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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dude Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Trampling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine. Matt Trampling will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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149 lbs
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116 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dude Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Trampling!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Trampling.
Trampling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Love checks the leg kick nicely there.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Trampling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trampling lands with a nice body kick.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Trampling.
Trampling goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trampling has closed the distance and engaged Love in a clinch.
Trampling is trying to stall.
Trampling landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trampling lands a shoulder strike.
Love tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Love jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trampling walks away with a smile on his face. Love gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trampling misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trampling misses with a body kick.
Trampling connects with a leg kick. Love looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trampling throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trampling throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trampling throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Love fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Love blocks a head kick by Trampling.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trampling. Love does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trampling misses with a head kick.
Trampling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trampling.
Trampling is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Trampling shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trampling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trampling moves into the clinch.
Trampling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trampling looking to throw knees to the head but Love is blocking nicely.
Trampling lands an elbow that stopped Love in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
Trampling lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trampling lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trampling looking to stall.
Trampling can't find room to land a body shot as Love controls the action.
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
Trampling lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to pull guard but Trampling turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trampling with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Love is trying to pull guard but Trampling has him pressed against the cage.
Trampling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Love tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trampling smiles and moves away.
Love shoots in and bounces Trampling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Trampling is retaining full guard.
Love stands up and waves to Trampling to follow him.
Decent striking displayed by Trampling there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trampling throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trampling misses with a leg kick.
Trampling throws a left and a right that both miss
and Love counters with a single leg into guard. Trampling didn't expect that.
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!
Love drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Love jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Love has gone for a leg lock! Trampling slips out almost immediately though and dives into Love's guard.
Trampling sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Love looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Trampling is defending well. Love quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Trampling has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Love celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dude Love!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton LaVey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (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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169 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton LaVey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
LaVey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with LaVey's head.
LaVey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of LaVey's head but LaVey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
LaVey looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
LaVey throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko forces LaVey back against the cage and clinches.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
LaVey tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko jumps into guard, dragging LaVey to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
LaVey scoring with some ground and pound.
LaVey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and LaVey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but LaVey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
LaVey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
LaVey is working Emelianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaVey is stalling in the full guard.
Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LaVey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
LaVey trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
LaVey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaVey throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelianenko is trying to keep LaVey in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. LaVey is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but LaVey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in LaVey's guard.
LaVey keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
LaVey has his hands on Emelianenko's head, controlling the position.
LaVey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko won't allow LaVey to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Emelianenko is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! LaVey is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Emelianenko!
As Fedor Emelianenko got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My Career had a rocky start but this is the turning point, I am Focused on improving and proving to myself that I am Worthy to be Fedor'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takimoto comes into the arena with Instrumental blaring out of the sound system. 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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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but Takimoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
Takimoto misses with a low kick as Douglas jumps back.
Douglas throws a right hand that Takimoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Takimoto also avoids with ease.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
Takimoto avoids the body shot from Douglas.
Takimoto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Takimoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Douglas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The strikes coming from Takimoto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takimoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Douglas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Douglas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takimoto is staying tight to Douglas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Takimoto trying to control the action but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Takimoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takimoto tries to advance to mount but Douglas denies him.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Takimoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Takimoto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Douglas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takimoto is one step ahead there.
Takimoto throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Takimoto looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Takimoto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Takimoto. Takimoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Takimoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Douglas tries to avoid it but Takimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Douglas to the ground. Douglas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takimoto has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuyuki Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Douglas looks to throw the jab but Takimoto is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas throws a head kick that half lands.
Takimoto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takimoto throws the left hand but Douglas avoids the punch easily.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takimoto throws out the jab.
Takimoto misses with a straight left.
Takimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick from Douglas lands but Takimoto takes it in his stride.
Douglas leaves Takimoto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Douglas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas lands a nice looking body kick.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Takimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Douglas lands a jab.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takimoto.
Takimoto fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuyuki Takimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takimoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Douglas defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas throws a head kick but Takimoto moves out of range.
Takimoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Takimoto lands a nice shot that snaps Douglas's head back.
Billy Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Douglas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takimoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Douglas. That one must have hurt.
Douglas connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Takimoto if he has to take too many more of those.
Douglas jabs Takimoto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Takimoto's ribs.
Douglas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takimoto.
Douglas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takimoto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Douglas throws a nice head kick!
Takimoto is rocked!
Takimoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Douglas.
Oh Takimoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Douglas throws a monster overhand right that drops Takimoto! Douglas follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Douglas!
During a confident post fight interview, Billy Douglas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azevedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm a Soldier, I'm a Fighter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
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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
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Azevedo catches Butcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azevedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab lands there for Butcher.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Butcher moved away.
Azevedo avoids a kick to the body.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Azevedo is looking to land body kicks.
Azevedo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Azevedo.
Azevedo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher misses with a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azevedo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Butcher loads up on a big right hand but Azevedo slips the punch.
Azevedo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Azevedo tries for a takedown but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Azevedo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Butcher misses.
Azevedo motions for Butcher to come forward. Azevedo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher tried to score with a low kick but Azevedo checks it.
Azevedo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Azevedo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azevedo is rocked!
Azevedo is looking to wear down Butcher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Butcher! Azevedo is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Butcher!
Percival Butcher thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares has chosen TOQUINHO as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jozka Kruty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Palhares fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Palhares scores with a jab.
Palhares gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruty.
Kruty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruty throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range.
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruty throws a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a slapping leg kick.
Palhares throws a looping overhand right but Kruty ducks down to avoid it.
Palhares avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palhares.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Palhares as he checks the leg kick.
Kruty lands a nice looking body shot.
Palhares has a takedown stuffed.
Kruty throws the left hand but Palhares avoids the punch easily.
Kruty throws a poor cross that misses
and Palhares counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Palhares walks into a straight right hand from Kruty.
Kruty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kruty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palhares is defended easily by Kruty.
Palhares shoots in looking for a takedown but Kruty manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palhares's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jozka Kruty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pluto Palhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty with a jab.
Kruty lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruty tests Palhares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jozka Kruty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palhares tries to clinch but Kruty is having none of it.
A right-left combo lands from Palhares.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruty misses the body punch
and Palhares counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruty thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruty with a hook.
Kruty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palhares's sensitive parts.
Palhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty scores with a nice right hand.
Palhares changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palhares works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruty swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palhares.
Kruty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Palhares misses the shot to the body.
Palhares walks into a straight right hand from Kruty.
Kruty feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palhares's calf.
Kruty connects with a body shot that sends Palhares's belly button to the back.
Kruty scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozka Kruty dominated that round.
That's time! Kruty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kruty. That's going to slow Palhares down.
Kruty lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruty. That snapped Palhares's head back.
Kruty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Kruty is predictable there
and Palhares counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kruty won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Palhares crashes against the mat.
Palhares misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kruty pushes Palhares away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Palhares gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kruty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Palhares misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Palhares trying to control the action but Kruty is working from the bottom.
Palhares working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Palhares throws a strike aimed at the side of Kruty's head but Kruty avoids it well.
Kruty is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruty keeps working.
Palhares in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares advances nicely into full mount.
Palhares with good strikes from the mount here!
Palhares looking to control but Kruty is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares looking to finish Kruty with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kruty!
Palhares punching from mount but Kruty doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Palhares with a couple of short strikes.
Palhares misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kruty working to try and regain half guard.
Palhares has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palhares thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty tries to hold on but Palhares postures up.
Kruty takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Palhares is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Palhares putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Palhares throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Palhares looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kruty wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palhares tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Palhares throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Palhares throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kruty wants to control but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares landing punches.
Pluto Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palhares has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kruty's face.
Kruty avoids a series of strikes thrown by Palhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Kruty just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kruty goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palhares takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palhares's hands.
Kruty works over Palhares's head and body with a nice combination.
Palhares fails with the takedown
and Kruty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruty keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palhares moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty pushes Palhares away with a front kick.
Kruty throws a sloppy body shot
and Palhares counters with a low kick, right behind Kruty 's knee.
Palhares throws a combination. Kruty tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kruty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kruty throws a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a right hand to the body.
Kruty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Palhares is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kruty rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruty lands with a right hand.
Kruty throws a leg kick that is checked
and Palhares counters with a nice leg kick.
Kruty avoids a kick to the body.
Palhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kruty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palhares throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruty. Palhares does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruty throws a poor cross that misses
and Palhares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruty misses with a leg kick
and Palhares counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kruty thows a body shot but no joy.
Palhares looks to land a body kick but Kruty moved away.
Kruty swings for the body but Palhares moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty just misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kruty's guard.
Palhares working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kruty's head.
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palhares not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
Palhares stops Kruty from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kruty is trying to keep Palhares in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares feints and then cracks Kruty's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruty down.
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.
Kruty throws an off balance right hand
and Palhares counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kruty's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Kruty misses
and Palhares makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pluto Palhares.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pluto Palhares!
During a confident post fight interview, Pluto Palhares thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xiomar Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiomar Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Stuart Redman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Halo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab by Halo.
It looks like Stuart Redman has been cut.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
Redman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
Halo looks to land a combination. Redman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo lands a jab to Redman's midsection.
Redman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo thuds a left hand into Redman's body.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Halo. That's going to slow Redman down.
Redman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Halo lands a nice looking body shot.
Redman looks winded!
Halo scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Redman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Halo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halo scores with a push kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Halo. That snapped Redman's head back.
Halo is looking to wear down Redman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Stuart Redman's cut even more.
Redman gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Xiomar Halo!
Xiomar Halo 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by . Floor Jan has chosen "Shout" by Agrezzior as his entrance music. 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Floor Jan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan blocks a jab.
Funkyama thows a body shot but no joy.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the body
and Floor Jan moves into the clinch.
Floor Jan tries to work over Funkyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama has a couple of punches blocked by Floor Jan.
Funkyama stalls.
Nice body punch from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Floor Jan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floor Jan.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floor Jan tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Floor Jan prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama blocks a body shot from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Floor Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkyama controls his hands.
Floor Jan stops a takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Floor Jan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Floor Jan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funkyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funkyama blocking some punches.
Floor Jan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floor Jan throws a head punch that misses.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Floor Jan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Floor Jan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funkyama blocks a body shot from Floor Jan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to work over Floor Jan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floor Jan tries to land a knee to the head but Funkyama blocks with his arms.
Funkyama content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Funkyama.
Floor Jan lands a knee to the head.
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floor Jan misses with a punch on the inside.
Funkyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Floor Jan.
Funkyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkyama controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Funkyama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
Funkyama works on Floor Jan's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama lands a nice uppercut.
Funkyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floor Jan scores with a shot to the side of Funkyama's head.
Floor Jan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funkyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Funkyama fails to land.
Floor Jan tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Floor Jan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Floor Jan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Floor Jan.
Funkyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Funkyama.
Funkyama lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Floor Jan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Floor Jan's elbow.
Floor Jan looking to throw knees to the head but Funkyama is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan lands with a short shot to the head.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Floor Jan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Floor Jan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Funkyama misses with the head strike.
Floor Jan tries to throw a body punch but Funkyama avoids it by throwing Floor Jan back against the cage.
Floor Jan throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Floor Jan.
Still in the clinch, Floor Jan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Floor Jan blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Floor Jan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama digs a right hand underneath Floor Jan's ribcage. Floor Jan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floor Jan misses with a punch to the body.
Floor Jan tries to work over Funkyama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Funkyama scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenny Floor Jan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Funkyama takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Floor Jan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks to land a right hand but Floor Jan moved out of range.
Funkyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Funkyama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Aoki Funkyama has been cut.
Funkyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Floor Jan was well out of range. Poor timing from Funkyama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funkyama lands with a hook. Floor Jan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Funkyama misses with a body shot.
Funkyama connects with a body shot that sends Floor Jan's belly button to the back.
Floor Jan slips under a jab from Funkyama.
Floor Jan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Funkyama lands a jab to the nose.
Floor Jan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Floor Jan takes a swing at Funkyama's ribcage but misses.
Funkyama throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama avoids the body shot from Floor Jan.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor Jan slips a jab from Funkyama.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up.
Floor Jan thows a body shot but no joy.
Floor Jan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Floor Jan ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.
Funkyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Floor Jan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Floor Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floor Jan stops a takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The referee calls for Funkyama to work.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan struggles to land a body shot inside as Funkyama controls his hands.
Floor Jan misses with some punches.
Floor Jan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funkyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funkyama goes for a takedown attempt but Floor Jan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Funkyama misses the target.
Funkyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Floor Jan slips a jab from Funkyama.
Sloppy strikes from Funkyama. Those never looked like landing.
Floor Jan wants to clinch but Funkyama slips to the side
and Funkyama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Funkyama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama preventing the sweep.
Funkyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Floor Jan pulls Funkyama in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Floor Jan keeps moving.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Floor Jan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Floor Jan pulls Funkyama in close to prevent any damage.
Kenny Floor Jan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Floor Jan throws the left hand but Funkyama avoids the punch easily.
Floor Jan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funkyama manages to avoid it.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Floor Jan is out of range.
Funkyama throws the left hand but Floor Jan avoids the punch easily.
Funkyama with a nice cross.
Funkyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up.
Floor Jan lands a jab.
Funkyama 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.
Kenny Floor Jan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floor Jan moves in looking to clinch but Funkyama pushes him off.
Floor Jan throws a poor cross that misses
and Funkyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Floor Jan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Funkyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Funkyama checks a leg kick.
Funkyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Floor Jan lands with a shot to the body.
Floor Jan throws a hook but Funkyama blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funkyama misses with a hook.
Floor Jan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkyama.
Funkyama walks into a stiff left hand from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Floor Jan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aoki Funkyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Floor Jan lands the left hand.
Floor Jan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Floor Jan. That snapped Funkyama's head back.
Funkyama misses with a looping left.
Floor Jan misses with a straight left.
Floor Jan throws the left hand but Funkyama avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Floor Jan. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Floor Jan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funkyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floor Jan swings for the body but Funkyama moves out of range.
Funkyama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Funkyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floor Jan scores with a sloppy right hand. Funkyama should have avoided that one.
Funkyama is rocked!
A punch lands to the side of Floor Jan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oh Funkyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Floor Jan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Floor Jan stuns Funkyama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funkyama seems to have got his legs back now.
Funkyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Floor Jan.
Funkyama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Floor Jan counters with an inside leg kick.
Floor Jan forces Funkyama back against the cage and clinches.
Floor Jan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Floor Jan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hand to the body from Floor Jan.
A right hook to the body lands for Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands a right hand.
Funkyama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Floor Jan lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan scores with a hook to the body.
Floor Jan misses with a knee strike.
Floor Jan landing knees to the body.
Floor Jan misses with a punch to the body.
Floor Jan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funkyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Floor Jan avoids the elbow strike from Funkyama, against the cage.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Floor Jan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan lands with a short shot to the head.
Floor Jan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Floor Jan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Floor Jan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funkyama.
Floor Jan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Floor Jan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Floor Jan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funkyama.
Floor Jan can't find room to land a body shot as Funkyama controls the action.
Floor Jan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funkyama's elbow.
Floor Jan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Floor Jan.
Funkyama avoiding damage as Floor Jan throws knees to the body.
Floor Jan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Floor Jan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Floor Jan with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Floor Jan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Floor Jan lands a hook that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Knees to the body from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan scores a nice knee to the body.
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Floor Jan misses with some punches.
Floor Jan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funkyama.
Floor Jan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Floor Jan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Floor Jan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Floor Jan landing knees to the body.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Floor Jan really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aoki Funkyama's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Floor Jan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Floor Jan takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Floor Jan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Floor Jan throws a punch but it's blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funkyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Floor Jan.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Floor Jan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Floor Jan blocks an uppercut.
Floor Jan misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan lands with a right to the head.
Floor Jan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Funkyama to his knees! Floor Jan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Floor Jan!
Kenny Floor Jan is the new lightweight champion!
Kenny Floor Jan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Penn's Laundry 93% 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 Tony Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Got Yourself a Gun . Nabijos has chosen IF I DIE TONIGHT as his entrance music. 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
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Soprano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Soprano is just out of range.
Soprano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nabijos.
Nabijos moves out of range of the body kick.
Soprano misses with a hook.
Soprano throws a lazy uppercut
and Nabijos counters with a head kick. That will keep Soprano thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
Nabijos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soprano.
Soprano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Soprano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabijos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soprano thuds his right hand into Nabijos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nabijos misses with a low kick.
Soprano dodges the punch combination from Nabijos.
Soprano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos defending well as Soprano loads up on a big left hand.
Soprano misses with a right hand
enabling Nabijos to counter with a crisp jab.
Nabijos connects with a looping right hand.
Soprano misses with a wild body shot.
Nabijos blocks a jab.
Nabijos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but Soprano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soprano throws an off balance right hand
and Nabijos counters with a nice body kick.
Tony Soprano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soprano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabijos misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nabijos.
Soprano feints and then cracks Nabijos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nabijos down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos delivers a nice body kick.
Soprano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nabijos.
Nice body kick from Soprano.
Nabijos tries to land a leg kick but Soprano saw it coming and moves away.
Soprano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nabijos moves into the clinch successfully.
Soprano can't break the clinch.
Soprano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nabijos blocks an uppercut.
Soprano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Soprano misses with some punches.
Nabijos looking to slow down the pace here.
Soprano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soprano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soprano has a couple of punches blocked by Nabijos.
Soprano managing to block the knees to the body from Nabijos.
Soprano gets through Nabijos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nabijos fails to land.
A knee to the head by Nabijos.
It looks like Tony Soprano has been cut.
Nabijos pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nabijos looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Soprano is defending well. Nabijos quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Soprano has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Nabijos celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). José Nabijos!
José Nabijos is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking José Nabijos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benoit throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sato.
It looks like Katsuro Sato has been cut.
Benoit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit tries to score with a low kick but Sato moves his leg out of the way.
Benoit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benoit shoots in looking for a takedown. Sato tries to sprawl out of it but Benoit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sato finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sato connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benoit misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benoit checks it well.
Sato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sato scores with a sloppy right hand. Benoit should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Sato.
Sato scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Benoit.
Sato is looking to reverse the position.
Benoit is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benoit lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sato down.
Sato manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Benoit controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Benoit is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sato jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to control Sato's posture but Sato avoids it.
Sato has control of an arm but Benoit manages to advance to Sato's back!
Benoit is punishing Sato with strikes - can he finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Benoit is now in side control.
Benoit throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benoit throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Benoit creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sato sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sato tries to improve position but can't.
Sato is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Benoit off and has taken his back!
Benoit turns into Sato and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Sato 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.
Sato looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Benoit puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Benoit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benoit missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benoit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Benoit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sato kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sato takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick from Sato.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Benoit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. Sato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benoit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benoit trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
Benoit wants to pass the guard but Sato is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthieu Benoit was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benoit has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sato.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Sato.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sato.
A bone on bone clash there as Benoit blocks the leg kick.
Benoit cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Sato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Benoit misses
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Benoit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benoit gets the takedown into side control.
Sato is trying to control Benoit's posture but Benoit avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Matthieu Benoit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benoit is working Sato over with some ground and pound from side control.
Benoit grinds an elbow into Sato's temple.
Benoit wants to control but Sato is keeping him busy.
Benoit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benoit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to improve position but can't.
Sato is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit taking a break here but Sato is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sato misses with a low kick as Benoit jumps back.
Benoit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sato.
Benoit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benoit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sato tries to avoid it but Benoit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sato to the ground. Sato escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Sato misses.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sato throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Matthieu Benoit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Benoit off the cage and back into range.
Benoit slips under a jab.
Benoit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sato rather than just go for the knockout.
Sato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benoit misses with a head kick.
Benoit slips a jab from Sato.
Sato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benoit.
Benoit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benoit lands a body shot.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Sato sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looking to score a takedown here. Sato is defending well but Benoit drives through and ends up in Sato's guard.
Benoit passes Sato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sato regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Sato is trying to control the position but Benoit postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benoit working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benoit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benoit throws an elbow that misses. Sato uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benoit's guard. Nice move by Sato!
Sato wants to pass the guard but Benoit is keeping the position.
Benoit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sato looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Benoit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benoit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sato is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sato's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benoit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sato has managed to get both his arms back between Benoit's legs - danger averted.
Benoit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato 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.
Matthieu Benoit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sato paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benoit as he avoids it easily.
Benoit misses with a double jab.
Benoit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benoit throws a jab when Sato was well out of range.
Sato lunges at Benoit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benoit's hand.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Benoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benoit. Benoit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Sato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sato shoots for a takedown but Benoit saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benoit throws a body punch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato stuffs the takedown.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Benoit looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benoit gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sato.
Sato jabs Benoit right on the nose. Benoit blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit is looking to score with low kicks.
Benoit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benoit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit blocks the body kick.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit checks a leg kick nicely.
Benoit looks to land a combination. Sato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato moves out of range as Benoit strikes.
Benoit avoids a kick to the body.
Sato clobbers Benoit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benoit throws a hook but Sato blocks it.
Benoit tries to land a leg kick but Sato saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benoit finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Sato scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benoit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sato.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Benoit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sato's head.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit scores with a jab.
Sato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sato misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Sato. No joy for Benoit on that attempt.
Katsuro Sato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
A telegraphed right hand from Sato misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Benoit.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Sato moves away and avoids it.
Benoit wants to land a leg kick but Sato is out of range.
Benoit shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sato manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Matthieu Benoit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Katsuro Sato's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato scoring well with a low kick there.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sato can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benoit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sato throws out a loose jab but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato misses with a straight right.
Sato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benoit to score with a decent uppercut.
Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benoit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit moves out of range as Sato strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato throws a big shot that misses.
Sato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch lands to the side of Benoit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benoit is aware though and is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Benoit pushes his legs off easily.
Benoit working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sato's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit has gone for a leg lock! Sato slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benoit's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Benoit is trying to keep Sato in close.
Benoit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benoit is keeping the position for now.
Katsuro Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit controls Sato momentarily but Sato frees himself.
Sato working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benoit trying to control the position.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Benoit blocks nicely.
Benoit is looking for a triangle but Sato pushes his legs off easily.
Sato postures up in Benoit's guard and throws a big left but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit can't keep his opponent in guard - Sato advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Sato has control of the leg.
Matthieu Benoit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benoit keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato 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.
Sato is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato is looking for a kimura but Benoit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sato to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthieu Benoit.
Well Benoit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 45:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthieu Benoit!
A very excited looking Matthieu Benoit rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Kuntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaisafa Masoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masoe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bang On by Boo Yaa Tribe. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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277 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Kuntz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gaisafa Masoe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuntz swings for the body but Masoe moves out of range.
Kuntz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuntz avoids the head kick by Masoe.
Kuntz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Masoe tries to clinch up but Kuntz circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuntz misses with the body kick
and Masoe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuntz misses the jab.
Masoe misses with a straight left.
A big left from Kuntz misses.
Kuntz misses with a double jab.
Masoe throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuntz.
Masoe moves out of range of the body kick from Kuntz.
Masoe throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Masoe misses.
Kuntz moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Masoe misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masoe misses with an uppercut.
Masoe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuntz counters with a series of strikes. Masoe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Masoe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuntz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Masoe.
Kuntz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuntz swats away the attempt to clinch by Masoe.
Kuntz connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Masoe.
Kuntz misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kuntz throws a solid leg kick but Masoe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kuntz.
Kuntz punishes Masoe's body with a nice straight punch.
Kuntz throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kuntz scores with a head kick. Masoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuntz lands a two punch combo.
Kuntz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masoe.
Masoe drives through and clinches with Kuntz against the cage.
Masoe scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Masoe.
Nice body punch from Masoe.
Kuntz is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe landing knees to the body.
Masoe slows down the pace here.
Masoe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kuntz trying to stall but Masoe improves his position.
Masoe tries to work over Kuntz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Masoe.
Masoe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kuntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe throws a head punch that misses.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Masoe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuntz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Kuntz.
Masoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe drives through and clinches with Kuntz against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Masoe.
Masoe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kuntz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Masoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masoe cracks Kuntz with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuntz's elbow.
A short right from Masoe on the inside.
Kuntz tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Masoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuntz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masoe manages to avoid it.
Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Masoe throws a low kick, looking for Kuntz's leg but Kuntz calmly moves out of range.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masoe throws a jab when Kuntz was well out of range.
Kuntz lands with a straight right. Masoe didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Kuntz misses
and Masoe counters with a nice leg kick.
Masoe feints and then cracks Kuntz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuntz down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masoe scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masoe closes the distance and pushes Kuntz back into the cage.
Masoe has Kuntz pushed against the cage.
Masoe lands an uppercut.
Kuntz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Masoe.
Masoe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masoe tries a body shot but Kuntz blocks it.
Masoe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Masoe pushes Kuntz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Masoe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kuntz avoids the elbow strike from Masoe, against the cage.
Masoe struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuntz controls his hands.
Masoe stalls.
Masoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuntz misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Masoe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Masoe tries to land a knee to the head but Kuntz blocks with his arms.
Masoe throws an elbow but it misses.
Kuntz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Kuntz.
Masoe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Masoe.
Kuntz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masoe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuntz to score with a decent uppercut.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuntz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Masoe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kuntz as Masoe tries to tie him up.
Masoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuntz struggles to land a body shot inside as Masoe controls his hands.
Masoe pushes Kuntz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuntz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masoe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Masoe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masoe misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gaisafa Masoe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Masoe working Kuntz over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Masoe.
A short uppercut from Masoe.
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Masoe.
Masoe is trying to stall.
Masoe throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Masoe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masoe lands with a short shot to the head.
Masoe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masoe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Masoe throws a head kick but Kuntz moves out of range.
Masoe throws a leg kick but Kuntz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Masoe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuntz tests Masoe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuntz thows a body kick. Masoe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Masoe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
Masoe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuntz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masoe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuntz moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Masoe misses.
Masoe drops his hands momentarily and Kuntz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kuntz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab from Masoe does it's job there.
Masoe connects with a crisp jab.
Rusty Kuntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masoe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuntz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Masoe misses with a hook.
Masoe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kuntz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masoe tries to clinch up.
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Masoe moves into the clinch.
Masoe is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuntz gets an underhook and turns Masoe into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masoe lands with a left to the head.
Kuntz is trying to maintain a safe position but Masoe gets an underhook and turns Kuntz into the cage.
Masoe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Rusty Kuntz has been cut.
Kuntz tries a body shot but Masoe blocks it.
Kuntz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masoe misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Masoe.
Masoe presses Kuntz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masoe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masoe.
A short uppercut from Masoe.
Kuntz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kuntz misses with some punches.
Masoe misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masoe tries to throw a body punch but Kuntz avoids it by throwing Masoe back against the cage.
Kuntz tries to circle away but Masoe has him pinned against the cage.
Kuntz being controlled against the cage.
Masoe landing knees to the head.
Kuntz has a couple of punches blocked by Masoe.
Kuntz wants to break free but Masoe has control.
Masoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kuntz or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kuntz misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Masoe misses with a body punch.
Kuntz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuntz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Masoe tenderised Kuntz's leg. Kuntz is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe slips a straight right by Kuntz.
Kuntz misses the jab.
Masoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masoe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuntz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masoe.
Masoe is looking to chop away at Kuntz's legs.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuntz.
Masoe throws a nice looking combination but Kuntz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Masoe throws a nice looking combination but Kuntz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kuntz just misses with a punch to the body.
Masoe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaisafa Masoe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Kuntz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuntz throws a right hand that misses
and Masoe counters with a nice body kick.
Kuntz is looking to land body kicks.
Masoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuntz walks into a jab.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Masoe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuntz.
Kuntz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masoe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuntz cracks Masoe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masoe blocks a jab.
Kuntz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Masoe's head.
Kuntz staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kuntz moves out of range of the body kick.
Masoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kuntz.
Masoe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuntz throws out the jab.
Kuntz lands a nice looking body shot.
Kuntz misses with a series of wild punches.
Kuntz connects with a leg kick. Masoe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Masoe thows a body kick. Kuntz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kuntz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kuntz throws the left hand but Masoe avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masoe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Kuntz blocks the low kick.
Masoe blocks a head kick by Kuntz.
Kuntz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kuntz clobbers Masoe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Masoe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuntz.
Kuntz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuntz misses with a low kick.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuntz misses with a hook. Masoe ducked under it nicely.
Masoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masoe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masoe misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Kuntz.
A right-left combo lands from Kuntz.
Kuntz keeps the fight on the outside.
Kuntz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kuntz misses with a head kick.
Masoe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuntz.
Masoe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuntz circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuntz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuntz scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Masoe loads up on a big right hand but Kuntz slips the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuntz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Masoe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuntz connects with an inside leg kick.
Kuntz throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuntz's corner calls for a 1-2. Kuntz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuntz misses with a few strikes there.
Masoe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuntz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masoe moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Masoe.
Masoe misses with a low kick.
Kuntz throws a push kick but Masoe slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Rusty Kuntz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rusty Kuntz's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Kuntz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuntz loads up on a big right hand but Masoe slips the punch.
Masoe checks the leg kick.
Masoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuntz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masoe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuntz is out of range and Masoe settles back down.
Kuntz scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuntz stuns Masoe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuntz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Masoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuntz misses with a right hand
and Masoe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kuntz's knee momentarily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuntz misses with a wild body shot.
Masoe misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Masoe, as that shot connected.
Kuntz moves out of range as Masoe strikes.
Masoe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masoe throws a leg kick
and Masoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuntz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Masoe feints and then cracks Kuntz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kuntz down.
Masoe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut there from Masoe.
Kuntz throws a body punch but Masoe moves out of range.
Kuntz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Masoe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kuntz, right into the meat.
A jab from Kuntz misses.
Masoe gets a clinch.
Kuntz breaks the clinch.
Masoe ducks under a wild hook from Kuntz.
Kuntz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masoe walks into a jab.
Kuntz throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Masoe misses.
Masoe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuntz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kuntz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuntz misses with the combination.
Kuntz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masoe moves out of range of the body kick from Kuntz.
Kuntz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rusty Kuntz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuntz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masoe throws an overhand right that lands on Kuntz's shoulder, as Kuntz tries to avoid the shot.
Masoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuntz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuntz scores with a leg kick.
Kuntz misses with a leg kick.
Masoe slips a jab from Kuntz.
Kuntz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masoe connects with a right hand. Kuntz shakes it off.
Masoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuntz.
Masoe scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Masoe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuntz manages to avoid it.
Masoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That kick from Masoe tenderised Kuntz's leg. Kuntz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuntz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masoe. Masoe obviously looking to wear him down.
Masoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masoe with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Masoe catches Kuntz right on the button with a cross.
Kuntz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Masoe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuntz's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaisafa Masoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masoe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaisafa Masoe!
Gaisafa Masoe is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gaisafa Masoe waved his t-shirt featuring Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee**'s logo in front of the cameras.
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