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SPFT 97: Cartman vs. Jones PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Defying Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tayber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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165 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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28
170 lbs
18 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jebidiah Tayber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Defying Gravity!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravity fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gravity goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jebidiah Tayber has been cut.
Tayber swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
Tayber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Tayber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tayber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravity.
Gravity looks to land a left hand but Tayber moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity punishes Tayber's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravity. Tayber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravity lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gravity fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tayber checks it well.
Gravity tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravity lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravity throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravity feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Taybers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tayber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the body from Gravity misses
and Tayber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gravity's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tayber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tayber throwing strikes from guard but Gravity blocks nicely.
Tayber wants to control from the top but Gravity keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tayber keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gravity's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Gravity's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tayber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gravity is trying to break free.
Gravity's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gravity leaves Tayber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gravity misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity misses with a looping right.
Gravity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravity throws a shot from downtown. Tayber moves away and avoids it.
Tayber slips a straight right by Gravity.
Tayber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gravity throws the left hand but Tayber avoids the punch easily.
Tayber fails with a takedown attempt.
Gravity swings widly with a right hand
and Tayber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gravity blocks the body kick.
Gravity shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tayber eats them both and turns towards Gravity to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber throws a body kick that misses
and Gravity counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tayber misses with a leg kick
and Gravity counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravity throws a right hand that misses
letting Tayber counter with a right hand.
Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tayber.
Gravity works Tayber's body with a nice hook.
Gravity fails to land with a series of punches.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tayber.
Tayber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravity misses with a double jab.
Tayber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gravity.
Gravity bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Defying Gravity dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Tayber's cut.
That's time! Tayber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gravity misses with a body shot.
Tayber slips under a jab.
Tayber throws a leg kick but Gravity checks it.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayber manages to avoid it.
Tayber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravity throws out the jab.
Gravity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravity misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravity throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tayber throws a leg kick but Gravity checks it.
Gravity thuds a left hand into Tayber's body.
Some wild striking there from Gravity.
Tayber swings for the body but Gravity moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tayber clinches with his opponent.
Tayber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gravity after a bit of a struggle.
Gravity is trying to force a seperation but Tayber has the dominant position.
Gravity takes an elbow to the temple.
Gravity is trying to push Tayber away but Tayber has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tayber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tayber looking for a takedown.
Gravity pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gravity works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Defying Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gravity changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gravity takes a swing at Tayber's ribcage but misses.
Gravity lands with a nice body punch.
Gravity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gravity with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Gravity throws a head kick that misses
and Tayber counters with a big head kick but Gravity shrugs it off.
Tayber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Tayber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tayber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gravity lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Gravity finds it's way through Tayber's defenses.
Gravity pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tayber back to the cage. Gravity follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Gravity misses the shot to the body.
Defying Gravity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tayber tries to close the distance and clinch but Gravity swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tayber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tayber wants to pass to mount but Gravity is defending the position.
Tayber is working for a kimura but Gravity is defending it quite comfortably.
Gravity is trying to stand up here but Tayber is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tayber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gravity wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Defying Gravity showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jebidiah Tayber'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Tayber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gravity is fending him off so far but Tayber persists. Nope, Gravity circles away and we're back to standing.
Tayber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gravity falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tayber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tayber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Tayber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gravity bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tayber's head.
Gravity throws an overhand right that lands on Tayber's shoulder, as Tayber tries to avoid the shot.
Tayber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravity tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayber was well out of range. Poor timing from Gravity.
Gravity cracks Tayber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tayber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity thows a body shot but no joy.
Gravity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tayber counters with a good, hard body kick but Gravity shrugs it off.
Gravity connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tayber. Tayber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gravity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravity goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tayber is rocked!
Tayber moves out of range as Gravity strikes.
Oh Tayber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tayber slips a jab from Gravity.
Tayber seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravity circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tayber.
Tayber misses the jab.
Gravity just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Gravity does no damage.
Tayber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Defying Gravity is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravity throws an overhand right that lands on Tayber's shoulder, as Tayber tries to avoid the shot.
Defying Gravity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tayber slips under a jab.
Gravity looks to score with a jab to the body but Tayber is just out of range.
Gravity swings for the body but Tayber moves out of range.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tayber's sensitive parts.
Tayber with a nice cross.
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!
Gravity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tayber makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gravity really felt that one!
Gravity lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tayber at a distance.
Tayber misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravity misses the target.
Tayber drives through with a takedown into Gravity's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tayber postures up in Gravity's guard and throws a big left but Gravity blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tayber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gravity is keeping the position for now.
Tayber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tayber wants to control from the top but Gravity keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jebidiah Tayber just wasn't active enough.
Gravity throws a combination that misses
and Tayber counters with a solid body kick.
Gravity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tayber manages to avoid it.
Gravity 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.
Tayber avoids the head kick by Gravity.
Gravity blocks a head kick by Tayber.
Gravity connects with a nice looking jab.
Tayber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravity.
Tayber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity blocks a head kick by Tayber.
Tayber throws a push kick but Gravity slaps the foot to one side.
Jebidiah Tayber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gravity takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jebidiah Tayber.
I think Gravity 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Defying Gravity!
Defying Gravity looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks everyone! I'm still young, and im still hitting my stride, I feel like I can really make it in the fight game. Im going to keep training hard!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Cd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cd.
Cd moves out of range as Joseph throws a body kick.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Joseph swings for the body but Cd moves out of range.
Cd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid body kick from Cd.
Joseph tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cd was well out of range. Poor timing from Joseph.
Joseph throws an off balance right hand
letting Cd counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cd.
Cd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joseph has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cd working hard to break the clinch.
Joseph with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Cd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joseph creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cd is trying to push Joseph away but Joseph has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joseph blocks an elbow strike.
Joseph has Cd pressed against the cage, preventing Cd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joseph avoids a wild elbow strike from Cd.
Joseph fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cd.
Cd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joseph successfully pulls guard.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joseph is pulling down on Cd's head to control his posture.
Joseph's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Joseph looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joseph controlling Cd's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Joseph was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Joseph misses with the combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cd - that will leave a mark!
Cd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joseph takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd tests Joseph's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cd is looking to land body kicks.
Joseph throws a hook to the side of Cd's head but Cd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joseph.
Cd thuds his shin into the meat of Joseph's side.
Joseph takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joseph lands with a good body shot.
Cd lands with a straight right. Joseph didn't see that one coming.
Joseph shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph dips to his left and cracks Cd with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Joseph.
Joseph fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cd is out of range.
Cd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Cd there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph is looking to chop away at Cd's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Joseph lands a head kick. Cd smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cd scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cd.
Joseph misses with a right hand
and Cd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cd is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joseph misses with a looping right.
Cd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Cd moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Cd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cd throws a series of strikes that have Joseph backpedaling.
It looks like Anthony Joseph has been cut.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Cd throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cd tries to land a leg kick but Joseph saw it coming and moves away.
Cd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joseph's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joseph looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joseph throws a shot from downtown. Cd moves away and avoids it.
Joseph throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Cd to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph misses with an uppercut
and Cd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Joseph misses.
Cd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joseph will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joseph in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Joseph takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cd looks for the body kick but Joseph saw that one coming.
Cd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joseph.
Joseph takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joseph was well out of range. Poor timing from Cd.
Cd scores with a leg kick.
Joseph throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joseph gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cd counters with a nice leg kick.
Cd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joseph finds it's way round the side to connect with Cd's head.
Joseph looks to land a right hand but Cd moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks the body kick.
Cd scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Joseph misses.
Joseph with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cd to score with a decent uppercut.
Joseph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Joseph throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joseph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cd scores with a push kick.
Joseph throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cd counters with a low kick, right behind Joseph 's knee.
Joseph on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joseph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joseph.
Joseph clinches up against the cage.
Cd gets underhooks to prevent Joseph's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Joseph.
Cd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cd works the jab nicely.
Joseph is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joseph misses with a hook.
Cd feints and then cracks Joseph's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Joseph down.
Joseph has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cd.
Joseph walks into a jab.
Cd clobbers Joseph with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Joseph throws a lazy head kick
and Cd counters with an inside leg kick.
Cd lands a nice looking body shot.
Anthony Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joseph pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joseph is breathing heavily.
Cd pushes Joseph away with a front kick.
Cd walks into a stiff left hand from Joseph.
Joseph punishes Cd's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cd chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Cd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joseph's sensitive parts.
Cd takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cd takes a kick to the side of the head.
Joseph swings widly with a right hand
and Cd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joseph misses with a combination
and Cd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joseph swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cd cracks the inside of Joseph's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cd is looking to slow Joseph down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Cd - just one landing.
Joseph throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Cd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Joseph's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cd is looking to clinch but Joseph is avoiding it.
Joseph rushes Cd and presses him up against the cage.
Joseph lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Joseph fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Joseph just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cd's brow.
Cd breaks the clinch.
A head kick by Joseph misses
and Cd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cd moves away from the strike by Joseph.
Cd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joseph.
Cd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joseph back to the cage. Cd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cd moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joseph crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cd - the referee stops the clock and Joseph gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cd. Joseph manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cd ducks right into an uppercut from Joseph.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Noah Cd is winning the standup battle so far.
Cd moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cd blocks a head kick by Joseph.
Cd connects with a nice looking jab.
Joseph takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Cd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cd.
Cd throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Joseph lands a leg kick that knocks Cd off balance momentarily.
Cd tries to close the distance and clinch but Joseph swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cd walks into a straight right hand from Joseph.
Cd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
Cd throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Joseph misses with a left hand
and Cd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph prevents a body shot from Cd.
Noah Cd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks an elbow strike from Joseph.
Cd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joseph is trying to drag Cd to the mat but Cd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joseph.
Cd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cd is defending well for now.
Cd managing to block the knees to the body from Joseph.
Cd connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cd.
Joseph working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cd avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joseph.
Joseph presses Cd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph misses with a punch on the inside.
Cd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joseph.
Cd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joseph.
Cd tries to land knees in the clinch but Joseph avoids the damage to the body.
Anthony Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joseph misses with the head strike.
Joseph has a couple of punches blocked by Cd.
Joseph digs a right hand underneath Cd's ribcage. Cd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Joseph throws an elbow but misses.
Joseph pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Joseph working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joseph swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joseph's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cd avoids it.
Joseph tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cd 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Cd!
Noah Cd thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Guapo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Guapo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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166 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, El Guapo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cale Carter!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter catches Guapo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Guapo.
Guapo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guapo dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Guapo working aggressively here.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guapo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guapo controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Guapo.
Guapo lands an elbow inside that Carter shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Guapo.
It looks like Cale Carter has been cut.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Guapo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Guapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Guapo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Guapo.
El Guapo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guapo throws a low kick, looking for Carter's leg but Carter calmly moves out of range.
Guapo is looking to score with low kicks.
Guapo motions for Carter to come forward. Guapo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guapo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carter - the referee stops the clock and Guapo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carter. Guapo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carter throws a one two combo.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter needs to keep his hands up - Guapo had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to chop away at Guapo's legs.
Guapo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Guapo.
Guapo throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guapo.
Guapo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Guapo slips a straight right by Carter.
Carter lands the left hand.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Guapo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Guapo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guapo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter clinches up with Guapo and pushes him back against the cage.
Guapo lands a nice elbow.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Guapo avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guapo's elbow.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guapos head.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guapos head.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Guapo uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Guapo prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a left hand.
Guapo manages to break the clinch.
Guapo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guapo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Guapo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Guapo.
Guapo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Guapo doesn't seem bothered though.
Guapo misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Guapo.
Nice cross by Carter.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cale Carter's cut.
That's time! Guapo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Guapo ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Guapo throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Guapo 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.
Guapo throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Guapo moves away from the strike by Carter.
Guapo misses with a leg kick
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guapo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guapo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guapo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guapo throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Guapo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Guapo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guapo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guapo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guapo moves into the clinch.
Guapo misses with some punches.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Guapo throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Carter tries to land a body kick
and Guapo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carter's knee momentarily.
Cale Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guapo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guapo scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Guapo wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Guapo prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Guapo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guapo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guapo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guapo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Guapo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter cracks Guapo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guapo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guapo connects with a body shot.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Guapo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guapo tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guapo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Guapo throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Guapo.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Guapo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guapo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Guapo throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Guapo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Guapo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guapo tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Guapo. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cale Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carter avoids the head kick by Guapo.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guapo ducks right into an uppercut from Carter.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guapo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter throws a body kick that misses
and Guapo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Guapo walks into a jab.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Guapo's shoulder, as Guapo tries to avoid the shot.
Guapo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guapo swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter cracks the inside of Guapo's front leg.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter blocks an elbow strike from Guapo.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Guapo avoids it.
Guapo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guapo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carter scores with a hook to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter tries to circle away but Guapo has him pinned against the cage.
Carter takes an elbow to the temple.
Guapo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guapo's efforts to push away.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guapo backwards.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Guapo's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Guapo blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carter tries to work over Guapo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guapo looking to stall.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Carter is leaning against Guapo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Guapo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guapo working aggressively here.
Guapo wants to break free but Carter has control.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Guapo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Guapo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guapo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carter avoids the elbow strike from Guapo, against the cage.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Guapo backwards.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guapo tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Guapo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guapo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter throws a front kick that sends Guapo stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guapo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter tests Guapo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guapo.
Cale Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guapo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guapo throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter lunges at Guapo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guapo's hand.
Guapo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cale Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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World class 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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Corbett parries the strikes from Martin easily there. Martin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Corbett to escape.
Corbett tries to improve position but can't.
Martin tries to score with some ground and pound. Corbett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Corbett managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Martin.
Martin decides to stand back up.
Corbett tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Good exchange - Corbett coming out on top.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
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!
Corbett lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Corbett is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Martin.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Martin clobbers Corbett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corbett tries to avoid it but Martin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corbett to the ground. Corbett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Corbett.
Corbett scores with a sloppy right hand. Martin should have avoided that one.
Martin defending well as Corbett loads up on a big left hand.
Nathan Corbett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nathan Corbett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corbett, right into the meat.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Corbett's head back.
Martin swinging wildly here.
Corbett has Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin looking to stall.
Corbett blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Corbett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Martin.
Corbett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Corbett crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corbett is trying to maintain a safe position but Martin gets an underhook and turns Corbett into the cage.
Corbett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Corbett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Corbett is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett scores a nice knee to the body.
Corbett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Martin avoiding damage.
Corbett has Martin pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Martin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Corbett.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corbett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Corbett is stalling here.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoiding damage as Corbett throws knees to the body.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Corbett controls the action.
Nice body punch from Corbett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martin as Corbett tries to tie him up.
Martin wants to get back to striking at distance but Corbett won't allow it.
Corbett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Corbett.
Martin'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.
Corbett lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Corbett is looking to control Martin's arms but Martin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbett has his back to the cage.
Martin misses with the head strike.
A short right from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Corbett dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martin misses with a straight right.
Corbett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corbett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corbett clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Corbett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin managing to block the knees to the body from Corbett.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Martin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Corbett lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Corbett avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Corbett moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin scores with the left hand. Corbett knows he should have avoided that one.
Corbett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Corbett wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin lands with a nice body punch.
Corbett cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corbett.
Martin thuds his right hand into Corbett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Corbett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Martin is nestled in close to Corbett, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Corbett controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Corbett is defending well.
Corbett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Corbett.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Corbett has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
Martin postures up.
Corbett wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Corbett has an active guard here but Martin has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corbett is trying to control but can't.
Corbett tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Corbett tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Martin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Martin!
Frank Martin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Unique Wear and Custom Design for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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25
143 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adam Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Bishop throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Bishop thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie defending well as Bishop loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop scores with a nice strike.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Bishop lands an overhand right.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bishop.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Bishop saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kevin Bishop has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bishop.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
Bishop misses with a leg kick.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bishop counters with a straight right hand.
Bishop throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie tests Bishop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kevin Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie winds up and cracks Bishop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bishop is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bishop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Bishop keeps moving.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bishop working a defensive guard but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bishop is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bishop managing to control the position.
Bishop keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to control but Bishop is working from the bottom.
Bishop seems keen to control Gracie's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Bishop dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bishop defends it nicely.
Bishop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop lands with a good body shot.
Gracie throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Gracie cracks Bishop with a good jab.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bishop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
Donk. Gracie catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Bishop tries to work over Gracie's front leg with a kick but Gracie checks it.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kevin Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Bishop is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bishop tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Bishop.
Bishop tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie misses the jab.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Bishop is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Bishop's guard.
Bishop is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie is pushing down on Bishop's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bishop is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bishop is looking to improve his position.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bishop sees it coming and defends easily.
Bishop gets back to full guard.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bishop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bishop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bishop pulls Gracie in close to prevent any damage.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Bishop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bishop manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Bishop's guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Bishop has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Bishop dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Bishop swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Bishop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bishop.
Bishop thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Bishop scores with a decent looking hook.
Bishop lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bishop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bishop defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Bishop slips a jab from Gracie.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bishop is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Bishop wants to get back to full guard.
Bishop keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bishop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bishop is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Bishop is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gracie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bishop is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Bishop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Adam Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bishop is aware though and is defending well.
Bishop pushes down on Gracie's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bishop is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to hold on to Bishop's head to control him but Bishop postures up.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bishop is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gracie misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adam Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bishop is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is looking to control Bishop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gracie avoid being mounted?
Bishop trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gracie!
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Bishop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bishop, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Bishop!
During a confident post fight interview, Kevin Bishop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chul Moo Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Stringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stringer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Loner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
181 lbs
13 - 4 - 1 |
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181 cm
34
178 lbs
35 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chul Moo Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Stringer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stringer misses with a body shot.
Stringer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pak counters with a nice body shot.
Stringer throws a looping overhand right but Pak ducks down to avoid it.
Stringer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Stringer with a hook.
That kick from Pak tenderised Stringer's leg. Stringer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pak loads up on a big right hand but Stringer slips the punch.
Pak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stringer was well out of range. Poor timing from Pak.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Stringer scores with a three punch combo!
Stringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Stringer misses with a body punch
and Pak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Pak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pak misses with a few strikes there.
Pak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stringer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Pak.
Pak connects with a looping right hand.
Pak throws a low kick, looking for Stringer's leg but Stringer calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Pak.
Stringer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pak.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Stringer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pak was well out of range. Poor timing from Stringer.
Pak throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pak digs a good hook to Stringer's body.
Pak throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stringer.
Pak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pak dodges the punch combination from Stringer.
Stringer misses with a straight left.
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!
Pak throws a lazy body kick
and Stringer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pak is looking to chop away at Stringer's legs.
Stringer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pak rather than just go for the knockout.
Pak misses with a body kick.
Pak avoids the head kick by Stringer.
Stringer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stringer tries to clinch up.
Stringer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pak.
It looks like Avon Stringer has been cut.
Stringer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pak.
Pak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stringer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stringer tries to work over Pak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stringer.
Pak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stringer blocks it with crossed arms.
Stringer lands a body punch.
Pak gets through Stringer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stringer tries to throw a body punch but Pak avoids it by throwing Stringer back against the cage.
Stringer landing knees to the body.
Pak makes some space for himself and 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!
Pak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pak tries to break the clinch but Stringer is controlling the position.
Pak can't find room to land a body shot as Stringer controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak lands a hook that snaps the head of Stringer backwards.
Stringer misses with the head strike.
Stringer lands a knee to the head.
Stringer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Stringer.
Pak lands a shoulder strike.
Pak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stringer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stringer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pak blocks a body shot from Stringer.
Stringer tries to land knees in the clinch but Pak avoids the damage to the body.
Stringer lands a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stringer.
Pak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pak slowing the pace effectively.
Stringer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chul Moo Pak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Avon Stringer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Stringer.
Stringer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stringer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pak takes a step back to recover.
Stringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pak.
Stringer thumps Pak with a low kick.
Stringer lands a head kick!
It looks like Chul Moo Pak has been cut.
Stringer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stringer misses with a double jab.
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pak moves away.
Stringer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stringer throws a hook but Pak blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak thuds his shin into the meat of Stringer's side.
Stringer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pak checks a leg kick.
Pak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stringer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pak avoids the head kick by Stringer.
Stringer lands a slapping body shot.
Chul Moo Pak is winning the standup battle so far.
Pak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stringer lands with a nice body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stringer throws a head kick that misses.
Pak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pak manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer throws the kick towards the body but Pak avoids it.
Stringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pak.
Pak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stringer moves away.
Pak ducks under a wild hook from Stringer.
Pak lands with a good body shot.
Stringer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pak wants to land a leg kick but Stringer is out of range.
Stringer scores with a hook.
Pak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pak tests Stringer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pak lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pak lands a jab-cross combination.
Stringer lands a nice hook to Pak's body. Pak takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stringer lands a nice shot that snaps Pak's head back.
Stringer lands with a nice body kick.
Stringer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stringer takes one to the chin there.
Stringer scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Stringer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pak thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Stringer misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pak slips a jab from Stringer.
Pak slips a jab from Stringer.
Pak throws a looping overhand right but Stringer ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stringer. Pak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stringer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stringer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avon Stringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pak finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pak misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stringer jabs at Pak's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pak there as he acknowledges the shot.
A punch combination from Pak misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Chul Moo Pak will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stringer tries to clinch up.
Pak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice body punch from Stringer.
Stringer lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Stringer.
Nice jab there from Pak.
Pak lands a head shot.
Pak moves into the clinch.
Pak throws a head punch that misses.
Pak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak wants to land a leg kick but Stringer is out of range.
Pak misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stringer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stringer looks to land a combination. Pak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pak throws a leg kick but Stringer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stringer avoids the body shot from Pak.
Stringer misses with a body shot.
Stringer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Stringer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pak.
Pak lands a slapping body shot.
Stringer blocks the body kick.
Stringer misses the shot to the body.
Pak fails to land with a series of punches.
Avon Stringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stringer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pak lands with a slapping head kick.
Pak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pak looks to score with a jab to the body but Stringer is just out of range.
Pak tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stringer misses with a body kick.
Pak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stringer checks it well.
Stringer throws a hook to the side of Pak's head but Pak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pak throws a low kick but Stringer moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stringer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stringer.
Pak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Stringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stringer throws a leg kick
and Pak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pak lands with a nice body punch.
Pak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stringer looks to land a right hand but Pak moved out of range.
Pak scores with a head kick.
Pak stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stringer.
Pak moves in looking to clinch but Stringer pushes him off.
Pak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stringer tried to score with a low kick but Pak checks it.
Pak scoring well with a low kick there.
Pak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pak lands a lovely overhand right.
Pak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stringer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pak moves away.
Pak throws the left hand but Stringer avoids the punch easily.
Stringer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Avon Stringer.
Well Pak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Avon Stringer!
During a confident post fight interview, Avon Stringer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malham comes into the arena with Poets of the Fall - War 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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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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Oji San!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San with a body punch. A glancing blow.
San throws the left hand but Malham avoids the punch easily.
Oji San seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San misses with a wild body shot.
San's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malham connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! San scrambles back to his feet.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham throws a low kick but San avoids it.
Malham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San finds it's way round the side to connect with Malham's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - San looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Malham throws out a loose jab but San uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
San lands a jab.
Malham misses the shot to the body.
Malham lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San misses with a low kick.
San dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malham. That did some damage!
Malham thuds his shin into the meat of San's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San throws a low kick but Malham moves out of range easily.
San fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Malham tries to keep at a distance but San has taken the fight into the clinch.
San can't find room to land a body shot as Malham controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Malham.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malham pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Malham looking to control but San passes into half guard.
Malham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malham.
Malham looking for a guillotine here but San defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. San is aware though and is defending well.
Malham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Malham controls San momentarily but San frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. San doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. San manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
San tries to stand but Malham is controlling from the bottom.
Malham seems keen to control San's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Malham takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
San walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Malham checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
San cracks a nice hook into Malham's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San swings for the body but Malham moves out of range.
San connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
San lands a slapping body shot.
San on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malham. Malham obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Malham will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Malham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malham slips under a jab from San.
San connects with a solid leg kick.
San scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
San walks into a stiff left hand from Malham.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by San.
San lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Malham moves out of range of the strikes.
Malham throws the kick towards the body but San avoids it.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malham.
San stuffs the takedown.
San swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Malham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
San misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham looking to land some kicks to the body here.
San walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
San takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
San slips a straight right by Malham.
San scores with a jab to the head.
San misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Malham.
Malham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
San throws a hook but Malham avoids it easily.
Malham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
San tries to clinch up but Malham circles away and keeps his distance.
Good shot there by San.
A bone on bone clash there as Malham blocks the leg kick.
San throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oji San seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San scores with a jab to the body.
No joy there for Malham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
San throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big right from San misses.
Malham takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Malham.
San lands with a nice body punch.
San wants to clinch up but Malham keeps it at a distance.
Malham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
San lands a right hook to the body.
San throws a jab when Malham was well out of range.
San tries to clinch but Malham is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by San.
San lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham throws a leg kick but San checks it.
San on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malham looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
San blocks a head kick by Malham.
San misses with an uppercut. Malham saw that one coming.
Malham is looking to chop away at San's legs.
Nice defenses there by San.
Malham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San.
Malham moves away from the strike by San.
Malham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches San napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Malham trying to control the action but San is working from the bottom.
San tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Malham slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malham escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. San gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Oji San will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
San attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
San connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malham momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by San.
Malham throws a looping overhand right but San ducks down to avoid it.
Malham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Malham moves out of range as San throws a body kick.
Malham looks to throw the jab but San is out of range.
Malham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt San.
Malham scores with a sloppy right hand. San should have avoided that one.
San swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malham is looking to slow San down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by San.
San plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Malham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Malham scrambles back to his feet.
Malham is rocked!
A jab from San misses.
Malham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from San.
San shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malham swinging wildly here.
San lands the left hand.
San has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from San there as he acknowledges the shot.
San tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Malham 's head but he takes it in his stride.
San scores with a jab. Malham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Malham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Malham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Malham seems to have got his legs back now.
San throws a looping overhand right but Malham ducks down to avoid it.
San feints and then cracks Malham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malham down.
Malham attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Malham with a nice cross.
A good leg kick by San.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from San, right into the meat.
Malham looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
San tries to close the distance and clinch but Malham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malham throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
San keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Malham throws an overhand right that lands on San's shoulder, as San tries to avoid the shot.
Malham drops his hands momentarily and San takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
San's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Malham.
Malham scores with a leg kick.
San jabs at Malham's body.
San swings for the body but Malham moves out of range.
Good shot there by San.
Malham fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and San has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
San rushes Malham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
San scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Malham blocks the elbow strike.
San pushes Malham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
San lands a right hand.
San creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Malham's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Malham takes an elbow to the temple.
San blocks an uppercut.
San lands a left hand.
Malham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
San taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Malham is trying to break the clinch but San is controlling him.
San throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Malham breaks from the clinch.
Malham throws a front kick aimed at San's knee but San avoids it well.
San misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
San throws the left hand but Malham avoids the punch easily.
Malham blocks a jab.
San throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oji San comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think San 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oji San!
Oji San 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream as his entrance music. Matt Lisser could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bigfoot Silva's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Lisser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Lisser fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Lisser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lisser throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Lisser misses.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lisser's head.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Matt Lisser has been cut.
Lisser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lisser misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Matt Lisser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lisser closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Lisser pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lisser drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lisser stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lisser.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Lisser working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lisser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lisser cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lisser is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lisser is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lisser is controlling him well.
Lisser lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisser in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Lisser turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Lisser!
A less than humble Matt Lisser misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ice Lander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lander has chosen Tribute as his entrance music. Moses Kealekapuna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ice Lander's chin.
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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
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ice Lander!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kealekapuna closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kealekapuna scores with a leg kick.
Kealekapuna throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kealekapuna scores with a jab to the body.
Kealekapuna lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kealekapuna clinches up against the cage.
Kealekapuna lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lander backwards.
Lander blocks the elbow strike.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna blocks an elbow strike from Lander.
Kealekapuna tries to land knees in the clinch but Lander avoids the damage to the body.
Kealekapuna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lander avoids it.
Lander has a couple of punches blocked by Kealekapuna.
Lander lands a left hand.
Kealekapuna scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander missing with knees to the body.
Kealekapuna pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kealekapuna.
Lander throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kealekapuna prevents a body shot from Lander.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kealekapuna throws an elbow but misses.
Lander lands a good knee to the midsection. Kealekapuna won't want to take too many of those.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kealekapuna backwards.
Lander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lander misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kealekapuna.
Lander dodges an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Lander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kealekapuna avoids it.
Lander lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Moses Kealekapuna has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kealekapuna lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lander misses with a punch to the body.
Lander misses with an elbow strike.
Lander holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lander misses with an elbow strike.
Lander throws a head punch that misses.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ice Lander has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lander struggles to land a body shot inside as Kealekapuna controls his hands.
Lander swings wildly with an uppercut but Kealekapuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kealekapuna avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
Lander takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kealekapuna managing to block the knees to the body from Lander.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow that misses.
Lander throws a punch but it's blocked by Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.
Lander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lander takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lander utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kealekapuna can't find room to land a body shot as Lander controls the action.
A short left from Lander.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kealekapuna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kealekapuna avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lander can't find room to land a body shot as Kealekapuna controls the action.
Lander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lander.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short left from Kealekapuna.
Still in the clinch, Kealekapuna scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lander swings wildly with an uppercut but Kealekapuna uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lander scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander missing with knees to the body.
Kealekapuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kealekapuna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lander is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ice Lander will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lander tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lander misses with a body shot.
Kealekapuna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lander fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kealekapuna connects with a solid leg kick.
Kealekapuna moves out of range of the leg kick from Lander.
A head kick by Lander misses
and Kealekapuna counters with a good low kick that Lander was not able to check.
Kealekapuna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Kealekapuna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow that misses.
Lander lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lander missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander trying to land knees to the body.
Kealekapuna pushes off an throws an elbow but Lander leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Kealekapuna blocks an uppercut.
Kealekapuna with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kealekapuna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lander struggles to land a body shot inside as Kealekapuna controls his hands.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lander's defenses.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lander dodges an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Lander blocks an elbow strike.
Lander pushes Kealekapuna back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lander tries a body shot but Kealekapuna blocks it.
Kealekapuna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lander avoids it.
Ice Lander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Lander blocks an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lander blocks an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Lander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kealekapuna misses with a knee strike.
Lander lands a body punch.
Lander trying to land knees to the body.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it misses.
Kealekapuna lands a right hand.
Lander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kealekapuna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Lander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kealekapuna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kealekapuna landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kealekapuna pushes off an throws an elbow but Lander leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kealekapuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kealekapuna looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lander takes an elbow to the temple.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Lander managing to block the knees to the body from Kealekapuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lander has a couple of punches blocked by Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lander dodges an elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Lander with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kealekapuna scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kealekapuna throws an elbow but misses.
Kealekapuna misses with a knee strike.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Lander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lander working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kealekapuna fails to land.
Lander is looking to break free of the clinch but Kealekapuna has double underhooks.
Kealekapuna blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekapuna dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kealekapuna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kealekapuna scores with a leg kick.
Lander throws a series of punches but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
Lander tries to work over Kealekapuna's front leg with a kick but Kealekapuna checks it.
Kealekapuna throws a leg kick but Lander sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lander has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kealekapuna.
Lander throws a body punch but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
Kealekapuna scores with a kick to the body.
Kealekapuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lander tries to keep at a distance but Kealekapuna has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kealekapuna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lander's brow.
Lander avoids a wild elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Lander misses with an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kealekapuna.
Lander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kealekapuna is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lander misses with a punch to the body.
Lander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lander tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kealekapuna avoids it.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Lander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kealekapuna misses with a knee to the head.
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lander throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kealekapuna tries to throw a body punch but Lander avoids it by throwing Kealekapuna back against the cage.
Lander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kealekapuna's elbow.
Kealekapuna misses with an elbow strike.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Lander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lander takes an elbow to the temple.
Lander throws a punch but it's blocked by Kealekapuna.
Lander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kealekapuna avoiding damage as Lander throws knees to the body.
A short left from Lander.
Kealekapuna looking to throw knees to the head but Lander is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Lander.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kealekapuna creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kealekapuna looking to throw knees to the head but Lander is blocking nicely.
Lander avoids a wild elbow strike from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna lands a knee to the head.
Kealekapuna lands an uppercut.
Kealekapuna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kealekapuna is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lander has Kealekapuna pushed against the cage.
Kealekapuna lands a knee to the body.
Kealekapuna with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lander missing with knees to the body.
Lander tries to work over Kealekapuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lander lands an elbow inside that Kealekapuna shrugs off.
Kealekapuna avoids the elbow strike from Lander, against the cage.
Lander misses with a body punch.
Lander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moses Kealekapuna is winning the standup battle so far.
Lander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kealekapuna avoids the body shot from Lander.
Lander looks to land a body kick but Kealekapuna moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna connects with a right hand. Lander shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kealekapuna lands a slapping body shot.
Lander takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lander has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
Kealekapuna comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kealekapuna lands a damaging elbow.
Kealekapuna lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Kealekapuna on the inside.
Lander misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekapuna throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kealekapuna looking to throw knees to the head but Lander is blocking nicely.
Lander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lander avoids the elbow strike from Kealekapuna, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Kealekapuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kealekapuna has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Kealekapuna!
Moses Kealekapuna really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Balls Recovery (160) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes to the cage accompanied by Santana Ft Everlast - Put Your Lights On. 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, McGillicuddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Cartman moves out of range.
Cartman takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cartman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Cartman looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Cartman.
Jones throws a leg kick but Cartman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cartman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones avoids the body shot from Cartman.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Cartman with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartman throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cartman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cartman has time to react.
Cartman works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Cartman had a free shot at his head there.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cartman.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Cartman misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Cartman moves away and avoids it.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cartman.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cartman tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick from Cartman.
Cartman scores with a nice head shot.
Cartman tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartman.
Cartman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Cartman.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cartman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cartman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cartman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cartman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cartman.
Jab by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Cartman moves his leg out of the way.
Jones 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.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones slips a straight right by Cartman.
Cartman throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Cartman only half commits.
McGillicuddy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartman lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Cartman.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Cartman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cartman checks a leg kick nicely.
Cartman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Cartman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jab, jab by Cartman - just one landing.
Cartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Cartman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cartman is rocked!
Jones is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Cartman flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cartman is out cold! Jones holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). McGillicuddy Jones!
McGillicuddy Jones is the new welterweight champion!
McGillicuddy Jones seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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