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HWP: Copout v Cierra *76.5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janusz KorwinMikke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Valdez (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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117 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Janusz KorwinMikke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, German Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valdez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
KorwinMikke is staying active underneath Valdez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
KorwinMikke looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Valdez seems to be looking for submissions.
KorwinMikke tries to roll over but Valdez keeps him under control.
Valdez is thwarting KorwinMikke's attempts to control the position.
KorwinMikke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
KorwinMikke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Valdez pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is just content to waste time from the top position. KorwinMikke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
KorwinMikke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valdez advances position into side control!
KorwinMikke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Valdez wants to control but KorwinMikke is keeping him busy.
Valdez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but KorwinMikke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
KorwinMikke wants to control but Valdez postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KorwinMikke prevents Valdez from improving position.
Valdez working away.
KorwinMikke tries to improve position but can't.
KorwinMikke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
KorwinMikke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
KorwinMikke is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Valdez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valdez actively working from the bottom here.
Valdez tries to get to full guard but KorwinMikke has control of the leg.
KorwinMikke is thwarting Valdez's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to get back to full guard.
Valdez controlling the position for now.
KorwinMikke is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Valdez is just riding it out for now. KorwinMikke eventually gives up the hold.
KorwinMikke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Valdez keeps working.
KorwinMikke is working for a submission of some sort.
KorwinMikke wants to work for an arm triangle but Valdez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valdez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Valdez pulls KorwinMikke in to control the position.
KorwinMikke trying to control but Valdez is working from the bottom.
Valdez controlling the position.
KorwinMikke drops back looking for a leg! Valdez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valdez manages to kick KorwinMikke off! KorwinMikke jumps back into Valdez's guard.
Valdez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
KorwinMikke actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
KorwinMikke looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
KorwinMikke wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but German Valdez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valdez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
KorwinMikke tries to improve position but can't.
Valdez trying to control the position but KorwinMikke is working away.
KorwinMikke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valdez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Valdez staying calm.
Valdez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
KorwinMikke is looking for a sweep.
Valdez trying to control the position but KorwinMikke is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
KorwinMikke is trying to get back to half guard.
Valdez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
KorwinMikke sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Valdez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Valdez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
KorwinMikke has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Valdez escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Valdez!
Valdez is looking to take a break and control but KorwinMikke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KorwinMikke trying to remain calm as Valdez controls from the top position.
Valdez advances to mount.
KorwinMikke is desperately trying to improve his position but Valdez has a good base and remains in mount.
Valdez looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
KorwinMikke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valdez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, KorwinMikke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Valdez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez trying to control but KorwinMikke is having none of it.
KorwinMikke tries to lock up and control but Valdez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
KorwinMikke is trying to escape the mount.
KorwinMikke is just holding on here. Valdez manages to take his back.
KorwinMikke trying to control the position but Valdez manages to sink in the hooks.
Valdez has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez doesn't have the hooks in and KorwinMikke manages to turn into his guard.
Valdez is pulling down on KorwinMikke's head to control his posture.
Valdez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but KorwinMikke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valdez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Valdez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing KorwinMikke from controlling successfully.
KorwinMikke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and KorwinMikke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valdez is trying to keep KorwinMikke in close.
Valdez has his hands on KorwinMikke's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
German Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! KorwinMikke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
KorwinMikke throws a body punch but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as KorwinMikke throws out the jab.
KorwinMikke throws a looping overhand right but Valdez ducks down to avoid it.
KorwinMikke throws the left hand but Valdez avoids the punch easily.
German Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
KorwinMikke throws a hook to the side of Valdez's head but Valdez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valdez staying out of range there.
Valdez blocks a head kick by KorwinMikke.
Valdez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging KorwinMikke to the ground. Valdez is now in KorwinMikke's guard.
German Valdez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Valdez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valdez advances to half guard.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Valdez is working for a submission of some sort.
KorwinMikke is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Valdez is tapping! Great win for KorwinMikke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Janusz KorwinMikke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cuvaj Ruke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Burning Down the House. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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186 lbs
20 - 23 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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Basic striking
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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
20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuvaj Ruke!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruke dives in and grabs Palowakski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Palowakski pushes down on Ruke's head and hops out.
Ruke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palowakski pulls Ruke in close to prevent any damage.
Palowakski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palowakski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruke is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruke throwing strikes from guard but Palowakski blocks nicely.
Palowakski trying to control the position.
Palowakski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fred Palowakski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ruke shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruke trying to mount his opponent but Palowakski defends it.
Ruke prevents Palowakski from improving his position.
Ruke works his way into side control.
Ruke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Palowakski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruke advances to mount.
Palowakski can't escape the position.
Ruke dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruke goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Palowakski turns into him and now he's in Ruke's guard.
Ruke has his hands on Palowakski's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palowakski's guard.
Palowakski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palowakski tries to get out of the position.
Ruke distracts Palowakski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ruke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Palowakski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Palowakski has escaped and now he's on top!
Palowakski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ruke's head.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ruke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruke keeping moving, preventing Palowakski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski won't allow Ruke to sweep him here.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Fred Palowakski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Palowakski doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruke circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palowakski is looking to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Ruke or perhaps it was just good defense by Palowakski which made him look bad.
Palowakski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ruke closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fred Palowakski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuvaj Ruke.
Ruke has Palowakski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Palowakski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ruke is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ruke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuvaj Ruke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Palowakski. Ruke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruke shoots in looking for a takedown but Palowakski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruke takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruke blocks an elbow strike from Palowakski.
Ruke gets control of Palowakski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ruke will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Palowakski postures up in Ruke's guard and throws a big left but Ruke blocks it.
Cuvaj Ruke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Palowakski manages to get himself to full guard.
Ruke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Palowakski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruke is one step ahead there.
Ruke trying to control the position from guard on top but Palowakski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palowakski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ruke trying to control the position from guard on top but Palowakski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palowakski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ruke.
Ruke trying to control the position from guard on top but Palowakski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cuvaj Ruke was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Palowakski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cuvaj Ruke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowakski stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruke. Ruke gets slowly back to his feet.
Fred Palowakski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruke ducks under a wild hook from Palowakski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruke shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Palowakski defends it nicely.
Fred Palowakski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cuvaj Ruke.
Ruke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palowakski as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Palowakski misses its intended target.
Ruke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Palowakski throws a leg kick but Ruke checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Palowakski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruke closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Palowakski's guard.
Ruke throws a big right hand that misses.
Palowakski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruke is one step ahead there.
Palowakski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruke manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palowakski!
Palowakski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ruke goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Palowakski turns into him and now he's in Ruke's guard.
Palowakski looking to sit in guard and control but Ruke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruke trying to control the position from guard on top but Palowakski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruke drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Ruke seems to have locked his on tight now - Palowakski screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Ruke, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cuvaj Ruke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dexter Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding closes the distance and pushes Smokeleaf back into the cage.
Smokeleaf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A knee to the head by Smokeleaf.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smokeleaf scores with a hook to the body. Fielding takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smokeleaf gets a clinch.
Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding keeps the fight on the outside.
Fielding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokeleaf is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smokeleaf closes the distance and clinches.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf landing knees to the head.
Fielding managing to block the knees to the body from Smokeleaf.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.
Fielding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Fielding has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Smokeleaf tries to work over Fielding's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielding.
Fielding escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fielding moves into range and clinches up with Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf lands with a left to the head.
Smokeleaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fielding takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smokeleaf fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Fielding swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Fielding moves into range and clinches up with Smokeleaf.
Fielding wants to get back to striking at distance but Smokeleaf won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smokeleaf throws an elbow but misses.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf prevents Fielding from breaking the clinch.
Fielding lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smokeleaf lands an elbow that stopped Fielding in his tracks for a moment.
Fielding has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Fielding is blocking nicely.
Fielding wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fielding's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fielding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fielding.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Fielding blocks with his arms.
Fielding blocking some punches.
Fielding blocks an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Fielding lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fielding on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fielding.
Smokeleaf looking to throw knees to the head but Fielding is blocking nicely.
Smokeleaf with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smokeleaf tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fielding's elbow.
Fielding is trying to stall.
Fielding is trying to push Smokeleaf away but Smokeleaf has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smokeleaf lands an uppercut.
Fielding is working Smokeleaf over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Smokeleaf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smokeleaf blocks an uppercut.
Smokeleaf lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Smokeleaf dominated that round.
That's time! Fielding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fielding swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Fielding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smokeleaf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smokeleaf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fielding takes the fight into the clinch.
Smokeleaf lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fielding misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smokeleaf is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Smokeleaf.
Fielding throws a series of punches but Smokeleaf avoids them all with ease.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Fielding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up but Fielding circles away and keeps his distance.
Fielding avoids the head kick by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up.
A combination from Fielding does no damage.
Fielding connects with a crisp jab.
Smokeleaf moves in looking to clinch but Fielding pushes him off.
Fielding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fielding moves out of range.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.
Dexter Fielding is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fielding is looking to chop away at Smokeleaf's legs.
Smokeleaf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fielding.
Fielding tries for a takedown but Smokeleaf sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fielding keeps the fight on the outside.
Fielding has Smokeleaf up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Fielding blocks with his arms.
Smokeleaf misses with a punch to the body.
Smokeleaf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fielding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smokeleaf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smokeleaf is looking to clinch.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smokeleaf rushes Fielding and presses him up against the cage.
Fielding blocks a body shot from Smokeleaf.
Fielding wants to take the fight to the mat but Smokeleaf manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smokeleaf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fielding's brow.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fielding wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding lands a right hand.
Smokeleaf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fielding is trying to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling him.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow strike.
Fielding blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smokeleaf throws an elbow that misses.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smokeleaf moves into the clinch.
Smokeleaf misses with an elbow strike.
Smokeleaf tries to land a knee to the head but Fielding blocks with his arms.
Fielding lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fielding stalls.
A shot in the inside from Smokeleaf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to land knees in the clinch but Fielding avoids the damage to the body.
Fielding blocks an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smokeleaf trying to land knees to the body.
Smokeleaf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jesus Smokeleaf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fielding manages to break the clinch.
Fielding darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fielding swats away the attempt to clinch by Smokeleaf.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fielding paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fielding throws a low kick but Smokeleaf avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokeleaf tries a head kick but it misses.
Fielding throws a front kick aimed at Smokeleaf's knee but Smokeleaf avoids it well.
Fielding listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jesus Smokeleaf will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Fielding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fielding with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fielding manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fielding has a takedown stuffed.
Smokeleaf wants to clinch.
Fielding circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice body kick there by Fielding.
Fielding lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smokeleaf throws a head kick that misses.
Smokeleaf tries to close the distance and clinch but Fielding swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fielding moves out of range.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch but Fielding is having none of it.
Fielding lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fielding tries to work over Smokeleaf's front leg with a kick but Smokeleaf checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf takes a swing at Fielding's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Smokeleaf.
Fielding stuffs the takedown attempt from Smokeleaf. Smokeleaf gets slowly back to his feet.
Dexter Fielding is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smokeleaf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fielding changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smokeleaf tries to avoid it but Fielding manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smokeleaf to the ground. Smokeleaf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smokeleaf avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fielding was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smokeleaf prevents Fielding from improving position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smokeleaf is trying to buck Fielding off.
Fielding lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smokeleaf is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fielding connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fielding throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Smokeleaf is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fielding is controlling him well.
Smokeleaf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fielding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smokeleaf keeps working.
Smokeleaf is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fielding lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fielding working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Smokeleaf's face as Fielding controls the position.
Smokeleaf takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Smokeleaf throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fielding throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf tries to clinch up but Fielding circles away and keeps his distance.
Smokeleaf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Jesus Smokeleaf has been cut.
Fielding throws a hook but Smokeleaf blocks it.
Fielding shoots for a takedown but Smokeleaf saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fielding.
Smokeleaf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fielding wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fielding tries to break the clinch but Smokeleaf is controlling the position.
Fielding dodges an elbow strike from Smokeleaf.
Fielding avoiding damage as Smokeleaf throws knees to the body.
Smokeleaf missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokeleaf stops a takedown attempt from Fielding.
Smokeleaf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smokeleaf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fielding is defending well for now.
Smokeleaf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fielding's efforts to push away.
Fielding wants the takedown. Smokeleaf is fighting it off but Fielding persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smokeleaf's guard against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fielding here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smokeleaf wants to get back to his feet but Fielding is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fielding passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fielding 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.
Smokeleaf is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fielding has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dexter Fielding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fielding is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smokeleaf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fielding is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smokeleaf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Fielding showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smokeleaf 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Smokeleaf!
Jesus Smokeleaf tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nalle Kalliolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Methuselah Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Couture's choice of entrance music: wait, nvmnd! thats just the tapping of his cane as he walks.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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290 lbs
26 - 22 - 2 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nalle Kalliolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Methuselah Couture!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalliolla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Couture cracks Kalliolla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalliolla checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Kalliolla coming out on top.
Kalliolla tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big left from Couture misses.
Couture moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalliolla.
Couture scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalliolla misses with the head strike.
Couture prevents Kalliolla from breaking the clinch.
Couture cracks Kalliolla with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couture keeps control of Kalliolla as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalliolla misses with some punches.
Couture has picked Kalliolla up - he's going for a ride! Couture dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kalliolla looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kalliolla sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Couture passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture working for a submission but Kalliolla is keeping him at bay.
Couture working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kalliolla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kalliolla is working to get back to half guard.
Couture lands a big shot there that rocks Kalliolla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture has control of Kalliolla's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kalliolla regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kalliolla is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kalliolla is rocked!
Kalliolla might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalliolla tries to hold on but Couture postures up.
Kalliolla tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Couture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Couture cracks Kalliolla with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kalliolla manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kalliolla is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
Couture is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kalliolla is just riding it out for now. Couture eventually gives up the hold.
Kalliolla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Couture scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalliolla has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kalliolla wants to control but Couture is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Couture wants to work for an arm triangle but Kalliolla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Couture is thwarting Kalliolla's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kalliolla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kalliolla controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalliolla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couture is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalliolla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Methuselah Couture dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Kalliolla slips the punch.
Kalliolla is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Couture cracks Kalliolla with a good jab.
Couture wants to clinch.
Couture is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kalliolla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalliolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Couture.
Nalle Kalliolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture digs a good hook to Kalliolla's body.
Kalliolla takes one on the button.
Kalliolla misses with a body shot.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Kalliolla.
Kalliolla fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalliolla tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A leg kick checked by Kalliolla.
Couture digs a good hook to Kalliolla's body.
Kalliolla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture slips a straight right by Kalliolla.
Kalliolla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kalliolla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Couture. Couture obviously looking to wear him down.
Kalliolla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Couture gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Couture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture gets control of Kalliolla's arms and successfully pulls guard. Couture will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kalliolla stopping the sweep attempt from Couture.
Couture had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalliolla defends it easily.
Couture is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture is looking for a kimura here.
Kalliolla trying to control but Couture postures up.
Kalliolla looking for submissions off his back.
Kalliolla wants to control but Couture is keeping busy.
Methuselah Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Couture is looking for a kimura but Kalliolla is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Couture to get the leverage.
Couture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kalliolla looking for submissions off his back.
Couture seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalliolla wants to get back to full guard.
Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
Couture seems to be looking for submissions.
Kalliolla actively working from the bottom here.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura but Kalliolla is defending well.
Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
Kalliolla tries to roll over but Couture keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Couture stops Kalliolla from getting back to his feet.
Couture is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kalliolla is just riding it out for now. Couture eventually gives up the hold.
Kalliolla looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalliolla is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Methuselah Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kalliolla throws a jab when Couture was well out of range.
Kalliolla throws a shot from downtown. Couture moves away and avoids it.
Kalliolla tries to clinch there but Couture circles away.
Couture lands a right hook to the body.
Kalliolla throws a hook to the side of Couture's head but Couture sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kalliolla under the eye.
Kalliolla takes one to the side of the head.
Kalliolla lands with a shot to the body.
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Couture throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Couture lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalliolla's sensitive parts.
Kalliolla misses with a wild body shot.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalliolla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Couture stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kalliolla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture slips under a jab from Kalliolla.
Couture stalks Kalliolla and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalliolla's face. Kalliolla staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couture tries to land a front kick but Kalliolla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Couture shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kalliolla is trying to defend but Couture finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Couture is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kalliolla defends it well.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kalliolla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalliolla trying to control from the bottom.
Couture is looking for a kimura but Kalliolla is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Couture to get the leverage.
Kalliolla gets back to full guard.
Kalliolla has momentary wrist control but Couture slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalliolla can't keep his opponent in guard - Couture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kalliolla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kalliolla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Couture working the head and body with strikes.
Couture is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kalliolla trying to control but Couture postures up.
Kalliolla wants to get back to full guard.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalliolla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kalliolla has hold of Couture's hands but Couture slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalliolla has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kalliolla has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Couture seems to be working for a kimura but Kalliolla defends the submission attempt.
Kalliolla pushes Couture off looking to stand but Couture dives back in and keeps control.
Couture is trying to work for a kimura but Kalliolla is defending well.
Kalliolla wants to improve his position but Couture is controlling well.
Couture is working for a kimura but Kalliolla is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nalle Kalliolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Couture passes the guard and advances to mount!
Couture working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Kalliolla is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Couture working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Couture looking to secure an arm triangle but Kalliolla defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Methuselah Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Methuselah Couture!
Methuselah Couture thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ira Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Fields of Athenry. Ira Stein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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269 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ira Stein!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Donnell on the side of the head.
O Donnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stein slaps away a takedown attempt from O Donnell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stein 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!
Stein dodges the punch combination from O Donnell.
Stein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Donnell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stein sends O Donnell crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stein is motioning to the referee to let O Donnell up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
O Donnell is rocked!
Stein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stein is stalking O Donnell. O Donnell circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Stein, and it's lights out! O Donnell really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ira Stein!
Ira Stein made sure to mention his sponsor, Skinny Vince's Overpriced Laundry Service in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Oven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Black Skinhead as his entrance music. George Oven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Oven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oven looks to land a right hand but Phillips moved out of range.
Oven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kent Phillips has been cut.
Oven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oven misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oven tries to get into range but Phillips steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Oven! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Phillips scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kent Phillips!
Kent Phillips bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett has chosen canceled forever 125 as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett lands with a cross.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Barnett throws a chopping leg kick but King manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King thumps Barnett with a low kick.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A decent looking body kick lands there for King.
Barnett looks winded!
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from King does it's job there.
We've been told by King's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barnett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnett working hard to break the clinch.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from King.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King manages to break the clinch.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Barnett off balance momentarily.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
King wants to pass the guard but Barnett is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King moves into full mount! Barnett won't be happy about that!
King controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnett is looking to improve his position but King isn't that keen on the idea.
King looking to control and managing it successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with King in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to pass to full mount but Barnett defends it.
Still in half guard, King seems content to control.
Brian King has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barnett misses with a hook
and King counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Barnett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barnett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
King's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and King duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
King throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
King throws a hook but Barnett blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Barnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
King checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Barnett misses.
Barnett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barnett slips a straight right by King.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King connects with a crisp jab.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barnett quickly recovers to half guard.
King is thwarting Barnett's attempts to control the position.
Barnett tries to regain full guard. Instead though, King has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barnett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
King controlling the position easily from mount.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett tries to reverse the position but King maintains control.
Barnett regains half guard.
King tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barnett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnett trying to get back to full guard but King takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King prevents Barnett from getting the reversal.
King tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Barnett is desperately trying to improve his position but King has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King controlling the pace for now.
Barnett is trying to escape the mount.
King controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brian King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A leg kick checked by King.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnett misses with a body kick.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King misses with a double jab.
Barnett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Barnett's head back.
Brian King is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King defending well as Barnett loads up on a big left hand.
King 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnett's head backwards.
King slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by King.
King 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.
Barnett drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barnett avoids a punch combination nicely.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Barnett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Barnett misses.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for King.
King throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a one two! Barnett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from King.
Barnett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barnett there as he acknowledges the shot.
King lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barnett circles away quickly and effectively.
King connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
King cracks Barnett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
King takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for King, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barnett misses with a wild combination.
King tries to clinch but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
Barnett circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barnett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Barnett shoots for a double leg takedown but King sprawls well. He's pushed Barnett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnett takes a step back to recover.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barnett.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
Barnett 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.
Barnett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barnett, pushing him back against the cage.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from King.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Ruiner Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King presses Barnett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King works on Barnett's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
A left hand lands to the body for King.
King lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by King.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnett's elbow.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnetts head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from King.
King manages to break the clinch.
King swinging wildly here.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnett. That did some damage!
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
King is looking to clinch but Barnett is avoiding it.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brian King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King lands with a nice combination. Barnett backs away looking to recover.
Barnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian King!
A very excited looking Brian King rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asshole Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Bla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by r this town i 101. Bla has chosen I'm gonna live forever as his entrance music. Asshole Gracie has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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264 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asshole Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bla Bla!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie cracks Bla with a big elbow.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bla has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Bla is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie lands some shots froms side control.
Gracie scoring with punches from side control.
Bla is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Bla's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gracie creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bla sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie lands an elbow.
It looks like Bla Bla has been cut.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bla sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Bla is defending well.
Bla wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bla manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bla 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Bla throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bla 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.
Gracie advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bla has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Bla.
Gracie wants to control but Bla postures up.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controls Bla momentarily but Bla frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Bla is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bla throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
Bla is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie pulls Bla in to control the position.
Bla lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bla stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Bla throws a big elbow that misses.
Bla throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie is pulling down on Bla's head. It's preventing any offense from Bla, at least for the moment.
Gracie 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.
Gracie has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bla postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bla working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asshole Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bla Bla's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie tries to sprawl but Bla drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Bla is keeping busy.
Bla with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bla to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bla shrugs it off.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
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!
Gracie with good strikes from the mount here!
That has opened up Bla Bla's cut even more.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bla turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard.
Gracie controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bla postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bla stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Bla is proving a slippery customer.
Bla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bla stops Gracie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a big shot there that rocks Bla but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bla Bla's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bla Bla's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Asshole Gracie!
A less than humble Asshole Gracie misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
36 - 18 - 2 |
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180 lbs
35 - 12 - 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
36 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sunny Supernova!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supernova dodges the punch combination from Hulahula.
Hulahula walks into a stiff left hand from Supernova.
Heimo Hulahula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hulahula throws a right and a left that Supernova avoids nicely.
Hulahula tries to score a power double leg takedown but Supernova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hulahula somewhat.
Supernova blocks a jab.
Supernova avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supernova defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hulahula.
Supernova has closed the distance and engaged Hulahula in a clinch.
Hulahula is working Supernova over against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Hulahula has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A body shot lands from Supernova.
Hulahula swings wildly with an uppercut but Supernova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supernova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supernova stalls.
Supernova misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Hulahula scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hulahula has clasped his hands together around Supernova's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hulahula connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Supernova some visible discomfort.
The ground and pound from Hulahula seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hulahula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hulahula misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Hulahula throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Supernova tries to buck Hulahula off but Hulahula is having none of it.
Hulahula working the ground and pound but Supernova is defending the strikes.
Supernova tries to escape but Hulahula is in control.
The ground and pound from Hulahula seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulahula throws an elbow but Supernova slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hulahula is trying to ground and pound but Supernova uses the momentary lack of control by Hulahula to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hulahula thows a huge punch but Supernova dodges it nicely.
Hulahula throws a strike but Supernova avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hulahula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hulahula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Supernova's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hulahula accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hulahula in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hulahula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Supernova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula wants to pass the guard but Supernova is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hulahula is looking to work some ground and pound but Supernova has wrist control.
Hulahula throwing strikes but missing.
Hulahula is looking to work some ground and pound but Supernova has wrist control.
Supernova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hulahula scoring with punches to the head and body.
Supernova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulahula.
Hulahula is in close to Supernova's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Supernova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hulahula.
Hulahula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula throwing strikes but missing.
Hulahula throws a strike but Supernova rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Supernova stopping the sweep attempt from Hulahula.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Supernova slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Hulahula dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Supernova throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Hulahula does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hulahula fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice straight punches there by Supernova. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Supernova.
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Supernova sprawls well. Supernova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulahula gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hulahula or perhaps it was just good defense by Supernova which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supernova lands a head shot.
Hulahula on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Supernova thuds a left hand into Hulahula's body.
Hulahula fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Supernova lands a front kick.
Hulahula takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hulahula avoids the body shot from Supernova.
Supernova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hulahula.
Supernova goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Supernova throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova is looking to slow Hulahula down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Hulahula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hulahula tries to keep at a distance but Supernova has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hulahula misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Hulahula.
Supernova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
Supernova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supernova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Supernova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Supernova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supernova stalling in the clinch but Hulahula improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Supernova.
Hulahula blocking some punches.
Hulahula has hold of one of Supernova's legs. Supernova is fighting the takedown attempt but Hulahula gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulahula stopping the sweep attempt from Supernova.
Hulahula tries to free his leg and advance position but Supernova is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Supernova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hulahula is looking to work some ground and pound but Supernova has wrist control.
Hulahula throws an elbow that misses. Supernova uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hulahula's guard. Nice move by Supernova!
Supernova slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sunny Supernova hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Supernova sprawls well. Supernova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hulahula gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Supernova feints and then cracks Hulahula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hulahula down.
Hulahula lands with a cross.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Supernova takes one to the side of the head.
Hulahula throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Supernova throws out a loose jab but Hulahula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supernova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Supernova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Supernova.
Sunny Supernova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supernova looks for the body kick but Hulahula saw that one coming.
Supernova misses the shot to the body.
Supernova moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hulahula fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Supernova chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Supernova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hulahula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hulahula.
A combination from Hulahula does no damage.
Supernova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hulahula lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Supernova circles away quickly and effectively.
Hulahula shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Supernova defends it nicely.
Supernova connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hulahula's hands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Supernova.
Supernova feints and then cracks Hulahula's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hulahula down.
Hulahula tries to score a power double leg takedown but Supernova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hulahula somewhat.
Supernova connects with a body shot.
Heimo Hulahula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supernova scores with a shot to the body.
Supernova scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Supernova. That's going to slow Hulahula down.
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Supernova as he avoids it easily.
Supernova lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Supernova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sunny Supernova's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Supernova fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulahula on the side of the head.
Hulahula looks for a takedown but Supernova sprawls well.
Supernova fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Supernova throws a nice inside leg kick.
Supernova looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Supernova.
Supernova lands a nice hook to Hulahula's body. Hulahula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Supernova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supernova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Supernova scores with a kick to the midsection.
Supernova moves into the clinch.
Hulahula misses with the head strike.
Supernova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supernova misses with a body punch.
Hulahula throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Supernova pushes Hulahula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hulahula is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Supernova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hulahula blocks it with crossed arms.
Supernova gets underhooks to prevent Hulahula's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hulahula has Supernova pressed against the cage.
Supernova lands a right hand.
Supernova scores with a shot to the side of Hulahula's head.
Supernova tries to work over Hulahula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supernova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Supernova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supernova.
Supernova prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heimo Hulahula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Supernova taking a breather.
Supernova lands a nice uppercut.
Hulahula stalling in the clinch but Supernova improves position.
Supernova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulahula.
Supernova misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula is working for takedown but Supernova is calmly controlling the position for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hulahula.
The referee calls for Hulahula to work.
Hulahula wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hand to the body from Supernova.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Supernova pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hulahula will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hulahula prevents a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova with a knee to the head.
Supernova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
Hulahula throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Supernova as Hulahula tries to tie him up.
Supernova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supernova has a couple of punches blocked by Hulahula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supernova has a couple of punches blocked by Hulahula.
Sunny Supernova seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hulahula tries for a takedown but Supernova manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supernova.
Supernova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Supernova lands with a right to the head.
Supernova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Supernova tries to throw a body punch but Hulahula avoids it by throwing Supernova back against the cage.
Hulahula is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Supernova lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supernova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Supernova tries to work over Hulahula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supernova throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Supernova.
A shot in the inside from Supernova.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supernova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hulahula backwards.
Supernova lands a left hand.
Supernova is pressed up against the cage. Hulahula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Supernova down to the mat. Supernova avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Supernova clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supernova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hulahula is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Supernova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Supernova digs a right hand underneath Hulahula's ribcage. Hulahula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Supernova slowing the pace effectively.
Supernova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hulahula's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Supernova scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Supernova.
Hulahula blocking some punches.
Supernova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supernova tries to land knees in the clinch but Hulahula avoids the damage to the body.
Hulahula blocks a body shot from Supernova.
Supernova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hulahula struggles to land a body shot inside as Supernova controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sunny Supernova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Supernova 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Supernova!
A victorious Sunny Supernova thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Cierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copout comes to the cage accompanied by you throw knee, i go home. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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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
55 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Cierra!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copout misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Copout. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Copout.
It looks like Carlos Cierra has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cierra throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Copout tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cierra is in Copout's guard.
Cierra decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Copout shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Copout was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cierra tries to improve position but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout trying to control the position but Cierra is working away.
Cierra is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Copout has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Copout trying to control the position but Cierra is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cierra is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Copout's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cierra wants to improve his position but Copout is controlling well.
Cierra keeps trying to improve his position.
Cierra is pressing down on Copout's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Copout knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cierra on the ground.
Cierra being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierra is looking to stand up but Copout isn't so interested in that idea.
Copout is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cierra looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cierra has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Copout is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Copout misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra missing with knees to the body.
Cierra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Copout lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cierra backwards.
Copout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cierra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cierra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Copout's elbow.
Copout makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Copout takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cierra.
Cierra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cierra with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cierra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Copout avoids it.
Copout is trying to maintain a safe position but Cierra gets an underhook and turns Copout into the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cierra throws a punch but it's blocked by Copout.
Copout swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout blocks an uppercut.
Cierra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Copout tries to work over Cierra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Copout works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Copout lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cierra backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Copout.
Copout tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copout misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cierra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Copout blocking some punches.
Copout works on Cierra's body with a couple of short punches.
Copout blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cierra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Cro Copout has been cut.
Cierra lands an uppercut.
Copout misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Copout can't find room to land a body shot as Cierra controls the action.
Copout lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cierras head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cierra.
Copout misses with a body punch.
Copout tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cierra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Cierra dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Copout just misses with a punch to the body.
Copout lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cierra avoids the body shot from Copout.
Cierra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Copout. That did some damage!
Cierra pivots, looking for a leg kick but Copout is out of range and Cierra settles back down.
Copout misses the body punch
and Cierra counters with a thumping low kick.
Cierra walks into a jab.
Cierra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Cierra throws a chopping leg kick but Copout manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Copout seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierra staying out of range there.
Copout misses with a straight left.
Cierra throws a hook but Copout blocks it.
Copout misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cierra.
A slow jab from Copout misses its intended target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Cierra.
Copout is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copout looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Copout misses
and Cierra counters with a nice low kick that buckles Copout's knee momentarily.
Cierra with a jab.
Cierra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Copout tries to clinch but Cierra moves out of range.
Cierra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Copout manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Cierra.
Cierra fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Copout to the ground. Cierra is now in Copout's guard.
Copout will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cierra stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cierra misses with a straight right.
Copout misses with a wild body shot.
Cierra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Copout misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Copout.
Carlos Cierra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Copout looking to throw knees to the head but Cierra is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Copout is defending well for now.
Cierra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Copout up against the cage.
Cierra blocking some punches.
Cierra lands with a light punch inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Copout as Cierra tries to tie him up.
Cierra blocks an uppercut.
Copout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cierra tries a knee to the head but Copout blocks it.
Copout lands a right hand.
Copout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cierra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Copout lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Copout digs a right hand into Cierra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cierra's gas tank.
Copout lands with a short shot to the head.
Cierra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cierra lands an elbow that stopped Copout in his tracks for a moment.
Cierra taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Copout lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cierra misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cierra.
Cierra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cierra misses with a punch on the inside.
Cierra trying to land knees to the body.
Copout lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Copout lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cierra or not.
Copout prevents a body shot from Cierra.
Cierra tries to land knees in the clinch but Copout avoids the damage to the body.
Copout prevents a body shot from Cierra.
Copout pushes Cierra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copout taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copout digs a right hand into Cierra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cierra's gas tank.
A short left from Copout.
That has opened up Carlos Cierra's cut even more.
Copout pushes Cierra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cierra wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Copout.
Copout tries a body shot but Cierra blocks it.
A short uppercut from Copout.
Cierra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Copout misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cierra throws a knee to the head but misses.
Copout scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cierra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cierra managing to block the knees to the body from Copout.
Cierra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Copout tries to work over Cierra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cierra tries to work over Copout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cierra tries to throw a body punch but Copout avoids it by throwing Cierra back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Copout stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cierra lands a hook that snaps the head of Copout backwards.
Cierra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Copout lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Cierra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cierra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cierra takes a swing at Copout's ribcage but misses.
Carlos Cierra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Copout lands a nice shot to the body.
Copout misses with a straight right.
Copout avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Copout lands with a right hand.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Copout tries for a takedown but Cierra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cierra misses with a body kick.
Copout lands with a shot to the body.
Cierra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cierra lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cierra throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Cro Copout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Copout avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Copout connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copout connects with a body shot that sends Cierra's belly button to the back.
Copout shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cierra walks into a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Copout.
Cierra lands with a cross.
Cierra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Copout shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cierra is trying to defend but Copout finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Copout is looking to advance position but Cierra won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cierra wants to get back to his feet.
Cro Copout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cierra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Copout pulls his head out easily.
Cierra wants to get back to his feet.
Cierra has one foot on Copout's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Copout just misses with a punch to the body.
Copout works Cierra's body with a nice hook.
Cierra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cierra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cierra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cierra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copout throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Copout checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Copout throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Copout misses with a wild body shot.
Cierra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cierra connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Cierra.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cierra.
Copout throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Copout misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cierra.
Copout cracks Cierra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Copout 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cierra slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Copout stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cierra.
Copout thows a body shot but no joy.
Copout is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cierra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Copout just misses with a punch to the body.
Copout lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cierra at a distance.
Copout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Copout throws a jab but it's blocked by Cierra.
Cierra swats away the attempt to clinch by Copout.
Copout misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cierra gets tackled into the cage by Copout. Copout maintains the clinch.
Copout swings wildly with an uppercut but Cierra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Cierra.
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 Cro Copout.
I think Cierra 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Cierra!
Carlos Cierra decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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