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UPF-H 41: 135lb Tourney Finale PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico shoots in and bounces Six off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Six manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to get out of the position.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is in all sorts of trouble here.
Six blocks He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Six trying to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is having none of it.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Six on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Six lands with some strikes.
Six looking to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to hold on but Six pushes him away.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to improve his position but Six isn't that keen on the idea.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is working hard here to advance position.
Six wants to control the pace but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Six.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to reverse the position but Six maintains control.
Six avoids the attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to control.
Six can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Six might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Six avoids the attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico to control.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
You can see the frustration on He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Six moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Six is looking to take a break and control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico wants to control but Six postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to buck Six off but Six is having none of it.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Six.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico connecting with a few gentle strikes.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico trying to hold on to Six's head to control him but Six postures up.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico with the active half guard here but Six passes nicely into side control.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico sneaks back into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico tries to get to full guard but Six has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico dominated that round.
That's time! He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Six's half guard.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico prevents Six from improving his position.
Six pushes He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico off looking to stand but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico dives back in and keeps control.
Six trying to control here.
Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Six has hold of He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico's hands but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Six trying to control but He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico postures up.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico winds up and cracks Six with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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. He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico connects with a nice short shot to Six's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico scores with a big shot! Six's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Six! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico!
Chico The Chihuahua LaBeco He Has Nice Hair From Porto Rico thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eulalio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivel Molen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes into the arena with El party me llama blaring out of the sound system. Rivel Molen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eulalio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivel Molen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gonzalez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gonzalez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Molen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gonzalez is tightening it up a little... Molen has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Molen reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Molen taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gonzalez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Eulalio Gonzalez!
Eulalio Gonzalez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horst Gross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Gustavo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Horst Gross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Gustavo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gross tries to score with a low kick but Gustavo moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by Gustavo.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo moved away.
Gross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gross tries to clinch but Gustavo is having none of it.
Gross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gustavo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gross!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gross takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gustavo cracks Gross with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee asks Gustavo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gustavo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gross prevents Gustavo from improving position.
Gustavo controls the position.
Gross is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gustavo working away.
Gustavo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Gustavo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo controlling from the full mount.
Gustavo landing punches.
Gustavo dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gustavo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gustavo lands a big shot there that rocks Gross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gustavo dominating with strikes here.
Gustavo unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Gross that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gross is rocked!
Gustavo lands a big shot there that rocks Gross but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Gross is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gross is on top in guard.
Gustavo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gross stopping the sweep attempt from Gustavo.
Gross seems to have got his legs back now.
Gustavo is adopting a defensive guard.
Gustavo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gross wants to stand but Gustavo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gross preventing the sweep.
Gustavo keeping full guard, as Gross tries to pass.
Gross trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gross wants to stand and escape but instead Gustavo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gross being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavo advances to half guard.
Gustavo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gross with a poor takedown
and Gustavo counters by clinching up.
Gross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustavo avoids the damage to the body.
Gustavo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gustavo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gustavo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gross lands with a kick to the temple. Gustavo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gross misses with a leg kick.
Gross misses with a takedown
and Gustavo counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horst Gross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gross tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gustavo smiles and moves away.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gross throws a head kick that misses.
Gross misses with a takedown
and Gustavo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horst Gross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gustavo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gross.
Gross throws a leg kick but Gustavo checks it.
Good work by Gustavo as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gross tries to land a leg kick but Gustavo saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gross lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gustavo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gustavo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gross wants to clinch up but Gustavo keeps it at a distance.
Gross misses with a takedown attempt
and Gross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustavo checks the leg kick.
Gross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gustavo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo blocks a head kick by Gross.
A bone on bone clash there as Gustavo blocks the leg kick.
Gross tries to clinch
enabling Gustavo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gross tries to work over Gustavo's front leg with a kick but Gustavo checks it.
Gross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gustavo is out of range and Gross settles back down.
Gross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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 Horst Gross will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gross has his takedown stuffed
and Gustavo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gustavo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gustavo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gustavo lands strikes from half guard.
Gustavo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gustavo wants to free his trapped foot but Gross is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gustavo not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gustavo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustavo is working away from the top position though.
Gustavo winds up and cracks Gross with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gustavo slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gustavo is nestled in close to Gross, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Gustavo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ray Gustavo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustavo is taking a breather. Gross says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gustavo trying to pass the guard but Gross defending well.
Gustavo works his way into full mount!
Gustavo lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo avoids the attempt from Gross to control.
Gross's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gustavo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gustavo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gustavo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gustavo lands a couple of good shots and Gross has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gustavo has good solid back control here.
Gustavo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gustavo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Gross's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavo lands a shot to the body.
Gustavo keeps control of the position easily here as Gross tries to buck him off.
Gustavo looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavo trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Gross doesn't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gross holding both Gustavo 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Gustavo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gustavo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Gustavo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja has chosen Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jacobs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Test Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ninja preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ninja utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ninja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jacobs will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ninja looking for a guillotine here but Jacobs defends easily.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
Ninja looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jacobs is one step ahead there.
Ninja is adopting a defensive guard.
Ninja working a defensive guard here.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Ninja blocks nicely.
Ninja looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacobs distracts Ninja with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ninja escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jacobs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ninja bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jacobs's guard.
Ninja trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Jacobs has Ninja pulled in close to control his posture.
Jacobs controls Ninja momentarily but Ninja frees himself.
Jacobs is really struggling to control Ninja but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Jacobs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ninja is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jacobs's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ninja is looking to control Jacobs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ninja avoid being mounted?
Jacobs is working for a kimura but Ninja is defending it quite comfortably.
Jacobs is thwarting Ninja's attempts to control the position.
Ninja is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacobs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacobs's back!
Jacobs just trying to survive but Ninja is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jacobs staying busy and making it hard for Ninja to control.
Ninja has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jacobs is in real trouble here. Ninja gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jacobs is tapping out! Ninja wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Test Ninja!
Test Ninja is the new bantamweight champion!
Test Ninja took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thanks to fans and thanks to my manager. He's the greatest ever!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnold Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo comes to the cage accompanied by Helge Fossmo predikar. Vegh has chosen Linkin Park- The catalyst as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Vegh!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fossmo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vegh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vegh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fossmo circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Fossmo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fossmo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fossmo looks to land a combination but Vegh avoids it well.
Fossmo misses with a takedown attempt
and Vegh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fossmo won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fossmo controls the position for a moment.
Vegh working the ground and pound from side control.
The ground and pound from Vegh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegh tries to score with some ground and pound. Fossmo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Vegh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fossmo is avoiding damage well.
Fossmo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Vegh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fossmo is not content to let Vegh control the position.
Fossmo struggling a bit here.
Vegh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegh is chipping away with strikes.
Vegh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vegh throws a strike aimed at the side of Fossmo's head but Fossmo avoids it well.
Vegh misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vegh cracks Fossmo with a big elbow.
Vegh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fossmo is trying to buck Vegh off.
Vegh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is trying to get back to his feet.
Fossmo regains half guard, as Vegh was trying to land strikes.
Vegh stalling.
Fossmo tries to kick Vegh off but Vegh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Vegh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vegh throwing shots but Fossmo is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vegh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fossmo wants to get back to his feet.
Vegh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vegh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fossmo is controlling Vegh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fossmo is trying to control but can't.
Fossmo is looking to escape.
Fossmo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vegh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vegh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vegh is working for a submission of some sort.
Fossmo kicks Vegh off and gets back to his feet.
Fossmo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fossmo lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fossmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vegh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fossmo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Vegh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fossmo tries to clinch but Vegh is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Vegh as Fossmo shoots in.
Fossmo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fossmo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Vegh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fossmo working the ground and pound from side control.
Fossmo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fossmo throws an elbow but Vegh slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fossmo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fossmo lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fossmo working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fossmo landing strikes.
Fossmo swings around for an armbar but Vegh sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fossmo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vegh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fossmo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vegh throws a big elbow that misses.
Vegh throwing strikes from guard but Fossmo blocks nicely.
Vegh throws a strike but Fossmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vegh managing to control the position.
Vegh is breathing heavily.
Fossmo postures up and lands a big shot to Vegh's brow.
Fossmo landing with the ground and pound.
Vegh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegh is trying to keep Fossmo in close.
Fossmo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo works over Vegh with some ground and pound from guard.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vegh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fossmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fossmo lands a couple of digs.
Fossmo wants to control from the top but Vegh keeps moving.
Vegh is trying to keep Fossmo in close.
Fossmo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fossmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fossmo distracts Vegh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vegh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fossmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fossmo landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vegh is on top in guard.
Fossmo has Vegh pulled in close to control his posture.
Fossmo wants to stand and escape but Vegh is having none of it.
Fossmo is pulling down on Vegh's head. It's preventing any offense from Vegh, at least for the moment.
Vegh postures up in Fossmo's guard and throws a big left but Fossmo blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vegh throws a strike but Fossmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fossmo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossmo works over Vegh with some ground and pound from guard.
Helge Fossmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fossmo throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fossmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Fossmo throwing strikes but missing.
Fossmo throwing strikes from guard but Vegh blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fossmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fossmo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vegh, pushing him back against the cage.
Fossmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vegh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fossmo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fossmo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Veghs head.
Vegh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fossmo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vegh slips a jab and a cross from Fossmo.
Vegh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vegh.
Fossmo can't do much from the bottom here.
Vegh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fossmo throws Vegh to one side and escapes!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vegh is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fossmo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fossmo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vegh down.
Fossmo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vegh some visible discomfort.
Fossmo working away.
The strikes coming from Fossmo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fossmo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fossmo in side control, throwing shots but Vegh defends.
Vegh taking a bit of punishment here - Fossmo scoring with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vegh is looking for a sweep.
Fossmo tries to move to mount but Vegh blocks the move with his legs.
Fossmo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Vegh some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegh tries to escape but Fossmo is in control.
Fossmo cracks Vegh with a big right hand but Vegh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fossmo lands some shots froms side control.
Vegh taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vegh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vegh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fossmo is controlling him well.
Fossmo working the ground and pound.
Fossmo landing strikes.
Fossmo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vegh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Vegh is rocked!
Fossmo grinds an elbow into Vegh's temple.
Vegh is still in real trouble! Can Fossmo finish him?
Vegh is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fossmo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fossmo working the body and head with strikes.
Fossmo cracks Vegh with a big right hand but Vegh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh sneaks back into half guard.
Vegh tries to roll over but Fossmo keeps him under control.
Fossmo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vegh seems to have recovered his senses.
Vegh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fossmo lands a nice short elbow.
Fossmo is trying to control. Vegh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vegh controlling the position well.
Fossmo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fossmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Fossmo there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh tries to kick Fossmo off but Fossmo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Vegh dodges it nicely.
Fossmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fossmo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vegh has hold of Fossmo's hands but Fossmo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Vegh dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Fossmo there.
Vegh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fossmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fossmo is looking for a kimura but Vegh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fossmo to get the leverage.
Vegh pushes Fossmo off looking to stand but Fossmo dives back in and keeps control.
Fossmo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that's the end of the fight!
Helge Fossmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fossmo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo very nearly forgot to thank Sydney BEAST Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Osiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Osiris's choice of entrance music: Deicide - Angels of Hell. Duncan McAlister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
286 lbs
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200 lbs
16 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
21 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eric Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlister scores with a sloppy right hand. Osiris should have avoided that one.
Osiris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McAlister tries to score with a low kick but Osiris moves his leg out of the way.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Osiris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister scores with a hook.
Osiris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAlister moves away.
Osiris just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Osiris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Osiris circles away.
McAlister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Osiris's shoulder, as Osiris tries to avoid the shot.
McAlister misses the jab.
Eric Osiris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Osiris misses the body punch
and McAlister counters with a big uppercut that knocks Osiris off his feet! McAlister dives into side control looking to finish!
Osiris is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Osiris tries to improve position but can't.
McAlister tries to move to mount but Osiris blocks the move with his legs.
McAlister trying to control the position but Osiris is working away.
McAlister tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Osiris is pushing McAlister's head away, looking to escape. McAlister manages to hold on to the position though.
McAlister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Osiris has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Osiris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McAlister is staying tight to Osiris's torso, preventing him from escaping.
You can see the frustration on Osiris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McAlister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McAlister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Osiris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McAlister decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McAlister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Osiris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Osiris misses with a body shot.
McAlister keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Osiris slips under a jab.
McAlister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Osiris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McAlister connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osiris misses with a jab to the body
and Osiris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osiris walks into a stiff left hand from McAlister.
Osiris is still on wobbly legs! Can McAlister finish him?
McAlister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Osiris seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - McAlister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McAlister looks to land a right hand but Osiris moved out of range.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Osiris pushes him off.
McAlister looks to land a left hand but Osiris moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McAlister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Osiris.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Osiris swings for the body but McAlister moves out of range.
Osiris circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAlister is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McAlister is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Osiris.
McAlister misses the shot to the body.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Osiris slips under a jab from McAlister.
Osiris misses the shot to the body.
Osiris thows a body shot but no joy.
Osiris takes a jab right on the kisser.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Osiris pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from McAlister misses the target.
McAlister connects with a right hand. Osiris shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister avoids the body shot from Osiris.
Osiris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Osiris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAlister was well out of range. Poor timing from Osiris.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Osiris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Osiris throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McAlister throws a good cross that connects.
Osiris misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Osiris blocks the leg kick.
Osiris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Osiris connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Osiris looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Osiris throws a sloppy body shot
and McAlister counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
McAlister throws the left hand but Osiris avoids the punch easily.
McAlister avoids the body shot from Osiris.
Duncan McAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
Osiris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Osiris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McAlister.
Osiris checks a leg kick.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osiris. McAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osiris digs a good hook to McAlister's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris swings for the body but McAlister moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Osiris connects with a leg kick. McAlister looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Osiris throws a leg kick
and McAlister cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Osiris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McAlister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Osiris manages to avoid it.
McAlister throws a lazy right hand but Osiris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Osiris misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McAlister misses the target.
Osiris misses with a hook to the body
letting McAlister counter with a right hand.
Osiris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McAlister at a distance.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osiris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McAlister.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Osiris throws a leg kick but McAlister sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McAlister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osiris.
McAlister drops Osiris with a right and a left! McAlister comes rushing in but Osiris regains his composure and manages to keep McAlister in guard.
Osiris trying to keep a closed guard but McAlister is proving a slippery customer.
Osiris is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McAlister postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan McAlister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Osiris moves out of range of the strikes.
McAlister wants to clinch
and Osiris counters with a thumping low kick.
McAlister throws a big shot that misses.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Osiris is avoiding it.
Osiris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McAlister moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Osiris. McAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Osiris circles away.
Good work by McAlister as he checks the leg kick.
Osiris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McAlister was well out of range. Poor timing from Osiris.
Some wild striking there from McAlister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from McAlister misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McAlister. Osiris does a little dance to reset his feet.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Osiris keeps it at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Osiris in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McAlister works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McAlister lands with an uppercut that bounces Osiris off the cage and back into range.
Osiris throws a sloppy body shot
and McAlister counters with a series of strikes. Osiris will be more careful next time no doubt.
McAlister waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Osiris.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Osiris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister loads up on a big right hand but Osiris slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Osiris.
Duncan McAlister is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osiris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McAlister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osiris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAlister manages to avoid it.
Osiris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McAlister takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Osiris misses the shot to the body.
McAlister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Osiris thows a body shot but no joy.
Osiris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by McAlister - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris throws a leg kick but McAlister sees it coming and moves out of range.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from McAlister misses its intended target.
Osiris throws a chopping leg kick but McAlister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Osiris moves out of range as McAlister strikes.
McAlister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McAlister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Osiris moves away.
Osiris misses with a low kick.
Osiris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McAlister rather than just go for the knockout.
Osiris misses the shot to the body.
Osiris walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Osiris avoids the body shot from McAlister.
Osiris checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from McAlister misses the target.
McAlister scores with a nice right hand.
Osiris has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Osiris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Osiris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McAlister at a distance.
A big left from McAlister misses.
Osiris misses with a body punch
and McAlister counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Osiris thinking.
An inside leg kick lands from Osiris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Osiris misses with a body shot.
Osiris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eric Osiris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osiris misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Osiris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McAlister has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan McAlister!
After the big win, Duncan McAlister made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Damnfield clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pearson comes to the cage accompanied by tom petty - i won't back down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Pearson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pearson.
Leak takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne Pearson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearson throws a jab when Leak was well out of range.
Leak fails with the takedown.
Pearson drops Leak with a beautiful combination! Leak stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pearson is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pearson cracks Leak on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Leak falls backwards against the cage. Pearson follows up with more strikes that drop Leak to his knees. Pearson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Leak! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Pearson!
Wayne Pearson retains his light heavyweight title!
Wayne Pearson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes into the arena with Destroy Everything - Hatebreed blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
275 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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28
271 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Price counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Price is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Price's guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Williams sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Price's guard.
Price is trying to control but can't.
Price on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Price tries to get out of the position.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Price won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Price does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Price avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams not doing much here.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Price knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Price is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Williams throws a strike but Price avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams passes Price's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
Price taking punishment in the form of punches.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Williams scoring with strikes.
Williams working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Price keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Price has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Price!
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams pulls Price in close to his closed guard and prevents Price from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams 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.
Greg Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Price slips under a jab from Williams.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Price.
Williams moves forwards but Price connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Price 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.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Price keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Price is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Price manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Price's guard.
Price can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams working Price over with strikes.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Price is defending well.
Williams passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams unloading with bombs!
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greg Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Price that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Price to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Price shrugs it off.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Price hang on?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Price takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Price looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams looking to control but Price is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Price is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams loads up with a big shot that hurts Price! He's pulled Williams in close but Williams has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Price survive? More strikes from Williams and Price is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Greg Williams!
A very excited looking Greg Williams rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SURF RIDER!!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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32
260 lbs
25 - 12 - 0 |
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30
277 lbs
27 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir wants to clinch but Potatos slips to the side
and Potatos counters with a nice uppercut.
Potatos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mir.
Mir is looking to land body kicks.
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Potatos.
Potatos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
Mir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Potatos misses with a body kick.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Potatos circles away quickly and effectively.
Potatos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Potatos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Potatos.
Potatos dips to his left and cracks Mir with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Potatos there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Potatos throws a head kick that half lands.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mir checks a low kick from Potatos.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potatos looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Potatos tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Potatos to the ground. Potatos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mir scores with a jab.
Potatos throws a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Potatos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Potatos.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Potatos pushes him off.
Potatos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Potatos stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Potatos circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Mir throws a low kick but Potatos avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potatos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mir checks it well.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Potatos's waist but Potatos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Jack Potatos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankestein Mir.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Potatos throws out the jab.
Potatos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Potatos to score with a decent uppercut.
Mir scores with the left hand. Potatos knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Potatos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Potatos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Potatos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potatos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack Potatos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potatos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potatos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Potatos lands a slapping body shot.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Potatos lands a nice hook to Mir's body. Mir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Potatos in a clinch.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Potatos avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Potatos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potatos prevents a body shot from Mir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Potatos.
Potatos prevents a takedown attempt there.
Good body shot from Potatos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Potatos tries to work over Mir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir has clasped his hands together around Potatos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Potatos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir trying to control the action but Potatos is working from the bottom.
Potatos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Potatos is working hard here to advance position.
Mir trying to control the action but Potatos is working from the bottom.
Potatos parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Potatos to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potatos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mir wants to control but Potatos is keeping him busy.
Potatos is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Potatos is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatos trying to control from the bottom.
Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Potatos has his hands clasped together around Mir's back. He's all about the action.
Mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potatos is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potatos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankestein Mir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mir checks a low kick from Potatos.
Potatos scores with a sloppy right hand. Mir should have avoided that one.
Jack Potatos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Potatos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Potatos controls Mir momentarily but Mir frees himself.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potatos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Potatos working a defensive guard here.
Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Potatos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Potatos's legs - danger averted.
Mir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Potatos's guard.
Potatos trying to hold on to Mir's head to control him but Mir postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir is looking for a kimura but Potatos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mir to get the leverage.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir tries to pass to full mount but Potatos defends it.
Mir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Potatos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Potatos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Potatos can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Potatos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potatos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Potatos keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Potatos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Potatos trying to keep a closed guard but Mir is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir content to stall in guard here.
Potatos keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Potatos is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir drops back looking for a leg! Potatos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Potatos manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Potatos's guard.
Potatos can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Potatos is defending against the submission attempts here by Mir.
Potatos trying to control from the bottom.
Mir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Potatos defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to control but Potatos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir lands a big elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir breaks from Potatos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Potatos wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Potatos is bucking up trying to escape but Mir cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Potatos wants to control but Mir is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mir cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Potatos is looking to improve his position but Mir isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Potatos is looking to escape.
Mir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Potatos hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A leg kick checked by Potatos.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Potatos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Potatos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.
Potatos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir darts in and clinches Potatos up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Potatos.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Potatos avoids the damage to the body.
Mir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Potatos is trying to keep an underhook but Mir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Potatos defends it well.
Potatos won't allow Mir to pass to mount.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Potatos defends the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Potatos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potatos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potatos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Potatos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Potatos.
Potatos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Potatos pulls Mir in close to his closed guard and prevents Mir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potatos is keeping the position for now.
Mir passes into half guard.
Potatos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Potatos keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Potatos blocks nicely.
Frankestein Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Potatos 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.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Potatos wants to get back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is working for a submission of some sort.
Potatos is trying to get back to full guard.
Potatos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Potatos trying to control from the bottom.
Mir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Potatos can't escape the position.
Mir lands a couple of good shots and Potatos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Mir scores with punches to the body.
Potatos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mir's guard. Nice work there by Potatos.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potatos defends well.
Potatos trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Potatos is really struggling to control Mir but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mir controls Potatos momentarily but Potatos frees himself.
Potatos throwing strikes from guard but Mir blocks nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Potatos jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mir throws a lazy uppercut
and Potatos counters with a right hand to the body.
Potatos is looking to score with low kicks.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potatos is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Potatos circles away and we're back to standing.
Potatos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Mir misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Potatos.
Mir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Potatos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Potatos tries to sprawl but Mir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Potatos is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Potatos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Potatos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir throwing shots but Potatos is blocking nicely.
Mir is nestled in close to Potatos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Potatos is defending well.
Mir is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mir is thwarting Potatos's attempts to control the position.
Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Potatos sees it coming and defends easily.
Mir seems to be working for a kimura but Potatos defends the submission attempt.
Potatos is looking to improve his position.
Potatos trying to control but Mir postures up.
Mir seems to be looking for submissions.
Potatos looking for submissions off his back.
Mir passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potatos struggling a bit here.
Mir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Mir crashes against the mat.
Potatos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Potatos gets back to full guard.
Potatos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir pushing down on Potatos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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. Mir connects with a nice short shot to Potatos's temple.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Potatos is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Potatos is defending well.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Potatos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Potatos manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Potatos is keeping the position.
Potatos will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Potatos looking for a sweep. Not yet Potatos, not yet.
Mir postures up.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potatos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potatos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
Mir lands a good knee to the midsection. Potatos won't want to take too many of those.
Potatos working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatos prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mir lands with a right to the head.
Mir lands a damaging elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Potatos is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir blocking some punches.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Potatos controls his hands.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Potatos is defending well for now.
Mir has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Potatos regains guard immediately.
Potatos looking for a sweep. Not yet Potatos, not yet.
Mir 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.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Potatos blocks nicely.
Potatos working a defensive guard here.
Mir advances position into side control!
Jack Potatos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frankestein Mir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves into full mount!
Mir controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir unloading with bombs!
Mir takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mir lands a couple of good shots and Potatos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Potatos wants to escape the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mir controlling the positon.
Mir patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potatos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mir tries to keep control of the position but Potatos is staying busy.
Potatos tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mir tries to keep control of the position but Potatos is staying busy.
Mir looking for the choke but no joy.
Mir looking for the choke from the back.
Well, with Mir on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Potatos is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Potatos!
Mir has the hooks in. Potatos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Potatos right now.
A lull in the action here.
Mir working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatos tries to escape the position.
Mir struggling to keep hold of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Potatos is trying to break free.
Mir trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankestein Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 44:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:50
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankestein Mir!
Frankestein Mir is the new heavyweight champion!
Frankestein Mir decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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