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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Tali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tali has chosen If ya smelllllllllllll what the rock is cookin as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Tali!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tony Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tali takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sharp misses with an uppercut
and Tali counters with a big head kick but Sharp shrugs it off.
Tali clinches with his opponent.
Sharp wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tali has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sharp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sharp tries to circle away but Tali has him pinned against the cage.
Tali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sharp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tali scores with a takedown into Sharp's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tali won't allow Sharp to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sharp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tali drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tali jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sharp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tali on the ground.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Tali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sharp misses with a hook. Tali ducked under it nicely.
Sharp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tali moves into the clinch.
Tali controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sharp is trying to break the clinch but Tali has him pressed against the cage.
Tali jumps guard and drags Sharp to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tali looking for a triangle here. Sharp is fighting it but it looks tight! Tali pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sharp is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mo Tali!
Mo Tali decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Wensheslawesterhamptompool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Krzepicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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211 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanz Wensheslawesterhamptompool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Krzepicki !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krzepicki tries a head kick but it misses.
Wensheslawesterhamptompool moves to clinch but Krzepicki breaks away
and Krzepicki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krzepicki misses with a head kick.
Krzepicki lands a big head kick that sends Wensheslawesterhamptompool tumbling to the mat! Krzepicki takes a step backwards and waves Wensheslawesterhamptompool back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Hanz Wensheslawesterhamptompool has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wensheslawesterhamptompool misses with a hook. Krzepicki ducked under it nicely.
Wensheslawesterhamptompool wants to clinch up but Krzepicki keeps it at a distance.
Krzepicki lands a big head kick that sends Wensheslawesterhamptompool tumbling to the mat! Krzepicki takes a step backwards and waves Wensheslawesterhamptompool back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wensheslawesterhamptompool is rocked!
Krzepicki lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Wensheslawesterhamptompool crumples to the floor! Krzepicki milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mark Krzepicki !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketsuno Anajo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anajo comes into the arena with Ghostbusters blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Miller's choice of entrance music: Power. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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137 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ketsuno Anajo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anajo. That's going to slow Miller down.
Anajo shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Anajo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anajo gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Anajo lands a body shot.
Anajo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Anajo avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Anajo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller pushes Anajo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Anajo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Anajo is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anajo is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anajo misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller is trying to stall.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anajo backwards.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Anajo is blocking nicely.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Anajo.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Anajo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anajo.
Anajo misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has Anajo pressed against the cage, preventing Anajo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anajo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anajo trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anajo into the cage.
Miller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anajo tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Anajo has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Anajo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Anajo's ribs.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Anajo swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Anajo connects with a solid leg kick.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anajo misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anajo is rocked!
Miller instigates a clinch.
Oh Anajo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anajo pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anajo misses with a punch to the body.
Anajo wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anajo can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a big knee to the head and Anajo goes down! Miller pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Miller!
Brandon Miller made sure to mention his sponsor, Steel Penn's Laundry 93% in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tuisamoa Alailefaleula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuisamoa Alailefaleula !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alailefaleula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Alailefaleula up against the cage.
Alailefaleula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Alailefaleula has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alailefaleula 's face.
It looks like Tuisamoa Alailefaleula has been cut.
Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emelianenko .
Alailefaleula swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alailefaleula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alailefaleula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Alailefaleula moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alailefaleula swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Alailefaleula is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Alailefaleula avoids nicely.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko prevents Alailefaleula from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alailefaleula tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alailefaleula doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Alailefaleula wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Alailefaleula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alailefaleula is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Alailefaleula 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Alailefaleula tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alailefaleula in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alailefaleula is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Alailefaleula 's ribcage. Alailefaleula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets a clinch.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Alailefaleula goes down! Emelianenko pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Alailefaleula is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Emelianenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Alailefaleula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Emelianenko .
Alailefaleula seems to have got his legs back now.
Alailefaleula 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emelianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alailefaleula scrambles back to his feet.
Lucas Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alailefaleula takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jeez, Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Alailefaleula looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emelianenko .
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tuisamoa Alailefaleula 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lucas Emelianenko !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Smithy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bullet Bookem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smithy comes to the cage accompanied by Diabolic- Soldier's Logic. Bookem has chosen Solitaire Unraveling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bullet Bookem acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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147 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Smithy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bullet Bookem!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bookem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smithy misses with a body punch
and Bookem counters with a nice uppercut.
Smithy misses with a hook. Bookem ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Bookem. Those never looked like landing.
Smithy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smithy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smithy throws a low kick, looking for Bookem's leg but Bookem calmly moves out of range.
Smithy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bookem is out of range and Smithy settles back down.
Bookem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smithy.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Bookem moves his leg out of the way.
Smithy misses with a body shot.
Smithy dodges the punch combination from Bookem.
A jab from Bookem misses.
Smithy works the jab nicely.
Timmy Smithy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bookem connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bookem changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smithy 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.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Bookem moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Smithy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bookem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smithy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bookem.
The fighters circling - Smithy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smithy throws a body punch but Bookem moves out of range.
Bookem checks a leg kick nicely.
Bookem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smithy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bookem under the eye.
Bookem misses with a body punch
and Smithy counters with a right hand to the body.
Bookem throws a big shot that misses.
Bookem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smithy.
Bookem checks a leg kick nicely.
Smithy misses with a wild body shot.
Smithy jabs Bookem to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bookem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bookem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smithy is looking to wear down Bookem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bookem throws a lazy uppercut
and Smithy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bookem throws a low kick, looking for Smithy's leg but Smithy calmly moves out of range.
Bookem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bookem moves into range and clinches up with Smithy.
Smithy blocks an uppercut.
Smithy working Bookem over with knees to the body.
Bookem looks winded!
Bookem blocks an elbow strike from Smithy.
Smithy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smithy tries to land knees in the clinch but Bookem avoids the damage to the body.
Bookem gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smithy keeping hold of Bookem's head, controlling as best he can.
Bookem sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smithy defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy trying to control but Bookem postures up.
Bookem is looking to stall here but Smithy recovers full guard.
Bookem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smithy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithy keeping moving, preventing Bookem from controlling successfully.
Smithy keeping full guard, as Bookem tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A big left from Bookem misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bookem is out of range.
Smithy tries to score with a low kick but Bookem moves his leg out of the way.
Smithy slips a jab and a cross from Bookem.
Bookem lands a really nice looking cross but Smithy seems unphased.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Bookem as he connects with a hook.
Bookem misses with an uppercut. Smithy saw that one coming.
Smithy throws a chopping leg kick but Bookem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smithy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bookem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bookem.
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Timmy Smithy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bookem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bookem wants to land a leg kick but Smithy is out of range.
Bookem digs a good hook to Smithy's body.
Smithy takes one to the chin there.
Bookem forces Smithy back against the cage and clinches.
Smithy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bookem blocks the elbow strike.
Smithy lands an elbow inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bookem as Smithy tries to tie him up.
Bookem misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bookem fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bookem fails to land.
Bookem has a couple of punches blocked by Smithy.
Knees to the body from Smithy.
Smithy scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Bullet Bookem has been cut.
Bookem is breathing heavily.
Bookem throws a head punch that misses.
Bookem avoiding damage as Smithy throws knees to the body.
Bookem misses with the head strike.
Smithy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bookem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smithy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bookem pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smithy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smithy lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bookem lands a right hand.
Bookem lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smithy pushes Bookem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bookem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bookem avoids the elbow strike from Smithy, against the cage.
Smithy misses with an elbow over the top.
Timmy Smithy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bookem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bookem goes for a takedown attempt but Smithy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bookem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smithy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bookem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smithy.
Smithy 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.
Bookem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smithy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bookem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithy feints and then cracks Bookem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bookem down.
Smithy dips to his left and cracks Bookem with an uppercut!
Smithy throws a good cross that connects.
Smithy thuds a left hand into Bookem's body.
Smithy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smithy throws a low kick, looking for Bookem's leg but Bookem calmly moves out of range.
Bookem tests Smithy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bookem has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smithy throws a head kick that misses.
Smithy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Timmy Smithy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smithy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bookem was well out of range. Poor timing from Smithy.
Bookem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bookem misses with a straight left.
Smithy works Bookem's body with a nice hook.
Bookem clobbers Smithy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bookem throws a jab but it's blocked by Smithy.
Smithy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bookem.
Smithy feints and then cracks Bookem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bookem down.
Smithy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bookem.
Bookem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smithy is looking to land body kicks.
Bookem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smithy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smithy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bookem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bookem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bookem drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Smithy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smithy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Smithy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bullet Bookem's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smithy just misses with a punch to the body.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bookem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bookem misses with a straight left.
Bookem misses with a hook
and Smithy counters with a straight right hand.
Bookem misses with a wild combination.
Smithy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smithy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Smithy.
Bookem takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smithy throws a body punch but Bookem moves out of range.
Smithy jabs at Bookem's body.
Smithy misses with an uppercut. Bookem saw that one coming.
Bookem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smithy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smithy misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithy lands a slapping body shot.
Bookem staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smithy.
Bookem checks the leg kick.
Bookem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Bookem throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bookem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smithy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bookem's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bookem lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bookem misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smithy. Bookem shrugs it off though.
Smithy throws a lazy right hand but Bookem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bullet Bookem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smithy throws a leg kick but Bookem sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bookem walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bullet Bookem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bookem looks to land a right hand but Smithy moved out of range.
Bookem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smithy.
Smithy connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Smithy. Beautiful body shot.
Bookem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smithy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smithy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smithy lands a leg kick that knocks Bookem off balance momentarily.
Smithy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bookem.
Bookem is rocked!
Smithy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bookem.
Bookem is still on wobbly legs! Can Smithy finish him?
Smithy scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smithy, right into the meat.
Smithy cracks Bookem with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bookem looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smithy finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Smithy engages and cracks Bookem with a massive lead left hook - Bookem tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Smithy is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Timmy Smithy!
After winning the bout, Timmy Smithy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tom Sawyer. Ekwall has chosen Linkin Park--One Step Closer as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Ekwall!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Brooks does it's job there.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ekwall keeping control of the position.
Brooks trying to control from half guard but Ekwall is working away.
Ekwall is trying to maintain the position but Brooks is very close to passing his half guard.
Ekwall is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brooks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ekwall is trying to get back to full guard.
Brooks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brooks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ekwall is just riding it out for now. Brooks eventually gives up the hold.
Ekwall on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ekwall tries to roll over but Brooks keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks thows a huge punch but Ekwall dodges it nicely.
Brooks thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ekwall's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ekwall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ekwall has momentary wrist control but Brooks slips an elbow through the middle.
Brooks trying to control but Ekwall is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekwall is controlling Brooks's posture.
Brooks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brooks postures up and lands a big shot to Ekwall's brow.
Ekwall is trying to control the position but Brooks postures up.
Ekwall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wes Ekwall was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ekwall wants to clinch.
Ekwall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ekwall throwing strikes but missing.
Ekwall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ekwall landing some decent shots from guard.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ekwall defends well.
Ekwall is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Brooks has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ekwall is looking to defend but Brooks has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ekwall! Brooks pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ekwall taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tyler Brooks!
Our winner, Tyler Brooks, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Lindback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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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
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Gustaf Lindback!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Mayo.
Mayo stuns Lindback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lindback throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lindback swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lindback.
Mayo takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindback missing with knees to the body.
Lindback with a knee to the head.
Mayo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Lindback blocks with his arms.
Mayo tries a body shot but Lindback blocks it.
Mayo trying to land knees to the body.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindback avoids it.
Mayo lands a right hand.
Mayo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mayo has a couple of punches blocked by Lindback.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindback lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mayo trying to control the position but instead, Lindback has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayo into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindback.
Lindback lands with a light punch inside.
Mayo taking a breather.
Lindback tries to land knees in the clinch but Mayo avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo managing to block the knees to the body from Lindback.
Lindback avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Lindback lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayo won't want to take too many of those.
Lindback looking to slow down the pace here.
Lindback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lindback tries a body shot but Mayo blocks it.
Mayo misses with some punches.
Lindback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lindback is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mayo is defending well for now.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayo avoids it.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mayo lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindback misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo takes a shot to the head.
Mayo tries to stall but Lindback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mayo lands with a right to the head.
Mayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lindback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mayo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mayo scores with a shoulder strike.
Lindback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayo avoids it.
Lindback misses with a knee to the head.
Mayo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lindback crunches a lovely knee into Mayo's ribcage.
Mayo is looking to control Lindback's arms but Lindback gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayo has his back to the cage.
Lindback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mayo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindback avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindback as Mayo tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbacks head.
Lindback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo looks to land a left hand but Lindback moved out of range nicely.
Lindback jabs Mayo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindback.
Lindback lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lindback throws a low kick but Mayo avoids it.
Mayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayo checks a leg kick.
Lindback is looking to land body kicks.
Mayo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback walks into a stiff left hand from Mayo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Lindback.
Lindback lands with a kick to the temple. Mayo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mayo misses with a looping left.
Lindback gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayo works the jab nicely.
Mayo throws a shot from downtown. Lindback moves away and avoids it.
Lindback moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mayo drops his hands momentarily and Lindback takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lindback decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lindback not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindback is keen to just control but Mayo is a slippery customer.
Lindback takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mayo is trying to stand up here but Lindback is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustaf Lindback will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lindback.
Lindback throws a jab but it's blocked by Mayo.
Lindback feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mayo's calf.
Lindback throws a leg kick
enabling Mayo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindback moves out of range as Mayo strikes.
Lindback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayo moves away.
Lindback fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayo takes a swing at Lindback's ribcage but misses.
Mayo throws a hook to the side of Lindback's head but Lindback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindback slips a jab from Mayo.
Lindback scores with a kick to the body.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Mayo swings widly with a right hand
and Lindback counters with a nice body shot.
Lindback gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo looks to throw the jab but Lindback is out of range.
Mayo tries to clinch but Lindback moves out of range.
Mayo moves out of range of the strikes.
Lindback gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lindback takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindback was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Mayo throws a shot to the body.
Mayo clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindback as Mayo tries to tie him up.
Maybe Mayo would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Lindback avoiding damage as Mayo throws knees to the body.
Mayo misses with an elbow strike.
Mayo just leaning against Lindback, taking a breather.
Mayo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lindback lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayo won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindback blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindback working Mayo over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindback breaks from the clinch.
Lindback lands the left hand.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Mayo.
Lindback shoots in for a takedown but Mayo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lindback.
A jab from Mayo misses.
Mayo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mayo keeping full guard, as Lindback tries to pass.
Mayo wants to control the position but Lindback says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mayo is trying to maintain the position but Lindback is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindback thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayo's head.
Lindback thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lindback is trying to control. Mayo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lindback is looking for a kimura here.
Mayo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lindback's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lindback's back!
Mayo missing with strikes.
Lindback avoids the strikes from Mayo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lindback really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mayo dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayo unloads with some shots from mount but Lindback bucks and avoids them well.
Mayo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lindback can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mayo dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindback tries to hold on but Mayo postures up.
Gustaf Lindback has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindback sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mayo is just content to waste time from the top position. Lindback takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lindback is looking for a triangle but Mayo pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustaf Lindback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mayo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lindback connects with a leg kick. Mayo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lindback goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayo throws a jab when Lindback was well out of range.
Mayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Lindback pushes him off.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Lindback misses.
Mayo darts in trying to clinch
and Lindback counters with a left to the body.
Lindback lands a nice shot that snaps Mayo's head back.
Lindback throws a sloppy head kick and Mayo moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mayo.
Mayo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindback misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindback keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Mayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses.
Mayo works Lindback's body with a nice hook.
Lindback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayo.
Jab, jab by Mayo - just one landing.
Mayo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mayo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindback.
Mayo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindback stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayo moves out of range of the body kick from Lindback.
Mayo throws a hook but Lindback avoids it easily.
Lindback misses with a wild body shot.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Chris Mayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
Lindback takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo throws an overhand right that lands on Lindback's shoulder, as Lindback tries to avoid the shot.
Mayo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindback paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindback takes one to the chin there.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mayo.
Mayo working the ground and pound but Lindback is defending the strikes.
Mayo trying to control the position but Lindback is working away.
Lindback avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mayo.
Gustaf Lindback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lindback's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindback keeps working.
Mayo cracks Lindback with a big right hand but Lindback just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mayo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mayo trying to control the action but Lindback is working from the bottom.
Mayo 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lindback tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lindback's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mayo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mayo looks up at the clock and then as Lindback takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mayo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindback wants to control but Mayo postures up.
Mayo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lindback sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mayo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindback, who protects the arm well.
Lindback sneaks back into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindback 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustaf Lindback!
An out of breath Gustaf Lindback thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uzannavabizch comes to the cage accompanied by Brandon Loveladdy's band WE ARE THE CHOSEN : BREAKING THE KARMIC CYCLE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Palahnuik's choice of entrance music: Machine Civilization. Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palahnuik pivots, looking for a leg kick but Uzannavabizch is out of range and Palahnuik settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palahnuik.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palahnuik. Uzannavabizch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Palahnuik tried to score with a low kick but Uzannavabizch checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Palahnuik lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Uzannavabizch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uzannavabizch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Palahnuik lands a jab.
Uzannavabizch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Uzannavabizch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palahnuik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palahnuik changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzannavabizch ducks under a wild hook from Palahnuik.
Nice body punch from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch throws a right hand that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Uzannavabizch misses.
Palahnuik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uzannavabizch tries to clinch but Palahnuik is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palahnuik, right into the meat.
Uzannavabizch blocks a jab.
Palahnuik is looking to chop away at Uzannavabizch's legs.
Uzannavabizch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Uzannavabizch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Uzannavabizch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with a leg kick.
Uzannavabizch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uzannavabizch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uzannavabizch's hands.
A combination from Palahnuik does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uzannavabizch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palahnuik connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Palahnuik tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Uzannavabizch.
Palahnuik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Uzannavabizch's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
Uzannavabizch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uzannavabizch tries to clinch up but Palahnuik circles away and keeps his distance.
Uzannavabizch moves into the clinch.
Palahnuik tries to work over Uzannavabizch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uzannavabizch goes for a takedown attempt but Palahnuik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick
and Uzannavabizch counters with a straight right hand.
Palahnuik misses with a straight right.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pete Palahnuik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Palahnuik comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Uzannavabizch doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Palahnuik is predictable there
and Uzannavabizch counters with a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Uzannavabizch or perhaps it was just good defense by Palahnuik which made him look bad.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palahnuik scores with a leg kick.
Uzannavabizch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Uzannavabizch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Palahnuik's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palahnuik wants to slow Uzannavabizch down by chopping away at his legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Uzannavabizch!
Uzannavabizch tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Palahnuik dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uzannavabizch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Uzannavabizch cracks Palahnuik with an open hand slap.
Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch needs to keep his hands up - Palahnuik had a free shot at his head there.
Palahnuik keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik lands with a slapping head kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palahnuik. Uzannavabizch shrugs it off though.
Uzannavabizch misses the body punch
and Palahnuik counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzannavabizch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Palahnuik stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palahnuik wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by Uzannavabizch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palahnuik bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Palahnuik throws out a loose jab but Uzannavabizch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uzannavabizch misses with a looping left.
Palahnuik misses with a low kick.
Palahnuik throws a sloppy head kick and Uzannavabizch moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Uzannavabizch.
Uzannavabizch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palahnuik throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uzannavabizch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Palahnuik!
Uzannavabizch looking to finish Palahnuik with some ground and pound. This is bad for Palahnuik!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzannavabizch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Uzannavabizch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palahnuik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Palahnuik taking shots to the head.
Uzannavabizch 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.
Uzannavabizch raining down shots from the mount!
Palahnuik holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Uzannavabizch tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch cracks Palahnuik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Uzannavabizch breaks from Palahnuik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uzannavabizch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uzannavabizch looking to land elbow strikes but Palahnuik uses the position to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzannavabizch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzannavabizch misses with a head shot. Palahnuik uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzannavabizch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uzannavabizch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Palahnuik's guard.
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!
Uzannavabizch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Uzannavabizch looks to land a strike but Palahnuik avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzannavabizch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Uzannavabizch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Uzannavabizch scores with a body shot.
Palahnuik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uzannavabizch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uzannavabizch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Uzannavabizch pushes Palahnuik away with a front kick.
Palahnuik blocks a low kick nicely.
Uzannavabizch fails with a takedown attempt.
Palahnuik blocks the body kick.
Uzannavabizch lands a head kick!
Palahnuik takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palahnuik misses with the body kick
and Uzannavabizch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palahnuik lands a really nice looking cross but Uzannavabizch seems unphased.
Uzannavabizch checks a leg kick.
Palahnuik misses with a hook. Uzannavabizch ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Uzannavabizch misses.
A solid body kick from Uzannavabizch.
Palahnuik looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik misses with a looping right.
Uzannavabizch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uzannavabizch content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzannavabizch is pressing down on Palahnuik's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palahnuik is holding on for now.
Uzannavabizch stalling away here and it's allowed Palahnuik to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Uzannavabizch trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Palahnuik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palahnuik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uzannavabizch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palahnuik is one step ahead there.
Uzannavabizch is working hard here to advance position.
Palahnuik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uzannavabizch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uzannavabizch working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Palahnuik has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzannavabizch trying to hold on to Palahnuik's head to control him but Palahnuik postures up.
Uzannavabizch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palahnuik wants to pass to mount but Uzannavabizch is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uzannavabizch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uzannavabizch tries to roll over but Palahnuik keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Uzannavabizch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch!
A victorious Phukyorselvf Uzannavabizch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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FIGHT
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