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Lost Legends 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Pilpipka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pilpipka comes to the ring accompanied by In My Mind (Axwell Mix)- Ivan Gough and Feenixpawl feat. Georgi Kay. Butkiss has chosen Mama said as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Pilpipka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Butkiss slams his shin into Pilpipka's torso.
A right-left combo lands from Butkiss.
Pilpipka gets caught flat footed, as Butkiss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pilpipka has his foot on Butkiss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Butkiss works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butkiss wants to control from the top but Pilpipka keeps moving.
Pilpipka has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Butkiss can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pilpipka working for a triangle but Butkiss defends it easily.
Pilpipka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Butkiss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pilpipka is tightening it up a little... Butkiss has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Butkiss reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Butkiss taps out! Nice BJJ there by Pilpipka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Danny Pilpipka!
Our winner, Danny Pilpipka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Mackenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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146 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Evander Mackenzie!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mackenzie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Damme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme misses with a double jab
and Mackenzie counters with a good, hard body kick but Van Damme shrugs it off.
Van Damme swinging wildly here.
Mackenzie closes the distance and clinches.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mackenzie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mackenzie stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Mackenzie's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mackenzie connects with a knee to the head.
Mackenzie has Van Damme pushed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Evander Mackenzie.
Mackenzie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mackenzie keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Damme takes an elbow to the temple.
Mackenzie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Damme up against the ropes.
Mackenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mackenzie lands a shoulder strike.
Mackenzie lands an elbow that stopped Van Damme in his tracks for a moment.
Mackenzie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Van Damme is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mackenzie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mackenzie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mackenzie lands an elbow just above Van Damme 's eye.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Damme blocks an elbow strike from Mackenzie.
Van Damme tries to circle away but Mackenzie has him pinned against the ropes.
Mackenzie misses with an elbow strike.
Mackenzie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Van Damme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damme is trying to push Mackenzie away but Mackenzie has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Van Damme can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Damme is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mackenzie is struggling to control the position.
Van Damme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evander Mackenzie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Damme blocks the body kick.
Van Damme lands a slapping body shot.
Mackenzie tries to clinch there but Van Damme circles away.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Damme swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mackenzie tries to clinch
and Van Damme counters with a three punch combo that has Mackenzie backing up. Mackenzie nods at Van Damme to acknowledge the strikes.
Van Damme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mackenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mackenzie pushes Van Damme away with a front kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Damme.
Van Damme looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mackenzie has managed to clinch.
Mackenzie lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mackenzie displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Damme up against the ropes.
Mackenzie continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Mackenzie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mackenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Damme lands a lovely overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Van Damme. Beautiful body shot.
Mackenzie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Damme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme connects with a jab.
Mackenzie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mackenzie.
Mackenzie is rocked!
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!
Van Damme drops Mackenzie with a naaaaasty hook - Mackenzie is in real trouble here! Van Damme dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Damme!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jean Claude Van Damme thanked Pirates Powder for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes to the ring accompanied by P.S. Phuk You Too. Ricky Fontaine is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Zaraki.
A clash of legs there as Zaraki blocks the low kick.
Fontaine shoots in for a takedown but Zaraki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaraki throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fontaine.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zaraki.
Oooooh!!! Zaraki has knocked Fontaine down with a huge combo! Zaraki steps away and waves a wobbly Fontaine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fontaine is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fontaine avoids the head kick by Zaraki.
Oh Fontaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fontaine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fontaine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fontaine has been working on his balance at Facebreaker Academy : Striking, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zaraki.
Fontaine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zaraki is trying to control Fontaine's posture but Fontaine avoids it.
Fontaine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fontaine seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
An elbow from Fontaine crashes against the mat.
Zaraki tries to improve position but can't.
Fontaine scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zaraki to see if he's OK.
Fontaine cracks Zaraki with a big elbow.
Zaraki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Zaraki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zaraki can't do much from the bottom here.
Fontaine working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fontaine working the head and body with strikes.
Fontaine landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zaraki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zaraki is looking for a sweep. Fontaine is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fontaine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zaraki wants to get back to full guard.
Fontaine sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaraki defending well though.
Zaraki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fontaine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaraki trying to control from the bottom.
Zaraki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fontaine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fontaine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zaraki wants to improve his position but Fontaine is controlling well.
Fontaine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fontaine is working away from the top position though.
Fontaine is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fontaine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fontaine is nestled in close to Zaraki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fontaine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zaraki is rocked!
Fontaine lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Zaraki! More strikes land and this one is all over! Fontaine jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Fontaine!
Ricky Fontaine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Dellaria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J J Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Dellaria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, J J Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dellaria throws a combination that misses
and Tucker counters by clinching up.
Dellaria digs a right hand underneath Tucker's ribcage. Tucker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dellaria misses with a punch on the inside.
Dellaria takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Dellaria is blocking nicely.
Tucker just leaning against Dellaria, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tucker as Dellaria tries to tie him up.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Dellaria jumps guard but Tucker turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Dellaria is trying to pull guard but Tucker has him pressed against the ropes.
Tucker looking to throw knees to the head but Dellaria is blocking nicely.
A short left from Dellaria.
Dellaria takes an elbow to the temple.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dellaria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker is trying to stall.
Dellaria looking to stall.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dellaria jumps guard but Tucker turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Dellaria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've been informed that Tucker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dellaria misses with a body punch.
Tucker lands an elbow inside that Dellaria shrugs off.
Tucker is looking to control Dellaria's arms but Dellaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tucker has his back to the ropes.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dellaria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Dellaria blocks with his arms.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dellaria.
Dellaria misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tucker throws an elbow that misses.
Dellaria throws an elbow but it misses.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Dellaria drags the fight down to the ground.
Dellaria manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tucker manages to get himself to full guard.
Dellaria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dellaria throws an elbow that misses. Tucker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dellaria's guard. Nice move by Tucker!
Dellaria wants to sweep here but Tucker controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dellaria working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tucker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tucker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dellaria is trying to control the position but Tucker postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J J Tucker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
J J Tucker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Dellaria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tucker is struggling to control the position.
Dellaria wants a takedown.
Dellaria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dellaria tries to land knees in the clinch but Tucker avoids the damage to the body.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Tucker lands an elbow inside that Dellaria shrugs off.
I was talking to Dellaria's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dellaria lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dellaria throws a punch but it's blocked by Tucker.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dellaria misses with a left hand
and Tucker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tucker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dellaria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dellaria blocks an elbow strike from Tucker.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Dellaria blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria tries to score a body lock takedown but Tucker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dellaria throws a head punch that misses.
Dellaria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tucker lands a knee to the head.
Tucker takes a shot to the head.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dellaria tries to circle away but Tucker has him pinned against the ropes.
Dellaria softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dellaria's face.
Dellaria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dellaria struggles to land a body shot inside as Tucker controls his hands.
Dellaria has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dellaria misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tucker.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dellaria tries to work over Tucker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
Tucker lands a knee to the head.
Dellaria is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker misses with a punch to the body.
Dellaria misses with a body punch.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Dellaria 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!
Tucker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dellaria gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tucker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tucker tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dellaria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Greg Dellaria will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dellaria clinches up against the ropes.
Dellaria has had enough of the clinch but Tucker keeps him there for the moment.
Tucker with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dellaria.
Dellaria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker connects with a leg kick. Dellaria looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tucker slaps away a takedown attempt from Dellaria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dellaria lands with a nice combination. Tucker backs away looking to recover.
It looks like J J Tucker has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tucker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dellaria has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tucker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tucker.
Oh Dellaria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria seems to have got his legs back now.
Dellaria fails to pull guard.
Tucker drops Dellaria with a big knee straight up the middle! Dellaria is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria moves into the clinch successfully.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker has Dellaria pressed against the ropes.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but Dellaria blocks it.
Dellaria ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dellaria no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dellaria looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tucker controlling from the top position.
Dellaria wants to get back to his feet but Tucker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria looking to control.
J J Tucker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dellaria bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tucker's head backwards.
Tucker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tucker moves into the clinch.
Dellaria wants to break free but Tucker has control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellaria taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tucker wants to stall.
Dellaria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dellaria is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dellaria lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but J J Tucker just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on J J Tucker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tucker tries to clinch but Dellaria is having none of it.
Dellaria closes the distance and clinches.
Tucker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tucker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tucker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tucker trying to stall but Dellaria improves his position.
Dellaria jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tucker walks away with a smile on his face. Dellaria gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dellaria keeps the fight on the outside.
Tucker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tucker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dellaria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dellaria forces Tucker back against the ropes and clinches.
Tucker is looking to control Dellaria's arms but Dellaria gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tucker has his back to the ropes.
Tucker is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Dellaria has denied him.
Tucker lands a nice elbow.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dellaria's face.
Dellaria throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tucker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tucker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dellaria blocks it with crossed arms.
Dellaria tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Dellaria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tucker has him pressed against the ropes.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but Dellaria blocks with his arms.
Dellaria pulls guard effortlessly.
Dellaria wants to hit a switch here but Tucker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dellaria there!
Tucker trying to control but Dellaria is having none of it.
Dellaria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tucker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J J Tucker dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on J J Tucker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tucker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Tucker.
Dellaria pushes Tucker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dellaria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tucker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dellaria lands a nice shot to the body.
Dellaria'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.
Tucker lands an elbow just above Dellaria 's eye.
Dellaria is trying to pull guard but Tucker has him pressed against the ropes.
Tucker tries to stall but Dellaria uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dellaria misses with a knee strike.
Tucker misses with a knee to the head.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dellaria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Greg Dellaria is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dellaria dives in and grabs Tucker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tucker pushes down on Dellaria's head and hops out.
Dellaria clinches with his opponent.
Tucker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dellaria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tucker has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tucker.
Tucker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tucker keeps control of Dellaria as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tucker misses with a knee strike.
Dellaria ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dellaria no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Tucker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dellaria has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tucker has managed to get both his arms back between Dellaria's legs - danger averted.
Tucker throws a big elbow that misses.
Tucker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dellaria trying to control the position.
Tucker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. J J Tucker was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dellaria tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tucker swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Dellaria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dellaria gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dellaria takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tucker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dellaria working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dellaria doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tucker wants to stall.
Tucker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to J J Tucker.
I think Tucker 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for J J Tucker!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for J J Tucker!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for J J Tucker!
J J Tucker wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Greg Dellaria had this to say: 'Sorry I let the fans down...thanks for all your support...I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thioon Phitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lok comes to the ring accompanied by Butthole Surfers - Pepper. Damien Lok could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thioon Phitch's chin.
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25
165 lbs
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24
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Lok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thioon Phitch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lok fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phitch. Lok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lok staying out of range there.
Phitch is looking to clinch but Lok is avoiding it.
Phitch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phitch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Phitch darts in trying to clinch
and Lok counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lok postures up in Phitch's guard and throws a big left but Phitch blocks it.
Lok chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Phitch has his hands on Lok's head, controlling the position.
Lok 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.
Phitch keeping full guard, as Lok tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok wants to control from the top but Phitch keeps moving.
Phitch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phitch told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lok looking to pass the guard.
Phitch keeping moving, preventing Lok from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damien Lok wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Phitch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Phitch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lok looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Phitch is fending him off so far but Lok persists. Nope, Phitch circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Lok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lok swats away the attempt to clinch by Phitch.
Phitch wants to clinch up but Lok keeps it at a distance.
Lok shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Phitch defends it nicely.
Phitch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lok at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch gets caught flat footed, as Lok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lok will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Phitch keeping moving, preventing Lok from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Lok dominated that round.
That's time! Lok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lok gets the takedown into side control.
Lok trying to control the action but Phitch is working from the bottom.
Lok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lok throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lok working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lok is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Phitch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lok's best efforts.
Phitch is not content to let Lok control the position.
Lok wants to pass to mount but Phitch is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lok is trying to control. Phitch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lok is trying to work for a kimura but Phitch is defending well.
Lok seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Phitch has recovered full guard.
Phitch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Lok dominated that second round.
That's time! Lok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Phitch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lok.
Lok avoids the body shot from Phitch.
Lok shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Phitch as he jumps to the side.
Lok lands with a nice combination. Phitch backs away looking to recover.
Phitch cracks Lok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lok avoids the body shot from Phitch.
Phitch misses with an uppercut.
Phitch cracks Lok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lok shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phitch pinned against the ropes. Phitch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Lok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lok misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thioon Phitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phitch tries to clinch but Lok is having none of it.
Lok fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Phitch moves into range and clinches up with Lok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phitch trying to land knees to the body.
Phitch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lok lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lok wants to advance to full mount but Phitch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Phitch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damien Lok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lok controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lok trying to control but Phitch is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch can't keep his opponent in guard - Lok advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lok is looking to stall here but Phitch recovers full guard.
Lok throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Damien Lok did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Phitch lunges at Lok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lok's hand.
Phitch tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Phitch wants to clinch.
Phitch staying out of range there.
Lok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lok looking to score a takedown here. Phitch is defending well but Lok drives through and ends up in Phitch's guard.
Phitch controls Lok momentarily but Lok frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Phitch holds on and takes a little breather.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lok's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phitch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thioon Phitch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lok.
Lok tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Phitch defends well and Lok ends up having to push Phitch into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Phitch as Lok tries to tie him up.
Lok is trying to drag Phitch to the mat but Phitch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Lok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phitch lands an elbow inside.
Phitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phitch staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Phitch misses.
Phitch swings for the body but Lok moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phitch tries to clinch up.
Lok misses with a head kick.
A big right from Lok misses.
Lok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Phitch.
Phitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lok digs a good hook to Phitch's body.
Phitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phitch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lok misses the body punch
and Phitch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thioon Phitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phitch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Lok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch closes the distance and clinches.
Lok tries to break free but Phitch pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Lok.
Phitch lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Thioon Phitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Phitch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lok throws a hook to the side of Phitch's head but Phitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phitch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lok.
Phitch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phitch manages to break the clinch.
Phitch throws a body punch but Lok moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lok lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phitch doesn't seem phased though.
Lok shoots in looking for a takedown but Phitch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lok's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phitch moves to clinch but Lok breaks away
and Lok counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Phitch trying to control the position here.
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!
Lok wants to pass the guard but Phitch is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lok missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Phitch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thioon Phitch wasn't active enough on the ground.
Phitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Lok clobbers Phitch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Phitch looks to land a left hand but Lok moved out of range nicely.
Lok misses with a looping left.
Lok shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lok showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lok is working for a kimura here but Phitch manages to reverse the position and he's now in Lok's guard.
Phitch controls from within his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lok is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phitch keeping moving, preventing Lok from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Lok showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lok 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Damien Lok!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Damien Lok!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Damien Lok!
Damien Lok wins by unanimous decision!
Damien Lok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
205 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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22
223 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fittz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fittz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn cracks Fittz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fittz.
Fittz loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Fittz stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Fittz moves into the clinch.
Fittz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fittz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fittz misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Fittz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Bj Penn has been cut.
Bj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Fittz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fittz drops Penn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Penn! Fittz dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Fittz!
During a confident post fight interview, Markus Fittz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk comes into the arena with Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet blaring out of the sound system. Man has chosen Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
222 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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24
217 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man tries to clinch
and The Turk makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Turk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Turk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Man will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Turk misses with a body kick.
The Turk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Turk's head backwards.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Method Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a leg kick that misses.
Man throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Turk counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Turk moves away.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A good leg kick by Man.
The Turk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
The Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Turk lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Turk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Turk.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Turk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Man takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Man wants to clinch up but The Turk keeps it at a distance.
Man throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Turk moves out of range of the leg kick from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but The Turk is just out of range.
The Turk thuds his shin into the meat of Man's side.
The Turk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man tries to clinch
and The Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Turk rather than just go for the knockout.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Barret The Turk will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
The Turk pushes Man away with a front kick.
The Turk tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man with a hook.
Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from The Turk.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man misses with an uppercut
and The Turk counters with a head kick. That will keep Man thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from The Turk.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Turk moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. The Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Turk tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and The Turk counters with a body kick that stops Man in his tracks momentarily.
The Turk 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.
Man throws a solid leg kick but The Turk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Man.
The Turk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
The Turk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
The Turk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
The Turk checks a low kick from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Man misses with a body punch
and The Turk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Turk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Turk throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Turk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man misses with a body shot.
The Turk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man moves in looking to clinch but The Turk pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man throws out a loose jab but The Turk uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Barret The Turk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Turk, right into the meat.
The Turk throws a head kick that half lands.
The Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Barret The Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and The Turk counters with a nice kick to the body.
Man moves to clinch but The Turk breaks away
and The Turk counters with a good, hard body kick but Man shrugs it off.
The Turk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A solid body kick from The Turk.
That kick from The Turk tenderised Man's leg. Man is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Turk misses with a kick to the body.
Man motions for The Turk to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
The Turk scores with a jab.
The Turk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Turk tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Turk throws a leg kick but Man checks it.
The Turk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Turk throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Turk throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Turk lands a head shot.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but The Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by The Turk.
Man blocks a head kick by The Turk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Turk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Man fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Man blocks the leg kick.
Man misses the body punch
enabling The Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
The Turk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.
Man tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and The Turk counters with a nice body kick.
The Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Turk lands with a nice body punch.
The Turk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barret The Turk clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Turk looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
The Turk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Man.
The Turk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man takes a swing at The Turk's ribcage but misses.
Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Turk lands a jab to Man's midsection.
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
The Turk cracks the inside of Man's front leg.
Man cracks The Turk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
The Turk throws a body kick that misses.
The Turk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man's calf.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
The Turk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
Man has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good work by The Turk as he checks the leg kick.
Man connects with a body shot that sends The Turk's belly button to the back.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Turk walks into a left hand.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Turk manages to avoid it.
The Turk misses with the body kick
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man takes a swing at The Turk's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a shot to the body.
The Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
The Turk checks a leg kick.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Turk throws a push kick but Man slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot lands for Man.
The Turk tried to score with a low kick but Man checks it.
The Turk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man throws a body punch but The Turk moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Method Man dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Man misses with a shot to the body
and The Turk counters with a nice low kick that buckles Man's knee momentarily.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man misses with an uppercut.
The Turk misses with a head kick.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Turk.
Man lands a jab to the head.
The Turk checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Turk misses with an attempted mid kick.
The Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from The Turk lands but Man takes it in his stride.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Turk.
The Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Turk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Turk scores with a push kick.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man misses with a body shot.
The Turk is looking to slow Man down with leg kicks.
Man throws a shot from downtown. The Turk moves away and avoids it.
Man tries to clinch up but The Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
The Turk scores with a nice body kick.
The Turk throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
The Turk scores with a push kick.
The Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man drives through and clinches with The Turk against the ropes.
The Turk stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
The Turk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man cracks The Turk with a nice body shot.
Man stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Turk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Man.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as The Turk controls the action.
Man is looking to control The Turk's arms but The Turk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Method Man.
Man throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Method Man.
I think The Turk 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Barret The Turk!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Barret The Turk!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight as a draw!
Barret The Turk wins by majority decision!
Barret The Turk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Dufinbeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufinbeger has chosen Steppin Stone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Razor Maya has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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275 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Maya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stefano Dufinbeger!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufinbeger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maya throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Stefano Dufinbeger has been cut.
A jab from Dufinbeger misses.
A head kick by Dufinbeger misses
and Maya counters with an inside leg kick.
Razor Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Maya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufinbeger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dufinbeger looks winded!
Maya scores with a push kick.
Maya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dufinbeger's hands.
Maya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dufinbeger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufinbeger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Maya.
Maya clobbers Dufinbeger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dufinbeger is rocked!
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!
Maya throws a monster overhand right that drops Dufinbeger! Maya follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Maya!
Razor Maya retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Big Show Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Show Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Papa was a Rolling Stone. Terry has chosen This Is Halloween by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnny Terry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Big Show Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Terry!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Show Jr avoids the body shot from Terry.
Big Show Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Terry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Big Show Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Terry sprawls well initially but Big Show Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Terry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Big Show Jr.
Terry is refusing to be controlled, as Big Show Jr sits in half guard.
Terry tries to kick Big Show Jr off but Big Show Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Big Show Jr there.
Big Show Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Big Show Jr 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Show Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Terry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Big Show Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Terry has hold of Big Show Jr's hands but Big Show Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Big Show Jr stalling.
Big Show Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Terry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Big Show Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Big Show Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Terry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ground and pound from Big Show Jr.
Terry wants to get back to his feet.
Big Show Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terry keeps working.
Big Show Jr working over Terry with some ground and pound. Terry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Show Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Terry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Big Show Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Terry has hold of Big Show Jr's hands but Big Show Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Terry has one foot on Big Show Jr's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Show Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Big Show Jr shoots in but Terry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Big Show Jr misses the shot to the body.
Big Show Jr digs a good hook to Terry's body.
Big Show Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
The Big Show Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Show Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Terry.
Big Show Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big Show Jr with a jab.
Terry throws an overhand right that lands on Big Show Jr's shoulder, as Big Show Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Big Show Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Terry counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Big Show Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Big Show Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Show Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Big Show Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Terry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big Show Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Terrys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Terry slaps away a takedown attempt from Big Show Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terry lands a nice shot that snaps Big Show Jr's head back.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry throws a body punch but Big Show Jr moves out of range.
Big Show Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terry sprawls well. Terry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Big Show Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
The Big Show Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terry connects with a body shot.
Big Show Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Terry finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Show Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terry moves away.
Big Show Jr throws a hook but Terry avoids it easily.
Big Show Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Show Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Big Show Jr jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Big Show Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Big Show Jr misses with a looping left.
Terry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Show Jr.
Big Show Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Terry counters with a nice uppercut.
Terry catches Big Show Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terry misses with an uppercut.
Big Show Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Big Show Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Show Jr jabs Terry to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Terry misses with a looping right.
Big Show Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Terry sprawls well. Terry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Big Show Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Terry connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Big Show Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terry.
Johnny Terry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Big Show Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big Show Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Terry slips a jab and a cross from Big Show Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Terry will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Big Show Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Terry was covering up waiting for the punch and Big Show Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Big Show Jr cracks Terry with a solid left hand.
Terry wants to stand up but Big Show Jr is controlling him.
Big Show Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big Show Jr lands a couple of digs.
Terry wants to get back to his feet but Big Show Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Big Show Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Show Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Terry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big Show Jr pushes down on Terry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry is trying to stand back up but Big Show Jr is controlling him
Big Show Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Big Show Jr.
Big Show Jr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Big Show Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Terry wants to get back to his feet.
Big Show Jr works his way into side control.
Big Show Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Terry can do to turn this around?
Big Show Jr controls the position from side control.
Big Show Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Show Jr working the ground and pound.
Big Show Jr advances nicely into full mount.
Terry is squirming around, avoiding Big Show Jr's attempts to control the action.
Big Show Jr scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Terry can't escape the position.
Big Show Jr landing strikes from the mount.
Big Show Jr cracks Terry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Terry is rocked!
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Big Show Jr lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Terry! Big Show Jr sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Terry and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). The Big Show Jr!
The Big Show Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Askarian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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32
222 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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25
209 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Askarian!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askarian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palhares on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Askarian.
Askarian's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Askarian's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Askarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askarian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palhares is defending well for now.
Askarian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Palhares is looking for a takedown.
Palhares drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Askarian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Askarian as the two fighters clinch.
Askarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Askarian pushes Palhares back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Askarian.
It looks like Dominickoy Palhares has been cut.
Palhares is trying to drag Askarian to the mat but Askarian just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominickoy Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Askarian lands a nice knee to the body.
Palhares is breathing heavily.
Askarian lands a knee to the body.
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Askarian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palhares's defenses.
Askarian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palhares lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Palhares is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askarian looking to slow down the pace here.
Palhares takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good body shot from Askarian.
Palhares goes for a takedown in the clinch but Askarian prevents it.
Palhares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Askarian is defending well.
Askarian prevents the takedown attempt.
Askarian lands a damaging elbow.
Askarian lands a nice elbow.
Askarian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Askarian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Askarian.
Askarian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Askarian.
Askarian lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Palhares has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Askarian scores a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Askarian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Askarian lands an elbow inside that Palhares shrugs off.
Askarian landing knees to the body.
Askarian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palhares is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Palhares is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominickoy Palhares's cut is getting worse.
Askarian pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Palhares! Askarian unloads with more strikes and Palhares sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Askarian!
Tim Askarian seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Dominickoy Palhares stepped up to the mic, saying 'great fight'.
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