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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia has chosen KMA - Pommeja as his entrance music. 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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175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mellia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mellia stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madison tries to clinch up
and Mellia counters with a straight right hand.
Mellia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mellia misses with a looping right.
Madison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Caveman Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Madison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've been informed that Mellia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab by Mellia.
Madison lands with a right hand.
Mellia rushes Madison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mellia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mellia blocks an uppercut.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellia.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
Madison blocking some punches.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Madison lands an elbow just above Mellia 's eye.
Madison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Mellia avoids the elbow strike from Madison, against the ropes.
Madison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mellia swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Madison's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellia.
Madison blocking some punches.
Mellia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mellia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mellia.
Madison misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Mellia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Mellia blocking some punches.
A short left from Mellia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
Madison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mellia on the inside.
Mellia blocks an uppercut.
Mellia misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Madison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Madison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
Mellia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Madison is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison seems to have got his legs back now.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Madison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mellia's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Madison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Mellia misses with some punches.
A short left from Mellia.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mellia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mellia pushes Madison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mellia blocking some punches.
Mellia lands a right hand.
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madison lands an uppercut.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madison lands with a right to the head.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia scores with a shot to the side of Madison's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madison blocks a body shot from Mellia.
Mellia presses Madison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mellia.
Mellia blocks the elbow strike.
Mellia scores with a shot to the side of Madison's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Madison.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mellia avoids a wild elbow strike from Madison.
Madison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mellia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Madison misses with a punch on the inside.
Madison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mellia's defenses.
It looks like Parvati Mellia has been cut.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Madison as Mellia tries to tie him up.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mellia lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mellia on the inside.
Mellia blocks the elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Mellia as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mellia.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madison scores with a shot to the side of Mellia's head.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Madison lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mellia.
Madison lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Mellia fails to land.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Madison.
Mellia misses with a punch to the body.
Mellia has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Mellia scores with a shoulder strike.
Mellia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
A short uppercut from Mellia.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
Mellia working aggressively here.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Madison misses with the head strike.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellia pushes Madison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellia misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Mellia presses Madison against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison lands an elbow just above Mellia 's eye.
Mellia throws a punch but it's blocked by Madison.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Madison lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madison blocking some punches.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mellia trying to control the position but instead, Madison has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mellia into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Mellia.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mellia blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parvati Mellia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Parvati Mellia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mellia misses with a straight left.
Mellia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madison has time to react.
Madison tries to clinch but Mellia moves out of range.
Mellia keeps the fight on the outside.
Madison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mellia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Madison doesn't seem bothered though.
Madison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mellia misses with a lunging right hand
and Madison counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mellia has a couple of punches blocked by Madison.
Madison misses with some punches.
Mellia pushes Madison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellia dodges an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia lands a left hand that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
Parvati Mellia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Madison.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia misses with some punches.
Mellia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison lands an elbow inside that Mellia shrugs off.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Madison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mellia backwards.
Madison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Madison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
A short right from Mellia.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madison throws a punch but it's blocked by Mellia.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Madison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Madison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellia's brow.
Madison misses with the head strike.
Madison misses with some punches.
Mellia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Madison is keeping busy.
Mellia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Madison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mellia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
Mellia lands with a right to the head.
Madison throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mellia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Madison lands a right hand.
Mellia can't find room to land a body shot as Madison controls the action.
Mellia misses with the head strike.
Mellia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Madison misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mellia working aggressively here.
Mellia lands a hook that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Madison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mellia.
Mellia lands an uppercut.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Madison throws an elbow but misses.
Mellia blocks an uppercut.
Mellia throws a head punch that misses.
Mellia blocking some punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mellia - that landed with a thud.
Mellia blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Mellia.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellia scores with a shoulder strike.
Mellia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mellia looking to slow down the pace here.
Madison misses with a punch on the inside.
Madison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Madison working aggressively here.
Mellia misses with a punch on the inside.
Mellia blocking some punches.
Madison lands a nice elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Madison misses with the head strike.
Madison swings wildly with an uppercut but Mellia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mellia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Madison.
Mellia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mellia lands with a light punch inside.
Madison has a couple of punches blocked by Mellia.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Mellia drops Madison onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Madison is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Mellia creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Madison with a big uppercut! Madison tries to clinch up but Mellia pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Madison to the mat! Madison covers up and Mellia unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Parvati Mellia!
A less than humble Parvati Mellia misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Casados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Javier Casados's chin.
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193 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Casados!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casados avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Casados fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva wants to clinch but Casados slips to the side
and Casados counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva clinches.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Casados tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Casados drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Casados avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Casados looking for a takedown.
Casados working hard to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Casados's head.
Silva is pressed up against the ropes. Casados has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Casados. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to clinch
and Casados counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Casados counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Casados postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Casados postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Casados takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Casados.
Casados shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva darts in and clinches Casados up against the ropes.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Casados backwards.
Casados jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva tries to stand but Casados is controlling from the bottom.
Casados throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Casados manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casados lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casados stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Casados is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva wants to clinch but Casados slips to the side
and Casados counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Casados manages to pass to side control.
Silva has hold of Casados's hands but Casados slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Casados is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Casados.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casados is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Casados is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Casados to get the leverage.
Casados thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Casados.
Casados is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Casados to get the leverage.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Casados is controlling him
Casados missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Casados off looking to stand but Casados dives back in and keeps control.
Casados is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Casados to get the leverage.
Casados passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva bucks Casados off and manages to get back to his feet!
Silva tries to clinch but Casados moves away
and Casados counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to stand back up but Casados is controlling him
Casados 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.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Casados.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Casados off looking to stand but Casados dives back in and keeps control.
Casados is looking for a kimura here.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Casados.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Casados is looking for submissions but instead, Silva has regained full guard.
Casados postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Casados with a flurry of punches that miss.
Casados trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is looking to stand up but Casados isn't so interested in that idea.
Casados passes into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Casados is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Casados looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Casados is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Casados eventually gives up the hold.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Casados is controlling him
Casados is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Casados passes to side control.
Silva is trying to buck Casados off.
Casados throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Casados swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Casados's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Casados is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva clinches up with Casados and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casados tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Casados.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casados's elbow.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Casados.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Casados tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Casados breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Casados is having none of it.
Silva looks to clinch
and Casados counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Casados counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Casados is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Casados pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Casados is controlling him
Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Casados.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to kick Casados off but Casados keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Casados dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Casados counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Casados is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Casados has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is looking to escape.
Javier Casados overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casados 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.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Casados.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Casados is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Casados eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casados is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Casados stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Casados working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Casados not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Casados has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Silva is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Javier Casados!
Javier Casados took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas has chosen Jesus I Was Evil as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
306 lbs
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290 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dandy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucas scores with a body shot.
Jim Dandy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas throws a body punch but Dandy moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lucas, right into the meat.
Dandy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jim Dandy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dandy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Lucas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dandy lands a nice shot to the body.
Dandy misses with a two punch combination.
Dandy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dandy tries to get out of the position.
Lucas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lucas lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dandy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lucas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lucas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lucas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dandy's head.
Lucas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dandy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lucas on the ground.
Dandy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Lucas seems content to control.
Dandy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucas.
Dandy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lucas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jim Dandy's cut is getting worse.
Lucas controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas working Dandy over with strikes.
Dandy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lucas.
Lucas throwing shots but Dandy is blocking nicely.
Lucas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas trying to control from Dandy's half guard. Dandy has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Dandy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucas throwing strikes from guard but Dandy blocks nicely.
Lucas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dandy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dandy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lucas.
Lucas is pushing down on Dandy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dandy is fighting to maintain full guard but Lucas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lucas wants to free his trapped foot but Dandy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lucas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lucas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lucas lands strikes from half guard.
Jim Dandy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jim Dandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matthew Lucas!
A very excited looking Matthew Lucas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Method Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu-Tang Clan-METHOD MAN . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as The Steel Penn Alliance enters the ring!
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25
214 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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22
201 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Method Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn Alliance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steel Penn Alliance shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a head kick that misses.
Man tries to clinch there but Steel Penn Alliance circles away.
Steel Penn Alliance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Steel Penn Alliance keeps the fight on the outside.
Man throws a leg kick but Steel Penn Alliance sees it coming and moves out of range.
Man is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man's head.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Man.
Steel Penn Alliance has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Steel Penn Alliance's takedown attempt.
Method Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Steel Penn Alliance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel Penn Alliance or not.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to take this one to the mat.
Man tries to stall but Steel Penn Alliance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Man.
Steel Penn Alliance looks winded!
Steel Penn Alliance takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Knees in the clinch landing for Man.
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!
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man with a knee to the head.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steel Penn Alliance's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steel Penn Alliance's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steel Penn Alliance is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Steel Penn Alliance is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Man.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Man.
Man lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Steel Penn Alliance to his knees! Man keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Method Man!
Method Man took some time post fight to say the following; 'Hey, you! get off my cloud! You don't know me and you don't know my style!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whom Shall I Fear. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dale Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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28
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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24
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Russell getting side control.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Russell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russell not doing much here.
Williams pushes Russell off looking to stand but Russell dives back in and keeps control.
Russell is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Russell drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Russell is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Russell to get the leverage.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Russell in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Russell trying to control the pace.
Russell wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Russell prevents Williams from standing back up.
Russell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Russell passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams wants to control but Russell is having none of it.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Russell has a good base and remains in mount.
Russell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Russell tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Russell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Russell's attempts to control the action.
Russell content just to control the position here.
Russell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Williams manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Russell moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Russell.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russell with the ground and pound from mount.
Russell landing strikes from the mount and Williams is in trouble!
Russell lands a big elbow.
Russell is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williams is rocked!
Williams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Russell's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Russell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Blancheflor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Daskalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blancheflor's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Game of Thrones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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26
152 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tristan Blancheflor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Daskalov!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daskalov forces Blancheflor back against the ropes and clinches.
Daskalov stops a takedown attempt from Blancheflor.
Daskalov gets underhooks to prevent Blancheflor's takedown attempt.
Daskalov breaks the clinch.
Blancheflor avoids the head kick by Daskalov.
Daskalov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blancheflor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blancheflor misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Daskalov.
Daskalov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daskalov throws a sloppy head kick and Blancheflor moves out of range easily.
Daskalov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blancheflor's head.
Daskalov misses with a two punch combination.
Blancheflor 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.
Blancheflor throws a looping overhand right but Daskalov ducks down to avoid it.
Daskalov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daskalov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daskalov tries to clinch there but Blancheflor circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daskalov tries a head kick but it misses.
Daskalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Blancheflor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blancheflor throws a jab but it's blocked by Daskalov.
Blancheflor lands a lovely overhand right.
Blancheflor throws a right hand that misses
and Daskalov counters with a head kick.
Blancheflor is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Daskalov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Daskalov tries to clinch but Blancheflor moves out of range.
Daskalov throws a head kick but Blancheflor moves out of range.
Daskalov tries to close the distance and clinch but Blancheflor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daskalov looks to land a combination but Blancheflor avoids it well.
Blancheflor looks to land a right hand but Daskalov moved out of range.
Daskalov throws a combination. Blancheflor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Daskalov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daskalov moves out of range of the strikes.
Blancheflor misses with an uppercut. Daskalov saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Daskalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daskalov ducks under a wild hook from Blancheflor.
Blancheflor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daskalov manages to avoid it.
Daskalov tries to clinch up.
Daskalov 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.
A big left from Blancheflor misses.
Daskalov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blancheflor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blancheflor is looking to work some ground and pound but Daskalov has wrist control.
Blancheflor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blancheflor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blancheflor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daskalov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blancheflor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daskalov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor scoring with some ground and pound.
Daskalov looking for a guillotine here but Blancheflor defends easily.
Blancheflor trying to control but Daskalov is working from the bottom.
Blancheflor advances position into side control!
Blancheflor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daskalov keeps working.
Blancheflor cracks Daskalov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blancheflor tries to score with some ground and pound. Daskalov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blancheflor is chipping away with strikes.
Blancheflor scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Blancheflor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blancheflor prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Blancheflor lands some shots froms side control.
Blancheflor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Daskalov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blancheflor throws an elbow but Daskalov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blancheflor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blancheflor lands an elbow.
Blancheflor moves into full mount!
Blancheflor dominating with strikes here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blancheflor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Daskalov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blancheflor raining down shots from the mount!
Daskalov is rocked!
Blancheflor loads up with a big shot that hurts Daskalov! He's pulled Blancheflor in close but Blancheflor has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Daskalov survive? More strikes from Blancheflor and Daskalov is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tristan Blancheflor!
After the big win, Tristan Blancheflor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barret The Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Turk comes to the ring accompanied by Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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24
222 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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23
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barret The Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Turk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kahn misses with an uppercut. The Turk saw that one coming.
The Turk throws a front kick that sends Kahn stumbling back into the ropes.
Kahn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kahn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Kahn is looking to clinch but The Turk is avoiding it.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Turk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Turk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from The Turk enables Kahn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. The Turk manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kahn prevents The Turk from getting back to his feet.
Kahn tries to free his leg and advance position but The Turk is retaining full guard.
Kahn trying to control the position from guard on top but The Turk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyson Kahn wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Turk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The Turk lands a jab.
Kahn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Barret The Turk has been cut.
Kahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Turk scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. The Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kahn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Turk is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn lands an uppercut, right on the button! The Turk tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyson Kahn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. It's On! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnoe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lesnoe misses with a head kick.
Lesnoe connects with a solid leg kick.
OMalley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
OMalley looks to land a combination but Lesnoe avoids it well.
OMalley swinging wildly here.
OMalley just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick which misses OMalley's front leg but catches the back leg as OMalley tries to avoid it.
OMalley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lesnoe.
OMalley throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe feints and then cracks OMalley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OMalley down.
OMalley connects with a body shot that sends Lesnoe's belly button to the back.
Lesnoe tries to clinch up but OMalley circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnoe tries to clinch up but OMalley circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnoe pushes OMalley away with a front kick.
Lesnoe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
OMalley drops his hands momentarily and Lesnoe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from OMalley.
OMalley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lesnoe scores with a head kick. OMalley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Lesnoe or perhaps it was just good defense by OMalley which made him look bad.
Lesnoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OMalley, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lesnoe has OMalley pressed against the ropes, preventing OMalley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OMalley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lesnoe has him pressed against the ropes.
Lesnoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OMalley breaks from the clinch.
OMalley tries to bum rush Lesnoe with a series of wild strikes but Lesnoe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OMalley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lesnoe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lesnoe scoring with some ground and pound.
OMalley keeping moving, preventing Lesnoe from controlling successfully.
Lesnoe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnoe stops OMalley from standing up.
Lesnoe wants to control from the top but OMalley keeps moving.
Lesnoe is working OMalley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
OMalley is looking to stand up but Lesnoe isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnoe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lesnoe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lesnoe throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lesnoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
OMalley wants to stand up but Lesnoe is controlling him.
Lesnoe throws an elbow that misses. OMalley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnoe's guard. Nice move by OMalley!
Lesnoe wants to sweep here but OMalley controlling him for the moment.
Lesnoe managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for OMalley!
OMalley is bucking up trying to escape but Lesnoe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
BOOM! Lesnoe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
OMalley is in a horrible position here. Lesnoe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnoe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lesnoe punching from mount but OMalley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe wants to control the pace but OMalley is squirming around nicely.
OMalley blocking the ground and pound.
My spies in Beast Cartel inform me that Lesnoe has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
OMalley really wants to buck Lesnoe off and get back to his feet.
Lesnoe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for OMalley because Lesnoe loaded up on that one.
OMalley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesnoe landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnoe raining down shots from the mount!
OMalley wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
OMalley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe wants to control the pace but OMalley is squirming around nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnoe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
OMalley's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lesnoe unloading with bombs!
Lesnoe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnoe looking to ground and pound but OMalley is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe tries to control but OMalley wriggling away.
Lesnoe thowing shots but they're missing.
Lesnoe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OMalley wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnoe with a couple of short strikes.
Lesnoe trying to control but OMalley is having none of it.
Lesnoe misses with a head shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lesnoe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for OMalley because Lesnoe loaded up on that one.
Lesnoe throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for OMalley because Lesnoe loaded up on that one.
Lesnoe wants to control the pace but OMalley is squirming around nicely.
Lesnoe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lesnoe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnoe lands with some strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe controlling his opponent.
OMalley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lesnoe controlling the pace for now.
Lesnoe landing strikes from the mount and OMalley is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnoe tries to control but OMalley wriggling away.
OMalley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe dominated that round.
That's time! OMalley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lesnoe takes the fight into the clinch.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
Lesnoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnoe prevents OMalley from breaking the clinch.
Lesnoe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lesnoe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnoe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OMalley's elbow.
Lesnoe lands a hook that snaps the head of OMalley backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lesnoe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesnoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lesnoe works on OMalley's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Lesnoe is controlling him.
Lesnoe stalling.
Lesnoe works on OMalley's body with a couple of short punches.
Lesnoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OMalley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OMalley walks into a stiff left hand from Lesnoe.
Mike OMalley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnoe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnoe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mike OMalley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnoe misses the shot to the body.
OMalley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Lesnoe coming out on top.
Lesnoe throws a head kick that misses.
Lesnoe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnoe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnoe connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from OMalley.
Nice cross by OMalley.
OMalley misses with a combination
and Lesnoe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in OMalley's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnoe is pushing down on OMalley's leg trying to pass to half guard. OMalley is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnoe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lesnoe is trying to control. OMalley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lesnoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed OMalley's head.
OMalley is looking to escape.
Lesnoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
OMalley wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnoe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe working over OMalley with some ground and pound. OMalley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
OMalley is refusing to be controlled, as Lesnoe sits in half guard.
Lesnoe tries to pass to full mount but OMalley defends it.
OMalley tries to kick Lesnoe off but Lesnoe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lesnoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnoe controlling the action here.
Lesnoe wants to work for an arm triangle but OMalley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to stand up here but Lesnoe is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lesnoe is keen to just control but OMalley is a slippery customer.
OMalley wants to get back to his feet.
Lesnoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lesnoe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnoe lands a nice short elbow.
Lesnoe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so OMalley is just riding it out for now. Lesnoe eventually gives up the hold.
Lesnoe trying to control the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe is looking to take a break and control but OMalley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnoe wants to work for an arm triangle but OMalley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lesnoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
OMalley is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
OMalley is looking to escape.
Lesnoe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but OMalley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnoe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lesnoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lesnoe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnoe trying to control from half guard but OMalley is working away.
Lesnoe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lesnoe is nestled in close to OMalley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lesnoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mike OMalley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uebishe Lesnoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but OMalley sees it coming and defends easily.
Lesnoe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
OMalley is trying to stand up here but Lesnoe is controlling him well.
Lesnoe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
OMalley pushes Lesnoe off looking to stand but Lesnoe dives back in and keeps control.
OMalley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lesnoe is trying to control the action in half guard but OMalley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
OMalley is trying to stand back up but Lesnoe is controlling him
Lesnoe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
OMalley is trying to stand up here but Lesnoe is controlling him well.
Lesnoe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
OMalley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnoe is trying to control the action in half guard but OMalley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uebishe Lesnoe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnoe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnoe is looking to take a break and control but OMalley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OMalley is trying to stand back up but Lesnoe is controlling him
Lesnoe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lesnoe thows a huge punch but OMalley dodges it nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OMalley is looking to get back to is feet but Lesnoe passes into side control.
Lesnoe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and OMalley works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lesnoe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lesnoe trying to control the action but OMalley is working from the bottom.
Lesnoe works his foot free and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnoe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uebishe Lesnoe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnoe 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Uebishe Lesnoe!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Uebishe Lesnoe!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Uebishe Lesnoe!
Uebishe Lesnoe wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Uebishe Lesnoe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Clendennon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Here comes the pain - Slayer. Clendennon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by LoFidelity Allstars - Battleflag. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Clendennon!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropuia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Clendennon throws out a powerful jab.
Ropuia tries to close the distance and clinch but Clendennon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ropuia dives in and grabs Clendennon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clendennon pushes down on Ropuia's head and hops out.
Clendennon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ropuia misses with a takedown attempt
and Clendennon counters with a three punch combo that has Ropuia backing up. Ropuia nods at Clendennon to acknowledge the strikes.
Ropuia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clendennon counters with a thumping low kick.
Ropuia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Clendennon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michak Ropuia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ropuia throws a combination that misses
and Clendennon counters with a stiff right hand.
Clendennon drops Ropuia with a beautiful combination! Ropuia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Clendennon is looking for the KO!
Ropuia is rocked!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ropuia. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clendennon is stalking Ropuia. Ropuia circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Clendennon, and it's lights out! Ropuia really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Craig Clendennon!
Craig Clendennon is the new featherweight champion!
Craig Clendennon took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedom comes to the ring accompanied by Johnny Freedom. Bishop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 999 - Homicide. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Freedom swings for the body but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Freedom is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Freedom looks to throw the jab but Bishop is out of range.
Good leg kick by Freedom there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bishop misses the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bishop.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bishop doesn't seem bothered though.
Bishop throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Freedom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freedom.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Freedom sees coming a mile off.
Bishop looks to land a left hand but Freedom moved out of range nicely.
Bishop swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
A jab from Freedom misses.
Bishop cracks Freedom with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Bishop is predictable there
and Freedom counters with a good low kick that Bishop was not able to check.
Bishop takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Freedom lands a jab to Bishop's midsection.
Freedom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Freedom is looking to land body kicks.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Bishop throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop with a nice cross.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom throws a series of punches but Bishop moves out of range.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom lands with a straight right. Bishop didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Bobby Bishop has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Freedom counters with a slapping leg kick.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freedom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Freedom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Freedom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Freedom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Freedom pushes off an throws an elbow but Bishop leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Freedom has Bishop pushed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Freedom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop scores with a shoulder strike.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Freedom is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bishop is defending well for now.
Freedom misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom misses with a knee to the head.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Freedom avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Freedom with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Freedom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bishop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop.
Freedom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bishop swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Freedom's head but Freedom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Freedom counters with a thumping low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freedom, right into the meat.
Bishop missing with a left hand there. Freedom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Freedom.
Bishop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Freedom pushes Bishop up against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freedom.
Freedom lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those.
Bishop looks winded!
Freedom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bishop.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
Freedom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Freedom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Freedom.
Freedom lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Freedom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freedom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Freedom works over Bishop's head and body with a nice combination.
Bishop misses with a hook
and Freedom holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freedom looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freedom manages to break the clinch.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Freedom counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Freedom lands with a good body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bishop takes a swing at Freedom's ribcage but misses.
Freedom lands an overhand right.
Freedom scores with a hook to the body. Bishop takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Freedom feints a jab promting Bishop to slip. Freedom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bishop slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bishop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop scores with a punch to the head.
Freedom drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Freedom lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freedom.
Bishop listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a body shot.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bishop gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freedom.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Freedom. Freedom obviously looking to wear him down.
Freedom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Freedom as he connects with a hook.
Freedom explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bishop.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Freedom. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Freedom tries to land a leg kick but Bishop saw it coming and moves away.
Freedom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Freedom has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bishop tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bishop will feel that in the morning.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Freedom moved out of range.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bishop. That did some damage!
Freedom lands with a slapping head kick.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop throws a hook to the side of Freedom's head but Freedom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Freedom lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop walks into a stiff left hand from Freedom.
That has opened up Bobby Bishop's cut even more.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Freedom throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Freedom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freedom lands a big head kick that sends Bishop tumbling to the mat! Freedom takes a step backwards and waves Bishop back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bishop is rocked!
Freedom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bishop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bishop is still on wobbly legs! Can Freedom finish him?
Freedom throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bishop seems to have recovered his senses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Freedom finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freedom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donk. Freedom catches Bishop right on the button with a cross.
Bishop throws a good cross that connects.
Freedom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Freedom is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Freedom swinging wildly here.
Freedom throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Freedom misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bishop has time to react.
An inside leg kick from Freedom misses.
Bishop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Freedom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bishop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bishop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop throws a right hand that Freedom ducks under and follows up with a left that Freedom also avoids with ease.
Freedom attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Johnny Freedom is winning the standup battle so far.
Bishop throws a jab when Freedom was well out of range.
Freedom throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Freedom was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Freedom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop avoids a kick to the body.
Freedom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Freedom throws a head kick that half lands.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Freedom tries to clinch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop tests Freedom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom tries to clinch but Bishop is having none of it.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body shot.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
A big left from Freedom misses.
Bishop lands a slapping body shot.
Freedom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bishop can do to turn this around?
Freedom lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Freedom slips the punch.
Freedom throws a low kick, looking for Bishop's leg but Bishop calmly moves out of range.
Freedom slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Freedom.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Freedom is out of range.
Freedom looks to land a combination but Bishop avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bishop.
Bishop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Freedom.
Freedom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freedom throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
Freedom wants to land a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Freedom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freedom lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Freedom stalks Bishop and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bishop's face. Bishop staggers backwards, shaken.
Bishop moves out of range as Freedom throws a body kick.
Freedom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bishop.
Freedom closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the ropes.
Freedom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Freedom.
Johnny Freedom has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Freedom lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Bobby Bishop's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Freedom using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Freedom tries to land knees in the clinch but Bishop avoids the damage to the body.
Freedom digs a right hand into Bishop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bishop's gas tank.
Freedom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop avoiding damage as Freedom throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Freedom.
A nice right hand lands inside from Freedom.
Freedom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bishop blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom landing knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Freedom controls the action.
Freedom lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Freedom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Freedom lands a nice elbow.
Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Freedom avoiding damage as Bishop throws knees to the body.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop blocks an elbow strike from Freedom.
Bishop has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Freedom.
Freedom prevents Bishop from breaking the clinch.
Bishop struggles to land a body shot inside as Freedom controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Freedom taking a breather.
Freedom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Freedom utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Freedom pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Freedom lands an elbow inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Freedom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bobby Bishop's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bishop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freedom presses Bishop against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Freedom lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Freedom lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Freedom.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Bishop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Freedom!
Johnny Freedom retains his middleweight title!
Johnny Freedom managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conviction, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Bobby Bishop stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll get 'em next time.'.
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