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Divinity- Caged Fury 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frederico Antunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes to the cage accompanied by The Art of 8 Limbs. 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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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederico Antunes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antunes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Antunes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
Frederico Antunes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antunes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai lands with a nice body kick.
Thai tries to score with a low kick but Antunes moves his leg out of the way.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antunes scores with a head kick. Thai tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Antunes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Antunes throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Antunes circles away.
Antunes throws a head kick that misses.
Antunes throws a leg kick which misses Thai's front leg but catches the back leg as Thai tries to avoid it.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thai lands a nice shot to the body.
Thai tries to clinch
and Antunes counters with a nice leg kick.
Thai blocks a head kick by Antunes.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Antunes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Antunes is looking to chop away at Thai's legs.
Antunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Antunes is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai is looking to clinch.
Antunes misses with the body kick
and Thai counters with a good, hard body kick but Antunes shrugs it off.
Antunes looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Antunes misses with a kick to the body
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thai is looking to slow Antunes down with leg kicks.
Thai misses with a wild body shot.
Thai throws a low kick but Antunes avoids it.
Thai lands a jab to the head.
Antunes misses with a head kick.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Antunes swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Antunes moves out of range.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Antunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Antunes checks a leg kick nicely.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Antunes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Antunes counters with a head kick.
Thai is looking to clinch but Antunes is avoiding it.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Antunes circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick from Antunes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thai.
Thai throws a front kick aimed at Antunes's knee but Antunes avoids it well.
Antunes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Antunes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Antunes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai lands a big head kick that sends Antunes tumbling to the mat! Thai takes a step backwards and waves Antunes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Antunes is rocked!
It looks like Frederico Antunes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antunes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Antunes is still on wobbly legs! Can Thai finish him?
Thai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Antunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antunes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Antunes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thai feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Antunes crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Muay Thai!
Muay Thai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eloni Tasene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvador Dimagiba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eloni Tasene!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tasene clinches up with Dimagiba and pushes him back against the cage.
Dimagiba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tasene clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dimagiba doesn't have the hooks in and Tasene manages to turn into his guard.
Dimagiba seems keen to control Tasene's posture.
Dimagiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tasene on the ground.
Dimagiba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dimagiba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dimagiba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tasene stops Dimagiba from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Tasene tries to pass.
Dimagiba keeping moving, preventing Tasene from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tasene pushes down on Dimagiba's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasene wants to control but Dimagiba is keeping him busy.
Tasene is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dimagiba defends it well.
Tasene looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dimagiba looking for submissions off his back.
Dimagiba is refusing to be controlled, as Tasene sits in half guard.
Tasene is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is trying to stand.
Tasene trying to control from Dimagiba's half guard. Dimagiba has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dimagiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tasene missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dimagiba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dimagiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dimagiba has momentary wrist control but Tasene slips an elbow through the middle.
Tasene is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dimagiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dimagiba tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is controlling Tasene's posture.
Dimagiba keeping moving, preventing Tasene from controlling successfully.
Tasene drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dimagiba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tasene has Dimagiba in his guard.
Dimagiba trying to control but Tasene is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Tasene is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dimagiba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tasene avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dimagiba trying to control but Tasene is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimagiba controls from within his opponent's guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Salvador Dimagiba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dimagiba lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's time! Dimagiba's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tasene shoots for a takedown but Dimagiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tasene tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dimagiba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tasene working a defensive guard here.
Dimagiba trying to control but Tasene is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dimagiba works over Tasene with some ground and pound from guard.
Dimagiba is stalling in the full guard.
Dimagiba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tasene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dimagiba has managed to get both his arms back between Tasene's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba stands up over Tasene, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salvador Dimagiba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimagiba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tasene keeps moving.
Dimagiba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Salvador Dimagiba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dimagiba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tasene tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dimagiba is in Tasene's guard.
Dimagiba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tasene looking for a sweep. Not yet Tasene, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tasene is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dimagiba sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tasene is looking for a triangle but Dimagiba pushes his legs off easily.
Dimagiba controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dimagiba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dimagiba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tasene wants to sweep here but Dimagiba controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Salvador Dimagiba just wasn't active enough.
Tasene gets caught napping as Dimagiba dives in and scores a takedown. Tasene manages to retain guard.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dimagiba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tasene is trying to keep Dimagiba in close.
Dimagiba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dimagiba won't allow Tasene to sweep him here.
Dimagiba with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tasene keeps moving.
Dimagiba slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a couple of elbows.
Tasene had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dimagiba defends it easily.
Tasene is breathing heavily.
Dimagiba lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dimagiba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dimagiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Dimagiba dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dimagiba looks to land a combination but Tasene avoids it well.
Tasene is looking to clinch but Dimagiba is avoiding it.
Dimagiba goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Eloni Tasene has been cut.
Dimagiba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tasene manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dimagiba is in close to Tasene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dimagiba landing with the ground and pound.
Dimagiba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tasene has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dimagiba has managed to get both his arms back between Tasene's legs - danger averted.
Dimagiba throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasene wants to sweep but no luck.
Dimagiba stays in close to Tasene's body and controls the position.
Tasene has momentary wrist control but Dimagiba slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasene looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dimagiba postures up and lands a big shot to Tasene's brow.
Dimagiba is in close to Tasene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tasene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tasene takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dimagiba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tasene's head.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Tasene is rocked!
Tasene is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimagiba works over Tasene with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Tasene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tasene trying to keep a closed guard but Dimagiba is proving a slippery customer.
Dimagiba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tasene is still in real trouble! Can Dimagiba finish him?
Tasene has momentary wrist control but Dimagiba slips an elbow through the middle.
Dimagiba stays in close to Tasene's body and controls the position.
Tasene seems to have recovered his senses.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tasene keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dimagiba connects with a couple of short punches.
Dimagiba wants to control from the top but Tasene keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Salvador Dimagiba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tasene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dimagiba gets caught flat footed, as Tasene shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dimagiba pulls Tasene in close to his closed guard and prevents Tasene from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasene can do to turn this around?
Tasene stands and throws Dimagiba's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Salvador Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dimagiba regains half guard.
Dimagiba wants to control but Tasene is keeping busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dimagiba pushes Tasene off looking to stand but Tasene dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dimagiba is refusing to be controlled, as Tasene sits in half guard.
Eloni Tasene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tasene wants to pass the guard but Dimagiba is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Dimagiba!
Salvador Dimagiba bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Zuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isidor Edge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isidor Edge!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edge takes a swing at Zuma's ribcage but misses.
Zuma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Edge counters with a series of strikes. Zuma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacob Zuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuma tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Edge scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Edge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Edge.
Zuma closes the distance but Edge moves to the side
and Edge counters with a straight right hand.
Zuma shoots for a double leg takedown but Edge sprawls well. He's pushed Zuma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zuma is breathing heavily.
Edge lands a nice looking body shot.
Edge paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Edge throws a pinpoint strike between Zuma's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Zuma crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Edge scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isidor Edge!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Penn Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Barnes's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes wants to clinch up but Penn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Barnes gets a clinch.
Barnes working aggressively here.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
Penn Jr wants to break free but Barnes has control.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Penn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Penn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barnes is out of range and Penn Jr settles back down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Penn Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Barnes.
Penn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a high kick.
James Penn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
A clash of legs there as Penn Jr blocks the low kick.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penn Jr wants to land a leg kick but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr throws out a leg kick but Barnes moves out of range and Penn Jr only half commits.
Barnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a nice leg kick.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a wild body kick that Penn Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick but Penn Jr moves out of range.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Penn Jr checks it.
Barnes misses with a body kick.
Penn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn Jr 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Barnes's leg but Barnes calmly moves out of range.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. Barnes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn Jr misses with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Penn Jr thumps Barnes with a low kick.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Penn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Barnes clobbers Penn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Penn Jr is looking to chop away at Barnes's legs.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws the kick towards the body but Penn Jr avoids it.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Penn Jr moved away.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes lands a leg kick that knocks Penn Jr off balance momentarily.
Penn Jr motions for Barnes to come forward. Penn Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn Jr misses the body punch
and Barnes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn Jr staying out of range there.
Penn Jr misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes tries to score with a low kick but Penn Jr moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a kick to the body.
Penn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn Jr checks a low kick from Barnes.
A low kick from Penn Jr is predictable there
and Barnes counters with a good low kick that Penn Jr was not able to check.
Penn Jr misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Penn Jr misses.
Barnes tries to clinch but Penn Jr is having none of it.
John Barnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Penn Jr moves out of range easily.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Penn Jr misses with a body kick.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No joy there for Barnes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn Jr thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn Jr's knee momentarily.
Penn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Barnes.
Barnes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barnes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn Jr throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn Jr.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn Jr.
Barnes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Penn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes has closed the distance and engaged Penn Jr in a clinch.
Penn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Penn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn Jr.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
Penn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Penn Jr is trying to push Barnes away but Barnes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes throws an elbow but it misses.
Barnes keeps control of Penn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn Jr breaks the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn Jr's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Barnes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Penn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick but Barnes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Penn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Penn Jr misses with a leg kick.
Penn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes connects with a solid leg kick.
Barnes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn Jr throws a low kick but Barnes avoids it.
Penn Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to clinch.
Penn Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barnes, right into the meat.
Barnes is looking to clinch but Penn Jr is avoiding it.
Barnes looks to land a body kick but Penn Jr moved away.
Barnes lands a head shot.
Barnes throws a hook to the side of Penn Jr's head but Penn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that half lands.
Penn Jr tries to land a leg kick but Barnes saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. Penn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Penn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Barnes keeps him there for the moment.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn Jr is defending well for now.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn Jr avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Penn Jr is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnes misses with some punches.
Barnes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Penn Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnes.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnes lands with a light punch inside.
Penn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barnes has him pressed against the cage.
James Penn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn Jr's brow.
Penn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Barnes looking to throw knees to the head but Penn Jr is blocking nicely.
Barnes misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn Jr is defending well for now.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but Penn Jr blocks with his arms.
Barnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn Jr.
Barnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn Jr tries to break the clinch but Barnes is controlling the position.
Penn Jr avoiding damage as Barnes throws knees to the body.
Penn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barnes throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Barnes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barnes 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 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Barnes!
John Barnes managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Untouchable Fight Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samson Deleyel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sui Hing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sui Hing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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25
190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Deleyel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sui Hing!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deleyel scores with a jab.
Hing has a takedown stuffed.
Hing misses with a two punch combination.
Hing fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deleyel swivels and escapes.
Deleyel is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Hing scores with a four punch combination!
Deleyel misses with a body shot.
Deleyel looks to clinch
and Hing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hing.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Deleyel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deleyel being controlled here, momentarily.
Hing wants to stand but Deleyel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hing trying to control but Deleyel is working from the bottom.
Sui Hing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hing gets tackled into the cage by Deleyel. Deleyel maintains the clinch.
Hing is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samson Deleyel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing.
Deleyel just leaning against Hing, taking a breather.
Deleyel breaks from the clinch.
Deleyel swats away the attempt to clinch by Hing.
Hing misses with a head kick.
Hing shoots in for a takedown but Deleyel shows good takedown defense.
Hing has Deleyel up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel misses with a punch to the body.
Deleyel is trying to push Hing away but Hing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hing is trying to drag Deleyel to the mat but Deleyel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Deleyel fails to land.
Deleyel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Deleyel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hing manages to break the clinch.
Hing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Deleyel defends it nicely.
Deleyel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Samson Deleyel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hing tries to clinch but Deleyel moves away
letting Deleyel counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deleyel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hing tried to score with a low kick but Deleyel checks it.
Deleyel scores with a punch to the head.
Hing tries to clinch up.
Deleyel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hing.
Hing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deleyel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deleyel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hing circles away.
Deleyel tries to clinch up.
Deleyel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hing drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deleyel keeping full guard, as Hing tries to pass.
Hing stopping the sweep attempt from Deleyel.
Hing wants to control from the top but Deleyel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hing trying to control but Deleyel is working from the bottom.
Deleyel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hing on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deleyel is trying to control the position but Hing postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hing content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sui Hing will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deleyel throws the left hand but Hing avoids the punch easily.
Deleyel swings for the body but Hing moves out of range.
Deleyel drives through and clinches with Hing against the cage.
Deleyel scores with a hook to the body.
Hing jumps guard but Deleyel stands there with Hing around his waist. Hing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hing has picked Deleyel up - he's going for a ride! Hing dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Deleyel is trying to get back to full guard.
Hing seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Let's hope that Hing has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleyel is not content to let Hing control the position.
Hing trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sui Hing.
Hing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deleyel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Deleyel misses
and Hing counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hing.
Deleyel scores with a one two! Hing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Deleyel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deleyel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Deleyel as he jumps to the side.
Samson Deleyel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing.
Hing shoots in for a takedown but Deleyel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Hing shoots in but Deleyel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deleyel connects with a looping right hand.
Hing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deleyel scores with a shot to the body.
Hing has a takedown stuffed.
Deleyel misses with a body shot
and Hing decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Deleyel's guard.
Hing is breathing heavily.
Deleyel pulls Hing in close to prevent any damage.
Hing wants to pass the guard but Deleyel is keeping the position.
Sui Hing has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hing gets to his feet. Deleyel looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Deleyel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deleyel wants to clinch.
Hing closes the distance and clinches up with Deleyel, looking for a takedown. Hing pushes Deleyel against the cage but Deleyel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deleyel misses with a double jab
and Hing counters with an inside leg kick.
Deleyel jabs Hing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deleyel scores with a hook to the body. Hing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Deleyel stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hing moves out of range as Deleyel strikes.
Deleyel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hing shoots in looking for a takedown but Deleyel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hing's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deleyel is looking to score with low kicks.
Deleyel tries to clinch up but Hing circles away and keeps his distance.
Deleyel blocks a head kick by Hing.
Hing blocks a low kick nicely.
Deleyel misses with an uppercut. Hing saw that one coming.
Deleyel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hing wants to clinch up but Deleyel keeps it at a distance.
Hing takes one on the button.
Sui Hing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deleyel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hing misses the jab.
Deleyel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Deleyel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Deleyel scores with a hook to the body. Hing takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deleyel as he avoids it easily.
Deleyel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deleyel.
Deleyel throws a body punch but Hing moves out of range.
A punch combination from Deleyel misses.
Deleyel closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deleyel.
Hing goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deleyel prevents it.
Hing tries for a takedown. No joy.
Samson Deleyel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sui Hing.
Come on Deleyel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deleyel can't find room to land a body shot as Hing controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deleyel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hing lands an elbow just above Deleyel 's eye.
Hing is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Deleyel to keep the fight standing.
Hing looking to slow down the pace here.
Hing goes for a takedown attempt but Deleyel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Deleyel lands with a straight right. Hing didn't see that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hing.
Deleyel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Deleyel closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hing prevents Deleyel from breaking the clinch.
Deleyel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deleyel looks to score with a jab to the body but Hing is just out of range.
Deleyel 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.
Deleyel darts in and clinches Hing up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Deleyel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hing has him pressed against the cage.
Deleyel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deleyel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deleyel's efforts to push away.
Hing prevents Deleyel from breaking the clinch.
Deleyel tries a body shot but Hing blocks it.
Hing fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Deleyel gets through Hing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hing tries to pull guard but Deleyel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hing holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deleyel misses with a body punch.
Deleyel has a couple of punches blocked by Hing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deleyel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deleyel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hing drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hing looking for a takedown.
Deleyel breaks from the clinch.
Deleyel scores with a jab to the head.
Deleyel swings for the body but Hing moves out of range.
Hing tries to keep at a distance but Deleyel has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deleyel misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Deleyel to work.
Deleyel digs a right hand into Hing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hing's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Deleyel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deleyel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Deleyel!
A very excited looking Samson Deleyel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop DoGG. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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200 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Long!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Long fails with the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
It looks like Jake Long has been cut.
Long on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Long is rocked!
Davis batters Long with a massive right followed by a huge left! Long is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Davis lands a final crushing right hand to drop Long to the mat with a gruesome thud! Davis is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ricky Davis!
Ricky Davis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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