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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by Gimme Shelter. Hiligaynon has chosen Down and Out as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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147 lbs
24 - 17 - 2 |
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144 lbs
24 - 15 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stone's waist but Stone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hiligaynon off to one side.
Stone is looking to chop away at Hiligaynon's legs.
Stone throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stone throws out a powerful jab.
Stone swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
Stone misses with a hook. Hiligaynon ducked under it nicely.
Hiligaynon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Hiligaynon looks to land a left hand but Stone moved out of range nicely.
Stone clobbers Hiligaynon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stone moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that Stone semi-blocks.
Hiligaynon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a leg kick.
Stone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stone throws a chopping leg kick but Hiligaynon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hiligaynon does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone stalks Hiligaynon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiligaynon's face. Hiligaynon staggers backwards, shaken.
Stone misses the body punch
and Hiligaynon counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Hiligaynon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiligaynon 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 Stone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stone lands a leg kick that knocks Hiligaynon off balance momentarily.
Stone stuffs the takedown attempt from Hiligaynon. Hiligaynon gets slowly back to his feet.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Stone moved away.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodel Hiligaynon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiligaynon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stone counters with a good low kick that Hiligaynon was not able to check.
Stone throws a hook but Hiligaynon avoids it easily.
Hiligaynon lands a head kick!
Stone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiligaynon momentarily.
Hiligaynon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Hiligaynon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiligaynon fails with a takedown attempt.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Hiligaynon moved out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiligaynon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hiligaynon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone throws the left hand but Hiligaynon avoids the punch easily.
Hiligaynon misses with a two punch combination.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Hiligaynon is out of range.
Hiligaynon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Stone.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Stone throws a hook to the side of Hiligaynon's head but Hiligaynon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiligaynon is looking to land body kicks.
Stone misses with a straight left.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Knuckle Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Hiligaynon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stone checks a leg kick.
Stone throws a looping overhand right but Hiligaynon ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stone, as that shot connected.
Hiligaynon fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a hook but Hiligaynon blocks it.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiligaynon circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Hiligaynon backpedaling.
Stone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stone wants it to stay on the feet.
Knuckle Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodel Hiligaynon.
Stone is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Stone.
Hiligaynon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stone on the side of the head.
Hiligaynon scores with a nice strike.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stone misses with a series of wild punches.
Hiligaynon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Stone is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hiligaynon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone throws a low kick but Hiligaynon avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiligaynon tries a low kick but Stone avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone walks into a stiff left hand from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiligaynon there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiligaynon misses the target.
Stone takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stone coming out on top.
Stone moves away from the strike by Hiligaynon.
Stone tries to move into range but Hiligaynon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stone thows a body shot but no joy.
Stone scores with a decent looking hook.
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Hiligaynon blocks the leg kick.
Hiligaynon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hiligaynon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Hiligaynon connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to land a front kick but Hiligaynon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stone blocks a low kick nicely.
Stone slips a straight right by Hiligaynon.
The fighters circling - Stone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Hiligaynon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Stone blocks the low kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight right.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Hiligaynon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping right.
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Stone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckle Stone dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiligaynon finds it's way round the side to connect with Stone's head.
Hiligaynon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiligaynon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hiligaynon scrambles back to his feet.
Hiligaynon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Hiligaynon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stone moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiligaynon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hiligaynon throws the kick towards the body but Stone avoids it.
Stone thows a body kick. Hiligaynon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Stone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hiligaynon throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stone finds it's way through Hiligaynon's defenses.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick nicely.
Stone drops his hands momentarily and Hiligaynon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiligaynon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big left from Hiligaynon misses.
Hiligaynon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stone in his tracks.
Stone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
Stone lands with a short shot to the head.
Rodel Hiligaynon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone pushes Hiligaynon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee strike.
Hiligaynon can't break the clinch.
Stone has a couple of punches blocked by Hiligaynon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone blocks an uppercut.
Hiligaynon blocks an uppercut.
Stone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon trying to control the position but instead, Stone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hiligaynon into the cage.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
Hiligaynon lands with a left to the head.
Stone throws a punch but it's blocked by Hiligaynon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Hiligaynon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Stone on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hiligaynon.
Stone lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Stone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hiligaynon is trying to break the clinch but Stone has him pressed against the cage.
Hiligaynon throws a head punch that misses.
Hiligaynon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiligaynon is looking to control Stone's arms but Stone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hiligaynon has his back to the cage.
Stone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stone.
Hiligaynon is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Hiligaynon into the cage.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hiligaynon backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiligaynon taking a breather.
Hiligaynon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stone.
Knuckle Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stone fails to land.
Hiligaynon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Hiligaynon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hiligaynon misses with a head kick.
Hiligaynon misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon throws a looping overhand right but Stone ducks down to avoid it.
Stone misses with a looping left.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick
and Hiligaynon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands a jab to Hiligaynon's midsection.
A nice combination there by Hiligaynon.
A good leg kick by Stone.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Knuckle Stone.
Well Stone has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knuckle Stone!
A relieved looking Knuckle Stone 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana comes into the arena with NoMeansNo - Beat on the Brat blaring out of the sound system. 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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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfly looks to land a body kick but Arana moved away.
Butterfly connects with an inside leg kick.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arana pulls Butterfly in close to prevent any damage.
Butterfly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butterfly stands up over Arana, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butterfly postures up.
Butterfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Arana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butterfly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butterfly trying to control but Arana is working from the bottom.
Butterfly scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butterfly lands a couple of digs.
Butterfly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butterfly is one step ahead there.
Butterfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Arana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butterfly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arana preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arana manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've been hearing that Arana has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Arana lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana landing punches.
Arana looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arana wants to control the pace but Butterfly is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butterfly is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butterfly's face.
Arana looking to finish Butterfly with some ground and pound. This is bad for Butterfly!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butterfly's face.
Butterfly is looking to improve his position but Arana isn't that keen on the idea.
Arana trying to control but Butterfly is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana with shots to the head and body - Butterfly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Butterfly is trying desperately to improve position.
Arana controlling from the full mount.
Butterfly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Butterfly is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Butterfly can't escape the position.
Arana lands a heavy elbow.
Butterfly working to try and regain half guard.
Butterfly is in a horrible position here. Arana smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Arana throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Butterfly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Arana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Butterfly is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unai Arana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butterfly.
Arana misses with a body punch
and Butterfly makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arana really felt that one!
Arana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butterfly swings widly with a right hand
and Butterfly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butterfly tries to close the distance and clinch but Arana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Arana as he checks the leg kick.
Butterfly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Butterfly throws a big shot that misses.
Butterfly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arana doesn't seem bothered though.
Arana scores with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arana checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterfly misses with a body shot.
Butterfly throws a sloppy head kick and Arana moves out of range easily.
Unai Arana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butterfly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arana is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Butterfly.
Arana moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arana takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Butterfly misses with a head kick.
A jab from Butterfly does it's job there.
Butterfly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arana sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butterfly's calf.
Butterfly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butterfly digs a good hook to Arana's body.
Butterfly rushes Arana and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arana scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arana stalling the fight.
Butterfly misses with some punches.
Arana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arana lands a body shot.
Arana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Butterfly tries to break the clinch but Arana is controlling the position.
Butterfly tries to score a body lock takedown but Arana shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Butterfly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arana throws a head punch that misses.
Arana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butterfly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Butterfly.
A shot in the inside from Butterfly.
Arana with a knee to the head.
It looks like Brett Butterfly has been cut.
Butterfly has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Butterfly can turn it around.
Butterfly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arana crunches a lovely knee into Butterfly's ribcage.
Arana can't find room to land a body shot as Butterfly controls the action.
Butterfly is trying to stall.
Butterfly misses with a body punch.
Arana looking to slow down the pace here.
Butterfly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arana.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly digs a right hand underneath Arana's ribcage. Arana let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Unai Arana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Butterfly throws a punch but it's blocked by Arana.
Butterfly blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Butterfly fails to land.
Arana has Butterfly pushed against the cage.
Butterfly misses with a punch to the body.
Butterfly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arana.
Butterfly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arana backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arana tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butterfly tries to break the clinch but Arana is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Butterfly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butterfly blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Butterfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Butterfly'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. This is the final round!
Arana throws a jab but it's blocked by Butterfly.
Butterfly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arana. Butterfly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arana blocks a low kick nicely.
Arana walks into a left hand.
Arana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arana wants it to stay on the feet.
Arana rushes Butterfly and presses him up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Butterfly as the two fighters clinch.
Arana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Butterfly scores with a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arana misses with the head strike.
Butterfly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arana's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana misses with the head strike.
Arana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Arana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butterfly.
Arana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arana is leaning against Butterfly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butterfly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Arana pulls his leg out and moves away.
Butterfly throws a body punch but Arana moves out of range.
Arana blocks a head kick by Butterfly.
Arana looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butterfly.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Butterfly.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butterfly.
Arana connects with a body shot that sends Butterfly's belly button to the back.
Butterfly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butterfly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arana sizes up Butterfly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butterfly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arana can pounce on him.
Butterfly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arana scores with a hook to the body. Butterfly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Butterfly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arana counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Butterfly misses its intended target.
Arana misses with a shot to the body
and Butterfly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Arana there.
Butterfly wants to clinch up but Arana keeps it at a distance.
Brett Butterfly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butterfly throws a quick inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Butterfly checks a leg kick.
Butterfly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown but Arana shows good takedown defense.
Butterfly scores with a takedown into Arana's guard.
Arana is controlling Butterfly's posture.
Butterfly cracks Arana with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arana seems keen to control Butterfly's posture.
Arana looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butterfly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arana pulls Butterfly in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Unai Arana wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Butterfly on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butterfly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butterfly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arana stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arana wants it to stay on the feet.
Arana lands with a straight right. Butterfly didn't see that one coming.
Butterfly throws out a leg kick but Arana moves out of range and Butterfly only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unai Arana showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arana 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unai Arana!
Unai Arana bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Caparas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadamasa Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danilo Caparas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tadamasa Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada rushes Caparas and presses him up against the cage.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caparas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Caparas stalling in the clinch but Yamada improves position.
Caparas lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Caparas is blocking nicely.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamada misses with a knee to the head.
Caparas misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Caparas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Caparas avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caparas working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Caparas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caparas blocks the elbow strike.
Caparas blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas working aggressively here.
Caparas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caparas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caparas takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Danilo Caparas has been cut.
A short right from Caparas on the inside.
Yamada connects with a knee to the head.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Caparas managing to block the knees to the body from Yamada.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamada tries a knee to the head but Caparas blocks it.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Caparas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caparas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas lands with a right to the head.
Caparas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caparas throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Caparas as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Caparas fails to land.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Caparas blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yamada just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caparas's brow.
Caparas stalling in the clinch.
Caparas lands a right hand.
Caparas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caparas avoids it.
Caparas trying to stall but Yamada improves his position.
A right hook to the body lands for Caparas.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Yamada prevents Caparas from breaking the clinch.
Caparas taking a breather.
Caparas lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caparas tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caparas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Caparas lands an uppercut.
Caparas manages to break the clinch.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caparas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caparas.
Caparas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamada takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Caparas.
Yamada with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Caparas tries to tie him up.
Caparas scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caparas can't find room to land a body shot as Yamada controls the action.
Yamada tries to land knees in the clinch but Caparas avoids the damage to the body.
Yamada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Yamada misses with an elbow over the top.
Caparas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caparas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Caparas.
Caparas is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamada tries to land a knee to the head but Caparas blocks with his arms.
Caparas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Yamada has Caparas pressed against the cage, preventing Caparas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caparas lands a right hand.
Caparas lands a left hand.
Caparas misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Caparas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danilo Caparas's cut.
That's time! Caparas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No joy there for Caparas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caparas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caparas circles away quickly and effectively.
Tadamasa Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caparas swinging wildly here.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Caparas circles away.
Yamada walks into a stiff left hand from Caparas.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada blocks a low kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada slips a jab from Caparas.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caparas swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Caparas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Caparas pushes him off.
Yamada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caparas can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamada momentarily.
Yamada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caparas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Caparas circles away.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Caparas circles away.
Yamada clinches.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
Caparas is trying to push Yamada away but Yamada has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caparas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caparas is defending well for now.
Caparas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caparas dodges an elbow strike from Yamada.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yamada throws an elbow but misses.
Caparas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Caparas.
Yamada using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caparas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Caparas.
Caparas swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada looking to throw knees to the head but Caparas is blocking nicely.
Caparas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caparas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada wants to clinch up but Caparas keeps it at a distance.
Caparas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caparas tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yamada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caparas - the referee stops the clock and Yamada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caparas. Yamada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Caparas looks to land a body kick but Yamada moved away.
Yamada takes one on the button.
Yamada is still on wobbly legs! Can Caparas finish him?
Caparas cracks Yamada on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Yamada falls backwards against the cage. Caparas follows up with more strikes that drop Yamada to his knees. Caparas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Yamada! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danilo Caparas!
After winning the bout, Danilo Caparas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Maia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hells Bells kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
Maia has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Esposito is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maia counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Esposito bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maia's head backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Maia.
Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esposito.
Esposito pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Maia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maia takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Esposito, as that shot connected.
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!
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Maia counters with a straight right hand.
Maia digs a good body shot into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito misses the jab.
Maia sizes up Esposito with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maia misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Esposito. That's going to slow Maia down.
Maia throws a leg kick but Esposito sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maia defending well as Esposito loads up on a big left hand.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maia was well out of range. Poor timing from Esposito.
Maia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maia digs a good hook to Esposito's body.
Esposito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Esposito checks it well.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maia tries a low kick but Esposito avoids it.
Maia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maia throws a looping overhand right but Esposito ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Maia swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Esposito rather than just go for the knockout.
Esposito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Maia throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maia throws a good cross that connects.
Maia staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maia to score with a decent uppercut.
Maia throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.
Maia scores with a takedown into Esposito's guard.
Maia wants to pass the guard but Esposito is keeping the position.
Esposito is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Esposito is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esposito works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Maia manages to pass to side control.
Maia seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Esposito is looking to improve his position.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maia is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Esposito is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Barracks - LOD, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Maia looking to land elbow strikes but Esposito uses the position to regain half guard.
Esposito is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Esposito avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maia is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Esposito gets full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Esposito.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miko Maia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Esposito swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Miko Maia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Esposito is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Esposito circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maia misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Maia finds it's target.
Maia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Esposito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Esposito lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito misses with a double jab.
Esposito lands a slapping body shot.
Esposito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Esposito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maia throws a leg kick that misses.
Maia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
Maia tries to land a leg kick but Esposito saw it coming and moves away.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Maia connects with a body shot that sends Esposito's belly button to the back.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Maia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Esposito looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Maia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Esposito sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Esposito gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Esposito has a hand on Maia's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Maia takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Esposito regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maia misses with a head shot. Esposito uses the momentum to regain guard.
Esposito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Esposito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maia controls the pace.
Esposito wants to control the position but Maia says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maia passes to full mount!
Esposito is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Maia cracks Esposito with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia dominating with strikes here.
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
Maia with shots to the head and body - Esposito looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia landing punches.
Miko Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maia lands a big elbow.
Maia putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Maia working Esposito over with strikes here.
Esposito is rocked!
Maia is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Esposito can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Oh Esposito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maia jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Esposito manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Esposito seems to have got his legs back now.
Maia is chipping away with strikes.
Maia scoring with punches and elbows.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esposito manages to get back to half guard.
Esposito pushes Maia off and gets back to his feet.
Esposito tries to bum rush Maia with a series of wild strikes but Maia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miko Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Esposito'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!
Maia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maia swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Maia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Esposito.
Esposito sizes up Maia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Esposito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maia cracks a nice hook into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Esposito's waist but Esposito gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Esposito throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Esposito throws a jab but it's blocked by Maia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
Maia is looking to slow Esposito down with leg kicks.
Maia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
and Maia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Esposito ducks under a wild hook from Maia.
Esposito paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Esposito throws a push kick but Maia slaps the foot to one side.
Esposito displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
John Esposito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Maia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Maia.
No joy there for Esposito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Maia stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
John Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia.
Maia misses with a low kick.
Maia scores with a nice strike.
Maia throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Esposito manages to avoid it.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Maia scoring well with a low kick there.
Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Esposito.
Maia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range.
Maia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Esposito thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Maia tenderised Esposito's leg. Esposito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maia's corner calls for a 1-2. Maia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maia lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a double jab
and Maia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maia digs a good body shot into Esposito's ribs.
Esposito walks into a jab.
Maia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
Maia jabs Esposito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Maia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Esposito throws a jab when Maia was well out of range.
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Maia checks a low kick from Esposito.
Esposito walks into a left hand.
Esposito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Esposito avoids the head kick by Maia.
Maia lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Esposito avoids it really well and circles away.
Esposito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maia throws a solid leg kick but Esposito takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maia.
Esposito takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Maia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Esposito has his hands clasped together around Maia's back. He's all about the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia is nestled in close to Esposito, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miko Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miko Maia!
An out of breath Miko Maia 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Chavez (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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222 lbs
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223 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
Zoidberg defending well as Chavez loads up on a big left hand.
Zoidberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoidberg throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hugo Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but Zoidberg slips the punch.
Zoidberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zoidberg clinches up with Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
Chavez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
Zoidberg blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Zoidberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Chavez.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zoidberg is rocked!
John Zoidberg's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chavez checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zoidberg.
Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Zoidberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez misses with a series of wild punches.
Chavez jabs Zoidberg right on the nose. Zoidberg blinks but takes it well.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zoidberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Zoidberg throws a wild body kick that Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Zoidberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Chavez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zoidberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chavez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Zoidberg keeps him there for the moment.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez tries to circle away but Zoidberg has him pinned against the cage.
Zoidberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chavez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zoidberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez manages to break the clinch.
Zoidberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chavez blocks the leg kick.
Chavez forces Zoidberg back against the cage and clinches.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez blocks the elbow strike.
Zoidberg throws an elbow that misses.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chavez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chavez tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Zoidberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chavez is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez avoids the elbow strike from Zoidberg, against the cage.
Zoidberg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chavez tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez lands a left hand.
Zoidberg has Chavez pressed against the cage, preventing Chavez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Chavez blocks it.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zoidberg ducks right into an uppercut from Chavez.
Zoidberg throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to keep at a distance but Chavez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez is trying to force a seperation but Zoidberg has the dominant position.
Zoidberg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Chavez 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.
Chavez is trying to push Zoidberg away but Zoidberg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chavez is looking to break free of the clinch but Zoidberg has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Chavez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Zoidberg's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zoidberg blocks a jab.
Zoidberg looks to land a body kick but Chavez moved away.
Zoidberg lands a leg kick that knocks Chavez off balance momentarily.
Hugo Chavez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zoidberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Zoidberg does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Hugo Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoidberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chavez's calf.
Zoidberg throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zoidberg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zoidberg blocks a jab.
Zoidberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Zoidberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Zoidberg moves away from the strike by Chavez.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg gets tackled into the cage by Chavez. Chavez maintains the clinch.
Chavez wants to break free but Zoidberg has control.
Chavez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zoidbergs head.
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Zoidberg.
Chavez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
Chavez managing to block the knees to the body from Zoidberg.
A head punch on the inside from Chavez fails to land.
Zoidberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chavez dodges an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavez avoids the damage to the body.
Zoidberg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chavez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg tries a knee to the head but Chavez blocks it.
Zoidberg blocking some punches.
Chavez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zoidberg prevents Chavez from breaking the clinch.
Chavez tries to break free but Zoidberg pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
Hugo Chavez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chavez digs a right hand underneath Zoidberg's ribcage. Zoidberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zoidberg throws an elbow but misses.
Chavez can't break the clinch.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Zoidberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez wants to get back to striking at distance but Zoidberg won't allow it.
Zoidberg missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chavez blocks an elbow strike from Zoidberg.
Chavez is trying to break free.
Zoidberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chavez.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chavez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with a leg kick
and Chavez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zoidberg! Chavez lets Zoidberg back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Zoidberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John Zoidberg's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez lands a right hook to the body.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick
and Chavez scores with a counter punch that sends Zoidberg to the canvas! Chavez smells blood - he's punishing Zoidberg with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Zoidberg has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hugo Chavez!
Hugo Chavez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bariga Cocainich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocainich comes to the cage accompanied by Будущее 9эт . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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33
250 lbs
14 - 4 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bariga Cocainich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thiago Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira throws a sloppy head kick and Cocainich moves out of range easily.
Pereira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cocainich circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cocainich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cocainich.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
Cocainich throws an elbow that misses. Pereira uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cocainich's guard. Nice move by Pereira!
Cocainich looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cocainich has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cocainich keeping moving, preventing Pereira from controlling successfully.
Cocainich has his hands on Pereira's head, controlling the position.
Cocainich isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pereira stacks Cocainich on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pereira!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocainich tries to improve position but can't.
Cocainich is not content to let Pereira control the position.
You can see the frustration on Cocainich'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.
Pereira stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pereira shoots in and drives through. Cocainich sprawls well.
Pereira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cocainich circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira misses with a takedown
and Cocainich counters with a takedown into side control.
Bariga Cocainich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Pereira.
Cocainich works to advance to full mount. Pereira defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cocainich swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bariga Cocainich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimes comes to the cage accompanied by THE JOKER. Sheen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Winning! - Charlie Sheen. On his way into the cage it seems that Buster Grimes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Buster Grimes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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34
285 lbs
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266 lbs
21 - 9 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buster Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheen.
Grimes lands a nice looking body kick.
Sheen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grimes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sheen lands a jab to Grimes's midsection.
Sheen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Sheen thows a body shot but no joy.
Grimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheen.
Sheen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sheen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheen staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheen.
Grimes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Buster Grimes has been cut.
Grimes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sheen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grimes rather than just go for the knockout.
Grimes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimes counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheen under the eye.
It looks like Charlie Sheen has been cut.
A left lands for Grimes.
Sheen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheen looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes wants to land a leg kick but Sheen is out of range.
Sheen slips a straight right by Grimes.
Sheen throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Sheen.
Sheen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Grimes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheen doesn't seem phased though.
Sheen avoids a kick to the body.
Sheen wants to land a leg kick but Grimes is out of range.
Grimes looks for the body kick but Sheen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen avoids a kick to the body.
Grimes looks to land a body kick but Sheen moved away.
Sheen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheen staying out of range there.
A jab from Grimes misses.
Sheen lands a right hook to the body.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheen.
Sheen moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sheen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes lands a slapping body shot.
Sheen misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grimes throws a lazy right hand but Sheen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the body from Sheen misses
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes tries to land a leg kick but Sheen saw it coming and moves away.
Sheen misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sheen.
Sheen lands a nice hook to Grimes's body. Grimes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sheen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grimes defending well as Sheen loads up on a big left hand.
Grimes throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charlie Sheen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A lazy body kick from Sheen
and Grimes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Grimes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grimes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
Sheen looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Sheen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grimess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grimes dips to his left and cracks Sheen with an uppercut!
Sheen misses with a hook.
Grimes staying out of range there.
Grimes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Grimes. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheen.
Grimes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Charlie Sheen's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grimes.
Grimes with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sheen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimes - the referee stops the clock and Sheen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimes. Sheen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimes moves away.
Grimes tries to land a front kick but Sheen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sheen misses the shot to the body.
Sheen lands with a nice combination. Grimes backs away looking to recover.
Sheen lands a left and a right that send Grimes crashing to the mat, dazed. Sheen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen misses with a wild body shot.
Sheen connects with a body shot that sends Grimes's belly button to the back.
Sheen avoids a kick to the body.
Sheen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimes.
Grimes throws a body punch but Sheen moves out of range.
Sheen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sheen throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
Sheen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grimes throws a solid leg kick but Sheen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimes.
Sheen avoids the body shot from Grimes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimes. That's going to slow Sheen down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheen avoids the head kick by Grimes.
Grimes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sheen swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Sheen works the jab nicely.
Sheen throws a front kick aimed at Grimes's knee but Grimes avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Sheen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheen. Grimes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grimes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grimes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheen.
Sheen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grimes counters with a thumping low kick.
Grimes takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheen throws an off balance right hand
and Grimes counters with a nice body kick.
Sheen is breathing heavily.
Sheen lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Grimes misses with a low kick.
Sheen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grimes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Grimes.
The cut above Charlie Sheen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grimes misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie Sheen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sheen looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimes is just out of range.
Sheen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Grimes tries to work over Sheen's front leg with a kick but Sheen checks it.
Sheen throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimes.
Sheen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimes manages to avoid it.
Grimes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sheen's calf.
Sheen moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grimes.
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!
Sheen throws a hook to the side of Grimes's head but Grimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimes thuds a left hand into Sheen's body.
Sheen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheen's head.
Sheen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimes throws out the jab.
Sheen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grimes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Charlie Sheen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sheen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheen throws a front kick aimed at Grimes's knee but Grimes avoids it well.
Sheen throws a leg kick
and Grimes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimes was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
Grimes lands a jab to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Sheen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Buster Grimes!
Buster Grimes took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the cage accompanied by Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lew Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Sokoloff avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Sokoloff has clasped his hands together around Jenkins's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jenkins is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sokoloff is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sokoloff has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Sokoloff in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've been hearing good reports from Jenkins's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sokoloff wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sokoloff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokoloff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Sokoloff keeps moving.
Jenkins is really struggling to control Sokoloff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Jenkins keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sokoloff's head.
Jenkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sokoloff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jenkins has managed to get both his arms back between Sokoloff's legs - danger averted.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sokoloff keeping full guard, as Jenkins tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sokoloff keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jenkins trying to control but Sokoloff is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokoloff manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff tries to control but Jenkins wriggling away.
Jenkins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jenkins sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Sokoloff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jenkins gets back to full guard.
Sokoloff wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Sokoloff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Sokoloff postures up.
Sokoloff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sokoloff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokoloff wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins wants to improve his position but instead Sokoloff has moved into half guard.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Sokoloff has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yermolai Sokoloff will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins misses with a takedown attempt - Sokoloff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sokoloff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins throws a combination. Sokoloff tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Sokoloff sprawls well.
Sokoloff ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Sokoloff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokoloff ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jenkins swings for the body but Sokoloff moves out of range.
Sokoloff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins avoids the head kick by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokoloff lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Lew Jenkins has been cut.
Sokoloff is looking to slow Jenkins down with leg kicks.
Sokoloff turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sokoloff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Sokoloff looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sokoloff is trying to defend but Jenkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jenkins is keen to just control but Sokoloff is a slippery customer.
Jenkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokoloff felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sokoloff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Sokoloff is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Jenkins wants to work for an arm triangle but Sokoloff is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sokoloff wants to improve his position but Jenkins is controlling well.
Sokoloff manages to get to full guard.
Sokoloff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokoloff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jenkins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokoloff's head.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokoloff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jenkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jenkins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jenkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sokoloff controls Jenkins momentarily but Jenkins frees himself.
Jenkins chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins looking to sit in guard and control but Sokoloff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sokoloff!
Sokoloff takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Yermolai Sokoloff has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 Lew Jenkins will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Sokoloff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sokoloff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jenkins throws out the jab.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Sokoloff tries to sprawl out of it but Jenkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sokoloff manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yermolai Sokoloff seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jenkins throws a nice looking combination but Sokoloff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sokoloff keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lew Jenkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins throws a body punch but Sokoloff moves out of range.
Sokoloff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lew Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins throws a right hand that Sokoloff ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokoloff also avoids with ease.
Lew Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Sokoloff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A jab from Jenkins misses.
Sokoloff closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jenkins's guard.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Sokoloff postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sokoloff trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Jenkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sokoloff wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Sokoloff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jenkins is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins is trying to control the position but Sokoloff postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sokoloff chips away with some ground and pound.
Jenkins wants to sweep here but Sokoloff controlling him for the moment.
Sokoloff wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is keeping the position.
Sokoloff stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokoloff forces his way into half guard.
Sokoloff slows the pace down in half guard.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Sokoloff has control of the leg.
Sokoloff is pressing down on Jenkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jenkins is holding on for now.
Sokoloff is trying to control the action in half guard but Jenkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jenkins wants to control but Sokoloff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sokoloff takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yermolai Sokoloff wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sokoloff drives through with a takedown into Jenkins's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jenkins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sokoloff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jenkins.
Sokoloff wants to control but Jenkins is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokoloff might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jenkins haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yermolai Sokoloff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sokoloff has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clint Lomax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lomax comes to the cage accompanied by Ace of Spades. Partio has chosen Partio enters the arena, that's one mean looking little fucker right there! as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Lomax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partio misses with a double jab.
Lomax tries a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Partio throws a lazy uppercut
and Lomax counters with a low kick, right behind Partio 's knee.
A clash of legs there as Lomax blocks the low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Partio.
Lomax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lomax crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Partio - the referee stops the clock and Lomax gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Partio. Lomax manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lomax works Partio's body with a nice hook.
Lomax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Partio.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kauko Partio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lomax throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lomax scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio scores with a leg kick.
A jab from Partio finds it's way through Lomax's defenses.
Lomax scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lomax keeps Partio at a distance using the push kick.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomax.
Partio misses with a shot to the body
and Lomax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
Lomax throws a series of punches but Partio moves out of range.
A lazy left from Partio finds it's target.
Partio throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lomax was covering up waiting for the punch and Partio finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Partio landing with the ground and pound.
Partio is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Partio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Partio stops Lomax from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomax is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Partio manages to pull guard.
Lomax won't allow Partio to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Partio is trying to keep Lomax in close.
Partio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lomax defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Partio is keeping the position for now.
Partio wants to sweep but no luck.
Partio has his foot on Lomax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lomax works his way back into a safe position though.
Partio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lomax's guard.
Lomax controls Partio momentarily but Partio frees himself.
Partio postures up and lands a big shot to Lomax's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio is looking to advance position but Lomax has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Lomax stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
A good leg kick by Lomax.
Lomax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Partio throws a head kick but Lomax moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomax. Partio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomax.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lomax will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Partio misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kauko Partio will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lomax connects with a leg kick. Partio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Partio does it's job there.
Partio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lomax did well to prevent Partio getting side control.
Partio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lomax keeping control of the position.
Lomax is trying to stand.
Lomax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Partio.
Partio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lomax is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lomax is bucking up trying to escape but Partio cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Partio with a couple of short strikes.
Partio lands a couple of good shots and Lomax has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Partio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partio missing with punches from the back.
Partio is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Partio gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Partio gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Partio apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Partio lands with a straight right. Lomax didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lomax.
Sloppy strikes from Partio. Those never looked like landing.
Partio throws a chopping leg kick but Lomax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lomax.
Lomax throws a good cross that connects.
Lomax throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
Lomax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Partio throws out a leg kick but Lomax moves out of range and Partio only half commits.
Partio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lomax misses with a body kick.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Lomax moved out of range.
Partio tries for a takedown but Lomax sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Partio wants to clinch but Lomax slips to the side
and Lomax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lomax takes a swing at Partio's ribcage but misses.
Partio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Partio taking a breather.
Partio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lomax digs a right hand into Partio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Partio's gas tank.
Lomax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Partio backwards.
Partio pulls guard effortlessly.
Partio throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lomax escapes and throws Partio's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Partio being controlled for a moment.
Partio tries to bench press Lomax off him but Lomax keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Partio is looking for a sweep. Lomax is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lomax wants to stand up but Partio is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lomax is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomax is trying to control the action in half guard but Partio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kauko Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Partio moves out of range of the body kick.
Lomax connects with a body shot.
Lomax jabs Partio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Partio throws a low kick, looking for Lomax's leg but Lomax calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio throws a head kick that misses.
Partio misses with an uppercut. Lomax saw that one coming.
Partio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Clint Lomax is winning the standup battle so far.
Lomax connects with a right hand. Partio shakes it off.
Lomax on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lomax stuffs the takedown attempt from Partio. Partio gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Lomax.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Lomax moves his leg out of the way.
Lomax lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lomax.
Partio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lomax defends well and Partio ends up having to push Lomax into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Partio is trying to break the clinch but Lomax is controlling him.
Lomax can't find room to land a body shot as Partio controls the action.
Lomax lands an uppercut.
Lomax misses with some punches.
Lomax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Lomax lands with a short shot to the head.
Lomax stalling the fight.
Partio looking to stall.
Partio is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Partio is trying to break free.
Partio presses Lomax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lomax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lomax seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Partio can turn it around.
Lomax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lomax tries a body shot but Partio blocks it.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
Partio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Partio lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lomax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Lomax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Partio's elbow.
Lomax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lomax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Partio backwards.
Lomax is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lomax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Partio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clint Lomax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Partio.
Lomax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax scores with a shoulder strike.
Partio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lomax manages to break the clinch.
Lomax moves out of range of the body kick.
Lomax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Partio was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomax.
Lomax lands a nice looking body shot.
Partio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Partio is looking to land body kicks.
Lomax misses with a leg kick.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio throws a hook but Lomax avoids it easily.
Partio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lomax has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lomax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Partio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lomax.
Partio tries to score with a low kick but Lomax moves his leg out of the way.
Lomax misses with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice defenses there by Partio.
Partio throws a sloppy head kick
and Lomax counters with a nice uppercut.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
A lazy left from Lomax finds it's target.
Clint Lomax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lomax tests Partio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Partio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lomax doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut lands for Lomax. That snapped Partio's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Partio misses with a hook
and Lomax counters with a nice leg kick.
Partio throws a body punch but Lomax moves out of range.
A jab from Partio misses.
A jab lands there for Lomax.
Lomax cracks Partio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Partio with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lomax.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lomax just misses with a punch to the body.
Partio misses with a body kick.
Lomax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Lomax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lomax.
Partio throws a low kick, looking for Lomax's leg but Lomax calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lomax.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio 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 Lomax has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lomax and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lomax.
Lomax fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Partio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Partio staying out of range there.
Partio checks a low kick from Lomax.
Lomax looks for the body kick but Partio saw that one coming.
Lomax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Partio.
Partio throws a series of punches but Lomax avoids them all with ease.
Lomax on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lomax throws a leg kick but Partio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Partio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lomax.
Partio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio walks into a jab.
Partio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lomax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lomax is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Partio lands a jab to Lomax's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Partio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lomax's sensitive parts.
Lomax throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Partio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lomax lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lomax scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Partio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Partio throws a low kick but Lomax moves out of range easily.
Lomax's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lomax's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomax throws a front kick that sends Partio stumbling back into the cage.
Partio misses the shot to the body.
Lomax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lomax looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Partio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lomax lands with a nice body kick.
Lomax moves out of range as Partio strikes.
Lomax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lomax checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lomax clobbers Partio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lomax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Partio counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Partio swings around for an armbar but Lomax sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Partio's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lomax is stalling in the full guard.
Lomax stands up from Partio's guard - Lomax perhaps looking for a knockout.
Partio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lomax tries to avoid it but Partio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lomax to the ground. Lomax escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Partio checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lomax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Partio walks into a jab.
Lomax fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Lomax had his way with Kauko Partio in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Partio throws a leg kick which misses Lomax's front leg but catches the back leg as Lomax tries to avoid it.
Partio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Partio fails with the takedown.
Lomax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Partio avoids the body shot from Lomax.
Lomax throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Lomax checks it.
Lomax looks to score with a jab to the body but Partio is just out of range.
Lomax misses the shot to the body.
Lomax throws a sloppy body shot
and Partio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Partio looking to pass the guard.
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lomax's head.
Partio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Partio wants to control from the top but Lomax keeps moving.
Lomax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Partio.
Partio stops Lomax from standing up.
Partio throws a big elbow that misses.
Lomax will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Partio throws a strike but Lomax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Partio is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Partio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lomax won't allow Partio to sweep him here.
Lomax trying to control the position from guard on top but Partio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lomax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Partio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lomax avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Partio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lomax defends well.
Lomax wants to get up but he can't break Partio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Partio keeping moving, preventing Lomax from controlling successfully.
Partio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio is looking for a triangle but Lomax pushes his legs off easily.
Partio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kauko Partio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Partio has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauko Partio!
Kauko Partio is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Kauko Partio started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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