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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Lynott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynott has chosen Out in the Fields as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Cooperman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cooperman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Lynott!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooperman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooperman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynott with a hook.
Lynott tries to bum rush Cooperman with a series of wild strikes but Cooperman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynott misses with a head kick.
Cooperman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynott tries to clinch but Cooperman is having none of it.
Lynott scores with a hook.
Cooperman connects with the punch.
Cooperman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynott misses with a few strikes there.
Lynott throws a sloppy head kick and Cooperman moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Cooperman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynott looks to land a combination but Cooperman avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Lynott. That snapped Cooperman's head back.
Lynott drives through and clinches with Cooperman against the cage.
Lynott throws an elbow that misses.
Cooperman tries to break free but Lynott pushes him back against the cage.
Cooperman wants to break free but Lynott has control.
Cooperman avoids the elbow strike from Lynott, against the cage.
Cooperman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooperman just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynott is looking to clinch but Cooperman is avoiding it.
Cooperman blocks a head kick by Lynott.
Lynott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooperman backs up against the cage.
Lynott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynott clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooperman as Lynott tries to tie him up.
Lynott blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooperman blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooperman has had enough of the clinch but Lynott keeps him there for the moment.
Cooperman blocks the elbow strike.
Lynott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lynott misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooperman throws out the jab.
Cooperman misses with a body shot.
Lynott misses with a few strikes there.
Lynott lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooperman off the cage and back into range.
Cooperman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynott throws a hook but Cooperman avoids it easily.
Phil Lynott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Lynott.
Lynott closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynott lands a damaging elbow.
Cooperman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lynott up against the cage.
Cooperman tries to circle away but Lynott has him pinned against the cage.
Cooperman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lynott manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooperman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooperman throws a big shot that misses.
Lynott closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lynott.
Cooperman is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynott lands an elbow just above Cooperman 's eye.
Lynott lands an elbow that stopped Cooperman in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Max Cooperman has been cut.
Lynott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lynott with a knee to the head.
Cooperman is rocked!
Cooperman takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Cooperman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Lynott lands a big elbow that drops Cooperman! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cooperman is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Lynott!
Phil Lynott made sure to mention his sponsor, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Mauti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Mauti !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Portier thows a body kick. Mauti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Portier tries to clinch there but Mauti circles away.
Portier tries to clinch up
and Mauti counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Portier blocks a low kick nicely.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Portier checks it.
Portier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mauti scores with a spinning back kick!
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portier is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
Portier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mauti avoids the body shot from Portier.
Portier avoids a kick to the body.
Portier wants to clinch but Mauti slips to the side
and Mauti counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier catches Mauti with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mauti fakes the leg kick and cracks Portier in the body.
Portier tries a head kick but it misses.
Mauti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
Mauti thumps Portier with a low kick.
Portier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mauti can pounce on him.
Mauti misses with a body kick.
Portier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Mauti blocks the low kick.
Portier moves out of range of the body kick from Mauti .
Mauti misses with an attempted mid kick.
Portier throws a leg kick that misses.
Mauti cracks the inside of Portier's front leg.
Mauti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Portier. Portier obviously looking to wear him down.
Portier throws a leg kick
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
Linkin Portier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Portier is looking to chop away at Mauti 's legs.
Mauti throws a wild body kick that Portier sees coming a mile off.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti connects with a solid leg 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!
Mauti slips under a jab from Portier.
Mauti thuds his shin into the meat of Portier's side.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Portier checks it.
Portier misses with a wild body shot.
Mauti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portier.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Mauti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Portier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Portier throws a body kick that misses.
Mauti wants to land a leg kick but Portier is out of range.
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Mauti throws a low kick, looking for Portier's leg but Portier calmly moves out of range.
Portier's corner calls for a 1-2. Portier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mauti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mauti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Portier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Portier stalling.
Mauti is trying to break the clinch but Portier has him pressed against the cage.
Mauti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Portier's defenses.
Portier lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Portier tries a body shot but Mauti blocks it.
Portier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Portier misses with the head strike.
Mauti looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Portier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portier misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mauti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mauti avoids a kick to the body.
Portier buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Portier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauti was well out of range. Poor timing from Portier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg 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!
Portier moves to clinch but Mauti breaks away
and Mauti counters with a nice body kick.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mauti . Mauti obviously looking to wear him down.
Portier misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Mauti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Portier.
Portier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Portier connects with a jab.
A head kick misses from Mauti .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portier tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mauti . That's going to slow Portier down.
Portier throws a jab but it's blocked by Mauti .
A head kick misses from Portier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Mauti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mauti .
Mauti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portier.
Mauti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Portier has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Portier looks to clinch
and Mauti counters with a nice leg kick.
Portier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Portier throws a chopping leg kick but Mauti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Portier is looking to clinch.
Mauti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Portier lands a jab to the nose.
Portier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mauti manages to avoid it.
Mauti throws the kick towards the body but Portier avoids it.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portier moves into the clinch.
Portier misses with a punch to the body.
Portier is trying to maintain a safe position but Mauti gets an underhook and turns Portier into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Portier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier lands a hook that snaps the head of Mauti backwards.
Mauti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier tries to clinch
and Mauti counters with an outside leg kick.
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Portier throws a low kick, looking for Mauti 's leg but Mauti calmly moves out of range.
Michael Mauti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Portier is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mauti moves out of range of the body kick from Portier.
Portier dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mauti . That did some damage!
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Portier misses.
Portier attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Portier tries to clinch there but Mauti circles away.
Mauti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Portier throws out the jab.
Portier misses with a head kick.
Mauti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Portier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portier throws a head kick but Mauti moves out of range.
Mauti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mauti throws a front kick aimed at Portier's knee but Portier avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Mauti .
Mauti connects with an inside leg kick.
Mauti tries to score with a low kick but Portier moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Portier.
Mauti throws a low kick but Portier avoids it.
Portier blocks a head kick by Mauti .
A chopping leg kick lands by Mauti .
Portier moves out of range of the body kick.
Mauti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Portier's calf.
Mauti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Portier misses with a looping right.
Portier misses with an uppercut.
Mauti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier lands a jab to the head.
Portier is looking to clinch but Mauti is avoiding it.
Portier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Portier throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mauti .
Portier connects with a body shot that sends Mauti 's belly button to the back.
Mauti wants to slow Portier down by chopping away at his legs.
Portier motions for Mauti to come forward. Portier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mauti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Portier.
A nice combination there by Portier.
Portier tries to clinch there but Mauti circles away.
Portier tries a head kick but it misses.
Portier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mauti was well out of range. Poor timing from Portier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauti misses with a kick to the body.
Mauti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portier avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Mauti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Portier misses with a kick to the body.
Portier looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Portier misses.
Portier lands a leg kick that knocks Mauti off balance momentarily.
Mauti thumps Portier with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Portier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Portier scoring well with a low kick there.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mauti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Portier blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Mauti .
Portier blocks a leg kick.
Portier blocks a leg kick.
Mauti throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Mauti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Portier will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Portier blocks a leg kick.
Portier swings for the body but Mauti moves out of range.
Portier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Portier moves out of range of the body kick from Mauti .
Portier tries to clinch but Mauti moves out of range.
Portier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mauti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mauti throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mauti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portier is out of range and Mauti settles back down.
Portier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Portier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
A chopping leg kick lands by Portier.
Mauti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Portier throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mauti checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portier checks a low kick from Mauti .
Mauti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Portier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Portier tries to clinch but Mauti moves out of range.
Portier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mauti moves away.
Portier scores with the left hand. Mauti knows he should have avoided that one.
Portier throws a shot from downtown. Mauti moves away and avoids it.
Portier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Mauti counters with a good low kick that Portier was not able to check.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Portier sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Portier throws a solid leg kick but Mauti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Portier.
A thudding body kick lands there by Portier!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mauti .
Portier moves in looking to clinch but Mauti pushes him off.
Portier missing with a left hand there. Mauti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Portier tries to land a leg kick but Mauti saw it coming and moves away.
Portier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mauti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauti tries to land a front kick but Portier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mauti is looking to score with low kicks.
Portier looks to land a left hand but Mauti moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Portier is predictable there
and Mauti counters with a slapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mauti ducks under a wild hook from Portier.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Portier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good work by Portier as he checks the leg kick.
Portier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mauti .
Mauti misses with a low kick.
Portier is looking to clinch but Mauti is avoiding it.
Mauti avoids the head kick by Portier.
Portier tries to close the distance and clinch but Mauti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Portier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mauti .
Portier throws the kick towards the body but Mauti avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portier misses with a hook.
Mauti throws a wild body kick that Portier sees coming a mile off.
Portier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mauti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mauti checks a leg kick nicely.
Portier avoids the head kick by Mauti .
Portier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mauti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Portier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mauti .
Mauti scores with a leg kick.
Mauti throws a leg kick but Portier sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mauti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauti throws a solid leg kick but Portier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mauti .
A leg kick checked by Mauti .
Mauti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Portier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mauti checks the leg kick.
Linkin Portier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Portier connects with a leg kick. Mauti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Portier tries to work over Mauti 's front leg with a kick but Mauti checks it.
Portier is looking to chop away at Mauti 's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Portier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portier has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mauti .
Mauti tries a head kick but it misses.
Mauti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Portier throws a right and a left that both miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Portier throws a leg kick that misses.
Mauti tries to work over Portier's front leg with a kick but Portier checks it.
Portier checks a low kick from Mauti .
And that's the end of the fight!
Linkin Portier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mauti 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Mauti !
A very excited looking Michael Mauti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toa Kiuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiuga kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wish. Toa Kiuga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toa Kiuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiuga throws an overhand right that lands on Kyle's shoulder, as Kyle tries to avoid the shot.
Kyle walks into a left hand.
Kiuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiuga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiuga thows a body shot but no joy.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiuga rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyle counters with a shoot takedown. Kiuga fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kiuga's head.
Kiuga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kiuga can't keep his opponent in guard - Kyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kiuga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kiuga to regain full guard.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiuga has wrist control.
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiuga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kiuga is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiuga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyle throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kiuga is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kyle is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kiuga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Kyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kyle tries to get to full guard but Kiuga has control of the leg.
Kiuga trying to control from half guard but Kyle is working away.
Kyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kiuga is looking to take a break and control but Kyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiuga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle manages to get to full guard.
Kiuga trying to control but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle keeping full guard, as Kiuga tries to pass.
Kyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kiuga.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Mark Kyle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Kiuga.
Kiuga misses with a hook
so Kyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kyle throwing strikes from guard but Kiuga blocks nicely.
Takeru Mark Kyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kyle is looking to pass into half guard but Kiuga pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kiuga is in guard.
Kyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiuga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyle's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiuga gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kyle wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle is looking for a triangle but Kiuga pushes his legs off easily.
Kiuga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kyle 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.
Kyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kiuga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kiuga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyle keeping moving, preventing Kiuga from controlling successfully.
Kiuga advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga moves into full mount!
Kyle is looking to improve his position but Kiuga isn't that keen on the idea.
Kiuga trying to control but Kyle is having none of it.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiuga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyle throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiuga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiuga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kyle with a nice head shot there.
Kyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiuga utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kiuga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kiuga is trying to control the position but Kyle postures up.
Kiuga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiuga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kyle throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kiuga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kiuga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiuga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Mark Kyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kiuga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kiuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiuga counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Takeru Mark Kyle has been cut.
Kiuga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Kiuga moved out of range.
Toa Kiuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiuga swings away with a body shot that misses
so Kyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyle postures up in Kiuga's guard and throws a big left but Kiuga blocks it.
Kyle throws a strike but Kiuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyle keeping full guard, as Kiuga tries to pass.
Kiuga stands and throws Kyle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiuga fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kyle wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kyle tries to bench press Kiuga off him but Kiuga keeps the position.
Kyle wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Kiuga working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle looks to move to half guard but instead Kiuga has passed into mount! Damn!
Kyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kiuga controlling from the full mount.
Kyle is trying to escape the mount.
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!
Kiuga content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiuga prevents Kyle from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga blocks Kyle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kyle is in a horrible position here. Kiuga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kiuga scoring with strikes but Kyle is staying in there.
Kiuga wants to control the pace but Kyle is squirming around nicely.
Kyle throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kiuga. What's that going to do exactly?
Kyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Kiuga has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiuga has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyle's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle can't escape the position.
Toa Kiuga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takeru Mark Kyle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiuga scoring with strikes but Kyle is staying in there.
Kiuga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kyle is looking to escape.
Kiuga tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toa Kiuga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kyle 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Mark Kyle!
Takeru Mark Kyle tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jupiter Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blue Bob - Go Get Some. Jones is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brownstone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jupiter Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Li shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Li tries to clinch up.
Li gets a clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Li takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Li lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Li.
Jones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Li on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Li defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Li takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Brus Li has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Li tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones throws a jab when Li was well out of range.
Jones blocks a head kick by Li.
Jones cracks Li with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Li throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Li steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Li tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Li is trying to stall.
Li's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Li wants to break free but Jones has control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Li is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brus Li's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones cracks Li with a good jab.
Jupiter Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones cracks Li with an open hand slap.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Li keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones clobbers Li with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones connects with a nice looking jab.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Li crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Li is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Li looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to stay close but Jones steps back to make room for something. Li seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jones and Li drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jupiter Jones!
Jupiter Jones made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks to Brus for taking the fight. Thanks to the next bozo I get to beat on. I'm ready!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Tessier (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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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ba Lil I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cole Tessier!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tessier lands with a right hand.
Lil I lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lil I.
A shot to the liver by Lil I. Beautiful body shot.
Tessier throws a series of punches but Lil I moves out of range.
Lil I keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Lil I or perhaps it was just good defense by Tessier which made him look bad.
Lil I tries for a takedown but Tessier circles away easily
letting Tessier counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil I. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tessier throws a low kick, looking for Lil I's leg but Lil I calmly moves out of range.
Tessier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
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!
Tessier looks to score with a jab to the body but Lil I is just out of range.
Lil I tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier wants to clinch up but Lil I keeps it at a distance.
Lil I fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Tessier.
Lil I throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tessier's waist but Tessier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lil I off to one side.
Tessier misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Lil I.
Tessier throws a looping overhand right but Lil I ducks down to avoid it.
Tessier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lil I. Lil I obviously looking to wear him down.
Tessier throws a nice looking combination but Lil I bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lil I doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tessier counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lil I decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tessier's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil I lands a couple of elbows.
Lil I trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lil I throws a big right hand that misses.
Lil I pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tessier is keeping the position for now.
Tessier working a defensive guard here.
Lil I's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil I passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tessier prevents Lil I from moving into mount.
Tessier gets back to half guard.
Lil I trying to control the pace.
Tessier is refusing to be controlled, as Lil I sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil I not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lil I trying to control from half guard but Tessier is working away.
Lil I wants to pass the guard but Tessier is defending well.
Tessier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil I.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tessier is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lil I jumps into side control!
Lil I misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil I dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lil I slips under a jab from Tessier.
Tessier avoids the body shot from Lil I.
Tessier lands with a shot to the body.
Tessier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lil I attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lil I closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tessier quickly recovers to half guard.
Lil I is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tessier is just riding it out for now. Lil I eventually gives up the hold.
Tessier tries to roll over but Lil I keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil I is looking to advance position but Tessier won't allow it.
Tessier wants to get back to his feet.
Lil I seems to be looking for submissions.
Lil I is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tessier is just riding it out for now. Lil I eventually gives up the hold.
Tessier is trying to stand back up but Lil I is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tessier tries to get to full guard but Lil I has control of the leg.
Tessier trying to control here.
Tessier pushes Lil I off looking to stand but Lil I dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil I missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lil I trying to control the pace.
Lil I sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tessier defending well though.
Lil I wants to pass the guard but Tessier is defending well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tessier throws a head kick that misses.
Ba Lil I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lil I misses with a body shot.
Lil I throws a low kick but Tessier moves out of range easily.
Lil I lands with a hook. Tessier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil I takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lil I shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lil I avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lil I looks to land a right hand but Tessier moved out of range.
Tessier clinches.
Lil I successfully pulls guard.
Lil I is trying to control the position but Tessier postures up.
Tessier tries to stand but Lil I is controlling from the bottom.
Lil I trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil I dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Tessier misses.
Tessier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lil I thows a body shot but no joy.
Lil I closes the distance and clinches up with Tessier, looking for a takedown. Lil I pushes Tessier against the cage but Tessier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lil I scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lil I throws a leg kick but Tessier moved away.
Cole Tessier seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tessier throws a hook but Lil I avoids it easily.
Tessier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Lil I misses the target.
Lil I just misses with a punch to the body.
Lil I throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tessier looks to throw the jab but Lil I is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier misses with a two punch combination.
Tessier throws a leg kick that misses.
Lil I throws a body punch but Tessier moves out of range.
Cole Tessier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lil I throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tessier wants to clinch up but Lil I keeps it at a distance.
Tessier scores with a decent looking hook.
Lil I misses with a shot to the body
and Tessier counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Tessier misses its intended target.
Lil I looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tessier is fending him off so far but Lil I persists. Nope, Tessier circles away and we're back to standing.
Lil I fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tessier avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil I. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lil I throws the kick towards the body but Tessier avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil I throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tessier tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lil I is in Tessier's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lil I throws a strike but Tessier rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tessier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lil I is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil I looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tessier passes into half guard.
Tessier tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lil I controls his leg.
Cole Tessier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lil I on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tessier is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lil I manages to get to full guard.
Lil I looking to control but Tessier passes into half guard.
Ba Lil I overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessier tries to stand and escape but Lil I is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lil I is doing well to control the position and prevent Tessier from advancing to side control.
Lil I misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ba Lil I is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tessier wants to get back to his feet.
Tessier blocks the strikes from Lil I.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil I wants to control but Tessier is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole Tessier.
I think Lil I 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ba Lil I!
Ba Lil I decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Pytong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia comes to the cage accompanied by techno viking. Pytong has chosen La Bamba as his entrance music. Dominickoy Maia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominickoy Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artur Pytong!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Pytong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Pytong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Maia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pytong did well to prevent Maia getting side control.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Pytong defends the submission attempt.
Pytong is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pytong manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pytong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Maia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pytong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maia, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pytong stays in close to Maia's body and controls the position.
Maia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pytong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pytong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pytong has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Maia looking for subs off his back but Pytong has passed one foot through into half guard.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Pytong passes to full mount!
Pytong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pytong prevents Maia from getting the reversal.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pytong tries to control but Maia wriggling away.
Pytong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Maia haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maia is bucking up trying to escape but Pytong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pytong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
Maia actively working from the bottom here.
Maia gets full guard.
Pytong wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pytong defends it easily.
Pytong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pytong drops back looking for a leg! Maia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maia manages to kick Pytong off! Pytong jumps back into Maia's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pytong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pytong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pytong trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Maia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pytong gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pytong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pytong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pytong has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Pytong working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pytong is looking to work some ground and pound but Maia has wrist control.
Maia looking for a guillotine here but Pytong defends easily.
Pytong lands a couple of elbows.
Pytong trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pytong lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pytong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pytong with a nice head shot there.
Pytong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pytong has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Maia working for a triangle but Pytong defends it easily.
Maia is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia keeping full guard, as Pytong tries to pass.
Maia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Pytong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pytong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Maia to the mat! Maia manages to get full guard.
Maia working for a triangle but Pytong defends it easily.
Pytong wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pytong manages to get himself to full guard.
Pytong has his foot on Maia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maia works his way back into a safe position though.
Maia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pytong dives on top into guard.
Pytong is sitting in close to Maia's body. Maia has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pytong is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pytong is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dominickoy Maia!
A relieved looking Dominickoy Maia thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsik Obas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Obas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Perfect Gentelman. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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212 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karl Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Itsik Obas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Michaels.
It looks like Itsik Obas has been cut.
Obas closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Obas has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels is trying to push Obas away but Obas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Karl Michaels has been cut.
Obas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Obas missing with knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Obas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Obas.
Obas slips under a jab.
Obas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Michaels's sensitive parts.
Michaels misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Michaels moves out of range of the body kick.
Michaels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Obas.
Michaels lands a left and a right that send Obas crashing to the mat, dazed. Michaels thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Itsik Obas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obas takes the fight into the clinch.
Obas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michaels's defenses.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Obas misses with a knee to the head.
Michaels can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Obas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Michaels's efforts to push away.
Obas lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Obas.
Obas misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Obas.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Michaels is trying to break free.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Michaels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Obas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Obas lands a nice knee to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Obas keeps him there for the moment.
Obas just leaning against Michaels, taking a breather.
Michaels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Obas has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Michaels is trying to push Obas away but Obas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Obas misses with an elbow over the top.
Obas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Michaels blocks it with crossed arms.
Obas scores a nice knee to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Obas has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Michaels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obas working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Obas has double underhooks.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Obas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Michaels lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Obas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Michaels.
A swing and a miss from Michaels.
Obas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Obas tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Obas tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Michaels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Obas. Obas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That has opened up Itsik Obas's cut even more.
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Obas throws a head kick that misses.
Obas tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Obas wants to clinch.
Michaels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Obas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Obas moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Itsik Obas will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Obas moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
Obas wants to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Obas drives through and clinches with Michaels against the cage.
Obas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Itsik Obas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Michaels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Michaels avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Obas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Obas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obas clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against 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!
Michaels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obas lands a damaging elbow.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Obas working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Obas keeps him there for the moment.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Obas working Michaels over with knees to the body.
Obas has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Obas lands an elbow that stopped Michaels in his tracks for a moment.
Karl Michaels's cut is getting worse.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obas lands a knee to the body.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels avoiding damage as Obas throws knees to the body.
Michaels wants to break free but Obas has control.
A bit of stalling here from Obas.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Obas lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Karl Michaels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Obas lands a nice elbow.
Obas lands an elbow just above Michaels 's eye.
Obas is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Obas into the cage.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Obas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obas, right into the meat.
Obas moves in looking to clinch but Michaels pushes him off.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Obas is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obas wants to clinch.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obas moves away.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Obas.
Obas tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Obas blocks a head kick by Michaels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch but Michaels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Obas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Michaels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obas throws a head kick that misses.
Obas is looking to clinch but Michaels is avoiding it.
Obas wants to clinch.
Obas tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obas tries to clinch there but Michaels circles away.
Obas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Obas.
Obas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obas motions for Michaels to come forward. Obas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Obas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Obas clinches up with Michaels and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Obas has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karl Michaels is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obas is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsik Obas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good leg kick by Obas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Obas.
Obas scores with a spinning back kick!
Obas forces Michaels back against the cage and clinches.
Obas lands a knee to the head.
Obas trying to land knees to the body.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Michaels is rocked!
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels avoids a wild elbow strike from Obas.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obas landing knees to the head.
Obas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Obas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michaels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Obas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaels blocks the elbow strike.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Obas is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obas throws an elbow but it misses.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas pushes off an throws an elbow but Michaels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Michaels avoids the elbow strike from Obas, against the cage.
Michaels is looking to break free of the clinch but Obas has double underhooks.
Obas throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Obas throws an elbow but misses.
Michaels seems to have got his legs back now.
Michaels tries to break free but Obas pushes him back against the cage.
Obas lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Obas is controlling him.
Obas has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Michaels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Obas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obas lands an elbow inside that Michaels shrugs off.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Karl Michaels's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Michaels tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Obas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Obas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Obas is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaels gets an underhook and turns Obas into the cage.
Michaels being controlled against the cage.
Michaels dodges an elbow strike from Obas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels wants to get back to striking at distance but Obas won't allow it.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Obas.
Obas lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Karl Michaels's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Itsik Obas!
Itsik Obas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Cullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Murometz!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murometz throws out a powerful jab.
Cullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Murometz circles away.
Cullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murometz's calf.
Murometz misses with a looping right.
Murometz swings widly with a right hand
and Cullen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murometz throws an off balance right hand
and Cullen counters with a nice right hand that sends Murometz toppling to the canvas! Murometz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cullen finish him?!
Murometz is rocked!
Cullen throws a leg kick which misses Murometz's front leg but catches the back leg as Murometz tries to avoid it.
Murometz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cullen counters with a thumping low kick.
Murometz looks winded!
Murometz throws a leg kick
and Cullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murometz misses with a hook
and Cullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cullen lands a leg kick that knocks Murometz off balance momentarily.
Cullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Murometz swings for the body but Cullen moves out of range.
Cullen misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz misses with a looping left.
Murometz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and as Murometz loses concentration momentarily, Cullen counters with a picture perfect head kick! Murometz goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Casey Cullen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Casey Cullen made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agni Kapila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kapila has chosen SGX - Composer as his entrance music. Agni Kapila acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Coleman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Agni Kapila!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapila misses with a hook.
Coleman changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kapila looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kapila takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Coleman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Coleman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kapila knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kapila is trying to get back to half guard.
Kapila is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Coleman 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Coleman is thwarting Kapila's attempts to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapila wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapila wants to get back to full guard.
Coleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Kapila's temple.
Kapila tries to get to full guard but Coleman has control of the leg.
Kapila manages to get to full guard.
Kapila is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Kapila can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coleman throwing shots but Kapila is blocking nicely.
Kapila slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapila not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kapila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapila is looking to work some ground and pound but Coleman has wrist control.
Kapila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kapila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kapila manages to get himself to full guard.
Kapila lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Coleman !
Kapila lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kapila fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kapila throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coleman taking shots to the head.
Kapila throwing strikes here but Coleman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kapila cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kapila has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kapila lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Coleman hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapila fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kapila looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kapila raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coleman regains half guard.
Coleman is breathing heavily.
Coleman wants to improve his position but Kapila is controlling well.
Kapila is trying to work for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kapila there.
Coleman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kapila working Coleman over with strikes.
Kapila working the head and body with strikes.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Coleman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kapila.
Coleman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kapila throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coleman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kapila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coleman is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agni Kapila dominated that round.
That's time! Coleman 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kapila misses with a wild body shot.
Kapila just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Coleman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kapila's head.
Kapila is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman wants to take a breather but Kapila is having none of it.
Kapila is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Coleman 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Coleman 's back!
Kapila missing with punches from the back.
Coleman avoids the strikes from Kapila.
Kapila has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Coleman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapila throwing damaging strikes from the back! Coleman could be in trouble here!
Even with his hooks in, Kapila manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Will Kapila go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Agni Kapila has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coleman trying to control the hands but Kapila breaks the grip.
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Coleman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Coleman wants to hold on but Kapila pushes him away.
Coleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Kapila has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Kapila connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Kapila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapila cracks Coleman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kapila is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kapila loads up with a big shot that hurts Coleman ! He's pulled Kapila in close but Kapila has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Coleman survive? More strikes from Kapila and Coleman is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Agni Kapila!
After winning the bout, Agni Kapila thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Tremendous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea comes to the cage accompanied by Boss of All Bosses . Tremendous has chosen Rex Tremendae as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Tremendous!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea throws a hook but Tremendous avoids it easily.
Idea moves into the clinch successfully.
Tremendous lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tremendous misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Tremendous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Idea tries a body shot but Tremendous blocks it.
Idea tries a body shot but Tremendous blocks it.
Idea'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.
Tremendous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tremendous lands a body punch.
Tremendous holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Idea prevents a body shot from Tremendous.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Idea lands a shot to the body.
Idea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tremendous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ideas head.
Idea has a couple of punches blocked by Tremendous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tremendous is looking to control Idea's arms but Idea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tremendous has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Tremendous - that landed with a thud.
Tremendous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Tremendous struggles to land a body shot inside as Idea controls his hands.
Tremendous lands a nice uppercut.
Tremendous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Idea tries to work over Tremendous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Tremendous.
Idea stalls.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Idea struggles to land a body shot inside as Tremendous controls his hands.
Idea will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tremendous up against the cage.
Idea misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Tremendous.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tremendous trying to control the position but instead, Idea has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tremendous into the cage.
Tremendous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idea tries to throw a body punch but Tremendous avoids it by throwing Idea back against the cage.
A short left from Tremendous.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tremendous tries to work over Idea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idea misses with a punch on the inside.
Tremendous prevents a body shot from Idea.
Idea misses with the head strike.
Idea stalls.
Idea doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea is looking to control Tremendous's arms but Tremendous gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idea has his back to the cage.
A short left from Idea.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Idea.
A short uppercut from Tremendous.
Idea blocks an uppercut.
Tremendous pushes Idea back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idea can't find room to land a body shot as Tremendous controls the action.
Tremendous gets through Idea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Tremendous gets through Idea's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tremendous letting Idea take a breather here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Idea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tremendous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Idea misses with a body punch.
Tremendous blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tremendous.
Idea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tremendous leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tremendous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tremendous swings wildly with an uppercut but Idea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idea lands with a right to the head.
Idea lands a shoulder strike.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous has Idea pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tremendous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
Idea is struggling to control the position.
Tremendous misses with some punches.
Idea tries to work over Tremendous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rex Tremendous will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tremendous misses with a head kick.
Idea pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tremendous is out of range and Idea settles back down.
Tremendous loads up on a big right hand but Idea slips the punch.
Tremendous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Idea takes a jab right on the kisser.
Idea tries to clinch but Tremendous is having none of it.
Tremendous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Idea.
Idea misses with a two punch combination.
Idea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idea closes the distance and clinches.
Tremendous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Idea is trying to maintain a safe position but Tremendous gets an underhook and turns Idea into the cage.
Tremendous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Idea lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tremendous trying to stall but Idea improves his position.
Come on Tremendous - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tremendous scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Idea.
Idea lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tremendous backwards.
Idea lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Tremendous.
Idea gets through Tremendous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Idea works on Tremendous's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Idea would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremendous.
Tremendous lands a hook that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Tremendous misses with a punch on the inside.
Idea misses with some punches.
Tremendous prevents a body shot from Idea.
Idea swings wildly with an uppercut but Tremendous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idea is looking to control Tremendous's arms but Tremendous gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idea has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea struggles to land a body shot inside as Tremendous controls his hands.
Idea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tremendous tries to work over Idea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idea working aggressively here.
Tremendous scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tremendous.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremendous.
Tremendous wants to stall.
Tremendous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
Tremendous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Idea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tremendous's elbow.
Idea scores with a shot to the side of Tremendous's head.
Tremendous stalling in the clinch but Idea improves position.
Idea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tremendous backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Tremendous misses with a punch to the body.
Idea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tremendous backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Idea.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Idea.
Tremendous lands a body punch.
Idea gets through Tremendous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tremendous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Idea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Idea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tremendous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Idea.
Tremendous presses Idea against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tremendous lands with a right to the head.
Idea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Idea lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tremendous backwards.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tremendous is looking to control Idea's arms but Idea gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tremendous has his back to the cage.
Idea just leaning against Tremendous, taking a breather.
Bad Idea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tremendous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Idea stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Tremendous misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tremendous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tremendous misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tremendous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Idea struggles to land a body shot inside as Tremendous controls his hands.
Tremendous scores with a shot to the side of Idea's head.
Tremendous misses with a body punch.
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 Bad Idea will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Idea keeps the fight on the outside.
Tremendous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Idea counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremendous.
Idea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tremendous prevents a body shot from Idea.
Tremendous is trying to maintain a safe position but Idea gets an underhook and turns Tremendous into the cage.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea tries to throw a body punch but Tremendous avoids it by throwing Idea back against the cage.
Tremendous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Idea creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Idea.
Idea is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tremendous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Idea can't find room to land a body shot as Tremendous controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea tries a body shot but Tremendous blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Idea as Tremendous tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Idea.
Idea slows down the pace here.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tremendous.
Idea will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tremendous up against the cage.
Tremendous blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tremendous.
Tremendous throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tremendous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Idea throws a punch but it's blocked by Tremendous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Idea to work.
Idea trying to control the position but instead, Tremendous has worked for underhooks and has pushed Idea into the cage.
Idea lands a nice uppercut.
Tremendous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tremendous as Idea tries to tie him up.
Tremendous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idea blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tremendous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tremendous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tremendous scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tremendous throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tremendous lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea tries to throw a body punch but Tremendous avoids it by throwing Idea back against the cage.
Idea misses with a body punch.
Tremendous tries to work over Idea's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Idea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tremendous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tremendous prevents a body shot from Idea.
A short right from Idea on the inside.
Tremendous blocks a body shot from Idea.
Tremendous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea lands a hook that snaps the head of Tremendous backwards.
A short uppercut from Idea.
Tremendous misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tremendous fails to land.
Idea misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Idea.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tremendous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tremendous will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Idea up against the cage.
Tremendous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
Tremendous takes a shot to the head.
Idea lands a body punch.
Idea can't find room to land a body shot as Tremendous controls the action.
Idea lands with a right to the head.
Idea works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Idea lands a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Tremendous to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Idea lands with a short shot to the head.
Tremendous is rocked!
Tremendous taking a breather.
Idea stalling the fight.
Idea has a couple of punches blocked by Tremendous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Idea lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tremendous is still on wobbly legs! Can Idea finish him?
Idea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tremendous. Tremendous obviously looking to wear him down.
Tremendous seems to have recovered his senses.
Idea throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Idea.
Idea keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Idea misses with a lunging right hand
and Tremendous counters with a head kick. That will keep Idea thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tremendous throws a push kick but Idea slaps the foot to one side.
Tremendous drives through and clinches with Idea against the cage.
Tremendous scores with a shoulder strike.
Tremendous can't find room to land a body shot as Idea controls the action.
Idea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tremendous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Idea misses with a body punch.
Tremendous lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tremendous lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Idea seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Tremendous is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Tremendous scores with a shot to the side of Idea's head.
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
Tremendous tries a body shot but Idea blocks it.
Idea softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tremendous controlling the action here for a moment.
Tremendous lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tremendous lands a left hand.
Idea looking to slow down the pace here.
Tremendous lands a right hand.
Idea blocks a body shot from Tremendous.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tremendous's elbow.
Tremendous misses with some punches.
Idea effectively controlling the action here.
Tremendous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Tremendous is trying to maintain a safe position but Idea gets an underhook and turns Tremendous into the cage.
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tremendous lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Idea as Tremendous tries to tie him up.
Idea leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tremendous creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Idea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea is looking to control Tremendous's arms but Tremendous gets an underhook and turns him. Now Idea has his back to the cage.
Idea lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Idea.
Tremendous tries to throw a body punch but Idea avoids it by throwing Tremendous back against the cage.
Tremendous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Idea backwards.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous has a couple of punches blocked by Idea.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Idea - that landed with a thud.
Tremendous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tremendous is trying to stall.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Tremendous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Idea lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea lands a body shot.
Idea tries to stall but Tremendous uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Idea taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Idea blocks a body shot from Tremendous.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Idea.
A right handed body shot lands from Idea.
Idea swings wildly with an uppercut but Tremendous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Idea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Idea takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Idea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tremendous.
Idea digs a right hand underneath Tremendous's ribcage. Tremendous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bad Idea will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Idea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tremendous counters with a left to the body.
A jab lands there for Idea.
Idea connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Idea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Idea walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tremendous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Idea.
Idea looks to land a left hand but Tremendous moved out of range nicely.
Idea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tremendous manages to avoid it.
Idea lands a body shot.
Tremendous misses with a low kick.
Idea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tremendous.
Idea misses with a looping left.
Tremendous throws an off balance right hand
letting Idea counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tremendous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tremendous leaves Idea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Idea misses the shot to the body.
Tremendous scores with a head kick. Idea tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tremendous wants to clinch but Idea slips to the side
and Idea counters with a low kick, right behind Tremendous 's knee.
Tremendous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tremendous checks a leg kick nicely.
Tremendous keeps the fight on the outside.
Tremendous moves away from the strike by Idea.
Tremendous connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tremendous scores with a shot to the body.
Rex Tremendous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bad Idea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tremendous defending well as Idea loads up on a big left hand.
Idea throws a shot from downtown. Tremendous moves away and avoids it.
Tremendous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bad Idea is winning the standup battle so far.
Tremendous takes a swing at Idea's ribcage but misses.
Idea moves out of range as Tremendous throws a body kick.
Tremendous swats away the attempt to clinch by Idea.
Tremendous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Idea closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tremendous quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idea content to control rather than advance.
Idea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tremendous does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea controlling the pace.
Idea seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tremendous for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bad Idea wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tremendous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Idea counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tremendous.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Idea as Tremendous tries to tie him up.
Idea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tremendous content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Idea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tremendous misses with a punch to the body.
Tremendous throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Tremendous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
Idea scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tremendous misses with some punches.
Tremendous tries a body shot but Idea blocks it.
Tremendous scores with an uppercut up the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tremendous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tremendous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tremendous lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Idea or not.
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 Bad Idea.
Well Idea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Idea!
Bad Idea is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Bad Idea thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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