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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway comes into the arena with Money in The Bank blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Conway had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Conway gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Conway got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jordan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conway has managed to get both his arms back between Jordan's legs - danger averted.
Conway tries to free his leg and advance position but Jordan is retaining full guard.
Conway trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conway stays in close to Jordan's body and controls the position.
Conway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Conway got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jordan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Conway has managed to get both his arms back between Jordan's legs - danger averted.
Conway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conway not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Conway distracts Jordan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Conway is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jordan looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Conway has picked Jordan up and slammed him! Jordan can't keep hold of the triangle and Conway manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway landing strikes.
Conway lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan is looking for a sweep.
Conway tries to advance to mount but can't.
Conway scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jordan to see if he's OK.
Conway landing a few strikes.
Conway is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Jordan wants to control but Conway postures up.
Jordan is looking for a sweep.
Jordan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Conway connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is looking for a sweep.
Jordan taking a bit of punishment here - Conway scoring with strikes.
It looks like Jeff Jordan has been cut.
Conway trying to control the position but Jordan is working away.
Jordan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jordan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Conway wants to control but Jordan is keeping him busy.
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!
Conway prevents Jordan from improving his position.
Jordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Conway pulls his head out easily.
Jordan looks winded!
Conway seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Conway in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jordan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Conway!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Conway!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ryan Conway thanked Biofuel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veldrane Sengir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff has chosen System of a Down-Aerials 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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248 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veldrane Sengir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sengir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sengir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Voronkoff to the ground. Sengir is now in Voronkoff's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Voronkoff working a defensive guard here.
Voronkoff wants to stand up but Sengir is controlling him.
Voronkoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sengir content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrey Voronkoff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sengir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Voronkoff to the mat! Voronkoff manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronkoff wants to stand but Sengir is controlling the position.
Sengir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voronkoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Veldrane Sengir just wasn't active enough.
Voronkoff tries to clinch but Sengir moves out of range.
Sengir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sengir moves to clinch but Voronkoff breaks away
and Voronkoff counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff shoots for a takedown but Sengir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Voronkoff shoots in for a takedown but Sengir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sengir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voronkoff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sengir misses with a takedown
and Voronkoff counters by moving into the clinch.
Voronkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sengir shoots in and drives through. Voronkoff sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veldrane Sengir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sengir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Voronkoff is trying to defend but Sengir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sengir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sengir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Voronkoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Voronkoff is looking for a sweep. Sengir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Voronkoff trying to hold on to Sengir's head to control him but Sengir postures up.
Sengir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronkoff tries to lock up and control but Sengir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Voronkoff is trying desperately to improve position.
Sengir controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sengir content just to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Veldrane Sengir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sengir rushes Voronkoff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sengir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Voronkoff gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sengir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voronkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sengir tries to clinch up.
Voronkoff scores with a head kick.
It looks like Veldrane Sengir has been cut.
Voronkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sengir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sengir tries to keep at a distance but Voronkoff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Voronkoff tightens his grip and picks Sengir up, before dumping him to the ground. Sengir manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sengir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voronkoff is one step ahead there.
Voronkoff trying to control but Sengir is working from the bottom.
Sengir is trying to keep Voronkoff in close.
Sengir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sengir is controlling Voronkoff's posture.
Voronkoff wants to control from the top but Sengir keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Veldrane Sengir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sengir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veldrane Sengir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sengir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Voronkoff to the ground. Sengir is now in Voronkoff's guard.
Sengir 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.
Sengir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voronkoff keeping moving, preventing Sengir from controlling successfully.
Voronkoff is trying to control the position but Sengir postures up.
Sengir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Veldrane Sengir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Voronkoff misses with a body punch
so Sengir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sengir wants to control from the top but Voronkoff keeps moving.
Sengir stopping the sweep attempt from Voronkoff.
Voronkoff keeping moving, preventing Sengir from controlling successfully.
Sengir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Veldrane Sengir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sengir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Voronkoff counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sengir is looking for a sweep.
Sengir wants to control but Voronkoff postures up.
Sengir is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at VENDETTA Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Voronkoff wants to control but Sengir is keeping him busy.
Sengir taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sengir manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Voronkoff looks to land a strike but Sengir avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Voronkoff throws an elbow that misses. Sengir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voronkoff's guard. Nice move by Sengir!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voronkoff managing to control the position.
Voronkoff lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sengir!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrey Voronkoff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veldrane Sengir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Voronkoff clinches up against the cage.
Sengir fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Voronkoff fails to land.
Sengir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Voronkoff prevents it.
Voronkoff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sengir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Voronkoff gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sengir regains guard.
Voronkoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Veldrane Sengir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voronkoff trying to control but Sengir is working from the bottom.
Sengir controlling Voronkoff's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronkoff wants to control from the top but Sengir keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sengir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voronkoff forces his way into half guard.
Voronkoff is trying to control the action in half guard but Sengir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voronkoff thows a huge punch but Sengir dodges it nicely.
Voronkoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff winds up and cracks Sengir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Voronkoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Voronkoff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Voronkoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sengir is doing well to control the position and prevent Voronkoff from advancing to side control.
Voronkoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Voronkoff with the ground and pound but Sengir uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sengir keeping moving, preventing Voronkoff from controlling successfully.
Sengir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sengir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sengir goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Voronkoff turns into him and now he's in Sengir's guard.
Voronkoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Sengir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been informed that Voronkoff has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Voronkoff stops Sengir from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronkoff throws a big elbow that misses.
Voronkoff stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sengir throws up his legs and catches Voronkoff in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Voronkoff tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sengir! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Veldrane Sengir!
A relieved looking Veldrane Sengir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Recksun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recksun has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugh Recksun!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Recksun coming out on top.
It looks like Marcus Hester has been cut.
Recksun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Recksun misses with a head kick.
Recksun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hester gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hester working the ground and pound but Recksun is defending the strikes.
Hester sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Recksun is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Recksun is not content to let Hester control the position.
Recksun taking a bit of punishment here - Hester scoring with strikes.
Hester is trying to ground and pound but Recksun uses the momentary lack of control by Hester to regain half guard.
Hester wants to pass the guard but Recksun is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recksun is staying active underneath Hester, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hester missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hester is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hester trying to control the action but Recksun is working from the bottom.
Hester not doing much here.
Hester looks to land a strike but Recksun avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Recksun wants to stand up but Hester is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recksun keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
Recksun keeping full guard, as Hester tries to pass.
Hester is looking to work some ground and pound but Recksun has wrist control.
Hester prevents Recksun from getting back to his feet.
Hester is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hester drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Recksun manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hester has Recksun in his guard.
Hester on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hester tries to get out of the position.
Recksun throws a strike but Hester rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hester wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
Hester throws an elbow that misses. Recksun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hester's guard. Nice move by Recksun!
Recksun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hester is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recksun drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hester dives on top into guard.
Hester throws a strike but Recksun rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Recksun missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Recksun forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Hester will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Recksun scores with a four punch combination!
Hugh Recksun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hester blocks a head kick by Recksun.
Recksun looks to land a combination but Hester avoids it well.
Hester closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Recksun stops Hester from passing to mount.
Recksun defending against the ground and pound.
Hester tries to score with some ground and pound. Recksun controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Recksun is trying to buck Hester off.
Recksun is not content to let Hester control the position.
Hester looking to control but instead Recksun has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hester tries to pass the half guard into mount. Recksun knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hester scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Recksun pushes Hester off looking to stand but Hester dives back in and keeps control.
Hester wants to control but Recksun is keeping him busy.
Marcus Hester overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Recksun pushes Hester off looking to stand but Hester dives back in and keeps control.
Hester not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hester is looking to take a break and control but Recksun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking to stall here but Recksun recovers full guard.
Hester is looking to pass into half guard but Recksun pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Recksun is in guard.
Recksun wants to stand but Hester is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hester has his hands on Recksun's head, controlling the position.
Hester is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hester wants to sweep but no luck.
Recksun throwing strikes but missing.
Recksun wants to get up but he can't break Hester's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Recksun in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Recksun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Recksun wants to get up but he can't break Hester's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Recksun is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hester is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hester has escaped and now he's on top!
Hester passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester is looking to take a break and control but Recksun is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hester in side control, throwing shots but Recksun defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hester wants to lay and pray for a moment but Recksun keeps working.
Hester is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Recksun's shoulder. That is not cool.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugh Recksun will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Hester's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hester fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hester is looking to clinch.
Recksun throws a sloppy head kick and Hester moves out of range easily.
Hester tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Recksun swivels and escapes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Recksun enables Hester to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Recksun manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Recksun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hester controls the pace.
Hester wants to control from the top but Recksun keeps moving.
Recksun wants to stand up but Hester is controlling him.
Hester trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Recksun keeping moving, preventing Hester from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Hester wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Recksun with a poor takedown
and Hester counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hester throws an elbow that misses. Recksun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hester's guard. Nice move by Recksun!
Recksun postures up.
Recksun wants to stand but Hester is controlling his posture from full guard.
Recksun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Recksun would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hester trying to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Recksun wanted to stand there but Hester had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcus Hester wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Recksun connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hester shoots in for a takedown but Recksun shows good takedown defense.
Recksun tries to clinch but Hester moves out of range.
Recksun throws a sloppy head kick and Hester moves out of range easily.
Recksun swats away the attempt to clinch by Hester.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recksun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hester counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Recksun!
Hester working the head and body with strikes.
Hester trying to control the action but Recksun is working from the bottom.
Hester tries to move to mount but Recksun blocks the move with his legs.
Recksun is not content to let Hester control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Hester.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hester goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Recksun has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hester but great work by Recksun.
Recksun working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hester is trying to control Recksun's posture but Recksun avoids it.
Hester controls the position for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Recksun tries to stand but Hester is controlling his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Hester showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hester has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Hester!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Yuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
256 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Yuber!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yuber will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barnett up against the cage.
Yuber turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Barnett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yuber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yuber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yuber wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barnett, who protects the arm well.
Barnett is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Barnett's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yuber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barnett is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett manages to get back to half guard.
Barnett has one foot on Yuber's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Barnett 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.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yuber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barnett after a bit of a struggle.
Yuber pushes Barnett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuber has a couple of punches blocked by Barnett.
Yuber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yuber is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnett gets an underhook and turns Yuber into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuber manages to break the clinch.
Barnett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuber misses with a hook. Barnett ducked under it nicely.
Yuber lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yuber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yuber somewhat.
Josh Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Yuber.
Yuber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yuber pulls Barnett into guard.
Barnett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yuber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yuber pulls Barnett in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuber keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Barnett wants to pass the guard but Yuber is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Josh Barnett just wasn't active enough.
Yuber dives in and grabs Barnett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnett pushes down on Yuber's head and hops out.
Barnett shoots for a takedown but Yuber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuber.
Yuber has his takedown stuffed
and Barnett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Barnett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yuber moves in looking to clinch but Barnett pushes him off.
Yuber throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barnett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Yuber.
Yuber has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Yuber has hold of one of Barnett's legs. Barnett is fighting the takedown attempt but Yuber gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Yuber trying to control but Barnett is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnett looking for a sweep. Not yet Barnett, not yet.
Yuber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
Yuber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Barnett is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yuber, into his guard.
Barnett forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Yuber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Barnett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Yuber.
Josh Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yuber tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Yuber shoots in and gets a takedown into Barnett's guard.
Yuber trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett looking for subs off his back but Yuber has passed one foot through into half guard.
Yuber is working for a submission of some sort.
Yuber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barnett is just riding it out for now. Yuber eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber content to control rather than advance.
Barnett is looking to improve his position.
Yuber tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barnett controls his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to improve his position but Yuber is controlling well.
Yuber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yuber seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barnett is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ivan Yuber!
Our winner, Ivan Yuber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano de Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atsushi Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Smoke Serpent - Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Atsushi Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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31
282 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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28
278 lbs
12 - 4 - 1 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luciano de Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atsushi Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
de Oliveira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. de Oliveira defends it nicely.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from de Oliveira.
Gracie throws a body punch but de Oliveira moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for de Oliveira.
de Oliveira misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Oliveira pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Oliveira lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! de Oliveira takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Atsushi Gracie has been cut.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
de Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on de Oliveira's shoulder, as de Oliveira tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie throws a body kick that misses
and as Gracie loses concentration momentarily, de Oliveira counters with a picture perfect head kick! Gracie goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Luciano de Oliveira!
An out of breath Luciano de Oliveira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jesus Smokeleaf enters the cage!
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37
182 lbs
35 - 17 - 2 |
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30
288 lbs
19 - 16 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf lands a nice hook to Hulahula's body. Hulahula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hulahula swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
Smokeleaf moves out of range as Hulahula throws a body kick.
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and Hulahula counters with a low kick, right behind Smokeleaf 's knee.
Smokeleaf checks a leg kick.
Hulahula fakes the leg kick and cracks Smokeleaf in the body.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Hulahula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hulahula throws a nice looking combination but Smokeleaf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hulahula misses with a body kick.
Smokeleaf fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smokeleaf throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and Hulahula counters with a right hand to the body.
Smokeleaf misses the body punch
and Hulahula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smokeleaf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hulahula.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Hulahula moves away
and Hulahula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hulahula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hulahula throws a jab when Smokeleaf was well out of range.
Smokeleaf blocks a head kick by Hulahula.
Smokeleaf throws a hook but Hulahula blocks it.
Smokeleaf doesn't manage to clinch there - Hulahula circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Hulahula moves away
and Hulahula counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hulahula swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch but Hulahula slips to the side
and Hulahula counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smokeleaf thinking.
Smokeleaf moves in looking to clinch but Hulahula pushes him off.
Hulahula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Hulahula. Beautiful body shot.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and Hulahula connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf moves out of range as Hulahula throws a body kick.
Hulahula throws a sloppy head kick and Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
Hulahula is looking to wear down Smokeleaf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smokeleaf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hulahula misses the target.
Jesus Smokeleaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf ducks under a wild hook from Hulahula.
Hulahula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokeleaf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hulahula momentarily.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Hulahula is having none of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smokeleaf lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hulahula has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hulahula and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hulahula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smokeleaf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokeleaf takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hulahula takes a swing at Smokeleaf's ribcage but misses.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up
and Hulahula counters with a series of strikes. Smokeleaf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smokeleaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hulahula throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smokeleaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula just misses with a punch to the body.
Hulahula fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Hulahula.
Smokeleaf doesn't manage to clinch there - Hulahula circles away.
Smokeleaf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hulahula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smokeleaf's knee momentarily.
Hulahula throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulahula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulahula. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Hulahula moves out of range.
A head kick by Smokeleaf misses
and Hulahula counters with a good, hard body kick but Smokeleaf shrugs it off.
Both fighters circling a little - Hulahula finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hulahula rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smokeleaf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hulahula swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Hulahula scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smokeleaf doesn't seem bothered though.
Smokeleaf throws a sloppy head kick and Hulahula moves out of range easily.
Hulahula throws a head kick that misses.
Hulahula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hulahula lands a body shot.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up but Hulahula circles away and keeps his distance.
Hulahula throws a sloppy head kick and Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
Hulahula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smokeleaf.
Hulahula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hulahula swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Hulahula swings for the body but Smokeleaf moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and Hulahula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hulahula moves out of range of the body kick from Smokeleaf.
Hulahula throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch
and Hulahula counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smokeleaf avoids the head kick by Hulahula.
Smokeleaf tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hulahula counters with a body kick that stops Smokeleaf in his tracks momentarily.
Smokeleaf closes the distance but Hulahula moves to the side
and Hulahula counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smokeleaf's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula throws a sloppy head kick and Smokeleaf moves out of range easily.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and clinches.
Smokeleaf throws a punch but it's blocked by Hulahula.
Hulahula has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smokeleaf after a bit of a struggle.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Hulahula blocks it.
Hulahula lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Smokeleaf as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf working hard to break the clinch.
Smokeleaf has a couple of punches blocked by Hulahula.
Hulahula lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf swings wildly with an uppercut but Hulahula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smokeleaf tries a knee to the head but Hulahula blocks it.
Smokeleaf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hulahula lands a nice uppercut.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf lands a nice knee to the body.
Smokeleaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hulahula's elbow.
Smokeleaf blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf prevents a body shot from Hulahula.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hulahula avoids it.
Smokeleaf misses with a body punch.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow strike.
Hulahula blocking some punches.
Hulahula takes an elbow to the temple.
Smokeleaf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Smokeleaf working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Hulahula.
Hulahula goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smokeleaf prevents it.
Smokeleaf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hulahula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smokeleaf backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hulahula blocks a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Hulahula managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Hulahula pushes Smokeleaf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smokeleaf lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hulahula has Smokeleaf pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smokeleaf throws an elbow but misses.
Hulahula working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hulahula tries for a takedown but Smokeleaf manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smokeleaf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hulahula's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hulahula blocking some punches.
Smokeleaf prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Smokeleaf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hulahula throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hulahula.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch but Hulahula is avoiding it.
Hulahula lands a right hook to the body.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch there but Hulahula circles away.
Hulahula explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good work by Hulahula as he checks the leg kick.
Hulahula throws a push kick but Smokeleaf slaps the foot to one side.
Smokeleaf blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hulahula. Smokeleaf does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hulahula looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf moves in looking to clinch but Hulahula pushes him off.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula throws the kick towards the body but Smokeleaf avoids it.
Smokeleaf darts in trying to clinch
and Hulahula counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smokeleaf thinking.
Hulahula throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hulahula.
Hulahula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heimo Hulahula is winning the standup battle so far.
Hulahula throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smokeleaf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smokeleaf closes the distance but Hulahula moves to the side
and Hulahula counters with a right hand to the body.
Hulahula tries a head kick but it misses.
Hulahula moves out of range as Smokeleaf throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula blocks a head kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and clinches.
Jesus Smokeleaf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hulahula avoids the elbow strike from Smokeleaf, against the cage.
Hulahula managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
A right hook to the body lands for Hulahula.
Hulahula lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hulahula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smokeleaf gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hulahula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smokeleaf connects with a knee to the head.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
Hulahula wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hulahula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hulahula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow over the top.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smokeleaf throws an elbow but misses.
Hulahula prevents a body shot from Smokeleaf.
A body shot lands from Hulahula.
Good body shot from Hulahula.
Nice body punch from Hulahula.
Hulahula lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smokeleaf on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hulahula stops Smokeleaf from getting back to his feet.
Hulahula takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Hulahula seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hulahula connects with a nice short shot to Smokeleaf's temple.
Hulahula stops Smokeleaf from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hulahula looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hulahula working over Smokeleaf with some ground and pound. Smokeleaf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hulahula not doing much here.
Hulahula throwing shots but Smokeleaf is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf is trying to stand back up but Hulahula is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hulahula lands a nice short elbow.
Smokeleaf is trying to stand up here but Hulahula is controlling him well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Hulahula showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hulahula has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Hulahula!
Heimo Hulahula seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes to the cage accompanied by north korea's national anthem. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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260 lbs
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289 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ki Duk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laid.
Laid tries to keep at a distance but Ki Duk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laid wants a takedown but no success here.
Laid goes for a takedown attempt but Ki Duk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Laid.
Ki Duk moves into the clinch.
Ki Duk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with a knee to the head.
Laid has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ki Duk after a bit of a struggle.
Laid prevents a body shot from Ki Duk.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Duk stops a takedown attempt from Laid.
Laid goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ki Duk prevents it.
Laid successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Laid is proving hard to escape from.
Ki Duk 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.
Ki Duk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ki Duk stopping the sweep attempt from Laid.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ki Duk wants to stand but Laid has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Laid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ki Duk is looking to stand up but Laid won't let him.
Laid is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Laid seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Laid looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk wants to control from the top but Laid keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ki Duk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bong Ki Duk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laid blocks a head kick by Ki Duk.
Laid fails with a takedown attempt.
Ki Duk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ki Duk definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk gets a clinch.
Laid successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ki Duk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Laid wants to sweep but no luck.
Laid keeping moving, preventing Ki Duk from controlling successfully.
Ki Duk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ki Duk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ki Duk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Laid.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ki Duk.
Laid looks winded!
Ki Duk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ki Duk rushes Laid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ki Duk lands an elbow inside that Laid shrugs off.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
Ki Duk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands an elbow inside that Laid shrugs off.
Ki Duk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ki Duk is leaning against Laid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ki Duk pushes Laid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ki Duk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laid takes a shot to the head.
Ki Duk lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Ki Duk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
Ki Duk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ki Duk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Laid is defending well for now.
Ki Duk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laid.
Ki Duk stalling against the cage.
Ki Duk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laid backwards.
Ki Duk lands a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk lands with a light punch inside.
Ki Duk is leaning against Laid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ki Duk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ki Duk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk cracks the inside of Laid's front leg.
Ki Duk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ki Duk lands a big head kick that sends Laid tumbling to the mat! Ki Duk takes a step backwards and waves Laid back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Laid is rocked!
It looks like Mike Laid has been cut.
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!
Ki Duk punishes Laid's body with a nice straight punch.
Laid is still on wobbly legs! Can Ki Duk finish him?
Ki Duk Throws a clean left jab. Ki Duk Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Laid's chin! Laid crumbles to the ground and Ki Duk follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Ki Duk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bong Ki Duk!
Post fight, Bong Ki Duk took to the microphone: 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freeman Blackford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Hytten has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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253 lbs
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251 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freeman Blackford!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hytten is trying to push Blackford away but Blackford has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blackford fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blackford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hytten throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackford.
Hytten working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Blackford on the inside.
Blackford tries to pull guard but Hytten forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hytten is trying to break the clinch but Blackford is controlling him.
Blackford pulls Hytten into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blackford looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hytten has picked Blackford up and slammed him! Blackford can't keep hold of the triangle and Hytten manages to pass to side control!
Hytten moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hytten decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hytten's head backwards.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blackford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hytten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hytten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Blackford misses its intended target.
Blackford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hytten moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackford swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hytten keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Blackford as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Kent Hytten has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hytten slips under a jab from Blackford.
Blackford wants to clinch
and Hytten counters with a nice body kick.
Blackford looks to land a right hand but Hytten moved out of range.
Blackford misses with a hook
and Hytten counters with a nice body kick.
Hytten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackford.
Blackford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blackford missing with a left hand there. Hytten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford tries to clinch but Hytten is having none of it.
Hytten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackford.
Blackford throws a head kick but Hytten moves out of range.
Hytten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackford.
Freeman Blackford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blackford.
Blackford just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hytten counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackford misses with the combination.
Blackford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford connects with a high kick.
Blackford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackford looks to throw the jab but Hytten is out of range.
Blackford misses with a hook
and Hytten counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Blackford misses.
Blackford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hytten has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hytten moves out of range of the body kick from Blackford.
Blackford throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeman Blackford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kent Hytten's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blackford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hytten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blackford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hytten on the side of the head.
Blackford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blackford lands with a cross.
Blackford misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackford, right into the meat.
Blackford misses with an uppercut. Hytten saw that one coming.
Blackford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hytten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kent Hytten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackford instigates a clinch.
Hytten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freeman Blackford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackford takes a swing at Hytten's ribcage but misses.
Blackford lands with a shot to the body.
Blackford scores with a shot to the body.
Blackford misses with a looping right.
Blackford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hytten was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackford's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blackford wants to clinch.
Blackford has Hytten up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackford pushes Hytten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hytten is trying to break the clinch but Blackford is controlling him.
Blackford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackford pulls guard successfully.
Hytten will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hytten trying to control but Blackford is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hytten trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blackford's guard.
Hytten looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kent Hytten just wasn't active enough.
Blackford with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackford misses with an uppercut
and Hytten counters with an inside leg kick.
Blackford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackford misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hytten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freeman Blackford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kent Hytten's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hytten circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blackford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hytten counters with an inside leg kick.
Hytten takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hytten looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hytten's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hytten scrambles back to his feet.
Hytten tries to keep at a distance but Blackford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hytten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hytten staying out of range there.
Hytten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackford misses with a straight left.
Hytten staying out of range there.
Blackford throws a poor cross that misses
and Hytten counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blackford's knee momentarily.
Blackford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blackford misses with a hook.
Blackford throws a solid leg kick but Hytten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blackford.
Blackford misses with a head kick.
Blackford cracks Hytten with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blackford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hytten needs to keep his hands up - Blackford had a free shot at his head there.
Kent Hytten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackford throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
Blackford tries to clinch up but Hytten circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackford throws out a loose jab but Hytten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blackford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hytten counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blackford throws a looping overhand right but Hytten ducks down to avoid it.
Blackford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hytten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blackford.
Blackford throws a front kick aimed at Hytten's knee but Hytten avoids it well.
Blackford misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Blackford.
Blackford scores with a jab. Hytten acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hytten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackford.
Blackford throws a lazy uppercut
and Hytten counters with a solid body kick.
Blackford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hytten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Blackford does it's job there.
Blackford lands a glancing blow to the side of Hytten's head.
A head kick misses from Blackford.
Blackford misses with a lunging right hand
and Hytten counters with a body kick.
Blackford moves out of range of the body kick.
Hytten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackford.
Hytten ducks under a wild hook from Blackford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackford misses with an uppercut. Hytten saw that one coming.
Freeman Blackford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blackford jabs at Hytten's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freeman Blackford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blackford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freeman Blackford!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Freeman Blackford waved his t-shirt featuring The Big Kabosh's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ygor Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Champ is Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
275 lbs
27 - 9 - 0 |
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265 lbs
25 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ygor Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat misses with a series of wild punches.
Ygor Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Savage misses.
Cat misses with a looping right.
Cat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cat slips a jab from Savage.
Cat moves out of range of the body kick from Savage.
Some wild striking there from Cat.
Savage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Cat checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cat moves out of range as Savage throws a body kick.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Cat.
Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Cat's head back.
Savage tries a low kick but Cat avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Cat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savage misses with a head kick.
Savage throws a body punch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cat scores with a crisp jab that stopped Savage in his tracks.
It looks like Ygor Savage has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cat connects with a good right hand that stumbles Savage. Savage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Cat looks to land a left hand but Savage moved out of range nicely.
Cat slips a jab from Savage.
Cat lands a body shot.
Cat misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat looks to throw the jab but Savage is out of range.
A jab from Cat does it's job there.
Cat throws a head kick that misses.
Savage misses with a right hand
and Cat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Savage.
Savage clinches with his opponent.
Cat manages to pull guard.
Cat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cat looking to control.
Savage pushing down on Cat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Savage sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cat defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat is trying to get back to full guard.
Savage tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cat controls his leg.
Cat is trying to maintain the position but Savage is very close to passing his half guard.
Savage trying to control from half guard but Cat is working away.
Savage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cat tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
Savage is trying to control the action in half guard but Cat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savage is thwarting Cat's attempts to control the position.
Cat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Savage pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat tries to roll over but Savage keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage wants to stand up but Cat has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savage decides to stand and escape the position.
Cat swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Savage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cat throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
Savage takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cat.
Cat lands with a nice body punch.
Cat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Savage's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ygor Savage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Savage takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Savage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cat misses with a two punch combination.
Cat tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cat with a hook.
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cat.
Cat ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savage moves away.
Nice shot lands for Cat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Savage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savage.
Savage lands a body shot.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat connects with a body shot.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Savage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Savage throws an off balance right hand
and Cat counters with a crisp one two that drops Savage! Cat thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Savage to his feet! Savage is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cat drops Savage with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Savage looks back up at him and smiles so Cat waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Savage is rocked!
Cat throws a series of punches but Savage avoids them all with ease.
Oh Savage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savage takes the fight into the clinch.
Savage seems to have got his legs back now.
Savage is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cat's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Savage misses with a knee to the head.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Savage looking to throw knees to the head but Cat is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Savage walks away with a smile on his face. Cat gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Cat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cat misses with a hook. Savage ducked under it nicely.
Cat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savage misses with a straight right.
Savage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cat drops Savage with a beautiful combination! Savage stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cat is looking for the KO!
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Cat pushes him off.
A jab from Savage misses.
Cat thows a body shot but no joy.
Savage takes the fight into the clinch.
Cat jumps guard but Savage stands there with Cat around his waist. Cat gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Savage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying to land knees to the body.
Cat gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cat working the head and body with strikes.
Cat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Savage's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cat tries to pass the half guard into mount. Savage knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Cat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cat.
Cat is nestled in close to Savage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Savage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cat works his way into full mount!
Cat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Cat showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ygor Savage's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Cat's shoulder, as Cat tries to avoid the shot.
Cat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Savage tries to clinch there but Cat circles away.
Cat swats away the attempt to clinch by Savage.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Cat.
Savage lands a head kick. Cat smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Savage misses with a leg kick.
Cat blocks a head kick by Savage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Cat circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cat lands with a straight right. Savage didn't see that one coming.
Savage tries to clinch but Cat moves out of range.
Cat lands with a big right hook that stumbles Savage - he's out on his feet here! Cat follows up with another monster hook that separates Savage from consciousness! Savage falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Cat stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Cat!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goodnight Irene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Smithwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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227 lbs
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Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Goodnight Irene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Smithwick!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smithwick tries to clinch
and Irene counters with a thumping low kick.
Smithwick tries to clinch
and Irene counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smithwick's knee momentarily.
Smithwick darts in trying to clinch
and Irene cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick.
Smithwick wants to clinch
and Irene counters with a nice uppercut.
Smithwick moves to clinch but Irene breaks away
and Irene counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smithwick looks winded!
Irene clinches up with Smithwick and pushes him back against the cage.
Irene stalls.
Smithwick lands with a right to the head.
Irene's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irene gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick misses with a punch on the inside.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irene lands an uppercut.
Smithwick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Goodnight Irene has been cut.
Irene breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smithwick wants to clinch but Irene slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Irene moves away
and Irene counters with an inside leg kick.
Smithwick moves to clinch but Irene breaks away
and Irene counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smithwick digs a right hand into Irene's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Irene's gas tank.
Smithwick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Irene is working Smithwick over against the cage.
Smithwick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithwick's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smithwick tries a body shot but Irene blocks it.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Irene blocks a body shot from Smithwick.
A head punch on the inside from Smithwick fails to land.
Smithwick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smithwick lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick working aggressively here.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Smithwick lands a nice uppercut.
Smithwick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Smithwick fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smithwick.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goodnight Irene dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goodnight Irene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smithwick tries to clinch up
and Irene counters with a nice body shot.
Irene is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Smithwick tries to clinch but Irene moves away
letting Irene counter with a right hand.
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mick Smithwick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Irene has closed the distance and engaged Smithwick in a clinch.
I was talking to Irene's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Irene - that landed with a thud.
Smithwick is breathing heavily.
Smithwick lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Irene scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Irene lands a nice shot to the body.
Smithwick gets through Irene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smithwick struggles to land a body shot inside as Irene controls his hands.
Smithwick misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irene.
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irene.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.
The referee calls for Irene to work.
Smithwick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smithwick tries a body shot but Irene blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irene takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Irene connects with a knee to the head.
Smithwick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Irene avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Smithwick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Irene.
Smithwick tries to throw a body punch but Irene avoids it by throwing Smithwick back against the cage.
Irene blocks an uppercut.
Irene prevents a body shot from Smithwick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irene is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smithwick working aggressively here.
Smithwick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smithwick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smithwick misses with the head strike.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Smithwick misses with some punches.
Irene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smithwick.
Smithwick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irene avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Irene blocks an uppercut.
Irene is pushing Smithwick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.
Irene wants to stall.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Goodnight Irene will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goodnight Irene's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Irene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smithwick closes the distance but Irene moves to the side
and Irene counters with a good low kick that Smithwick was not able to check.
Smithwick tries to clinch up
and Irene counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smithwick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irene counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smithwick looks to clinch
and Irene counters with a straight right hand.
Smithwick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithwick darts in trying to clinch
and Irene connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irene is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smithwick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irene counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smithwick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smithwick closes the distance but Irene moves to the side
and Irene counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smithwick thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smithwick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Irene scores with a leg kick.
Irene takes the fight into the clinch.
Smithwick misses with a punch to the body.
Mick Smithwick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Goodnight Irene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick throws a punch but it's blocked by Irene.
Smithwick scores with a shot to the side of Irene's head.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithwick lands a body punch.
Smithwick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irene unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Irene blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smithwick has a couple of punches blocked by Irene.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithwick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Irene leaning against his opponent.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smithwick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smithwick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smithwick.
Irene pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
Smithwick throws a punch but it's blocked by Irene.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irene.
Smithwick throws a head punch that misses.
Irene blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smithwick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irene's elbow.
Irene lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smithwick backwards.
Irene blocking some punches.
Irene lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smithwick backwards.
Irene prevents a body shot from Smithwick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Irene.
Smithwick tries to work over Irene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Irene scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mick Smithwick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smithwick can't find room to land a body shot as Irene controls the action.
Smithwick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Goodnight Irene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irene, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goodnight Irene!
After the big win, Goodnight Irene made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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