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CWFL 237 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Khavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Shuai jiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shuai jiao's choice of entrance music: Everything in its right place- Radio Head. 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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210 lbs
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Konstantin Khavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Shuai jiao!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuai jiao misses with a two punch combination.
Khavin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shuai jiao under the eye.
Shuai jiao works Khavin's body with a nice hook.
Khavin throws out a loose jab but Shuai jiao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khavin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Khavin.
Shuai jiao throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shuai jiao tries to move into range but Khavin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shuai jiao tries a low kick but Khavin avoids it.
A combination from Shuai jiao does no damage.
Shuai jiao throws a series of punches but Khavin avoids them all with ease.
Shuai jiao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shuai jiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khavin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shuai jiao checks it well.
Shuai jiao scores with a decent looking hook.
Shuai jiao tries a head kick but it misses.
Shuai jiao on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shuai jiao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shuai jiao fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick
and Khavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khavin drives through and clinches with Shuai jiao against the cage.
Khavin lands a knee to the head.
Shuai jiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shuai jiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shuai jiao avoiding damage as Khavin throws knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but Shuai jiao blocks it.
Shuai jiao is trying to break the clinch but Khavin is controlling him.
Khavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khavin checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Shuai jiao.
Shuai jiao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khavin moves away.
Khavin ducks under a wild hook from Shuai jiao.
Khavin misses with a head kick.
Khavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shuai jiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khavin moves out of range of the body kick.
Shuai jiao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khavin with a jab.
Shuai jiao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shuai jiao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khavin throws a head kick but Shuai jiao moves out of range.
Shuai jiao misses with a body shot.
Khavin misses with an uppercut. Shuai jiao saw that one coming.
Khavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khavin lands with a nice body punch.
Shuai jiao connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shuai jiao dips to his left and cracks Khavin with an uppercut!
It looks like Konstantin Khavin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuai jiao with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Khavin.
A slow jab from Khavin misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin scores with a hook.
Shuai jiao drives through and clinches with Khavin against the cage.
Shuai jiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
Shuai jiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
Khavin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khavin.
Khavin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Khavin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Khavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick
and Khavin counters with a head kick.
Shuai jiao misses with a shot to the body
and Khavin counters with a two punch combo.
Shuai jiao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Khavin blocks a jab.
Shuai jiao misses with a hook. Khavin ducked under it nicely.
Master Shuai jiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Khavin.
Shuai jiao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khavin. That did some damage!
Konstantin Khavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Khavin loads up on a big right hand but Shuai jiao slips the punch.
Shuai jiao plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shuai jiao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shuai jiao throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shuai jiao throws a head kick that misses
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.
Khavin walks into a straight right hand from Shuai jiao.
Khavin has managed to clinch.
Shuai jiao wants to break free but Khavin has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Khavin on the inside.
Shuai jiao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khavin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shuai jiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Khavin won't allow it.
Khavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shuai jiao breaks the clinch.
Shuai jiao swinging wildly here.
Khavin throws a good cross that connects.
Khavin has managed to clinch.
Khavin stalls.
Shuai jiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao misses with a looping left.
Khavin moves into range and clinches up with Shuai jiao.
Come on Khavin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shuai jiao tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
Shuai jiao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shuai jiao attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Shuai jiao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shuai jiao.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khavin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khavin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shuai jiao.
Jab by Shuai jiao.
Khavin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shuai jiao on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Khavin as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khavin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shuai jiao attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Khavin tries to clinch but Shuai jiao moves out of range.
Shuai jiao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shuai jiao moves forwards but Khavin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khavin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khavin throws a jab when Shuai jiao was well out of range.
Shuai jiao drops his hands momentarily and Khavin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khavin looks to score with a jab to the body but Shuai jiao is just out of range.
Shuai jiao throws out a loose jab but Khavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shuai jiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Shuai jiao darts in and clinches Khavin up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khavin keeps control of Shuai jiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shuai jiaos head.
Khavin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Khavin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Khavin.
Khavin lands a body shot.
Khavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khavin throws a series of punches but Shuai jiao avoids them all with ease.
Khavin throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Shuai jiao misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Konstantin Khavin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Khavin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khavin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Khavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Khavin.
Khavin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khavin misses with a body punch.
Khavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shuai jiao throws a body punch but Khavin moves out of range.
Shuai jiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khavin doesn't seem bothered though.
Shuai jiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Shuai jiao avoids them all with ease.
Shuai jiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shuai jiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khavin misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Shuai jiao misses
and Khavin counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Shuai jiao misses
letting Khavin counter with a right hand.
Shuai jiao misses with a double jab
and Khavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shuai jiao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shuai jiao throws a nice looking combination but Khavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khavin avoids a kick to the body.
Shuai jiao throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khavin throws a series of punches but Shuai jiao avoids them all with ease.
Khavin thuds his right hand into Shuai jiao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shuai jiao is rocked!
Shuai jiao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shuai jiao is still on wobbly legs! Can Khavin finish him?
Shuai jiao darts in and clinches Khavin up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shuai jiao seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khavin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Khavin rushes Shuai jiao and presses him up against the cage.
Shuai jiao avoids a wild elbow strike from Khavin.
Shuai jiao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khavin stalling against the cage.
Konstantin Khavin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Khavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Khavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Khavin. Beautiful body shot.
Shuai jiao pushes Khavin up against the cage in a clinch.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but Shuai jiao blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Shuai jiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shuai jiao has had enough of the clinch but Khavin keeps him there for the moment.
Master Shuai jiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khavin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khavin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shuai jiao's face.
Shuai jiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khavin has him pressed against the cage.
Khavin looking to throw knees to the head but Shuai jiao is blocking nicely.
Khavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khavin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Konstantin Khavin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shuai jiao tries to break free but Khavin pushes him back against the cage.
Khavin keeps control of Shuai jiao as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shuai jiao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khavin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shuai jiao is looking to break free of the clinch but Khavin has double underhooks.
Shuai jiao is trying to break the clinch but Khavin is controlling him.
Khavin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shuai jiaos head.
A body shot lands from Khavin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khavin is pushing Shuai jiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shuai jiao or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konstantin Khavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khavin 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konstantin Khavin!
A victorious Konstantin Khavin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grand Master Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Like a G6. Yip Man is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Everything in it's right place. Grand Master Yip Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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31
267 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
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29
285 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alfie Norks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grand Master Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yip Man.
Norks tries to clinch but Yip Man is having none of it.
Norks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yip Man. That did some damage!
Norks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Norks doesn't manage to clinch there - Yip Man circles away.
Norks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yip Man connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Norks scrambles back to his feet.
Yip Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norks is able to avoid easily.
Norks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yip Man throws a sloppy head kick and Norks moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yip Man looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norks is fending him off so far but Yip Man persists. Nope, Norks circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Yip Man with that takedown attempt.
Norks fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yip Man, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Norks.
Yip Man looks winded!
Norks digs a right hand underneath Yip Man's ribcage. Yip Man let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Norks landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norks effectively controlling the action here.
Norks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Norks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Norks.
Norks lands an elbow inside that Yip Man shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norks.
It looks like Grand Master Yip Man has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norks obliges.
Yip Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Norks stalling.
Norks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yip Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Norks lands a knee to the body.
Norks lands a knee to the head.
Yip Man being controlled against the cage.
Yip Man takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Norks obliges.
Norks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yip Man or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norks.
Norks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yip Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Norks lands a nice elbow.
Norks stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Norks.
Norks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yip Man's defenses.
Norks is pushing Yip Man up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Norks works on Yip Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Norks works on Yip Man's body with a couple of short punches.
Norks lands an elbow that stopped Yip Man in his tracks for a moment.
Yip Man is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Norks.
Yip Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Norks finish him?
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norks lands a vicious elbow to the side of Yip Man's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Norks tries to finish him with strikes but Yip Man still seems able to defend himself so Norks steps back and lets Yip Man get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
That has opened up Grand Master Yip Man's cut even more.
Norks moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Norks.
Norks creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Yip Man! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Norks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Norks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Gimmick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gimmick has chosen Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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35
158 lbs
27 - 17 - 0 |
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169 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sasha Petrova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Gimmick!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimmick misses with an uppercut.
Petrova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrova slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gimmick feints and then cracks Petrova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrova down.
Petrova scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gimmick doesn't seem bothered though.
Gimmick feints and then cracks Petrova's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Petrova down.
A big left from Petrova misses.
Petrova throws a combination. Gimmick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Petrova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gimmick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrova buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gimmick tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrova motions for Gimmick to come forward. Petrova throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gimmick moves out of range of the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrova blocks the leg kick.
Petrova slips under a jab.
Petrova avoids the head kick by Gimmick.
Gimmick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrova.
Petrova throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova lands a head shot.
Petrova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gimmick at a distance.
Petrova's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gimmick under the eye.
Gimmick is rocked!
A punch combination from Petrova misses.
Gimmick is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrova finish him?
Petrova thuds his right hand into Gimmick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Petrova throws an overhand right that lands on Gimmick's shoulder, as Gimmick tries to avoid the shot.
Gimmick seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrova pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gimmick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gimmick throws a series of punches but Petrova moves out of range.
Gimmick misses with a series of wild punches.
Gimmick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Gimmick blocks the low kick.
Petrova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gimmick.
Petrova thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick misses with a double jab
and Petrova counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gimmick throws a head kick that half lands.
Petrova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Petrova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrova scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrova misses with an uppercut.
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gimmick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Petrova on the side of the head.
Gimmick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gimmick connects with a leg kick. Petrova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Gimmick.
Petrova throws a right and a left that Gimmick avoids nicely.
Gimmick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova throws the left hand but Gimmick avoids the punch easily.
Petrova digs a good hook to Gimmick's body.
Donk. Gimmick catches Petrova right on the button with a cross.
Petrova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrova.
Gimmick throws a nice looking combination but Petrova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gimmick's hands.
Petrova connects with a looping right hand.
Gimmick walks into a jab.
Gimmick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gimmick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gimmick, right into the meat.
Petrova throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrova throws a jab but it's blocked by Gimmick.
Gimmick staying out of range there.
Petrova misses with a low kick.
Gimmick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gimmick throws a right hand that Petrova ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrova also avoids with ease.
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimmick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sasha Petrova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrova scores with a hook.
Petrova rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gimmick counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrova has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gimmick lands with a big left! Petrova is wobbled badly! Gimmick comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Petrova to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Justin Gimmick!
Justin Gimmick took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Red Square Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Branco might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feel Happiness. Diaz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Oscar Diaz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
Branco moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from Branco.
Branco pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diaz is out of range and Branco settles back down.
Branco thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Diaz's front leg but catches the back leg as Diaz tries to avoid it.
Branco buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Branco did well to prevent Diaz getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Branco is positioning himself well to prevent Diaz advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Branco is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Branco's head.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Branco wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Branco preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Branco has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to get to full guard but Diaz has control of the leg.
Branco is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Branco is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Branco won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Branco keeps working.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Branco is retaining full guard.
Branco pulls Diaz in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Branco is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz is fighting to break Branco's control of his arms but Branco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Branco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Diaz moves out of range as Branco strikes.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Branco moves into the clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Branco.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branco misses with a punch on the inside.
Branco lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz works on Branco's body with a couple of short punches.
Branco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to drag Branco to the mat but Branco just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Branco prevents it.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands a body shot.
Branco tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz has Branco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Branco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tycho Branco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Branco on the inside.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Branco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brancos head.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Branco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Branco stalls.
Branco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Branco jabs at Diaz's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Branco does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Branco sprawls well. Branco wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Branco.
Branco misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branco counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Branco pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Branco lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Branco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Branco misses with an uppercut.
Branco tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Branco throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Branco misses with a body kick.
Branco moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Branco controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Branco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Branco is trying to stall.
Branco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Branco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Branco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Branco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tycho Branco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco punishes Diaz's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Branco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco scores with a punch to the head.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Branco.
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Branco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Branco stuffs the takedown.
Branco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz tries to clinch but Branco moves out of range.
Branco keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco moves away from the strike by Diaz.
A low kick from Branco is predictable there
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Branco.
Branco tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Tycho Branco is winning the standup battle so far.
Branco forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Branco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is looking for a takedown.
Tycho Branco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Diaz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Branco.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Branco pulls his leg out and moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Branco throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Branco throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
Branco scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Branco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Branco.
Nice body kick there by Diaz.
Branco fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diaz checks it well.
Branco has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Branco lands an uppercut.
Branco lands with a right to the head.
Diaz has Branco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Branco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Branco blocking some punches.
Branco struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Branco regains guard.
Branco wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz won't allow Branco to sweep him here.
Diaz trying to control but Branco is working from the bottom.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Branco is keeping the position for now.
Branco trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz prevents Branco from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Branco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branco.
Branco misses with a body kick.
Branco throws a leg kick that misses.
Branco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Branco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Branco stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Branco for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Branco showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Branco 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!
After the big win, Tycho Branco made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
185 lbs
27 - 20 - 2 |
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31
173 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck McIntyre!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McIntyre looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
Chuck McIntyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIntyre misses with a series of wild punches.
McIntyre throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from McIntyre finds it's way through Shain's defenses.
Shain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McIntyre takes one to the side of the head.
Shain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McIntyre tries to clinch up but Shain circles away and keeps his distance.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIntyre.
McIntyre wants to clinch.
Shain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McIntyre. McIntyre obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from McIntyre misses.
Shain connects with a good right hand that stumbles McIntyre. McIntyre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McIntyre misses with a low kick.
A jab from McIntyre finds it's way through Shain's defenses.
A slapping leg kick lands for McIntyre.
Shain moves out of range of the body kick from McIntyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Shain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIntyre.
Shain moves out of range of the body kick from McIntyre.
Shain misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shain.
McIntyre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by McIntyre - just one landing.
McIntyre misses with a looping right.
A solid leg kick lands there for McIntyre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre looks to throw the jab but Shain is out of range.
McIntyre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntyre thuds his right hand into Shain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shain lands an overhand right.
Shain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McIntyre looks to land a left hand but Shain moved out of range nicely.
McIntyre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McIntyre blocks a jab.
Shain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McIntyre as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shain if he has to take too many more of those.
Shain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McIntyre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Shain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shain walks into a straight right hand from McIntyre.
Shain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shain dodges the punch combination from McIntyre.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McIntyre missing with a left hand there. Shain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McIntyre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre dominated that round.
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.
A cross from McIntyre lands.
No joy there for Shain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McIntyre slaps away a takedown attempt from Shain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McIntyre throws out a loose jab but Shain uses good head movement to avoid it.
McIntyre throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Shain misses with a low kick.
McIntyre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for McIntyre.
McIntyre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McIntyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shain throws a lazy right hand but McIntyre sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left lands for McIntyre.
McIntyre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McIntyre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shain moves out of range of the body kick.
Shain's jab looks to have found its range, popping McIntyre under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from McIntyre tenderised Shain's leg. Shain is trying to keep his angry face on.
McIntyre thuds his right hand into Shain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McIntyre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shain looks for a takedown but McIntyre sprawls well.
McIntyre throws a jab but it's blocked by Shain.
McIntyre smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shain throws a shot from downtown. McIntyre moves away and avoids it.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
McIntyre connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre throws a jab but it's blocked by Shain.
Shain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McIntyre.
McIntyre misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shain counters with a nice uppercut.
McIntyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shain manages to avoid it.
Shain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McIntyre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like M J Shain has been cut.
Shain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M J Shain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shain. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McIntyre throws a head kick but Shain moves out of range.
McIntyre throws a hook to the side of Shain's head but Shain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain moves away from the strike by McIntyre.
Shain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McIntyre moves away.
McIntyre throws a big shot that misses.
Shain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Shain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McIntyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McIntyre scores with a jab to the body.
Shain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from McIntyre. Those never looked like landing.
Chuck McIntyre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by McIntyre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck McIntyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on M J Shain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shain dives in and grabs McIntyre's left leg, looking for a takedown. McIntyre pushes down on Shain's head and hops out.
Shain takes a swing at McIntyre's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Shain misses.
Shain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIntyre.
Sloppy strikes from Shain. Those never looked like landing.
McIntyre digs a good body shot into Shain's ribs.
Shain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McIntyre.
Shain thows a body shot but no joy.
Shain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shain 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 one minute gone in the round.
Shain postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McIntyre is looking for a sweep.
McIntyre can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre defending against the ground and pound.
McIntyre parries the strikes from Shain easily there. Shain is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McIntyre to escape.
Shain in side control, throwing shots but McIntyre defends.
Shain throwing strikes but McIntyre manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Shain is looking for a sweep.
McIntyre takes a little break here. Shain wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
M J Shain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIntyre trying to control the position but Shain is working away.
Shain tries to bench press McIntyre off him but McIntyre keeps the position.
Shain sneaks back into half guard.
Shain has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McIntyre trying to control from half guard but Shain is working away.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chuck McIntyre hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McIntyre stuffs the takedown.
McIntyre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for McIntyre.
The fight stays on the outside here - McIntyre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McIntyre misses with a looping right.
Chuck McIntyre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McIntyre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McIntyre blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McIntyre moves away from the strike by Shain.
Shain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 M J Shain.
I think McIntyre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck McIntyre!
After winning the bout, Chuck McIntyre 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Saddam Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
18 - 12 - 1 |
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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
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Saddam Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain thows a body shot but no joy.
Hussain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Caparas throws a leg kick that misses.
Caparas avoids a kick to the body.
Caparas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hussain defending well as Caparas loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hussain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caparas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caparas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hussain if he has to take too many more of those.
Caparas blocks a head kick by Hussain.
Caparas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caparas blocks the body kick.
Caparas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Caparas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caparas throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Hussain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caparas finds it's way round the side to connect with Hussain's head.
Caparas moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussain.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hussain.
Hussain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caparas moves away.
Hussain defending well as Caparas loads up on a big left hand.
Hussain scores with a push kick.
Caparas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caparas checks a low kick from Hussain.
Hussain cracks a nice hook into Caparas's ribs.
Hussain throws a jab but it's blocked by Caparas.
Hussain is looking to wear down Caparas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Good shot there by Caparas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caparas was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussain.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hussain. Caparas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussain scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a right hand that misses
and Caparas counters with a good low kick that Hussain was not able to check.
Hussain cracks Caparas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A clash of legs there as Caparas blocks the low kick.
Hussain lands a jab to Caparas's midsection.
Hussain throws a lazy right hand but Caparas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caparas scores with a nice right hand.
Hussain swings for the body but Caparas moves out of range.
Caparas tries a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
Caparas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hussain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hussain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caparas has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caparas.
Caparas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hussain slips a straight right by Caparas.
Caparas throws a leg kick but Hussain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Caparas is looking to slow Hussain down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caparas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussain throws a jab when Caparas was well out of range.
Caparas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussain.
Hussain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caparas.
Caparas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hussain tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussain connects with a looping right hand.
Caparas throws a low kick but Hussain avoids it.
Hussain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hussain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caparas looks to land a right hand but Hussain moved out of range.
Caparas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hussain looks to throw the jab but Caparas is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caparas slips a straight right by Hussain.
Caparas misses with a leg kick.
Caparas throws a nice head 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!
Caparas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hussain cracks the inside of Caparas's front leg.
Caparas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hussain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caparas tries to land a leg kick but Hussain saw it coming and moves away.
Caparas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hussain throws a hook to the side of Caparas's head but Caparas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caparas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hussain is out of range.
Hussain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussain looks for the body kick but Caparas saw that one coming.
A head kick by Hussain misses
and Caparas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hussain thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danilo Caparas will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hussain misses with a kick to the body.
Hussain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hussain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Caparas tried to score with a low kick but Hussain checks it.
Hussain throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Hussain scores with a nice head shot.
Caparas connects with an inside leg kick.
Hussain throws a head kick but Caparas moves out of range.
Hussain does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hussain blocks the body kick.
Hussain tests Caparas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hussain misses with a hook to the body
and Caparas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Caparas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hussain is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussain digs a good body shot into Caparas's ribs.
Caparas sends Hussain crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Caparas is motioning to the referee to let Hussain up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Hussain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caparas checks a leg kick.
Hussain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hussain crumples to the floor! Caparas milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danilo Caparas!
Danilo Caparas 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tam Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Open Road. The key to victory for Cajun Xander has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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31
196 lbs
28 - 7 - 1 |
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29
199 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tam Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Xander misses.
Zeus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Xander. Xander circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Xander thumps Zeus with a low kick.
Zeus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zeus tries for a takedown but Xander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zeus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zeus with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Xander.
Xander bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xander has Zeus up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Zeus misses with a punch to the body.
Xander lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Xander.
Xander prevents a body shot from Zeus.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zeus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Xander as the two fighters clinch.
Zeus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Xander or not.
Xander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeus can't find room to land a body shot as Xander controls the action.
Zeus throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Xander.
Xander tries to work over Zeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zeus can't find room to land a body shot as Xander controls the action.
Zeus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xander misses with the head strike.
Xander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zeus struggles to land a body shot inside as Xander controls his hands.
Zeus can't find room to land a body shot as Xander controls the action.
Xander trying to stall but Zeus improves his position.
Zeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zeus tries a body shot but Xander blocks it.
Xander misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander misses with a punch on the inside.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zeus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zeus misses with the head strike.
Xander cracks Zeus with a nice body shot.
Zeus prevents a body shot from Xander.
Xander lands a body punch.
A short left from Xander.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeus misses with a punch on the inside.
Xander tries a body shot but Zeus blocks it.
Xander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zeus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cajun Xander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Xander digs a right hand into Zeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zeus's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xander trying to stall but Zeus improves his position.
Xander lands a body punch.
Zeus misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus tries to work over Xander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xander tries a body shot but Zeus blocks it.
Xander tries to stall but Zeus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xander tries to work over Zeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeus prevents a body shot from Xander.
Zeus misses with a punch to the body.
Zeus misses with some punches.
Xander is leaning against Zeus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Xander presses Zeus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeus or not.
Zeus looks winded!
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Xander.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Xander.
Xander lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Xander takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Zeus's head.
A nice left hand lands by Xander.
Xander has Zeus pressed against the cage, preventing Zeus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zeus's elbow.
Xander lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xander lands with a right to the head.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xander can't find room to land a body shot as Zeus controls the action.
Xander lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Xander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zeus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xander. That one must have hurt.
Xander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zeus shoots in for a double leg but Xander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xander connects with a right hand. Zeus shakes it off.
Jab from Zeus.
Xander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zeus dives in and grabs Xander's left leg, looking for a takedown. Xander pushes down on Zeus's head and hops out.
Xander is looking to clinch but Zeus is avoiding it.
Zeus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xander tries to avoid it but Zeus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xander to the ground. Xander escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cajun Xander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Zeus.
Zeus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xander feints and then cracks Zeus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeus down.
Xander feints and then cracks Zeus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zeus down.
Zeus is breathing heavily.
Zeus avoids a kick to the body.
Zeus looks for a takedown but Xander sprawls well.
Zeus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Xander stuffs the takedown.
Xander moves out of range as Zeus strikes.
Zeus misses with an uppercut
and Xander counters by clinching up.
Xander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zeus or not.
Xander digs a right hand into Zeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zeus's gas tank.
Xander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zeus can do to turn this around?
Xander digs a right hand into Zeus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zeus's gas tank.
Xander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Xander gets through Zeus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Xander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xander is working Zeus over against the cage.
Xander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Xander tries to work over Zeus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander scores with a shot to the side of Zeus's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeus tries to throw a body punch but Xander avoids it by throwing Zeus back against the cage.
Zeus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Xander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xander lands a left hand.
Xander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xander taking a breather.
Xander is working Zeus over against the cage.
Xander lands a right hand.
Xander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zeus backwards.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Xander.
Zeus is rocked!
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
Zeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Xander finish him?
Xander pushes Zeus against the cage. Xander is working some dirty boxing. Xander pushes off with a quick right hook! Zeus goes down! Zeus tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Xander moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cajun Xander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heimo Hulahula is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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36
182 lbs
32 - 15 - 2 |
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36
179 lbs
38 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takanen misses with a body shot.
Hulahula scores with a jab to the body.
Takanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Hulahula.
Nice defenses there by Hulahula.
Hulahula has a takedown stuffed.
Heimo Hulahula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hulahula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Takanen. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Takanen tenderised Hulahula's leg. Hulahula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hulahula misses with a hook.
Hulahula thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulahula throws a low kick, looking for Takanen's leg but Takanen calmly moves out of range.
Takanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hulahula looks to throw the jab but Takanen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula just misses with a punch to the body.
Hulahula staying out of range there.
Hulahula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takanen avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Hulahula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hulahula throws a shot from downtown. Takanen moves away and avoids it.
Esko Takanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulahula slips a jab and a cross from Takanen.
Takanen avoids a kick to the body.
Takanen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hulahula to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hulahula throws a strike but Takanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takanen wants to get up but he can't break Hulahula's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hulahula is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takanen being controlled here momentarily.
Takanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hulahula is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Heimo Hulahula just wasn't active enough.
Hulahula fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Takanen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takanen misses with a looping left.
Hulahula swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takanen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takanen scores with a jab. Hulahula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulahula.
A right-left combo lands from Hulahula.
Hulahula misses with a body shot.
Hulahula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulahula.
Hulahula cracks Takanen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulahula misses the shot to the body.
Takanen scores with a jab. Hulahula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hulahula moves out of range of the strikes.
Takanen throws a right and a left that Hulahula avoids nicely.
Takanen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takanen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulahula misses with a body kick.
Takanen lands a nice hook to Hulahula's body. Hulahula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulahula.
Takanen moves away from the strike by Hulahula.
Takanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hulahula looks to throw the jab but Takanen is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Esko Takanen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hulahula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hulahula shoots in looking for a takedown. Takanen tries to sprawl out of it but Hulahula keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takanen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hulahula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takanen counters with a straight right hand.
Takanen sizes up Hulahula with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hulahula is looking to wear down Takanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Takanen enables Hulahula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Takanen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hulahula pushing down on Takanen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hulahula is looking to take a break and control but Takanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hulahula.
Hulahula not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takanen pushes Hulahula off looking to stand but Hulahula dives back in and keeps control.
Hulahula wants to take a breather but Takanen is having none of it.
Takanen trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takanen wants to control but Hulahula is keeping busy.
Takanen is looking for a sweep. Hulahula is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hulahula moves nicely into side control.
Takanen sneaks back into half guard.
Takanen is looking to control Hulahula's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takanen avoid being mounted?
Takanen tries to roll over but Hulahula keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula trying to control the action but Takanen is working from the bottom.
Takanen trying to control here.
Hulahula thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takanen's head.
Takanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Takanen regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanen 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.
Takanen pulls Hulahula in to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen controlling his opponent.
Hulahula is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula regains half guard.
Hulahula wants to improve his position but Takanen is controlling well.
Hulahula is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Esko Takanen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hulahula.
Hulahula just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hulahula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A lazy left from Hulahula finds it's target.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
Takanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hulahula.
Takanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hulahula throws out the jab.
Hulahula throws a jab when Takanen was well out of range.
Hulahula drops his hands momentarily and Takanen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Takanen lands with a nice body punch.
Hulahula throws a right hand that misses
enabling Takanen to counter with a crisp jab.
Takanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hulahula moves away.
Hulahula misses with a looping right.
Hulahula bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Takanen's head backwards.
Esko Takanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hulahula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanen manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulahula. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hulahula lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulahula. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hulahula misses with the combination.
Hulahula throws out a loose jab but Takanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hulahula. Hulahula gets slowly back to his feet.
Hulahula throws a shot from downtown. Takanen moves away and avoids it.
Takanen scores with a nice body kick.
Hulahula throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hulahula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hulahula under the eye.
Hulahula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takanen misses with an uppercut. Hulahula saw that one coming.
Takanen looks to land a right hand but Hulahula moved out of range.
Takanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hulahula swings for the body but Takanen moves out of range.
Hulahula slips under a jab from Takanen.
Takanen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hulahula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takanen.
Takanen connects with a looping right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hulahula.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulahula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takanen leaves Hulahula with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hulahula moves out of range of the strikes.
Hulahula lands a nice shot that snaps Takanen's head back.
Hulahula throws a good cross that connects.
Takanen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hulahula was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula shoots in and drives through. Takanen sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Hulahula. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hulahula.
Takanen connects with a body shot that sends Hulahula's belly button to the back.
Hulahula avoids the head kick by Takanen.
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takanen but Takanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulahula checks a leg kick.
Takanen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takanen throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hulahula avoids the head kick by Takanen.
Takanen cracks Hulahula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Takanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takanen 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Esko Takanen!
Esko Takanen made sure to mention his sponsor, Trill in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TIAMAT - Gaia. Satan has chosen Bullet For My Valentine - Hit The Floor as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
145 lbs
33 - 17 - 3 |
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34
168 lbs
25 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Satan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Satan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Satan.
Satan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Ky.
Satan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ky.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satan.
Ky lands a jab.
Satan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ky under the eye.
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
Ky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Satan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ky throws an off balance right hand
and Satan counters with a shoot takedown. Ky fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satan wants to pass the guard but Ky is keeping the position.
Ky pulls Satan in close to his closed guard and prevents Satan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Satan lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky is trying to keep Satan in close.
Ky is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Satan is controlling him.
Ky 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.
Ky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ky is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Satan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gaia Ky just wasn't active enough.
Ky connects with a crisp jab.
Ky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Satan.
It looks like Damien Satan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky throws a push kick but Satan slaps the foot to one side.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Satan lands a head kick. Ky smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Ky misses the target.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Ky. Those never looked like landing.
Satan throws a leg kick but Ky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Satan takes the fight into the clinch.
Satan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ky has him pressed against the cage.
Satan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Satan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Satan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Satan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky wants to stand but Satan is controlling the position.
Ky working a defensive guard here.
Ky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Satan with a nice head shot there.
Ky is trying to keep Satan in close.
Satan tries to free his leg and advance position but Ky is retaining full guard.
Ky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Satan manages to get himself to full guard.
Ky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Satan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ky has managed to get both his arms back between Satan's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Satan keeping full guard, as Ky tries to pass.
Satan has an active guard here but Ky has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky is trying to control the action in half guard but Satan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damien Satan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Satan slips under a jab from Ky.
Ky fakes the leg kick and cracks Satan in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ky.
Ky misses with a hook.
Ky is looking to land body kicks.
Ky lands with a kick to the temple. Satan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ky stalks Satan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Satan's face. Satan staggers backwards, shaken.
Ky tries to clinch there but Satan circles away.
Satan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Satan circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Satan.
Satan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan closes the distance and pushes Ky back into the cage.
Satan lands with a right to the head.
Ky swings wildly with an uppercut but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ky managing to block the knees to the body from Satan.
Satan misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Satan.
Satan has Ky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Satan blocks a body shot from Ky.
Ky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Satan tightens his grip and picks Ky up, before dumping him to the ground. Ky manages to land in guard.
Ky controls Satan momentarily but Satan frees himself.
Ky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satan pushes down on Ky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Satan passes to side control.
Ky managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Satan.
Ky gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Satan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ky defends it well.
Satan seems to be working for a kimura but Ky defends the submission attempt.
Satan is trying to control the action in half guard but Ky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Satan is working for a kimura but Ky is defending it quite comfortably.
Ky is trying to stand up here but Satan is controlling him well.
Ky is trying to get back to full guard.
Satan uses his free foot to push down on Ky's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ky.
Ky is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satan unloading with bombs!
Damien Satan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ky tries to hold on but Satan pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ky is looking to escape.
Satan working Ky over with strikes here.
Ky tries to hold on but Satan postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satan landing strikes from the mount.
Satan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Satan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damien Satan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Satan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ky manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ky is trying to keep Satan in close.
Satan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Satan trying to control but Ky is working from the bottom.
Satan looking to pass the guard.
Ky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ky keeping moving, preventing Satan from controlling successfully.
Satan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ky's guard.
Satan winds up and cracks Ky with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satan wants to pass the guard but Ky is defending well.
Satan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Satan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ky is trying to stand.
Satan trying to control the action but Ky is working from the bottom.
Satan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Satan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ky wants to control but Satan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Satan trying to control the action but Ky is working from the bottom.
Satan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ky!
Ky really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ky?
Satan wants to finish this one by submission but Ky is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Satan.
Ky is looking to improve his position but Satan isn't that keen on the idea.
Satan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Satan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ky can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Satan lands a big shot there that rocks Ky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Satan cracks Ky with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satan lands a heavy elbow.
Satan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ky is rocked!
Satan connects with a bit shot that sees Ky covering up! More strikes from Satan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Satan is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Satan!
Damien Satan is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Damien Satan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ratt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pluto Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Country boy can survive. Palhares is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by TOQUINHO. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
175 lbs
37 - 17 - 0 |
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30
173 lbs
21 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratt Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pluto Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares misses with a hook to the body
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palhares on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Palhares.
Hughes misses with an uppercut.
Hughes thows a body shot but no joy.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Hughes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Palhares connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares misses with a body kick.
Palhares throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
Palhares blocks a leg kick.
Hughes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Palhares.
Hughes moves forwards but Palhares connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palhares scoring well with a low kick there.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares jabs at Hughes's body.
Palhares throws a leg kick
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown. Palhares fights it but they end up in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Palhares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Palhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughes is fighting to break Palhares's control of his arms but Palhares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes throws a big right hand that misses.
Palhares trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palhares. Hughes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares misses with an uppercut.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Palhares manages to avoid it.
Jab by Palhares.
Pluto Palhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ratt Hughes has been cut.
Palhares throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Palhares looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palhares throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hughes.
Hughes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hughes moves out of range as Palhares strikes.
Donk. Palhares catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Palhares walks into a jab.
Hughes connects with a nice looking jab.
Palhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes cracks Palhares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palhares.
A chopping leg kick lands by Palhares.
Palhares scores with a body shot.
Palhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares misses with a low kick.
Palhares thumps Hughes with a low kick.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Palhares sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palhares throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Palhares lands a head kick. Hughes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hughes tries a low kick but Palhares avoids it.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
Some wild striking there from Palhares.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes fails with the takedown.
Palhares ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pluto Palhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hughes misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Palhares lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Palhares.
Palhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hughes. That did some damage!
Hughes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hughes checks a leg kick.
Palhares swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palhares throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palhares staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Palhares drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palhares counters with a shoot takedown. Hughes fights it but they end up in guard.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is working hard here to advance position.
Hughes is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares postures up and lands a big shot to Hughes's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Palhares puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Palhares takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes is trying to get back to full guard.
Palhares wants to pass to mount but Hughes is defending the position.
Palhares content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep. Palhares is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but Hughes defending well.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
Hughes is trying to control but can't.
Hughes is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hughes scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hughes.
Good work by Hughes as he checks the leg kick.
Palhares smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Palhares.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palhares plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Palhares misses with a body shot.
Palhares lands a head kick!
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palhares is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes avoids a kick to the body.
Palhares slips under a jab.
Hughes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes blocks the body kick.
Palhares throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Palhares works Hughes's body with a nice hook.
Palhares scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick from Palhares.
Pluto Palhares seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Palhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palhares takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hughes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab by Palhares.
Palhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Palhares blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palhares.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hughes misses with a hook. Palhares ducked under it nicely.
Palhares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hughes, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Palhares.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Palhares decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hughes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palhares controls the pace.
Palhares tries to free his leg and advance position but Hughes is retaining full guard.
Hughes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palhares uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hughes has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Hughes checks a low kick from Palhares.
Palhares jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palhares cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Palhares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Palhares was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hughes prevents Palhares from improving position.
Palhares laying and praying for a moment but Hughes takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hughes moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pluto Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palhares cracks Hughes with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palhares preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hughes is on top in guard.
Palhares seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Palhares trying to control the position.
Palhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Palhares being controlled here, momentarily.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares has control of Hughes's left arm, preventing Hughes from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pluto Palhares.
A low kick from Palhares misses
and Hughes counters with a single leg into guard. Palhares didn't expect that.
Palhares looking to control.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares is adopting a defensive guard.
Palhares 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Palhares takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
Palhares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hughes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palhares lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hughes's sensitive parts.
Palhares blocks a jab.
Hughes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palhares tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hughes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Palhares gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Palhares is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palhares is defending against the submission attempts here by Hughes.
Palhares is staying active underneath Hughes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Palhares tenderised Hughes's leg. Hughes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes blocks a jab.
Palhares jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hughes jabs Palhares right on the nose. Palhares blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Hughes does no damage.
Palhares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palhares lands a lovely overhand right.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Palhares moved out of range.
Palhares works the jab nicely.
Hughes misses the jab.
Palhares feints and then cracks Hughes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hughes down.
Palhares throws a low kick but Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes cracks the inside of Palhares's front leg.
Hughes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Palhares throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Palhares lands but Hughes takes it in his stride.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palhares as he jumps to the side.
Palhares cracks the inside of Hughes's front leg.
Palhares fakes the leg kick and cracks Hughes in the body.
A big right from Palhares misses.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hughes throws a low kick, looking for Palhares's leg but Palhares calmly moves out of range.
Palhares scores with a takedown into Hughes's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes controlling Palhares's posture.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palhares cracks Hughes with a solid left hand.
Palhares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
Hughes trying to control the position here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Palhares won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking to sweep but instead, Palhares has passed into half guard.
Palhares lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes wants to improve his position but Palhares is controlling well.
Hughes slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Hughes is trying to keep Palhares in close.
Hughes is pulling down on Palhares's head. It's preventing any offense from Palhares, at least for the moment.
Palhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
We're going to have a standup here because Ratt Hughes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palhares misses with the body kick
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palhares thows a body kick. Hughes tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hughes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palhares throws a head kick that misses.
Hughes shoots in but Palhares avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Palhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Palhares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pluto Palhares dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ratt Hughes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Palhares shoots in for a double leg but Hughes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hughes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palhares. Palhares circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palhares. Palhares obviously looking to wear him down.
Palhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Palhares keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hughes is controlling the pace.
Hughes prevents Palhares from improving his position.
Hughes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hughes is working away from the top position though.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Palhares throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Hughes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palhares lands the left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hughes. That's going to slow Palhares down.
Palhares throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Palhares throws a combination. Hughes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palhares tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a solid leg kick but Hughes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Palhares.
Palhares misses with a double jab
and Hughes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Palhares throws a nice inside 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!
Hughes missing with a left hand there. Palhares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Palhares.
Palhares thows a body shot but no joy.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Palhares misses with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Hughes. Beautiful body shot.
Palhares misses with a left hand
and Palhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hughes throws a jab when Palhares was well out of range.
Ratt Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes wants to land a leg kick but Palhares is out of range.
Palhares digs a good hook to Hughes's body.
Hughes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Good leg kick by Palhares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Palhares is just out of range.
Palhares throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Palhares lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughes will feel that in the morning.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Palhares.
A slow jab from Hughes misses its intended target.
Palhares is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Palhares swings for the body but Hughes moves out of range.
Palhares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palhares lands a leg kick that knocks Hughes off balance momentarily.
Hughes clobbers Palhares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares scores with a sloppy right hand. Hughes should have avoided that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palhares, right into the meat.
Hughes lands a slapping body shot.
Palhares is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A nice leg kick lands there from Palhares.
Hughes checks a low kick from Palhares.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hughes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Palhares lands the left hand.
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 Ratt Hughes.
I think Palhares has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pluto Palhares!
Pluto Palhares is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Pluto Palhares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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