklyar raining down shots from the mount!
Sklyar punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sklyar wants to control the pace but Brooks is squirming around nicely.
Brooks is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brooks throws a leg kick
and Sklyar counters with a low kick, right behind Brooks 's knee.
Brooks loads up on a big right hand but Sklyar slips the punch.
Brooks throws a body punch but Sklyar moves out of range.
Brooks with a nice cross.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sklyar.
Sklyar misses with a two punch combination.
Sklyar moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks dodges the punch combination from Sklyar.
Sklyar moves out of range as Brooks strikes.
Brooks has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sklyar.
Brooks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sklyar.
Sklyar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sklyar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sklyar avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Sklyar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sklyar cracks Brooks with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sklyar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sklyar smiles and moves away.
Sklyar scores with a hook.
Brooks tries for a takedown but Sklyar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sklyar lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Sklyar gets a double leg takedown into Brooks's guard.
Sklyar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sklyar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sklyar trying to control the position but Brooks is working away.
Sklyar scores with a couple of short elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks tries to bench press Sklyar off him but Sklyar keeps the position.
Sklyar lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working the head and body with strikes.
Brooks sneaks back into half guard.
Sklyar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brooks is looking to get to half guard.
Sklyar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sklyar looking to control but Brooks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brooks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sklyar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Sklyar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sklyar is trying to control the action in half guard but Brooks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sklyar passes into side control, despite Brooks's attempt to control the position.
Sklyar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Brooks tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sklyar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sklyar creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brooks is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working away.
Sklyar lands a nice forearm strike.
Sklyar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brooks some visible discomfort.
Sklyar lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brooks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Brooks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Brooks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Brooks is looking to stall here but Sklyar recovers full guard.
Brooks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sklyar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks trying to control the position from guard on top but Sklyar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sklyar forces Brooks back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Sklyar.
Sklyar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks tries a body shot but Sklyar blocks it.
Come on Sklyar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sklyar keeps control of Brooks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sklyar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sklyar has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks is trying to break the clinch but Sklyar has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sklyar - that landed with a thud.
Sklyar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brooks.
Sklyar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks tries to circle away but Sklyar has him pinned against the cage.
Sklyar lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Sklyar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklyar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar drops Brooks with a right and a left! Sklyar comes rushing in but Brooks regains his composure and manages to keep Sklyar in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brooks punching to the body, from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Brooks is keeping the position.
Sklyar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sklyar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sklyar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sklyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sklyar trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Brooks is trying to keep Sklyar in close.
Sklyar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brooks's head.
Brooks throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sklyar escapes and throws Brooks's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sklyar landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar scoring with punches from side control.
Sklyar scoring with punches and elbows.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sklyar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sklyar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brooks wants to hold on but Sklyar pushes him away.
Sklyar with good strikes from the mount here!
Brooks tries to lock up and control but Sklyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sklyar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brooks?
Brooks is desperately trying to improve his position but Sklyar has a good base and remains in mount.
Brooks is working hard here to advance position.
Sklyar cracks Brooks with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control but Brooks is having none of it.
Brooks is looking to improve his position but Sklyar isn't that keen on the idea.
A big strike lands for Sklyar! That's really hurt Brooks and he's turned his back - Sklyar keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sklyar jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Sergiy Sklyar made sure he mentioned XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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