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Evil Empire Throwdown 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Bohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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187 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohn throws a combination that misses
and Punchon moves into the clinch.
Punchon is looking for a takedown.
Punchon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bohn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Punchon breaks from the clinch.
Bohn swinging wildly here.
Bohn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punchon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohn throws a shot to the body.
Punchon moves in looking to clinch but Bohn pushes him off.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bohn.
Bohn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Punchon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punchon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bohn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punchon has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bohn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bohn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Punchon.
Bas Bohn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Punchon.
Punchon is trying to pull guard but Bohn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchon manages to break the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bohn. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Bohn.
Punchon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punchon is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Bohn manages to get to full guard.
Bohn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Punchon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon slows the pace down.
Punchon stands up and beckons Bohn to his feet.
Punchon gets a clinch.
Punchon misses with a punch to the body.
Bohn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punchon shoots in and bounces Bohn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bohn keeping moving, preventing Punchon from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Punchon is aware though and is defending well.
Punchon working some strikes from top position.
Punchon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Punchon stands up and waves to Bohn to follow him.
Bohn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohn cracks Punchon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bohn is looking to chop away at Punchon's legs.
Bohn lands a really nice looking cross but Punchon seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohn takes one to the chin there.
Punchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Punchon. Those never looked like landing.
Punchon closes the distance and pushes Bohn back into the cage.
Punchon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bohn to keep the fight standing.
Punchon pulls guard.
Bohn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Punchon looking for a guillotine here but Bohn defends easily.
Bohn trying to control but Punchon is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ima Punchon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Punchon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bohn swivels and escapes.
Bohn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Punchon closes the distance and clinches.
Bohn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Punchon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bohn walks away with a smile on his face. Punchon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Punchon.
Bas Bohn is winning the standup battle so far.
Punchon lands a jab-cross combination.
Bohn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Punchon moves away.
Bohn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Punchon throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punchon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bohn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punchon throws a head kick that Bohn semi-blocks.
Bohn is rocked!
Bohn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punchon circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh Bohn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bohn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bohn looks to land a right hand but Punchon moved out of range.
Punchon throws a right and a left that Bohn avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Bohn - just one landing.
Punchon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bohn sprawls well. Bohn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Punchon gets slowly back to his feet.
Bas Bohn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ima Punchon.
Bohn misses with a wild body shot.
Bas Bohn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohn swats away the attempt to clinch by Punchon.
Bas Bohn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Punchon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bohn lands with an overhand left.
Punchon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bohn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bohn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punchon was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohn.
Punchon avoids the body shot from Bohn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punchon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bohn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punchon looks to land a combination. Bohn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punchon staying out of range there.
Bohn scores with a sloppy right hand. Punchon should have avoided that one.
Punchon moves out of range as Bohn throws a body kick.
Bohn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punchon has Bohn up against the cage in a clinch.
Bohn throws an elbow but it misses.
Punchon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohn backwards.
Punchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohn misses with a jab to the body
and Punchon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Punchon cracks Bohn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Punchon has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bohn to stand back up!
Punchon slips a jab and a cross from Bohn.
Bohn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punchon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Punchon.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punchon avoids the head kick by Bohn.
Punchon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bohn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Punchon wants to control from the top but Bohn keeps moving.
Punchon stands up and waves to Bohn to follow him.
Bohn connects with a high kick.
Punchon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bohn backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohn throws a low kick but Punchon avoids it.
Punchon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bohn looks to throw the jab but Punchon is out of range.
Punchon lands a big head kick that sends Bohn tumbling to the mat! Punchon takes a step backwards and waves Bohn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bohn misses with an uppercut. Punchon saw that one coming.
Punchon gets in close and tags Bohn with a short punch that almost sends Bohn to the mat! Oh Bohn is in big trouble! He turns his back on Punchon, trying to create some distance but Punchon rushes him, striking wildly and Bohn goes down! The referee tackles Punchon into the cage to end the fight! Punchon is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ima Punchon!
A very excited looking Ima Punchon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Dale Arizona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mos Def (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Def comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mathematics kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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163 lbs
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170 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Dale Arizona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mos Def!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Def takes a swing at Arizona's ribcage but misses.
Def darts in and clinches Arizona up against the cage.
Arizona is trying to force a seperation but Def has the dominant position.
Def tries to land a knee to the head but Arizona blocks with his arms.
Arizona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arizona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arizona can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arizona avoiding damage as Def throws knees to the body.
Arizona is trying to break the clinch but Def is controlling him.
Def tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Def tries to pull guard but Arizona forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Def is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arizona is defending well for now.
Arizona blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Def 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.
Arizona takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arizona wants to get back to striking at distance but Def won't allow it.
Arizona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arizona is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Def missing with knees to the body.
I was talking to Arizona's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arizona tries to break free but Def pushes him back against the cage.
Arizona avoiding damage as Def throws knees to the body.
Def manages to pull guard.
Def is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arizona flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arizona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arizona is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Def pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arizona is breathing heavily.
Def is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arizona defends it well.
Def is keen to just control but Arizona is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Def is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arizona is just riding it out for now. Def eventually gives up the hold.
Def wants to take a breather but Arizona is having none of it.
Def is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arizona doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Def.
Arizona looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Def is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arizona is just riding it out for now. Def eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arizona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Def is controlling the pace.
Def seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Arizona is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mos Def!
Mos Def thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Povetkin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Povetkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Povetkin moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Povetkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Povetkin slips a jab from Martin.
Martin clinches up against the cage.
Martin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Povetkin's efforts to push away.
Martin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Povetkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Povetkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Povetkin.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Povetkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Povetkin tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Povetkin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martin momentarily.
Povetkin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BEVA Fight Home in the buildup to the fight.
Martin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Povetkin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Povetkin.
Martin is rocked!
Povetkin throws an overhand right that drops Martin like a sack of potatoes! Povetkin dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Povetkin!
Our winner, Alexander Povetkin, 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.
In defeat, Carter Martin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich has chosen izraelskiy kodeinshik 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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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Martin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
A cross from Martin lands.
Kodeinich cracks Martin with a good jab.
Kodeinich misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin throws a hook but Kodeinich avoids it easily.
Kodeinich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Martin avoids the body shot from Kodeinich.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kodeinich slips the punch.
Martin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kodeinich back to the cage. Martin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich checks a low kick from Martin.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kodeinich walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin ducks right into an uppercut from Kodeinich.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Kodeinich moved out of range nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin lands an overhand right.
Kodeinich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
A telegraphed right hand from Kodeinich misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Kodeinich moved out of range nicely.
Martin 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.
Kodeinich throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kodeinich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Kodeinich there.
Kodeinich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin sizes up Kodeinich with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kodeinich is rocked!
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Kodeinich doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Kodeinich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kodeinich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kodeinich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Kodeinich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Kodeinich connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin feints a jab promting Kodeinich to slip. Martin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kodeinich slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Martin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kodeinich looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Kodeinich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kodeinich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kodeinich manages to avoid it.
Kodeinich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Kodeinich blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Kodeinich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kodeinich scores with a jab.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin staying out of range there.
Martin throws a jab when Kodeinich was well out of range.
Kodeinich lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Kodeinich lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to clinch.
Kodeinich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Martin.
Kodeinich misses with a few strikes there.
Kodeinich ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
No joy there for Kodeinich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that Martin avoids nicely.
Kodeinich throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Kodeinich only half commits.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodeinich throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Kodeinich misses with a hook.
Kodeinich swinging wildly here.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Kodeinich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kodeinich coming out on top.
Kodeinich looks to land a combination but Martin avoids it well.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but Kodeinich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kodeinich.
Martin moves out of range as Kodeinich strikes.
Kodeinich takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kodeinich.
Sloppy strikes from Kodeinich. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Kodeinich throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kodeinich throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Kodeinich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kodeinich misses with a combination
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin lands with a straight right. Kodeinich didn't see that one coming.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kodeinich manages to avoid it.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Martin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Martin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kodeinich.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kodeinich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kodeinich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Martin misses.
Kodeinich ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Kodeinich's corner calls for a 1-2. Kodeinich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kodeinich thows a body shot but no joy.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Kodeinich throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Kodeinich throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut there from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
A nice combination there by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kodeinich swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Martin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich's jab looks to have found its range, popping Martin under the eye.
A big left from Martin misses.
Kodeinich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kodeinich crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martin - the referee stops the clock and Kodeinich gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martin. Kodeinich manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Kodeinich just misses with a punch to the body.
Kodeinich swings for the body but Martin moves out of range.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Kodeinich misses with a wild combination.
Martin stuns Kodeinich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kodeinich looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Kodeinich's front leg but catches the back leg as Kodeinich tries to avoid it.
Kodeinich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martin does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kodeinich takes one to the side of the head.
Martin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Martin lands a two punch combo.
Martin scores with a nice head shot.
Kodeinich is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Kodeinich avoids the body shot from Martin.
Kodeinich moves forwards but Martin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kodeinich connects with a nice looking jab.
Kodeinich avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kodeinich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kodeinich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kodeinich momentarily.
Kodeinich misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Kodeinich gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Martin gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Kodeinich is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Martin!
Steve Martin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Slader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Zaytsev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slader's entrance music is Pantera - Walk. A fine choice. Zaytsev has chosen Katyusha as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Slader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasily Zaytsev!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaytsev fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaytsev throws a nice looking combination but Slader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Slader swings for the body but Zaytsev moves out of range.
Zaytsev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaytsev misses with a kick to the body.
Slader lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaytsev's head.
Zaytsev throws the left hand but Slader avoids the punch easily.
Slader lands a really nice looking cross but Zaytsev seems unphased.
Slader throws a body punch but Zaytsev moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Slader.
Zaytsev moves into range and clinches up with Slader.
Slader digs a right hand underneath Zaytsev's ribcage. Zaytsev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zaytsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slader lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Slader lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zaytsev backwards.
Zaytsev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slader keeps control of Zaytsev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaytsev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaytsev lands a nice shot to the body.
Zaytsev trying to control the position but instead, Slader has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaytsev into the cage.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaytsev controls his hands.
Slader misses with some punches.
Zaytsev misses with a punch to the body.
Slader lands with a right to the head.
Slader cracks Zaytsev with a nice body shot.
Slader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slader misses with some punches.
Zaytsev tries to throw a body punch but Slader avoids it by throwing Zaytsev back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Slader fails to land.
Zaytsev lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaytsev is trying to break the clinch but Slader has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Slader fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slader throws a head punch that misses.
Slader swings wildly with an uppercut but Zaytsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Slader scores with a nice short uppercut.
Slader lands a left hand.
Slader lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaytsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Slader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zaytsev is leaning against Slader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Slader.
Slader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaytsev blocks an uppercut.
Slader lands a shoulder strike.
Slader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaytsev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaytsev seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Slader tries to throw a body punch but Zaytsev avoids it by throwing Slader back against the cage.
Slader lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Zaytsev.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaytsev controls his hands.
Zaytsev prevents a body shot from Slader.
Zaytsev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaytsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slader struggles to land a body shot inside as Zaytsev controls his hands.
Zaytsev has a couple of punches blocked by Slader.
Zaytsev misses with a body punch.
Zaytsev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slader backwards.
A body shot lands from Slader.
Slader lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slader.
Slader prevents Zaytsev from breaking the clinch.
Slader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zaytsevs head.
Zaytsev is rocked!
Zaytsev blocks an uppercut.
Zaytsev is still on wobbly legs! Can Slader finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaytsev blocks an uppercut.
Slader misses with the head strike.
Slader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zaytsev seems to have recovered his senses.
Slader dips a shoulder and cracks Zaytsev with a mighty uppercut! Zaytsev falls back against the cage and Slader unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zaytsev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Slader screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Slader!
Randy Slader was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cray Daddy Tay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tay comes into the arena with Bow Down blaring out of the sound system. Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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196 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cray Daddy Tay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tay throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
Tay checks the leg kick.
Rourke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Tay misses the target.
Rourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice straight punches there by Tay. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tay.
Rourke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tay in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke wants to slow Tay down by chopping away at his legs.
Tay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rourke.
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Rourke misses.
Rourke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rourke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tay checks a low kick from Rourke.
Tay blocks a leg kick.
Tay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tay misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Tay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tay bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke lunges at Tay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tay's hand.
Tay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rourke misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Rourke.
Tay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rourke misses with a leg kick
enabling Tay to counter with a crisp jab.
Tay missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tay looks to land a left hand but Rourke moved out of range nicely.
Rourke connects with a body shot that sends Tay's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tay slips a straight right by Rourke.
Tay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tay is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tay cracks a nice hook into Rourke's ribs.
Rourke misses with a hook
and Tay counters with a straight right hand.
Tay looks to land a left hand but Rourke moved out of range nicely.
Cray Daddy Tay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke lands a jab.
Tay fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tay.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Tay.
Rourke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rourke connects with a solid leg kick.
Tay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rourke lands the left hand.
Rourke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tay checks it well.
Tay thows a body shot but no joy.
Tay missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Tay.
Tay jabs Rourke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tay checks the leg kick.
Tay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rourke throws a wild body kick that Tay sees coming a mile off.
Tay just misses with a punch to the body.
Tay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tay.
Rourke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rourke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rourke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tay throws out the jab.
Tay throws out a loose jab but Rourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tay misses with a straight right.
Tay stuffs the takedown.
Rourke cracks Tay with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rourke.
Rourke looks to score with a jab to the body but Tay is just out of range.
Tay with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Tay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rourke doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tay misses the jab.
Tay scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay throws a big shot that misses.
Tay lands a glancing blow to the side of Rourke's head.
Tay is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tay scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Tay lands a slapping body shot.
Tay takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rourke throws a body punch but Tay moves out of range.
Tay misses the shot to the body.
Rourke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tay.
Tay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rourke's hands.
Rourke walks into a stiff left hand from Tay.
Rourke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Tay.
Rourke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rourke moves out of range of the strikes.
Tay tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cray Daddy Tay dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rourke cracks Tay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tay throws a hook but Rourke avoids it easily.
Tay misses with a jab to the body
and Rourke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rourke lands with a cross.
Rourke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tay lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Tay.
Rourke misses with a wild body shot.
Tay missing with a left hand there. Rourke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Rourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tay.
Tay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Tay.
Rourke moves out of range as Tay strikes.
Rourke misses with a head kick.
Cray Daddy Tay is winning the standup battle so far.
Tay tests Rourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tay's sensitive parts.
Tay takes a swing at Rourke's ribcage but misses.
Tay throws an overhand right that lands on Rourke's shoulder, as Rourke tries to avoid the shot.
Tay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rourke lands with a kick to the temple. Tay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rourke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rourke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rourke postures up and lands a big shot to Tay's brow.
Tay is rocked!
Rourke wants to control from the top but Tay keeps moving.
Rourke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tay haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rourke stopping the sweep attempt from Tay.
Rourke throws an elbow that misses. Tay uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rourke's guard. Nice move by Tay!
Rourke keeping moving, preventing Tay from controlling successfully.
Tay tries to free his leg and advance position but Rourke is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke controls Tay momentarily but Tay frees himself.
Tay throws a strike but Rourke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rourke looking to sit in guard and control but Tay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rourke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tay defends well.
Tay throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay postures up and lands a big shot to Rourke's brow.
Tay trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rourke managing to control the position.
Tay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourke keeping moving, preventing Tay from controlling successfully.
Rourke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cray Daddy Tay will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tay connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Rourke.
Rourke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Tay misses.
Tay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rourke manages to avoid it.
Tay steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rourke. That one must have hurt.
Rourke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tay on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke throws a wild body kick that Tay sees coming a mile off.
Rourke throws a nice looking combination but Tay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rourke throws a leg kick
and Tay counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Tay does no damage.
Tay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rourke in his tracks.
Rourke lands a jab to the nose.
Tay jabs Rourke right on the nose. Rourke blinks but takes it well.
Rourke is rocked!
Rourke thows a body shot but no joy.
Rourke is still on wobbly legs! Can Tay finish him?
Tay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rourke.
Rourke seems to have recovered his senses.
Tay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tay clobbers Rourke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tay misses with an uppercut.
Tay throws a body punch but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke slips under a jab.
Rourke throws a hook to the side of Tay's head but Tay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rourke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tay misses with a hook. Rourke ducked under it nicely.
Rourke throws a leg kick but Tay sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rourke misses with a wild body shot.
Tay with a hook.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Tay and Rourke goes tumbling to the canvas! Tay follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tay is controlling the pace.
Tay trying to control the action but Rourke is working from the bottom.
Tay is looking to stall here but Rourke recovers full guard.
Rourke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rourke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cray Daddy Tay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rourke wants to sweep here but Tay controlling him for the moment.
Mikko Rourke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tay looking to pass the guard.
Tay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rourke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tay has managed to get both his arms back between Rourke's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rourke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rourke works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tay can't escape the position.
Mikko Rourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tay is working hard here to advance position.
Rourke lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cray Daddy Tay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tay, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cray Daddy Tay!
An out of breath Cray Daddy Tay thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
224 lbs
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215 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Growwoo scores with a nice strike.
Growwoo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Growwoo is looking to clinch but Moreira is avoiding it.
Moreira scores with a nice body kick.
Growwoo gets tackled into the cage by Moreira. Moreira maintains the clinch.
Moreira lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Growwoo as Moreira tries to tie him up.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Growwoo has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Moreira.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Moreira leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moreira escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Moreira.
Moreira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Growwoo 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 Moreira has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Moreira and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moreira blocks a head kick by Growwoo.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Growwoo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moreira counters with a left to the body.
Growwoo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Growwoo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Growwoo's head.
Moreira lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Moreira misses.
Growwoo closes the distance and clinches.
Moreira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Growwoo lands a nice hook to Moreira's body. Moreira takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moreira pounces like a tiger and cracks Growwoo with a vicious hook! Growwoo is down but not out! Moreira follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Vieira Moreira!
After the fight, Daniel Vieira Moreira 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krynn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Thunderstruck. Dave Doom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Huma Krynn's chin.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Huma Krynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom throws a body kick that misses.
Krynn tries to clinch there but Doom circles away.
Krynn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krynn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doom slips a jab from Krynn.
Doom has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Krynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doom gets tackled into the cage by Krynn. Krynn maintains the clinch.
Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn misses the jab.
Doom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krynn. Krynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Doom with a nice cross.
Krynn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doom walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krynn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krynn rushes Doom and presses him up against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Krynn has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Doom is trying to force a seperation but Krynn has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krynn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krynn misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Dave Doom has been cut.
Krynn tries to throw a body punch but Doom avoids it by throwing Krynn back against the cage.
Doom drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krynn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Krynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doom tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doom blocks an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Krynn.
Doom misses with an elbow strike.
Krynn misses with an elbow over the top.
Doom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Huma Krynn has been cut.
Doom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn throws a leg kick but Doom checks it.
Krynn wants to slow Doom down by chopping away at his legs.
Krynn misses with a low kick as Doom jumps back.
Doom shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doom throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doom throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krynn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krynn keeps Doom at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krynn but Krynn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Huma Krynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Doom.
Krynn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krynn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Krynn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krynn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krynn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krynn.
Doom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krynn can pounce on him.
Krynn tests Doom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Doom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doom checks a leg kick.
Doom misses the jab.
Krynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Krynn throws a series of punches but Doom moves out of range.
Doom blocks a head kick by Krynn.
Doom closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krynn to the mat! Krynn manages to get full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Doom won't allow Krynn to sweep him here.
Doom wants to pass the guard but Krynn is keeping the position.
Krynn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Doom throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doom accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krynn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doom wants to pass the guard but Krynn is keeping the position.
Doom has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doom postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doom looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doom working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krynn is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huma Krynn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krynn swinging wildly here.
Krynn lands a lovely overhand right.
Doom scores with a body shot.
Doom scores with a push kick.
Doom tries a head kick but it misses.
Krynn throws out a leg kick but Doom moves out of range and Krynn only half commits.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krynn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doom lands a jab.
Krynn avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krynn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krynn connects with a leg kick. Doom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krynn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krynn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doom. That did some damage!
Krynn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Doom backs up against the cage.
Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krynn.
Doom shoots in looking for a takedown but Krynn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krynn is looking to land body kicks.
Krynn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krynn misses with a kick to the body.
Krynn lands with a slapping head kick.
Krynn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doom checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn throws a right and a left that Doom avoids nicely.
Krynn lands a nice hook to Doom's body. Doom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krynn misses with a kick to the body.
Doom has a takedown stuffed.
Krynn misses with a hook
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krynn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krynn throws a leg kick which misses Doom's front leg but catches the back leg as Doom tries to avoid it.
Krynn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.
Doom missing with a left hand there. Krynn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Doom on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Doom.
Krynn lands with a straight right. Doom didn't see that one coming.
Doom connects with a high kick.
Doom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Krynn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krynn moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
Krynn throws a series of punches but Doom avoids them all with ease.
Krynn throws a leg kick but Doom moved away.
Doom misses the shot to the body.
Krynn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doom.
Huma Krynn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Doom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Doom blocks the low kick.
Krynn scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krynn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krynn clinches.
Krynn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krynn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Doom lands with a left to the head.
Krynn can't find room to land a body shot as Doom controls the action.
Krynn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Krynn on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Krynn fails to land.
Krynn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Krynn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krynn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dooms head.
Krynn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Doom's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Krynn.
Doom is rocked!
Doom can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huma Krynn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Doom pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krynn cracks Doom with a good jab.
Krynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krynn throws a leg kick but Doom sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krynn checks it well.
Krynn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doom misses with a kick to the body.
Doom takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doom is looking to land body kicks.
Krynn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doom lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doom cracks Krynn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krynn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doom lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doom just misses with a punch to the body.
Krynn misses with a head kick.
Doom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Doom.
Doom avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krynn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Huma Krynn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doom throws a low kick, looking for Krynn's leg but Krynn calmly moves out of range.
Krynn connects with a solid leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doom throws a leg kick that misses.
Dave Doom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krynn thows a body shot but no joy.
Doom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krynn tries to clinch up but Doom circles away and keeps his distance.
Krynn misses with a hook to the body
and Doom counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Krynn is just out of range.
Doom throws a one two combo.
Krynn connects with a high kick.
Doom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krynn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krynn lands a head kick. Doom smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krynn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doom.
Doom misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krynn looks to land a combination but Doom avoids it well.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doom.
Huma Krynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doom throws a hook but Krynn blocks it.
Doom swings for the body but Krynn moves out of range.
Krynn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doom's calf.
Krynn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doom momentarily.
Krynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doom manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doom misses with a head kick.
Huma Krynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krynn moves in looking to clinch but Doom pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krynn slips a jab and a cross from Doom.
Krynn clobbers Doom with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krynn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krynn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krynn throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doom fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krynn scores with a leg kick.
Krynn throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krynn connects with a leg kick. Doom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Krynn.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huma Krynn.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krynn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huma Krynn!
Huma Krynn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Alvarez Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner has chosen Raining Blood by Slayer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Alvarez Banner!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Eliza Hachem and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Aoki misses with a double jab
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Banner scores with a nice strike.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Aoki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Banner tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Banner misses with an uppercut
letting Aoki counter with a right hand.
Banner throws a series of punches but Aoki moves out of range.
Banner throws an off balance right hand
and Aoki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Banner won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Banner tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Aoki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner is looking for a sweep.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Banner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Banner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Aoki tries to get to full guard but Banner has control of the leg.
Banner trying to pass the guard but Aoki defending well.
Banner working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aoki is trying to maintain the position but Banner is very close to passing his half guard.
Aoki gets back to full guard.
Banner sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Aoki's guard.
Aoki is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hate Made Me Asylum, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki pushes Banner off looking to stand but Banner dives back in and keeps control.
Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banner pulls his head out easily.
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!
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Banner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banner postures up in Aoki's guard and throws a big left but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Banner!
Aoki lands with some strikes.
Aoki with a couple of short strikes.
Banner regains half guard.
Aoki working Banner over with strikes.
Banner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Banner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Banner keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to sweep but no luck.
Banner has momentary wrist control but Aoki slips an elbow through the middle.
Aoki works over Banner with some ground and pound from guard.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Banner wants to sweep but no luck.
Banner keeps trying to improve his position.
Aoki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banner looking for a sweep. Not yet Banner, not yet.
Aoki works over Banner with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aoki landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Aoki dominated that 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Banner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aoki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banner pinned against the cage. Banner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bruce Alvarez Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banner.
Aoki scores with a takedown into Banner's guard.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aoki defends it easily.
Aoki throwing strikes from guard but Banner blocks nicely.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Banner is looking for a sweep.
Aoki cracks Banner with a big right hand but Banner just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Aoki lands a few punches from side control.
Aoki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aoki is putting a hurting on Banner here, landing some big shots from side control.
Banner is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner prevents Aoki from improving position.
Aoki lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Banner down.
Aoki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Banner some visible discomfort.
Aoki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Banner tries to improve position but can't.
Aoki cracks Banner with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Banner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aoki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands some shots froms side control.
Banner is rocked!
Aoki scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Banner is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Aoki can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Aoki!
During a confident post fight interview, Tatsuya Aoki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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