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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hogin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to real american. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lacuna Coil - Without Fear. Curtis Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
66 - 31 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Hogin. Those never looked like landing.
Hogin with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hogin misses with a body punch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones feints and then cracks Hogin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hogin down.
Hogin throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones scores with a one two! Hogin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hogin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogin throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hogin.
Jones drops Hogin with a beautiful combination! Hogin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Hogin is rocked!
It looks like Hulk Hogin has been cut.
Hogin tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hogin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones lands a big head kick that sends Hogin tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Hogin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Hogin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hogin wants to stay close but Jones steps back to make room for something. Hogin seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jones and Hogin drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Curtis Jones!
Our winner, Curtis Jones, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Darnielle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle misses with a body shot
and Haze counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haze looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Darnielle clinches.
Darnielle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Darnielle's head coaches at Evolution Fight Academy [16 Coaches] 1000$ LowCap that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Darnielle misses with a looping left.
Darnielle jabs Haze right on the nose. Haze blinks but takes it well.
Haze has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haze there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haze is rocked!
Darnielle fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Haze to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Haze looks to clinch but Darnielle throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Haze taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Darnielle!
During a confident post fight interview, John Darnielle 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shain might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck. Sato has chosen Call to prayer of islam as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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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
28 - 22 - 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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Rumina Sato!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sato has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sato lands with a straight right. Shain didn't see that one coming.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Shain's shoulder, as Shain tries to avoid the shot.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shain.
Sato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shain cracks a nice hook into Sato's ribs.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Shain moves away and avoids it.
Shain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Shain.
Sato slips under a jab.
Sato walks into a jab.
Shain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato throws a sloppy head kick and Shain moves out of range easily.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain digs a good body shot into Sato's ribs.
Shain 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.
Shain clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the cage.
Sato scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sato breaks from the clinch.
Shain stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shain is looking to slow Sato down with leg kicks.
Shain tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain cracks Sato with a good jab.
Shain moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato tries to land a leg kick but Shain saw it coming and moves away.
Shain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sato defending well as Shain loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sato scrambles back to his feet.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Shain looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Shain misses with a body shot.
Shain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato checks a low kick from Shain.
Shain loads up on a big right hand but Sato slips the punch.
Sato misses the jab.
Sato drops his hands momentarily and Shain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shain tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shain lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shain lands with a right to the head.
Shain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shain misses with a straight left.
Shain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shain throws a big shot that misses.
Shain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shain lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shain misses with a hook to the body
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shain throws a sloppy body shot
and Sato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shain looks to land a right hand but Sato moved out of range.
Sato lands a jab to the nose.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Shain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sato cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shain misses with a wild body shot.
Shain tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Shain misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Shain moves his leg out of the way.
Sato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Shain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Shain.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the 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!
Shain takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Shain blocks the leg kick.
Sato moves away from the strike by Shain.
Sato looks for the body kick but Shain saw that one coming.
Shain misses the shot to the body.
Shain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sato pinned against the cage. Sato gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shain fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for M J Shain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato jabs at Shain's body.
Sato lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
M J Shain 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.
Shain throws a leg kick
and Sato makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shain really felt that one!
Sato lands a high kick!
Good exchange - Shain coming out on top.
Shain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato circles away from the clinch attempt.
M J Shain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shain moves away.
Shain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sato.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sato.
Sato blocks a leg kick.
Shain tries to move into range but Sato moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sato sprawls well initially but Shain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Shain is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sato is trying to stand up here but Shain is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shain is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sato has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sato desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shain is working for a submission of some sort.
Shain has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sato defend it? Shain steps over the head and cranks it - Sato is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). M J Shain!
A relieved looking M J Shain thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Rumina Sato had this to say: 'It's at times like this, one must reach deeply into his soul,challenge his heart, feel new courage, endure the fuck pain and say 'FUCK ISLAM AND MOHAMMED WAS A PEDOPHILE''.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Blight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blyer kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eye Of The Tiger. Blight has chosen Suikoden II - The Chase as his entrance music. Luca Blight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Blight!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blight wants to clinch up but Blyer keeps it at a distance.
Blyer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blight.
Blight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blyer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blight can pounce on him.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blight.
Blyer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blight. Blight obviously looking to wear him down.
Blight rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blyer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blyer.
Blight connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blyer's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Blight does no damage.
Blight is looking to land body kicks.
Blyer tests Blight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer lands a body shot.
Blight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Blight coming out on top.
It looks like Rocky Blyer has been cut.
Blyer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blyer.
Blight misses with a double jab.
Blyer stuns Blight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Blyer.
Blyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blyer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blight throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blyer checks a low kick from Blight.
Blyer is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blight lands a jab.
Blyer moves out of range of the body kick from Blight.
Blyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Blyer lands with an overhand left.
Blight closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blight waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Blyer. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Blyer to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Blyer is rocked!
Blight postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Blyer covers up, he's hurt! Blight keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Blight and the ref steps in to end the fight! Blight can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Blight!
Luca Blight bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ban-Ki Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hael comes into the arena with WISE MAN AND HIS WORDS by Wiley blaring out of the sound system. Kim has chosen Guns N' Roses: Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ban-Ki Kim!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael throws a leg kick but Kim moved away.
A big left from Hael misses.
Hael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hael has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kim.
Kim swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael throws a leg kick
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim tries to sprawl but Hael drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kim holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hael tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kim knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim trying to control here.
We've been hearing good reports from Hael's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hael looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kim desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hael seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Hael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kim felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Hael is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hael.
Hael is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim tries to roll over but Hael keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kim trying to hold on to Hael's head to control him but Hael postures up.
Kim gets back to full guard.
Hael trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim wants to stand up but Hael is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hael stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hael throws a big right hand that misses.
Hael slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hael trying to control the position but Kim is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The strikes coming from Hael are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hael.
Hael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ban-Ki Kim has been cut.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael misses with an uppercut.
Kim throws a head kick but Hael moves out of range.
Hael blocks a leg kick.
Hael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ban-Ki Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hael shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hael goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hael takes a step back to recover.
Kim throws a low kick but Hael moves out of range easily.
Hael punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Hael.
Hael looking to score a takedown here. Kim is defending well but Hael drives through and ends up in Kim's guard.
Hael is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kim is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kim has escaped and now he's on top!
Hael is working an open guard so Kim takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hael takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kim looks for the body kick but Hael saw that one coming.
Hael keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mic Hael is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
Hael swats away the attempt to clinch by Kim.
Kim scores with a head kick.
It looks like Mic Hael has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hael looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kim tries to roll over but Hael keeps him under control.
Kim is trying to stand back up but Hael is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael is looking for a kimura here.
Kim tries to get to full guard but Hael has control of the leg.
Hael takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hael seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael wants to pass the guard but Kim is defending well.
Hael is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kim sees it coming and defends easily.
Kim is refusing to be controlled, as Hael sits in half guard.
Hael stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mic Hael dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hael works Kim's body with a nice hook.
Hael throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hael.
Hael blocks the body kick.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim moves out of range as Hael strikes.
Kim stuffs the takedown attempt from Hael. Hael gets slowly back to his feet.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim tries to work over Hael's front leg with a kick but Hael checks it.
Hael moves into range and clinches up with Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kim.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kim.
Hael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hael tries to throw a body punch but Kim avoids it by throwing Hael back against the cage.
Kim tries a body shot but Hael blocks it.
Hael lands a body punch.
Kim tries to stall but Hael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kim has Hael up against the cage in a clinch.
Hael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hael.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kim. Hael shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hael throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Kim scores with a push kick.
Kim cracks the inside of Hael's front leg.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ban-Ki Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hael takes a step back to recover.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hael.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hael moves away.
Mic Hael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hael misses with a straight left.
Kim looks to throw a body kick
enabling Hael to counter with a crisp jab.
Hael misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Hael circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hael misses with a low kick.
Hael keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hael is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Kim is predictable there
and Hael makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Hael's front leg but catches the back leg as Hael tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kim.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Hael off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ban-Ki Kim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hael 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Hael!
Mic Hael decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Larkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larkin comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Ryan Larkin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Zoidberg's chin.
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222 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larkin throws a body punch but Zoidberg moves out of range.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
Larkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Larkin tried to score with a low kick but Zoidberg checks it.
Larkin lands a lovely overhand right.
Larkin misses with a low kick as Zoidberg jumps back.
Larkin lands a high kick!
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Larkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoidberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Zoidberg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Larkin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zoidberg eats them both and turns towards Larkin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg avoids the head kick by Larkin.
Zoidberg feints and then cracks Larkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Larkin down.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that misses.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zoidberg darts in and clinches Larkin up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Larkin in his tracks for a moment.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Larkin presses Zoidberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Zoidberg blocks a body shot from Larkin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zoidberg connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.
Zoidberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Larkin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg crunches a lovely knee into Larkin's ribcage.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
Zoidberg lands a knee to the body.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
It looks like Ryan Larkin has been cut.
Larkin tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Larkin avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zoidberg working Larkin over with knees to the body.
Larkin is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Larkin takes an elbow to the temple.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg lands an elbow that stopped Larkin in his tracks for a moment.
Zoidberg looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Zoidberg trying to land knees to the body.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Larkin takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zoidberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zoidberg working Larkin over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Larkin digs a right hand into Zoidberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zoidberg's gas tank.
Zoidberg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Larkin won't want to take too many of those.
Larkin managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
A knee to the head by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Larkin takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin working aggressively here.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Zoidberg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larkin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zoidberg scores with a leg kick.
Zoidberg connects with an inside leg kick.
Larkin moves into the clinch successfully.
Zoidberg lands an elbow just above Larkin 's eye.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larkin is defending well for now.
Larkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Larkin.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Larkin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Larkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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!
Larkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow strike.
Larkin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Larkin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin avoiding damage as Zoidberg throws knees to the body.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zoidberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it misses.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Larkin working aggressively here.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Larkin.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zoidberg.
Larkin tries to throw a body punch but Zoidberg avoids it by throwing Larkin back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larkin avoids it.
Larkin working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zoidberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zoidberg with a knee to the head.
Zoidberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Larkin lands a body shot.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Larkin.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Zoidberg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Zoidberg controls the action.
A hook to the body from Larkin.
Larkin lands with a right to the head.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Larkin.
Zoidberg has Larkin pressed against the cage, preventing Larkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoidberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larkin's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Larkin.
Larkin is working Zoidberg over against the cage.
Zoidberg is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Larkin is defending well for now.
Larkin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Larkin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zoidberg misses with a knee to the head.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Larkin lands a nice uppercut.
Zoidberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Larkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larkin avoids it.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Zoidberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larkin managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Larkin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoidberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larkin's brow.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Larkin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zoidberg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larkin.
Larkin wants to slow Zoidberg down by chopping away at his legs.
Larkin takes a swing at Zoidberg's ribcage but misses.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zoidberg.
Zoidberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Larkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Zoidberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Larkin throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg throws a wild body kick that Larkin sees coming a mile off.
Zoidberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg avoids the body shot from Larkin.
Larkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larkin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zoidberg. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zoidberg has closed the distance and engaged Larkin in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Larkin takes an elbow to the temple.
Larkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Larkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zoidberg's elbow.
Larkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zoidberg looking to throw knees to the head but Larkin is blocking nicely.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zoidberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Larkin's brow.
Zoidberg lands an elbow inside that Larkin shrugs off.
Larkin misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin tries to work over Zoidberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Larkin - that landed with a thud.
Zoidberg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zoidberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larkin misses with some punches.
Zoidberg blocks an uppercut.
Larkin avoids a wild elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Larkin misses with the head strike.
Larkin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoidberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larkin's sensitive parts.
Zoidberg looks for the body kick but Larkin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zoidberg. Zoidberg obviously looking to wear him down.
Larkin blocks the body kick.
Larkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zoidberg tries to clinch up but Larkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoidberg throws a front kick that sends Larkin stumbling back into the cage.
John Zoidberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoidberg wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Zoidberg lands with a kick to the temple. Larkin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zoidberg wants to clinch up but Larkin keeps it at a distance.
Larkin tries to score with a low kick but Zoidberg moves his leg out of the way.
Larkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larkin connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Larkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoidberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Larkin avoids it.
Zoidberg lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John Zoidberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Larkin blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Larkin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Larkin tries to work over Zoidberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Larkin scores with a hook to the body.
Zoidberg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg prevents a body shot from Larkin.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg lands a damaging elbow.
Larkin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Zoidberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zoidberg has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Zoidberg!
After winning the bout, John Zoidberg 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes to the cage accompanied by Body Rott. Hiligaynon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Down and Out . 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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144 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terrance Clam Digger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clam Digger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hiligaynon backs up against the cage.
Clam Digger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clam Digger misses with a punch to the body.
Hiligaynon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clam Digger is defending well for now.
Hiligaynon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clam Digger is trying to maintain a safe position but Hiligaynon gets an underhook and turns Clam Digger into the cage.
Clam Digger tries to throw a body punch but Hiligaynon avoids it by throwing Clam Digger back against the cage.
Clam Digger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hiligaynon up against the cage.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the head but Clam Digger blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Clam Digger fails to land.
Clam Digger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hiligaynon tries to land knees in the clinch but Clam Digger avoids the damage to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a head punch that misses.
Hiligaynon can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clam Digger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiligaynon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clam Digger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hiligaynon tries a knee to the head but Clam Digger blocks it.
Hiligaynon pushes Clam Digger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clam Digger misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Clam Digger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiligaynon stalling in the clinch but Clam Digger improves position.
A short right from Clam Digger.
Clam Digger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiligaynon is working Clam Digger over against the cage.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Clam Digger looking to slow down the pace here.
Hiligaynon struggles to land a body shot inside as Clam Digger controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger presses Hiligaynon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon working aggressively here.
Clam Digger blocks an uppercut.
Hiligaynon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clam Digger avoids it.
Hiligaynon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Clam Digger is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
Hiligaynon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiligaynon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clam Digger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clam Digger scores with a hook to the body.
Clam Digger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Clam Digger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clam Digger lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger lands a shoulder strike.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
Hiligaynon struggles to land a body shot inside as Clam Digger controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Clam Digger.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Clam Digger avoiding damage as Hiligaynon throws knees to the body.
Hiligaynon is trying to maintain a safe position but Clam Digger gets an underhook and turns Hiligaynon into the cage.
Clam Digger pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clam Digger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clam Digger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clam Digger avoiding damage as Hiligaynon throws knees to the body.
Clam Digger can't find room to land a body shot as Hiligaynon controls the action.
Clam Digger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon blocks a body shot from Clam Digger.
Hiligaynon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clam Digger's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clam Digger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon misses with a punch to the body.
Clam Digger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clam Digger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clam Digger blocks a body shot from Hiligaynon.
Clam Digger working aggressively here.
Clam Digger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiligaynon lands a right hand.
Clam Digger stalling.
Hiligaynon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiligaynon lands with a light punch inside.
Hiligaynon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hiligaynon tries to work over Clam Digger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Clam Digger.
A short uppercut from Clam Digger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Clam Digger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Clam Digger moves out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clam Digger counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hiligaynon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Hiligaynon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hiligaynon is looking for a sweep.
Hiligaynon struggling a bit here.
Hiligaynon is not content to let Clam Digger control the position.
Clam Digger tries to stand but Hiligaynon is controlling his head.
Hiligaynon is looking for a sweep.
Clam Digger has an Americana. Hiligaynon didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Clam Digger is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Clam Digger hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terrance Clam Digger!
A relieved looking Terrance Clam Digger 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branco comes to the cage accompanied by Feel Happiness. Tycho Branco has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Tycho Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Branco. Peppers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Branco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Branco misses
and Peppers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Branco moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Branco doesn't manage to clinch there - Peppers circles away.
Branco moves in looking to clinch but Peppers pushes him off.
Branco throws a lazy uppercut
and Peppers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peppers tries to close the distance and clinch but Branco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco is looking to slow Peppers down with leg kicks.
Branco checks a leg kick nicely.
Peppers throws a big shot that misses.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers misses with a straight right.
Peppers tries to clinch but Branco is having none of it.
Peppers blocks a head kick by Branco.
Branco seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Donk. Branco catches Peppers right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Peppers blocks the low kick.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
Branco thuds his right hand into Peppers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peppers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers thumps Branco with a low kick.
Peppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peppers throws a body punch but Branco moves out of range.
Peppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peppers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Branco's hands.
A good leg kick by Peppers.
Peppers scores with a nice right hand.
Branco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Peppers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Branco misses with a hook.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Branco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Branco misses.
Branco throws a lazy right hand but Peppers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppers tries a low kick but Branco avoids it.
Peppers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Branco.
Branco is looking to land body kicks.
Branco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Branco moves away from the strike by Peppers.
Branco throws a body punch but Peppers moves out of range.
Branco tries to land a front kick but Peppers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Peppers misses with a body kick.
Peppers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Branco moved away.
Branco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to clinch but Peppers is having none of it.
Branco wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Branco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco slips a jab from Peppers.
Branco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Peppers lands but Branco takes it in his stride.
Peppers looks to land a combination but Branco avoids it well.
Peppers thows a leg kick but Branco checks it
and Branco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peppers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Peppers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Peppers scores with a nice right hand.
Branco avoids a kick to the body.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Branco just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers throws a front kick aimed at Branco's knee but Branco avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Branco. That's going to slow Peppers down.
Branco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peppers tries a low kick but Branco avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peppers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Branco throws a wild body kick that Peppers sees coming a mile off.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Branco is looking to wear down Peppers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Branco throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers tries to clinch but Branco moves out of range.
Peppers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Branco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Peppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Peppers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Peppers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Peppers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peppers wants to land a leg kick but Branco is out of range.
Peppers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Branco misses with a jab, cross combination.
Branco connects with an inside leg kick.
Peppers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers throws a hook but Branco avoids it easily.
Peppers checks a leg kick.
Peppers lands with a cross.
Branco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Branco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peppers moves away.
Branco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brian Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peppers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Branco doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco lands a lovely overhand right.
A lazy left from Branco finds it's target.
Branco misses with a low kick.
Branco moves in looking to clinch but Peppers pushes him off.
Peppers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Branco throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Branco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers pushes Branco up against the cage in a clinch.
Branco lands a hook that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Peppers throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peppers.
Branco scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Branco.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Branco dodges an elbow strike from Peppers.
Branco working aggressively here.
Branco takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peppers lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tycho Branco has been cut.
Peppers tries to break the clinch but Branco is controlling the position.
Branco can't break the clinch.
Peppers throws a punch but it's blocked by Branco.
A short left from Branco.
Branco can't break the clinch.
Branco lands with a left to the head.
Peppers trying to land knees to the body.
Peppers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Peppers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peppers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Branco avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peppers in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers tries to land a knee to the head but Branco blocks with his arms.
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Peppers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peppers missing with knees to the body.
Branco avoiding damage as Peppers throws knees to the body.
Peppers blocks an uppercut.
Branco is leaning against Peppers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Peppers misses with an elbow strike.
Branco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Branco.
Branco lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peppers prevents a body shot from Branco.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Branco scores with a hook to the body.
Branco blocks an elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers misses with a knee strike.
Branco digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Tycho Branco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Peppers is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppers tries a knee to the head but Branco blocks it.
Branco tries to work over Peppers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branco lands with a light punch inside.
Branco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peppers looking to slow down the pace here.
Branco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branco throws a punch but it's blocked by Peppers.
Branco throws a head punch that misses.
Peppers can't find room to land a body shot as Branco controls the action.
Branco lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branco prevents a body shot from Peppers.
Branco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Branco lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tycho Branco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tycho Branco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Branco throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Peppers throws the kick towards the body but Branco avoids it.
Branco cracks Peppers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Branco slips under a jab from Peppers.
Branco clinches with his opponent.
Branco digs a right hand into Peppers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peppers's gas tank.
Branco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peppers takes a swing at Branco's ribcage but misses.
Peppers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Branco closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peppers counters by moving into the clinch.
Peppers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Branco lands a shoulder strike.
Branco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peppers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Branco on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peppers tries to work over Branco's front leg with a kick but Branco checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Branco connects with a right hand. Peppers shakes it off.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Branco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Peppers.
Branco misses the shot to the body.
Peppers scores with a push kick.
Branco avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Branco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Branco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peppers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Branco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peppers throws out the jab.
Peppers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Peppers lands a nice shot to the body.
Branco moves in looking to clinch but Peppers pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Peppers at a distance.
Peppers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Branco.
Branco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Branco is defending well for now.
Branco swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Branco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peppers backwards.
Branco wants to break free but Peppers has control.
Branco avoids a wild elbow strike from Peppers.
Peppers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Peppers lands an elbow inside.
Peppers blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Branco.
Branco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Branco swings wildly with an uppercut but Peppers uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Branco fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Branco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Branco misses with the head strike.
Peppers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peppers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Branco.
Branco wants to get back to striking at distance but Peppers won't allow it.
Peppers working Branco over with knees to the body.
Peppers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Peppers.
Branco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Branco takes an elbow to the forehead.
Branco being controlled against the cage.
Branco prevents a body shot from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Branco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Branco misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Branco misses.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch but Peppers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab lands there for Branco.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Branco tries to clinch but Peppers is having none of it.
Branco walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peppers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Branco tries to clinch there but Peppers circles away.
Peppers throws an overhand right that lands on Branco's shoulder, as Branco tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers scores with a kick to the body.
Branco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Branco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Branco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Branco 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!
Tycho Branco gave a mention to PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Hana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guybrush Threepwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Hana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guybrush Threepwood!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Threepwood misses the target.
Threepwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hana counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Threepwood felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hana is taking a breather. Threepwood says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Threepwood wants to improve his position but Hana is controlling well.
Hana slows the pace down in half guard.
Threepwood is looking to improve his position.
Threepwood is controlling Hana's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Guybrush Threepwood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Threepwood closes the distance but Hana moves to the side
so Hana counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Threepwood trying to keep a closed guard but Hana is proving a slippery customer.
Hana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Threepwood kicks Hana off and gets to his feet.
Hana misses the jab.
Threepwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Hana circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Threepwood is looking to slow Hana down with leg kicks.
Hana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Threepwood.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Hana is having none of it.
Threepwood blocks a jab.
Threepwood rushes Hana and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Threepwood gets through Hana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hana is trying to break free.
Threepwood tries a knee to the head but Hana blocks it.
Threepwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Threepwood is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hana.
Threepwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hana to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Guybrush Threepwood has been cut.
Jab, jab by Threepwood - just one landing.
It looks like Taka Hana has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hana thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hana swats away the attempt to clinch by Threepwood.
Threepwood tries to clinch up
and Hana counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Threepwood trying to keep a closed guard but Hana is proving a slippery customer.
Threepwood wants to stand up but Hana is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Hana dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Threepwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hana counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hana.
Threepwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hana showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Threepwood controls Hana momentarily but Hana frees himself.
Hana is standing up over Threepwood. Threepwood looks to escape but Hana dives into side control.
Threepwood wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hana is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Threepwood's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hana's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hana has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Taka Hana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Threepwood manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hana's best efforts.
Threepwood wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood is trying to maintain the position but Hana is very close to passing his half guard.
Threepwood is looking to improve his position.
Hana stalling.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Threepwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch but Hana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood misses with a two punch combination.
Hana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Threepwood has time to react.
Hana misses the shot to the body.
Threepwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Threepwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Hana moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hana misses the target.
Threepwood doesn't manage to clinch there - Hana circles away.
Threepwood moves to clinch but Hana breaks away
and Hana counters with a single leg into guard. Threepwood didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Threepwood is trying to keep Hana in close.
Hana is standing up over Threepwood. Threepwood looks to escape but Hana dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Threepwood wants to control but Hana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taka Hana dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Threepwood jabs at Hana's body.
Threepwood throws a half hearted mid kick.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Threepwood tries to clinch but Hana moves away
and Hana counters with a single leg into guard. Threepwood didn't expect that.
Hana stops Threepwood from standing up.
Hana controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Threepwood seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Taka Hana wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Threepwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Threepwood, right into the meat.
Guybrush Threepwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taka Hana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hana slips a jab from Threepwood.
Threepwood throws out a leg kick but Hana moves out of range and Threepwood only half commits.
Threepwood looks to clinch
and Hana counters with a nice double leg into side control. Threepwood won't be happy with that.
Hana taking a breather here.
Threepwood is trying to control Hana's posture but Hana avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Threepwood is looking for a sweep.
Threepwood seems a little lost for a moment, as Hana dominates the positioning.
Threepwood tries to escape but Hana is in control.
Threepwood is trying to work for a sweep but Hana has mounted him!
Threepwood wants to hold on but Hana pushes him away.
Hana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Threepwood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Threepwood reaches up and holds on to Hana to control the position.
Threepwood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Threepwood keeps trying to improve his position.
Hana controlling from mount.
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 Taka Hana.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hana, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taka Hana!
After the big win, Taka Hana made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Project Mayhem and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guru Majja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majja's entrance music is Afroman - Because I Got High. A fine choice. 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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179 lbs
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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
25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guru Majja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanen defending well as Majja loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Majja.
Majja scores with a head kick. Takanen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Majja tries to move into range but Takanen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Majja misses with a low kick as Takanen jumps back.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majja lands a jab to the nose.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Takanen - that will leave a mark!
Takanen misses the jab.
Takanen blocks a head kick by Majja.
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!
Majja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takanen is out of range and Majja settles back down.
Takanen slips a straight right by Majja.
Takanen throws a right hand that misses
and Majja counters by clinching up.
Takanen breaks from the clinch.
Takanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Takanen.
Takanen swings for the body but Majja moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Majja shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takanen throws a body punch but Majja moves out of range.
Takanen misses with a hook
and Majja counters with a nice kick to the body.
Takanen misses with a looping left.
Majja checks a low kick from Takanen.
Takanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Majja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanen.
Majja is looking to score with low kicks.
Takanen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Majja looks to score with a jab to the body but Takanen is just out of range.
Majja avoids the body shot from Takanen.
Takanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Majja.
Majja fakes the leg kick and cracks Takanen in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bone on bone clash there as Takanen blocks the leg kick.
Majja throws a shot to the body.
Takanen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Takanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Majja motions for Takanen to come forward. Majja throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majja scores with a jab.
Majja scoring well with a low kick there.
Majja is looking to chop away at Takanen's legs.
Majja throws a lazy uppercut
and Takanen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takanen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Majja lands a head kick. Takanen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Majja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Takanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a low kick but Takanen moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from Majja.
Takanen misses with an uppercut.
Takanen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Majja feints and then cracks Takanen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takanen down.
Majja throws an overhand right that lands on Takanen's shoulder, as Takanen tries to avoid the shot.
Majja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Majja scores with a hook to the body. Takanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Majja slips a straight right by Takanen.
Majja misses with a wild combination.
Takanen cracks Majja with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takanen throws a shot from downtown. Majja moves away and avoids it.
Majja throws a front kick aimed at Takanen's knee but Takanen avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja scores with a jab to the body.
Takanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Majja.
Majja throws a low kick but Takanen avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Takanen scores with a four punch combination!
Takanen blocks a head kick by Majja.
Majja misses with a straight left.
Majja moves away from the strike by Takanen.
Majja just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takanen throws a nice looking combination but Majja bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen scores with a body shot.
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanen manages to avoid it.
Takanen scores with a leg kick.
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 Guru Majja will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Majja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Majja scores with a shot to the body.
Majja thuds a left hand into Takanen's body.
Majja motions for Takanen to come forward. Majja throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Majja just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Takanen. That snapped Majja's head back.
Majja feints a jab promting Takanen to slip. Majja then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Takanen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Majja tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takanen is able to avoid easily.
Takanen connects with a jab.
Majja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Takanen. That's going to slow Majja down.
Takanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Majja on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Takanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Majja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Majja lands a lovely overhand right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majja, right into the meat.
Majja finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Majja blocks a leg kick.
Majja throws a body punch but Takanen moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Majja, right into the meat.
Takanen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Majja moves out of range of the body kick from Takanen.
Takanen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Majja ducks right into an uppercut from Takanen.
Majja bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Majja. That's going to slow Takanen down.
Takanen misses with a straight right.
Majja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Majja tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Takanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Majja moves out of range as Takanen strikes.
Takanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Majja.
Takanen avoids the body shot from Majja.
Majja swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Majja tries a head kick but it misses.
Majja takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Guru Majja is winning the standup battle so far.
Majja misses the shot to the body.
Majja takes a swing at Takanen's ribcage but misses.
Majja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Takanen takes a swing at Majja's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takanen takes a step back to recover.
Majja looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Majja lands a lovely overhand right.
Majja connects with a leg kick. Takanen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Majja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Takanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Majja scrambles back to his feet.
Majja misses with a low kick.
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
Takanen misses with a body shot.
Majja misses with a body shot.
Majja comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Majja lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Majja takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanen looks to land a body kick but Majja moved away.
A head kick misses from Majja.
A looping hook to the body misses from Majja. Takanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Takanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Majja connects with a body shot that sends Takanen's belly button to the back.
Takanen throws a big shot that misses.
Takanen takes a swing at Majja's ribcage but misses.
Majja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Majja slips under a jab from Takanen.
Takanen tries to bum rush Majja with a series of wild strikes but Majja uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen is looking to land body kicks.
Takanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Takanen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Guru Majja will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Majja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Takanen avoids the head kick by Majja.
Majja works over Takanen's head and body with a nice combination.
Majja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Majja throws a head kick that misses.
Takanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takanen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Majja.
Majja walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Majja takes a swing at Takanen's ribcage but misses.
Takanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Takanen swinging wildly here.
A good leg kick by Majja.
Good work by Takanen as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Majja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Majja misses with a few strikes there.
Majja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Takanen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Takanen throws the left hand but Majja avoids the punch easily.
Majja throws a solid leg kick but Takanen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Majja.
Takanen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Takanen duly obliges.
Majja cracks Takanen with a good jab.
Takanen misses with a combination
and Majja counters with a straight right hand.
Takanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Majja is looking to score with low kicks.
Takanen misses the shot to the body.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Majja tries to clinch up.
Majja thuds a left hand into Takanen's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Majja connects with a body shot.
Majja lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Majja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takanen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Majja is looking to wear down Takanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Takanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takanen lands with a shot to the body.
Majja moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good leg kick by Takanen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Takanen throws a series of strikes that have Majja backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Majja lands a jab to the head.
A punch lands to the side of Majja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takanen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Majja counters with a slapping leg kick.
Takanen 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.
Majja scores with a hook to the body. Takanen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch lands to the side of Majja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Majja throws a nice outside leg kick.
Majja scores with a jab to the body.
Takanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Majja.
Majja lands a leg kick that knocks Takanen off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Majja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Majja chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takanen can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Majja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
Takanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Majja is able to avoid easily.
Majja jabs Takanen right on the nose. Takanen blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Majja.
Majja tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Majja.
Majja cracks Takanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Majja misses with a low kick.
Takanen scores with a nice head shot.
Majja is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Majja counters with a low kick, right behind Takanen 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Majja fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanen manages to avoid it.
Majja takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Majja thows a body shot but no joy.
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 Guru Majja.
Well Majja 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guru Majja!
Guru Majja decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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