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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Sveklovak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Uzbaijzky (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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175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georgi Sveklovak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Timur Uzbaijzky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveklovak darts in trying to clinch
and Uzbaijzky counters with a one-two to the body.
Sveklovak tries to clinch but Uzbaijzky moves away
and Uzbaijzky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uzbaijzky closes the distance and clinches up with Sveklovak, looking for a takedown. Uzbaijzky pushes Sveklovak against the ropes but Sveklovak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sveklovak moves in looking to clinch but Uzbaijzky pushes him off.
Uzbaijzky has closed the distance and engaged Sveklovak in a clinch.
Uzbaijzky takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Timur Uzbaijzky has been cut.
Sveklovak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Uzbaijzky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sveklovak connects with a knee to the head.
Uzbaijzky is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uzbaijzky stalling in the clinch but Sveklovak improves position.
Uzbaijzky tries to break free but Sveklovak pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Sveklovak.
Sveklovak lands an elbow inside that Uzbaijzky shrugs off.
Sveklovak lands an elbow inside.
Uzbaijzky is still on wobbly legs! Can Sveklovak finish him?
That has opened up Timur Uzbaijzky's cut even more.
Sveklovak jerks Uzbaijzky's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Uzbaijzky drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Sveklovak goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Sveklovak because Uzbaijzky was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Georgi Sveklovak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Kier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo Cambodia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Kier!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kier with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Cambodia does no damage.
Kier shoots in but Cambodia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cambodia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polo Cambodia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Kier.
Kier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cambodia as he avoids it easily.
A jab from Cambodia finds it's way through Kier's defenses.
Cambodia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cambodia wants to clinch up but Kier keeps it at a distance.
Cambodia tests Kier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cambodia as he jumps to the side.
Cambodia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kier's half guard.
Cambodia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cambodia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kier is trying to stand.
Cambodia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cambodia is controlling the pace.
Cambodia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kier is trying to maintain the position but Cambodia is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kier moves into full guard.
Cambodia stopping the sweep attempt from Kier.
Cambodia slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cambodia stands up from Kier's guard - Cambodia perhaps looking for a knockout.
A jab from Cambodia misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia jabs Kier right on the nose. Kier blinks but takes it well.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kier manages to avoid it.
Kier gets the takedown into side control.
Kier prevents Cambodia from escaping the position.
Kier tries to stand but Cambodia is controlling his head.
Kier in side control, throwing shots but Cambodia defends.
Kier tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cambodia's legs.
Cambodia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cambodia is trying to control Kier's posture but Kier avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kier looks up at the clock and then as Cambodia takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kier smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cambodia tries to improve position but can't.
Kier trying to control the position but Cambodia is working away.
Cambodia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kier creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cambodia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polo Cambodia dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kier bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kier tries to move into range but Cambodia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kier fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cambodia avoids it really well and circles away.
Cambodia gets a clinch.
Kier struggles to land a body shot inside as Cambodia controls his hands.
Cambodia breaks the clinch.
Cambodia throws out a loose jab but Kier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cambodia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kier is defended easily by Cambodia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kier.
Polo Cambodia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Kier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cambodia swivels and escapes.
Cambodia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Don Kier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cambodia looks for a takedown but Kier sprawls well.
Kier shoots in for a double leg but Cambodia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cambodia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cambodia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cambodia is in Kier's guard.
Kier 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.
Cambodia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cambodia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cambodia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia won't allow Kier to sweep him here.
Cambodia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cambodia scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cambodia advances position into side control!
Cambodia working the body and head with strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kier is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cambodia off and has taken his back!
Kier throwing sloppy strikes.
Kier punches the canvas rather than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kier working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kier is breathing heavily.
Cambodia manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kier's guard. Nice work there by Cambodia.
Kier has a closed guard, preventing Cambodia from standing up.
Kier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cambodia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kier can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cambodia controls the pace.
Kier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cambodia passes into half guard.
Kier wants to improve his position but Cambodia is controlling well.
Cambodia throwing shots but Kier is blocking nicely.
Kier looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia trying to control from half guard but Kier is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polo Cambodia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cambodia missing with a left hand there. Kier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cambodia stuffs the takedown.
Cambodia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kier.
Cambodia throws a hook but Kier avoids it easily.
Cambodia thuds a left hand into Kier's body.
Cambodia misses with a hook. Kier ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Cambodia finds it's target.
Cambodia connects with a right hand. Kier shakes it off.
Kier avoids the body shot from Cambodia.
Kier closes the distance and clinches up with Cambodia, looking for a takedown. Kier pushes Cambodia against the ropes but Cambodia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Polo Cambodia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Kier.
Kier gets caught napping as Cambodia dives in and scores a takedown. Kier manages to retain guard.
Cambodia decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kier shoots in and drives through. Cambodia sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cambodia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cambodia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kier is squirming around, avoiding Cambodia's attempts to control the action.
Cambodia controlling from mount.
Cambodia trying to control but Kier is having none of it.
Cambodia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kier looks a forlorn figure.
Cambodia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kier is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cambodia looking to finish Kier with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kier!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cambodia wants to control the pace but Kier is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kier is desperately trying to improve his position but Cambodia has a good base and remains in mount.
Cambodia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cambodia unloading with bombs!
Kier is rocked!
Cambodia drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kier! More shots from Cambodia and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polo Cambodia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Peixoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peixoto comes to the ring accompanied by Bob Marley - Legalize it!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
153 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
156 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Peixoto !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peixoto is trying to defend but Stevenson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stevenson trying to control from half guard but Peixoto is working away.
Stevenson is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson prevents Peixoto from standing back up.
Stevenson seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peixoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Peixoto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson is keen to just control but Peixoto is a slippery customer.
Stevenson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stevenson trying to control the action but Peixoto is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stevenson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peixoto keeps working.
Peixoto is in trouble now - Stevenson has advanced to mount!
Stevenson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Stevenson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Uhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Uhler!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a hook. Uhler ducked under it nicely.
Uhler darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
Uhler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uhler rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Uhler lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Uhler manages to break the clinch.
Uhler moves out of range of the strikes.
Uhler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Uhler connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Penn! He's out on his feet! Uhler rushes in and drops Penn with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brad Uhler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Baldeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the ring accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Baldeh!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man darts in and clinches Baldeh up against the ropes.
Man avoiding damage.
Man lands a knee to the head.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man lands a jab to the head.
Baldeh dodges the punch combination from Man.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baldeh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baldeh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baldeh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Baldeh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man won't allow Baldeh to sweep him here.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Man trying to control but Baldeh is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Method Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldeh circles away.
Baldeh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Baldeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Man has managed to clinch.
Baldeh letting Man take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldeh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man clinches up with Baldeh and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baldeh takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baldeh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
Method Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Baldeh.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Baldeh pushes him off.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Baldeh pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Baldeh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man clinches up against the ropes.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Baldeh takes a shot to the head.
Baldeh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baldeh is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Man gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Method Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man pulls Baldeh in close to his closed guard and prevents Baldeh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baldeh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldeh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baldeh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baldeh is looking to escape.
Man scoring with strikes but Baldeh is staying in there.
Baldeh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man is landing with some decent strikes but Baldeh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Baldeh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baldeh is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baldeh, pushing him back against the ropes.
Man manages to break the clinch.
Man sizes up Baldeh with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baldeh is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baldeh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Man is pressing down on Baldeh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baldeh has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Baldeh's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man throws a strike but Baldeh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man 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.
Baldeh trying to move into half guard but instead Man has managed to sweep!
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man is working Baldeh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baldeh keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man wants to pass the guard but Baldeh is keeping the position.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baldeh working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Man has passed into half guard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldeh moves into full guard.
Man stands up over Baldeh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldeh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Man passes Baldeh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baldeh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Baldeh looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Method Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Man postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baldeh looks a forlorn figure.
Man controlling from mount.
Man tries to control but Baldeh wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baldeh's face.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baldeh is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Man lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man landing strikes from the mount.
Man lands a nice shot to the head.
Man dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man avoids the attempt from Baldeh to control.
Man looking to finish Baldeh with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baldeh!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Man.
Nice sprawl there from Man as Baldeh shoots in.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baldeh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Man fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baldeh shoots for a takedown but Man saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Method Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Baldeh.
Man rushes Baldeh and presses him up against the ropes.
Man lands a hook that snaps the head of Baldeh backwards.
Man digs a right hand into Baldeh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baldeh's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldeh takes a shot to the head.
Man breaks the clinch.
Man scores with a nice right hand.
Man cracks a nice hook into Baldeh's ribs.
Baldeh swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Baldeh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldeh looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
Man avoiding damage.
Baldeh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man drives through and clinches with Baldeh against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man is pushing Baldeh up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man gets caught flat footed, as Baldeh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldeh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Baldeh prevents Man from getting back to his feet.
Baldeh trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Baldeh trying to move into half guard but instead Man has managed to sweep!
Man would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Baldeh keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Baldeh trying to control the position.
Baldeh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baldeh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baldeh 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.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Baldeh is retaining full guard.
Baldeh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldeh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baldeh fails with the takedown.
Josh Baldeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baldeh, pushing him back against the ropes.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldeh shoots in looking for a takedown. Man tries to sprawl out of it but Baldeh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baldeh loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Method Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baldeh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Method Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Method Man!
Method Man gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Burton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alan Pitbull's chin.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Counter striker
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Burton!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull looks for a takedown but Burton sprawls well.
Pitbull is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pitbull moves into range and clinches up with Burton.
Pitbull is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Burton can't fight it off and eventually Pitbull manages to take the fight to the floor. Burton looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Burton keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Pitbull stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Burton stuffs the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Burton enables Pitbull to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Burton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pitbull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull lands a couple of digs.
Burton wants to get back to his feet but Pitbull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pitbull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pitbull drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pitbull as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Burton screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pitbull! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alan Pitbull!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amileo Hatking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amileo Hatking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tulfo swivels and escapes.
Tulfo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tulfo swats away the attempt to clinch by Hatking.
Hatking tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tulfo swivels and escapes.
Hatking tries to clinch there but Tulfo circles away.
Hatking shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tulfo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amileo Hatking. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatking has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tulfo.
Tulfo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hatking wants to clinch.
Hatking tries to clinch up but Tulfo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tulfo drives through and clinches with Hatking against the ropes.
Hatking has a couple of punches blocked by Tulfo.
Tulfo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo misses with a double jab.
Erwin Tulfo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulfo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hatking's calf.
Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Hatking wants to break free but Tulfo has control.
Tulfo breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tulfo.
Hatking moves in looking to clinch but Tulfo pushes him off.
Hatking shoots in for a takedown but Tulfo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tulfo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tulfo wants it to stay on the feet.
Hatking is looking to clinch.
Hatking misses with an uppercut.
Hatking drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hatking wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.
Tulfo working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tulfo is keeping the position for now.
Hatking slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatking lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hatking is looking to take a break and control but Tulfo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulfo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hatking is controlling him well.
Hatking controls the position.
Tulfo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatking has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hatking controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatking has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tulfo's face.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tulfo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hatking can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tulfo is looking to escape.
Tulfo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hatking tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatking lands a nice shot to the head.
Hatking trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hatking lands a nice shot to the head.
Hatking 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulfo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hatking controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tulfo is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amileo Hatking dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tulfo forces Hatking back against the ropes and clinches.
Hatking jumps guard but Tulfo turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Hatking fails to pull guard.
Hatking is trying to break free.
Hatking is trying to push Tulfo away but Tulfo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tulfo lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tulfo.
Tulfo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Tulfo. Those never looked like landing.
Tulfo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hatking tries to clinch but Tulfo moves out of range.
Hatking tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tulfo counters with a nice leg kick.
Tulfo clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hatking in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tulfo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tulfo breaks from the clinch.
Hatking throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tulfo was covering up waiting for the punch and Hatking finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tulfo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hatking!
Tulfo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hatking is looking to escape.
Hatking is looking to improve his position but Tulfo isn't that keen on the idea.
Hatking is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatking is controlling an arm, preventing Tulfo from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Tulfo blocks Hatking's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tulfo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hatking is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulfo looking to control but Hatking is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatking keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hatking gets back to half guard.
Amileo Hatking overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatking is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tulfo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tulfo's back!
Hatking tries to keep control of the position but Tulfo is staying busy.
Hatking slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Tulfo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hatking gets his hands free as Tulfo looks to control.
Tulfo is really stuck here.
Hatking loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tulfo hold on?
Hatking is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Tulfo won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Hatking off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Amileo Hatking!
Amileo Hatking really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Elite Fighter© w/$10-$35 Clothing and 90% LAUNDRY! logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Laden (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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6 - 1 - 0 |
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6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Laden!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk scoring well with a low kick there.
Faulk misses with a wild body shot.
Faulk digs a good body shot into Laden's ribs.
Faulk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack Laden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Faulk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left lands for Faulk.
It looks like Jack Laden has been cut.
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!
Faulk stuffs the takedown attempt from Laden. Laden gets slowly back to his feet.
Laden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faulk lands with an uppercut that bounces Laden off the ropes and back into range.
Faulk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faulk ducks under a wild hook from Laden.
Faulk lands a body shot.
Faulk throws a right and a left that Laden avoids nicely.
Oooooh!!! Faulk has knocked Laden down with a huge combo! Faulk steps away and waves a wobbly Laden back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Laden is rocked!
Laden circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Faulk. Laden falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Faulk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arthur Faulk!
Arthur Faulk seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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192 lbs
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182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Sho scores with a nice head shot.
Sho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le blocks the body kick.
Sho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sho shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Le tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le controlling Sho's posture.
Sho lands a couple of digs.
Le really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sho makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sho drops back looking for a leg! Le is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Le manages to kick Sho off! Sho jumps back into Le's guard.
Sho with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Le is looking to stand up but Sho isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Le avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Le looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Le manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sho manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Le wants to stand but Sho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Le stopping the sweep attempt from Sho.
Le trying to control but Sho is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Le!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sho scoring with strikes but Le is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sho tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Le is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sho working the ground and pound effectively.
Sho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Le is in a horrible position here. Sho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Le is looking to improve his position but Sho isn't that keen on the idea.
Le takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le is squirming around, avoiding Sho's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Le that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Le is rocked!
Sho goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Le is on top in guard.
Le is still in real trouble! Can Sho finish him?
Le is pushing down on Sho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sho is fighting to maintain full guard but Le has managed to sneak the leg through.
Le seems to have recovered his senses.
Le wants to control but Sho is keeping him busy.
Sho throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Le is keen to just control but Sho is a slippery customer.
Sho is trying to control but can't.
Sho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Le's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Le's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le is trying to break free.
Sho connects with a big shot to the side of Le's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sho is hanging on to Le's back as he tries to escape.
Le just trying to survive but Sho is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Le is trapped and Sho is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Can Le hold on?! Sho is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Le manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sho's guard. Nice work there by Le.
Sho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le's guard.
Sho landing with the ground and pound.
Sho won't allow Le to sweep him here.
Le utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sho throws a big elbow that misses.
Sho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Le bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sho's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le is looking to stand up but Sho won't let him.
Sho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Sho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sho misses with a body kick.
Sho swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Sho tries to land a leg kick but Le saw it coming and moves away.
Sho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Le checks it well.
Le throws a hook but Sho avoids it easily.
Le tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Le wants to clinch.
Le looks to score with a jab to the body but Sho is just out of range.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sho.
Sho gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sho gets tackled into the ropes by Le. Le maintains the clinch.
Le misses with a punch to the body.
Sho misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sho is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Sho fails to land.
Sho is looking for a takedown.
Sho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sho working aggressively here.
Sho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sho's face.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Taka Sho has been cut.
Sho is looking to break free of the clinch but Le has double underhooks.
Sho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Le is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Le.
Sho has had enough of the clinch but Le keeps him there for the moment.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sho.
Sho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sho lands an uppercut.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sho's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sho misses with some punches.
Sho takes an elbow to the forehead.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sho's face.
Le blocking some punches.
Sho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Le connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sho scrambles back to his feet.
Le walks into a left hand.
Sho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sho throws a wild body kick that Le sees coming a mile off.
Sho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sho throws out the jab.
Le moves out of range of the body kick from Sho.
Sho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sho working Le over with strikes.
Le regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le is trying to control the position but Sho postures up.
Sho distracts Le with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Le 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.
Sho wants to pass the guard but Le is keeping the position.
Sho preventing the sweep.
Sho with a nice head shot there.
Le wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le trying to control the position.
Sho 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.
Le avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sho trying to control the position from guard on top but Le is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sho throwing strikes but missing.
Sho lands a couple of elbows.
Sho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le looking to control.
Sho trying to control but Le is working from the bottom.
Sho throwing strikes but missing.
Le tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Phan Tran Le hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice body kick there by Sho.
Sho swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Sho just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Sho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taka Sho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sho throws a wild body kick that Le sees coming a mile off.
Sho shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Le avoids a kick to the body.
Le scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sho doesn't seem bothered though.
Sho misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with a three punch combo that has Sho backing up. Sho nods at Le to acknowledge the strikes.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sho.
Sho thows a body shot but no joy.
Le checks a leg kick.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sho.
Le's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Le scrambles back to his feet.
Sho throws the kick towards the body but Le avoids it.
Le misses with the combination.
Sho swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Le lands a jab.
Le clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sho tries to circle away but Le has him pinned against the ropes.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sho takes an elbow to the temple.
Le is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Le is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Sho in his tracks for a moment.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Sho tries to score a body lock takedown but Le shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Sho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sho working aggressively here.
Le is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sho is looking for a takedown.
Sho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sho as Le tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sho's defenses.
Le trying to control the position but instead, Sho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Le into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sho has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le landing knees to the body.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sho's defenses.
Sho takes a knee to the side of the body.
Le lands an elbow just above Sho 's eye.
Sho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sho takes an elbow to the temple.
Le is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Le lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Le scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Phan Tran Le has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sho takes an elbow to the temple.
Le stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Sho throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
A knee to the head by Le.
Nice elbow from Le.
Sho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le tries to stall but Sho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Taka Sho's cut is getting worse.
Sho throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Sho misses with a punch on the inside.
Sho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sho throws a head punch that misses.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to stall but Sho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Le lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Sho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sho takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sho is looking to break free of the clinch but Le has double underhooks.
Le effectively controlling the action here.
Sho gets through Le's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sho throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Sho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sho. Le does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sho.
Sho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le.
Taka Sho is winning the standup battle so far.
Le lands a slapping body shot.
Le scores with a hook to the body. Sho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sho 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Sho!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Polimeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirco Polimeno!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron misses with a looping left.
Polimeno throws out a loose jab but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polimeno misses with a jab to the body
and Veron counters by moving into the clinch.
Polimeno tries to circle away but Veron has him pinned against the ropes.
Veron is leaning against Polimeno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veron misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Veron has Polimeno pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Polimeno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice left hand lands by Veron.
Veron lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polimeno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veron keeps control of Polimeno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veron.
Veron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veron lands a right hand.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Polimeno blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polimeno.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Veron creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Polimeno blocking some punches.
Veron is trying to drag Polimeno to the mat but Polimeno just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Veron misses with some punches.
Polimeno is trying to break the clinch but Veron has him pressed against the ropes.
Veron lands a nice uppercut.
Veron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veron lands a shot to the body.
Veron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Veron lands a body shot.
Veron stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Veron.
Veron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron keeps control of Polimeno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Veron.
Polimeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veron lands with a short shot to the head.
Polimeno blocks an uppercut.
Polimeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Polimeno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Polimeno wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Veron has him pressed against the ropes.
Veron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron has Polimeno pressed against the ropes, preventing Polimeno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Polimeno wants to get back to striking at distance but Veron won't allow it.
Veron has Polimeno pressed against the ropes, preventing Polimeno from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Veron on the inside.
Polimeno wants to break free but Veron has control.
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Polimeno prevents a body shot from Veron.
Veron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Polimeno looking to slow down the pace here.
Veron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
Veron scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Veron as the two fighters clinch.
Polimeno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veron lands a hook that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by Polimeno.
Veron lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polimeno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Polimeno is trying to push Veron away but Veron has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Veron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short body shot lands from Veron as the two fighters clinch.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Veron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Polimeno throws a big shot that misses.
Polimeno looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
A jab from Polimeno misses.
Veron walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Polimeno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mirco Polimeno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veron just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veron. Polimeno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polimeno moves away from the strike by Veron.
Veron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Veron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Polimeno as he avoids it easily.
Polimeno takes one to the side of the head.
Veron blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polimeno thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Polimeno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veron throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polimeno lands a body shot.
Polimeno throws a poor cross that misses
and Veron counters by clinching up.
Veron throws a head punch that misses.
Veron misses with some punches.
Veron stalling in the clinch but Polimeno improves position.
Veron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
Veron scores with a shot to the side of Polimeno's head.
Veron tries a body shot but Polimeno blocks it.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Polimeno blocks an uppercut.
Veron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Juan Sebastien Veron has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Polimeno blocking some punches.
Polimeno taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Veron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Polimeno wants to break the clinch but can't.
Veron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Veron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Veron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Veron throws a punch but it's blocked by Polimeno.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.
Polimeno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veron.
Veron lands a left hand.
Veron is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Polimeno can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron swings wildly with an uppercut but Polimeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.
Polimeno tries to break the clinch but Veron is controlling the position.
Veron tries a body shot but Polimeno blocks it.
Veron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Veron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veron looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron tries a body shot but Polimeno blocks it.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Polimeno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polimeno wants to break free but Veron has control.
Polimeno has had enough of the clinch but Veron keeps him there for the moment.
Polimeno wants to get back to striking at distance but Veron won't allow it.
Veron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Polimeno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Veron manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Veron lands a hook that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Polimeno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Polimeno throws an off balance right hand
and Veron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Polimeno drops his hands momentarily and Veron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Veron throws a jab when Polimeno was well out of range.
Polimeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Polimeno throws a hook but Veron blocks it.
Polimeno takes a swing at Veron's ribcage but misses.
Polimeno throws a lazy right hand but Veron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polimeno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Veron.
Polimeno throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Veron shoots in but no luck this time.
Veron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veron cracks Polimeno with a good jab.
Polimeno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Veron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Veron lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veron tries to move into range but Polimeno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Polimeno slips a jab from Veron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polimeno. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polimeno stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Polimeno wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polimeno cracks Veron with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Polimeno misses with a right hand
and Veron counters with a nice body shot.
Polimeno takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron closes the distance and clinches.
Polimeno tries to break the clinch but Veron is controlling the position.
Veron throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands a shot to the body.
Polimeno takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veron tries to throw a body punch but Polimeno avoids it by throwing Veron back against the ropes.
Veron scores with a hook to the body.
Veron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polimeno backwards.
Veron gets through Polimeno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Polimeno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veron.
Veron avoiding damage.
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by Polimeno.
Polimeno prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron tries for a takedown but Polimeno manages to get underhooks.
Veron trying to control the position but instead, Polimeno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Veron into the ropes.
Veron lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Polimeno tries to break the clinch but Veron is controlling the position.
Veron tries to throw a body punch but Polimeno avoids it by throwing Veron back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veron.
Veron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veron throws a punch but it's blocked by Polimeno.
A head punch on the inside from Veron fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Polimeno's elbow.
Veron misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Veron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veron.
Veron lands with a left to the head.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Veron throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polimeno is trying to break free.
Veron struggles to land a body shot inside as Polimeno controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron misses with the head strike.
Veron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Polimeno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Veron lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Veron fails with the takedown.
Veron lands a body shot.
Veron is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Polimeno.
Polimeno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veron.
Veron lands a jab to the nose.
Veron lunges at Polimeno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Polimeno's hand.
Veron works the jab nicely.
Polimeno ducks under a wild hook from Veron.
Veron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Polimeno momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron rushes Polimeno and presses him up against the ropes.
Veron struggles to land a body shot inside as Polimeno controls his hands.
Veron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Polimeno or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veron.
Veron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veron lands a body punch.
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by Polimeno.
Polimeno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Veron is keeping busy.
Polimeno blocks a body shot from Veron.
Veron scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Veron is working Polimeno over against the ropes.
Veron lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron digs a right hand underneath Polimeno's ribcage. Polimeno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veron has Polimeno pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Veron pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Polimeno tumbling to the mat - Veron dives into Polimeno's guard.
Polimeno is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Veron advances to half guard.
Polimeno is trying to stand.
Veron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Polimeno defending well though.
Veron missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Veron is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Veron slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Veron slips a nice elbow through Polimeno's hands, connecting with Polimeno's forehead.
Veron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Polimeno with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Polimeno is looking to escape.
Veron trying to mount his opponent but Polimeno defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polimeno is looking to escape.
Veron wants to control but Polimeno is keeping him busy.
Veron not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Veron lands strikes from half guard.
Veron wants to control but Polimeno is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Polimeno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Polimeno is looking to get back to is feet but Veron passes into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Polimeno pushes Veron away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Veron gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Veron is working to tighten is grip on Polimeno's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Polimeno has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Veron is really squeezing tight and eventually Polimeno passes out! Veron breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juan Sebastien Veron!
Juan Sebastien Veron retains his light heavyweight title!
Juan Sebastien Veron decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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