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HWP: Champ or Die *91.4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palowakski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Burning Down the House kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jesse Hall could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fred Palowakski's chin.
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
22 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palowakski misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Palowakski doesn't seem phased though.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Palowakski is rocked!
Palowakski has closed the distance and engaged Hall in a clinch.
Palowakski is still on wobbly legs! Can Hall finish him?
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palowakski seems to have recovered his senses.
Palowakski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Palowakski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hall connects with a stiff jab that staggers Palowakski - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesse Hall!
Our winner, Jesse Hall, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stabler has chosen Grown Men Don't Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elliot Stabler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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256 lbs
16 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Stabler fails with the takedown
and Henderson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stabler's guard now.
Stabler being controlled here, momentarily.
Henderson distracts Stabler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson throwing strikes from guard but Stabler blocks nicely.
Henderson is working Stabler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stabler has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Henderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stabler keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
We've been hearing that Henderson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Stabler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stabler is retaining full guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler wants to stand up but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stabler wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Stabler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Henderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Stabler is retaining full guard.
Stabler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Henderson trying to control but Stabler is working from the bottom.
Henderson postures up and lands a big shot to Stabler's brow.
Stabler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson trying to control but Stabler is working from the bottom.
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!
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stabler is keeping the position for now.
Stabler will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stabler trying to control the position.
Stabler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
Stabler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Stabler throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Stabler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stabler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Henderson defends it easily.
Stabler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Henderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stabler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson scoring with some ground and pound.
Stabler tries to strike from the bottom.
Stabler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Henderson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henderson trying to control but Stabler is working from the bottom.
Stabler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working Stabler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
Henderson works over Stabler with some ground and pound from guard.
Henderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stabler wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson stands up over Stabler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Stabler keeps moving.
Stabler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stabler wants to slow Henderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Stabler tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson dives in and grabs Stabler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stabler pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out.
Stabler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stabler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Stabler slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stabler shoots in looking for a takedown but Henderson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stabler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Frank Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Stabler.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stabler.
Stabler falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Elliot Stabler has been cut.
Stabler misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Stabler can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to drag Stabler to the mat but Stabler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stabler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stabler tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stabler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson fails with the takedown.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stabler.
Stabler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Henderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Frank Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stabler is breathing heavily.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get to full guard but Stabler has control of the leg.
Henderson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stabler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stabler's back!
Stabler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Henderson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Stabler is looking for a way out.
Henderson wants to control but Stabler is keeping busy.
Henderson is landing with strikes from the back.
Stabler looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Stabler grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That has opened up Elliot Stabler's cut even more.
Stabler is trapped and Henderson is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Henderson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Stabler is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabler covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Stabler is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Henderson connects with a couple of big shots that have Stabler covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Stabler! Henderson fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Henderson!
Our winner, Frank Henderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barbados Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Shooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shooter has chosen DJ Antoine - Ma Cherie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Six Shooter enters the cage!
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220 lbs
24 - 12 - 2 |
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256 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
24 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barbados Slim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Six Shooter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim lands a slapping body shot.
Shooter misses with a takedown attempt
and Slim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shooter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shooter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slim.
Slim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Slim seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slim uses his free foot to push down on Shooter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Shooter.
Shooter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim is trying to control the action in half guard but Shooter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shooter wants to control but Slim is keeping busy.
Shooter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Slim not doing much here.
Slim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter is trying to maintain the position but Slim is very close to passing his half guard.
Shooter pushes Slim off looking to stand but Slim dives back in and keeps control.
Slim is looking to advance position but Shooter won't allow it.
Slim wants to take a breather but Shooter is having none of it.
Shooter manages to get to full guard.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shooter is trying to keep Slim in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim wants to control from the top but Shooter keeps moving.
Slim postures up and lands a big shot to Shooter's brow.
Slim 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.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shooter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slim has managed to get both his arms back between Shooter's legs - danger averted.
Slim trying to control the position from guard on top but Shooter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter looking for a sweep. Not yet Shooter, not yet.
Slim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Slim is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Slim passes Shooter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
Shooter tries to kick Slim off but Slim keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slim is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shooter gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shooter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Slim has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Slim won't allow Shooter to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Slim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shooter on his heels. He'll look to pass Shooter's guard now, I'm sure.
Shooter keeping moving, preventing Slim from controlling successfully.
Shooter working for a triangle but Slim defends it easily.
Slim won't allow Shooter to sweep him here.
Slim looking to sit in guard and control but Shooter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Slim keeping full guard, as Shooter tries to pass.
Shooter with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shooter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slim is keeping the position for now.
Shooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Slim has wrist control.
Shooter throws a strike but Slim rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shooter being controlled here, momentarily.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
Slim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Barbados Slim.
Shooter shoots in but no luck this time.
Slim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shooter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slim trying to control but Shooter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shooter is keeping the position for now.
Slim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slim pushes down on Shooter's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Barbados Slim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slim wants to work for an arm triangle but Shooter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shooter is trying to stand back up but Slim is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter won't allow Slim to pass to mount.
Shooter wants to improve his position but Slim is controlling well.
Slim controlling the action here.
Slim wants to take a breather but Shooter is having none of it.
Slim controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Barbados Slim wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slim takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barbados Slim 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!
Danga de danga de dang - Slim scores with a four punch combination!
Slim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Slim, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shooter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Slim throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shooter tries to close the distance and clinch but Slim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shooter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim throws a nice looking combination but Shooter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slim wants to pass the guard but Shooter is defending well.
Shooter is looking to escape.
Shooter is looking to improve his position.
Shooter keeps trying to improve his position.
Slim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Six Shooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shooter wants to control but Slim is keeping busy.
Slim looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Slim trying to control from half guard but Shooter is working away.
Slim prevents Shooter from improving his position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shooter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shooter tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Slim to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slim just misses with a punch to the body.
Slim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shooter.
Shooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shooter tries to clinch up.
Slim connects with a body shot that sends Shooter's belly button to the back.
Shooter tries to clinch up but Slim circles away and keeps his distance.
Slim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shooter's guard.
Shooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shooter is trying to control the position but Slim postures up.
Barbados Slim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slim engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Slim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shooter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sloppy strikes from Slim. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slim shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shooter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shooter wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barbados Slim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slim 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barbados Slim!
Barbados Slim took some time post fight to say the following; 'get on your knees and suck it while i smoke this skunky bong mother FUCKERS!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Baldoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldoza kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Last Resort. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Lights Please - J Cole. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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258 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Baldoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bushido Brown!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown moves into range and clinches up with Baldoza.
Baldoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Baldoza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brown just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brown has Baldoza pressed against the cage.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown blocking some punches.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Baldoza working hard to break the clinch.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Baldoza has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Baldoza dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown is staying active underneath Baldoza, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldoza.
Brown controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldoza frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baldoza prevents Brown from getting the reversal.
Baldoza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Baldoza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baldoza lands a couple of good shots and Brown has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Brown rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baldoza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Baldoza seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baldoza is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking for a sweep. Baldoza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baldoza tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Baldoza is working hard here to advance position.
Baldoza thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baldoza is working away from the top position though.
Baldoza 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.
Baldoza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldoza is working for a submission of some sort.
Brown keeping hold of Baldoza's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown trying to control from the bottom.
Baldoza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown controlling the position well.
Baldoza trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown motions for Baldoza to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Baldoza off balance momentarily.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brown misses with a leg kick
and Baldoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Bushido Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown motions for Baldoza to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown connects with a solid leg kick.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bushido Brown will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown clinches up with Baldoza and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baldoza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baldoza is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Brown presses Baldoza against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown cracks Baldoza with a nice body shot.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Baldoza up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Brown.
Baldoza takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Wilson Baldoza has been cut.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Baldoza's head.
Baldoza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baldoza being controlled against the cage.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baldoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baldoza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown lands an elbow inside.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baldoza is rocked!
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oh Baldoza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Baldoza won't want to take too many of those.
Brown dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown has Baldoza pressed against the cage. He pushes Baldoza back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Brown throws a beautiful elbow that sends Baldoza crashing to the floor! Brown piles on the pressure with more strikes! Baldoza is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bushido Brown!
An out of breath Bushido Brown thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Massilievich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dexter Fielding has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dexter Fielding seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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285 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
11 - 12 - 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Massilievich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massilievich Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fielding.
Massilievich Ii connects with a right hand. Fielding shakes it off.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Massilievich Ii but Massilievich Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fielding swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fielding lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Massilievich Ii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Massilievich Ii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice defenses there by Massilievich Ii.
Massilievich Ii misses with a wild body shot.
Massilievich Ii defending well as Fielding loads up on a big left hand.
Fielding with a hook.
Massilievich Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fielding throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fielding swings widly with a right hand
and Massilievich Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Dexter Fielding seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Massilievich Ii sprawls well initially but Fielding persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fielding thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fielding throwing shots but Massilievich Ii is blocking nicely.
Fielding missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fielding thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Massilievich Ii's head.
Massilievich Ii blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fielding.
Fielding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fielding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Massilievich Ii told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fielding wants to control but Massilievich Ii is keeping him busy.
Fielding missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massilievich Ii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fielding.
Fielding missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fielding throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fielding wants to work for an arm triangle but Massilievich Ii is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Massilievich Ii is staying active underneath Fielding, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fielding thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Massilievich Ii's head.
Fielding missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Massilievich Ii manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding misses with a straight left.
Fielding misses with a wild combination.
Fielding shoots in looking for a takedown. Massilievich Ii tries to sprawl out of it but Fielding keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Massilievich Ii manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fielding will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fielding lands with a good body shot.
Fielding throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Massilievich Ii.
Fielding works Massilievich Ii's body with a nice hook.
Fielding lands a glancing blow to the side of Massilievich Ii's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fielding with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fielding throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fielding darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fielding wants to lay and pray for a moment but Massilievich Ii keeps working.
Fielding not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Massilievich Ii wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fielding dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fielding has taken the fight to the clinch.
Massilievich Ii is looking to break free of the clinch but Fielding has double underhooks.
Fielding breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Massilievich Ii misses with a hook. Fielding ducked under it nicely.
Massilievich Ii gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fielding to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fielding in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fielding with a nice head shot there.
Fielding trying to control the position from guard on top but Massilievich Ii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fielding content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fielding lands a couple of digs.
Massilievich Ii wants to get back to his feet but Fielding is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fielding drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Massilievich Ii manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fielding has Massilievich Ii in his guard.
Fielding seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fielding is striking off his back. Massilievich Ii thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massilievich Ii is thwarting Fielding's attempts to control the position.
Fielding actively working from the bottom here.
Fielding looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Massilievich Ii tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Fielding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fielding trying to control from the bottom.
Fielding is looking for a sweep. Massilievich Ii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fielding is trying to control but can't.
Fielding wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dexter Fielding just wasn't active enough.
Massilievich Ii needs to keep his hands up - Fielding had a free shot at his head there.
Fielding dives in for a single leg takedown but Massilievich Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Massilievich Ii misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massilievich Ii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fielding's jab looks to have found its range, popping Massilievich Ii under the eye.
Fielding wants to clinch but Massilievich Ii slips to the side
and Massilievich Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Massilievich Ii stuffs the takedown attempt from Fielding. Fielding gets slowly back to his feet.
Good work by Massilievich Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Massilievich Ii as he avoids 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Massilievich Ii.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fielding 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.
Fielding rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Massilievich Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Massilievich Ii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Fielding dominated that second round.
That's time! Fielding's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Fielding throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Massilievich Ii counter with a right hand.
Massilievich Ii is rocked!
Fielding throws a hook but Massilievich Ii blocks it.
Massilievich Ii is still on wobbly legs! Can Fielding finish him?
Fielding jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fielding steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Massilievich Ii is out on his feet! Fielding sets himself and nearly takes Massilievich Ii's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dexter Fielding!
An out of breath Dexter Fielding thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geodude Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk comes into the arena with north korea's national anthem blaring out of the sound system. Golem has chosen Geo dude geo geo dude as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Bong Ki Duk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
260 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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203 lbs
35 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Geodude Golem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk lands a nice looking body shot.
Ki Duk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Ki Duk misses
and Golem counters with a solid body kick.
Golem avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ki Duk gets a clinch.
Golem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Golem lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Golem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Golem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ki Duk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ki Duk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golem blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk blocking some punches.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Golem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golem throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Golem lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Golem cracks Ki Duk with a nice body shot.
Ki Duk is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Golem.
Golem misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Golem scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ki Duk can't find room to land a body shot as Golem controls the action.
Golem lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Golem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golem working aggressively here.
Golem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Golem.
A head punch on the inside from Golem fails to land.
Golem misses with some punches.
Golem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Golem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ki Duk is struggling to control the position.
Ki Duk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Golem blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Ki Duk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Golem misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golem lands with a right to the head.
Golem lands with a short shot to the head.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Golem's elbow.
Ki Duk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golem backwards.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Golem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Golem as Ki Duk tries to tie him up.
Golem crunches a lovely knee into Ki Duk's ribcage.
Golem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Golem.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Golem scores with a shoulder strike.
Golem lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Golem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bong Ki Duk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Golem.
Golem lands a body punch in the clinch.
Golem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Golem blocks an elbow strike from Ki Duk.
Golem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ki Duk.
Golem digs a right hand underneath Ki Duk's ribcage. Ki Duk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Golem on the inside.
Jeez, Bong Ki Duk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Golem lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Golem lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bong Ki Duk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geodude Golem!
An intense looking Geodude Golem took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Geodude, Geodude, Geodude...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregers Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cro Copout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westerberg comes to the cage accompanied by Maitre Gims - J'me Tire. Copout has chosen you throw knee, i go home as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gregers Westerberg has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gregers Westerberg seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
286 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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285 lbs
55 - 21 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregers Westerberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cro Copout!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westerberg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Copout tries to avoid it but Westerberg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Copout to the ground. Copout escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Copout darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Gregers Westerberg has been cut.
Copout clinches up against the cage.
Westerberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copout closes the distance and pushes Westerberg back into the cage.
Westerberg wants to break free but Copout has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Copout misses with a short punch on the inside.
Copout pushes Westerberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Copout stalling the fight.
Copout lands a nice uppercut.
Westerberg looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Copout.
Westerberg has had enough of the clinch but Copout keeps him there for the moment.
Copout floors Westerberg with a big punch on the inside! Westerberg is trying to recover but Copout dives into side control.
Westerberg is rocked!
Westerberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Westerberg looking for submissions off his back.
Copout is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Westerberg is hurt! He's hurt bad - Copout fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Westerberg from any more punishment! Congratulations to Copout! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cro Copout!
After the fight, Cro Copout was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Black Skinhead as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
37 - 19 - 3 |
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265 lbs
20 - 5 - 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
37 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Phillips. Hulahula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hulahula keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Phillips pushes Hulahula up against the cage in a clinch.
Phillips can't break the clinch.
Phillips manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hulahula stops Phillips from standing up.
Hulahula won't allow Phillips to sweep him here.
Hulahula trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Hulahula stops Phillips from standing up.
Hulahula trying to control the position from guard on top but Phillips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hulahula working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Phillips is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Phillips trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Phillips wants to sweep here but Hulahula controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips keeping moving, preventing Hulahula from controlling successfully.
Hulahula postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hulahula might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Phillips looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hulahula puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Phillips is staying active underneath Hulahula, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hulahula winds up and cracks Phillips with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hulahula scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Phillips looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hulahula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phillips has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hulahula is working away from the top position though.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Hulahula.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips pushes Hulahula off and gets back to his feet.
Phillips ducks right into an uppercut from Hulahula.
Phillips slips a jab and a cross from Hulahula.
Phillips fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hulahula manages to avoid it.
Hulahula ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Phillips shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hulahula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Hulahula pulls Phillips in close to his closed guard and prevents Phillips from doing any damage or advancing position.
Phillips must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets to his feet. Hulahula looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Phillips darts in and clinches Hulahula up against the cage.
Hulahula tries to work over Phillips's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hulahula lands a nice uppercut.
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phillips clinches up against the cage.
Phillips pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hulahula blocks a jab.
Phillips throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phillips clinches up with Hulahula and pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips is trying to push Hulahula away but Hulahula has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hulahula pulls guard successfully.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulahula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hulahula works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phillips postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hulahula 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.
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!
Phillips pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hulahula is keeping the position for now.
Hulahula has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
Phillips won't allow Hulahula to sweep him here.
Hulahula manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phillips is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kent Phillips will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hulahula fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hulahula darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phillips takes a swing at Hulahula's ribcage but misses.
Phillips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phillips closes the distance and pushes Hulahula back into the cage.
Phillips is trying to break the clinch but Hulahula has him pressed against the cage.
Hulahula prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
Hulahula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hulahula is fighting off a takedown attempt but Phillips is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hulahula to the mat. Hulahula regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Phillips cracks Hulahula with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulahula 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.
Hulahula avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulahula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phillips.
Hulahula has Phillips pulled in close to control his posture.
Hulahula keeping moving, preventing Phillips from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hulahula controlling Phillips's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kent Phillips wasn't active enough on the ground.
Phillips clinches up with Hulahula and pushes him back against the cage.
Hulahula prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
Hulahula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phillips's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips throws a lazy right hand but Hulahula sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Phillips gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hulahula struggles to land a body shot inside as Phillips controls his hands.
Phillips wants to break free but Hulahula has control.
Phillips wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phillips tries to circle away but Hulahula has him pinned against the cage.
Phillips blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Phillips's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hulahula's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Phillips has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula works on Phillips's body with a couple of short punches.
Phillips blocks a body shot from Hulahula.
Phillips manages to break the clinch.
Phillips lands a nice hook to Hulahula's body. Hulahula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Phillips lands a big head kick that sends Hulahula tumbling to the mat! Phillips takes a step backwards and waves Hulahula back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Hulahula in a clinch.
Phillips utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phillips trying to stall but Hulahula improves his position.
Phillips tries to break free but Hulahula pushes him back against the cage.
Hulahula misses with the head strike.
Hulahula decides to pull guard.
Phillips throws a big elbow that misses.
Phillips preventing the sweep.
Kent Phillips has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hulahula throws out a powerful jab.
Hulahula slips under a jab from Phillips.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
Phillips closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phillips breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Hulahula.
A swing and a miss from Phillips.
Kent Phillips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hulahula, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hulahula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phillips throws a shot from downtown. Hulahula moves away and avoids it.
Phillips closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hulahula did well to prevent Phillips getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kent Phillips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phillips misses with a body shot.
Hulahula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Phillips.
Phillips misses with a head kick.
Phillips scores with a shot to the body.
Phillips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phillips throws a hook but Hulahula avoids it easily.
Phillips has closed the distance and engaged Hulahula in a clinch.
Phillips working hard to break the clinch.
Hulahula works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hulahula stalls.
Hulahula prevents Phillips from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips manages to pull guard.
Hulahula chips away with some ground and pound.
Phillips is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hulahula with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phillips will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hulahula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Phillips is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hulahula is controlling him.
Hulahula looking to pass the guard.
Hulahula stops Phillips from standing up.
Phillips wants to improve his position but instead Hulahula has moved into half guard.
Hulahula thows a huge punch but Phillips dodges it nicely.
Heimo Hulahula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phillips slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips wants to stand up but Hulahula is controlling him.
Phillips looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hulahula passes into side control.
Hulahula lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hulahula works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Phillips tries to bench press Hulahula off him but Hulahula keeps the position.
Hulahula grinds an elbow into Phillips's temple.
Phillips regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hulahula's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is trying to stand up here but Hulahula is controlling him well.
Hulahula is nestled in close to Phillips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hulahula working Phillips over with strikes.
Hulahula drops an elbow to the side of Phillips's head.
Phillips trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hulahula manages to pass to mount!
Phillips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hulahula lands a big shot there that rocks Phillips but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kent Phillips is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Phillips sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Phillips kicks off Hulahula and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulahula fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hulahula uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Phillips.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips rushes Hulahula and presses him up against the cage.
Phillips is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hulahula has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Phillips uses from the top position.
Phillips working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hulahula is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Phillips tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Hulahula manages to move to mount!
Hulahula cracks Phillips with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hulahula working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phillips is rocked!
Phillips wants to hold on but Hulahula pushes him away.
Phillips is still in real trouble! Can Hulahula finish him?
Hulahula lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Phillips! Hulahula sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Phillips and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Heimo Hulahula!
During a confident post fight interview, Heimo Hulahula thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Kent Phillips was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back better and stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gigant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highway Star by Deep Purple. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Jackson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Gigant Silva has been cut.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Jackson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is trying to stall.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva's coach down at VENDETTA Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Silva's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jackson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Jackson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jackson lands a body punch.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is rocked!
Good body shot from Jackson.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gigant Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Jackson clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jackson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jackson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jackson lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jeremy Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Jackson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson taking a breather.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jackson scores with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jackson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva is trying to drag Jackson to the mat but Jackson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jackson is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Jackson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Jackson trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is holding on to half guard well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson isn't going anywhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jackson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gigant Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jackson throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Jackson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Jackson connects with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jeremy Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gigant Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson drops Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jeremy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson connects with a knee right up the middle! Silva tumbles to the floor and Jackson stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jeremy Jackson!
Jeremy Jackson very nearly forgot to thank Sparta Fightware amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie has chosen Congo Ashanti as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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267 lbs
39 - 17 - 1 |
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189 cm
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234 lbs
37 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Congo Ashantie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie misses with a leg kick
and King counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ashantie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ashantie's coach down at *Nelson Fight Camp* was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ashantie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ashantie throws a body kick that misses.
Ashantie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ashantie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ashantie trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but King blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King scores with a shot to the side of Ashantie's head.
Ashantie misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from King.
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!
Ashantie blocks a body shot from King.
A short right from King.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
King lands a left hand.
Ashantie gets through King's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ashantie looks winded!
King digs a right hand underneath Ashantie's ribcage. Ashantie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ashantie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Ashantie controls the action.
King lands a body shot.
King is pushing Ashantie up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King lands a body shot.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ashantie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ashantie pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ashantie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Ashantie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as King checks a leg kick.
King seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ashantie throws a big shot that misses.
King blocks the body kick.
King moves away from the strike by Ashantie.
Ashantie throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ashantie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a nice body kick.
Ashantie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses.
Ashantie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Ashantie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ashantie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King lands a body punch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and King avoids it.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King is leaning against Ashantie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Ashantie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. King is defending well for now.
Ashantie trying to stall but King improves his position.
King managing to block the knees to the body from Ashantie.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ashanties head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to work over Ashantie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Ashantie controls the action.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Ashantie misses.
King takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
King avoids the body shot from Ashantie.
Ashantie misses with a head kick.
King gets tackled into the cage by Ashantie. Ashantie maintains the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Ashantie.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ashantie throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King misses with a body punch.
King stalling.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King lands a nice shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
King lands a body shot.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ashantie misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ashantie or not.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ashantie or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King lands an uppercut.
King manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King gets through Ashantie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
King works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from King.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ashantie backwards.
Ashantie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A short body shot lands from King as the two fighters clinch.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ashantie blocks an uppercut.
King lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ashantie or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ashantie.
King lands with a short head shot on the inside.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King lands a hook to the side of the head.
King presses Ashantie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ashantie is rocked!
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ashantie is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ashantie to his knees! King keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian King!
Brian King is the new heavyweight champion!
Brian King bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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