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Hostility 18 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gurmorow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch has chosen South Park as his entrance music. The key to victory for Alex Gurmorow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Gurmorow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leopold Stotch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stotch working the ground and pound.
Gurmorow prevents Stotch from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stotch lands an elbow.
Stotch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stotch in side control, throwing shots but Gurmorow defends.
Stotch grinds an elbow into Gurmorow's temple.
Stotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurmorow wants to control but Stotch postures up.
Gurmorow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stotch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stotch trying to control the position but Gurmorow is working away.
Gurmorow is trying to control Stotch's posture but Stotch avoids it.
Stotch working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gurmorow tries to improve position but can't.
Stotch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurmorow wants to control but Stotch postures up.
Gurmorow tries to buck Stotch off but Stotch is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Gurmorow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stotch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stotch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stotch is looking to take a break and control but Gurmorow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gurmorow is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stotch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gurmorow to see if he's OK.
Stotch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stotch wants to control but Gurmorow is keeping him busy.
Stotch throws an elbow but Gurmorow slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gurmorow tries to buck Stotch off but Stotch is having none of it.
Stotch wants to control for a moment but Gurmorow uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurmorow is looking to escape.
Stotch wants to pass to mount but Gurmorow is defending the position.
Stotch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gurmorow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gurmorow is looking to improve his position.
Stotch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gurmorow sees it coming and defends easily.
Gurmorow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stotch is working away from the top position though.
Gurmorow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gurmorow tries to get out of the position.
Stotch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gurmorow tries to roll over but Stotch keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch is trying to control. Gurmorow wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gurmorow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gurmorow is staying active underneath Stotch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Leopold Stotch hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stotch has his takedown stuffed
and Gurmorow counters with a series of strikes. Stotch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Gurmorow. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Gurmorow as he connects with a hook.
Stotch tries for a takedown but Gurmorow circles away easily
letting Gurmorow counter with a right hand.
Stotch doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Gurmorow to counter with a crisp jab.
Alex Gurmorow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leopold Stotch.
Stotch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gurmorow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurmorow tries to sprawl but Stotch drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gurmorow keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurmorow won't allow Stotch to pass to mount.
Stotch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gurmorow!
Stotch avoids the attempt from Gurmorow to control.
Gurmorow is in a horrible position here. Stotch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stotch avoids the attempt from Gurmorow to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stotch landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stotch with shots to the head and body - Gurmorow looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
That's time! Gurmorow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gurmorow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stotch dives in for a single leg takedown but Gurmorow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gurmorow lands a hook that snaps the head of Stotch backwards.
Gurmorow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stotch wants a takedown.
Stotch prevents Gurmorow from breaking the clinch.
Gurmorow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gurmorow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stotch is keeping busy.
Stotch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gurmorow's efforts to push away.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurmorow wants to break free but Stotch has control.
Gurmorow misses with a body punch.
Gurmorow tries to circle away but Stotch has him pinned against the cage.
Gurmorow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gurmorow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gurmorow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Gurmorow.
Still in the clinch, Gurmorow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gurmorow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gurmorow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leopold Stotch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stotch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gurmorow to the mat! Gurmorow manages to get full guard.
Stotch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gurmorow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch 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.
Gurmorow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stotch cracks Gurmorow with a solid left hand.
Leopold Stotch has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stotch slips nicely into half guard.
Stotch is looking for submissions but instead, Gurmorow has regained full guard.
Stotch pushing down on Gurmorow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stotch scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stotch tries to pass to full mount but Gurmorow defends it.
Stotch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gurmorow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stotch scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurmorow flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Stotch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Stotch is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gurmorow is rocked!
Gurmorow is bucking up trying to escape but Stotch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Gurmorow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stotch is landing with some decent strikes but Gurmorow is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stotch drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gurmorow! More shots from Stotch and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leopold Stotch!
Leopold Stotch made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yippy!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naughtius Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naughtius Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders swings for the body but Maximus moves out of range.
Sanders throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanders throws a hook to the side of Maximus's head but Maximus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders misses with a body shot.
Sanders feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maximuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanders fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus defending well as Sanders loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders takes a swing at Maximus's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Harland Sanders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders misses the shot to the body.
Sanders is looking to wear down Maximus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanders scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a double jab.
Maximus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sanders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maximus circles away quickly and effectively.
Maximus tries to land a front kick but Sanders steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanders throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maximus walks into a straight right hand from Sanders.
Maximus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Harland Sanders has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maximus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanders checks it well.
Sanders walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maximus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch but Maximus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a body kick that misses.
Sanders blocks a head kick by Maximus.
Sanders misses with a straight right.
Sanders moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanders moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Naughtius Maximus has been cut.
Sanders scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus manages to avoid it.
Maximus misses with a low kick.
Sanders misses with a body shot
and Maximus counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders cracks Maximus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maximus throws a wild hook but Sanders just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Maximus gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Sanders raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harland Sanders!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jong Un Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Paulo Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joao Paulo Filho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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132 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jong Un Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joao Paulo Filho!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Filho. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Filho tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Kim scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filho doesn't seem bothered though.
Filho misses with a straight left.
Filho tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kim lands a leg kick that knocks Filho off balance momentarily.
Filho tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Kim.
Filho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim checks a leg kick.
Filho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Filho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filho. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Filho misses.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Filho.
Filho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim lands a really nice looking cross but Filho seems unphased.
Filho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Filho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Filho throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filho's sensitive parts.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filho moves away.
Filho 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.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kim lands a nice looking kick to the body. Filho takes a step back to recover.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Filho misses with an uppercut
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filho sizes up Kim with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Kim blocks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Filho.
Kim tries to keep at a distance but Filho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filho can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Kim blocking some punches.
Kim works on Filho's body with a couple of short punches.
Filho stalling in the clinch but Kim improves position.
Filho prevents a body shot from Kim.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filho just leaning against Kim, taking a breather.
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Filho.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Filho.
Kim tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Filho fails to land.
Kim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filho lands with a short shot to the head.
Filho misses with a punch to the body.
Kim tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filho is looking to control Kim's arms but Kim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Filho has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Filho.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Filho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho is working Kim over against the cage.
Filho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Filho has a couple of punches blocked by Kim.
Filho lands a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Kim's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filho.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Filho lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kim tries a body shot but Filho blocks it.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filho swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Paulo Filho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Filho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kim in his tracks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kim.
Kim drops his hands momentarily and Filho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Filho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Filho scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Filho. That did some damage!
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim misses with a straight left.
Filho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Joao Paulo Filho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho wants to land a leg kick but Kim is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kim.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Filho moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Filho checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Kim.
Filho connects with a solid leg kick.
Filho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Filho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kim has time to react.
Filho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Filho throws out a loose jab but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Filho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Filho throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim lands with a good body shot.
Kim blocks the body kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Filho is having none of it.
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim misses with a looping left.
Filho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Filho sees coming a mile off.
Filho feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Filho checks a low kick from Kim.
Filho doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Filho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filho's corner calls for a 1-2. Filho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filho is out of range.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim avoids the head kick by Filho.
Kim moves out of range as Filho throws a body kick.
Kim misses with a kick to the body.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws the left hand but Filho avoids the punch easily.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim misses with a leg kick
and Filho counters with a good, hard body kick but Kim shrugs it off.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Filho is just out of range.
Kim throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filho.
Filho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kim.
Filho throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Filho.
Kim slips under a jab.
Filho throws a shot from downtown. Kim moves away and avoids it.
Kim 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim 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 Filho has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Filho and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Filho wants to clinch.
Kim defending well as Filho loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws a leg kick that misses.
Filho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kim throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kim tries a low kick but Filho avoids it.
Filho takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kim will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
A lazy left from Filho finds it's target.
Kim throws the kick towards the body but Filho avoids it.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
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 Jong Un Kim will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Filho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kim.
Filho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho tries to land a front kick but Kim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Filho tries to clinch there but Kim circles away.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Filho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Filho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kim, pushing him back against the cage.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Filho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Filho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Filho blocks a body shot from Kim.
Filho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kims head.
Filho throws a head punch that misses.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is trying to force a seperation but Filho has the dominant position.
Filho scores with a shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim is rocked!
Kim lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filho backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Filho.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim seems to have got his legs back now.
Filho is trying to stall.
Filho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim pushes Filho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Filho throws a punch but it's blocked by Kim.
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!
Filho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kim misses with the head strike.
Filho blocking some punches.
Kim tries to work over Filho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses with a body punch.
Kim wants to stall.
Filho misses with the head strike.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kim misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Filho.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filho's elbow.
Kim pulls guard.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim is trying to control the position but Filho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho controlling from the top position.
Filho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joao Paulo Filho wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kim tries to land a front kick but Filho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim throws a hook but Filho avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filho checks it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim misses with a low kick as Filho jumps back.
Kim keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kim's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Paulo Filho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Paulo Filho!
In his post fight interview, Joao Paulo Filho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Jong Un Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congrats, Kid. I'm heading back to the gym to wax on and wax off, and I'll be back to get this belt.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Dekker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, DeAngelo Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramon Dekker!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekker.
We've been informed that Dekker 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.
That kick from Dekker tenderised Montana's leg. Montana is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dekker thumps Montana with a low kick.
Montana looks for the body kick but Dekker saw that one coming.
Dekker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dekker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dekker looks for the body kick but Montana saw that one coming.
Dekker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana cracks Dekker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dekker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dekker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Montana's calf.
Dekker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekker tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Montana plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Montana. That's going to slow Dekker down.
Dekker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like DeAngelo Montana has been cut.
Montana looks for the body kick but Dekker saw that one coming.
Montana takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekker.
Montana throws a lazy head kick
and Dekker counters with a good, hard body kick but Montana shrugs it off.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Montana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A lazy body kick from Montana
and Dekker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dekker blocks a low kick nicely.
Montana tries to work over Dekker's front leg with a kick but Dekker checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dekker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Montana is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Montana throws a leg kick but Dekker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dekker scores with a one two! Montana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dekker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Montana blocks the low kick.
Dekker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Montana checks it well.
Dekker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Montana backs up against the cage.
Dekker thumps Montana with a low kick.
Montana looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dekker moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Montana lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dekker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Montana has time to react.
Dekker lands a nice looking kick to the body. Montana takes a step back to recover.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dekker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Montana stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dekker.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dekker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dekker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Dekker - just one landing.
Montana throws a wild body kick that Dekker sees coming a mile off.
Dekker throws a chopping leg kick but Montana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
Montana throws a sloppy head kick and Dekker moves out of range easily.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Montana finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dekker cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
Montana lands the left hand.
Dekker lands a jab to Montana's midsection.
Dekker is looking to slow Montana down with leg kicks.
Montana stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dekker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dekker feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Dekker.
Dekker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Montana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dekker's head.
Dekker lands with an uppercut that bounces Montana off the cage and back into range.
Montana throws a leg kick but Dekker checks it.
Dekker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dekker misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Dekker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Montana had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dekker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekker throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Montana misses.
Dekker looks to land a body kick but Montana moved away.
Dekker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Montana feints and then cracks Dekker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dekker down.
Dekker keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Montana.
Dekker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana throws a head kick but Dekker moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dekker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dekker feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
Dekker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dekker lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Montana's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dekker throws a good cross that connects.
Dekker lands with a kick to the temple. Montana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramon Dekker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dekker fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Montana.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekker.
A jab lands there for Dekker.
Dekker dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekker.
Montana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dekker checks it well.
A low kick from Dekker is predictable there
and Montana counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dekker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Montana misses with a head kick.
Montana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekker.
Dekker cracks Montana with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker throws a leg kick
and Montana counters with a leg kick.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Dekker.
Dekker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dekker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montana is able to avoid easily.
Dekker cracks the inside of Montana's front leg.
A good leg kick by Dekker.
Dekker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dekker looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Dekker cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
Dekker throws a leg kick but Montana sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dekker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dekker misses with a low kick.
Montana blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Dekker's leg but Dekker calmly moves out of range.
Dekker throws a leg kick which misses Montana's front leg but catches the back leg as Montana tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dekker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montana motions for Dekker to come forward. Montana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dekker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dekker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Dekker.
Dekker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice body kick from Dekker.
That kick from Montana tenderised Dekker's leg. Dekker is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dekker.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dekker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dekker.
Montana throws an off balance right hand
and Dekker counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dekker, as that shot connected.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dekker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dekker swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Dekker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Montana is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dekker misses with a leg kick.
Dekker fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Montana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dekker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Dekker blocks the body kick.
Dekker misses with a leg kick.
Dekker misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Dekker misses with a few strikes there.
Dekker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Montana tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Montana misses
and Dekker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Montana shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Montana.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dekker tries a low kick but Montana avoids it.
Dekker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dekker lands with a nice body punch.
Montana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dekker can pounce on him.
Dekker throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dekker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dekker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dekker scoring well with a low kick there.
Dekker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Dekker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeAngelo Montana'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!
Montana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dekker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana avoids a kick to the body.
Dekker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dekker is able to avoid easily.
Dekker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dekker throws a front kick aimed at Montana's knee but Montana avoids it well.
Montana thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dekker if he has to take too many more of those.
Dekker scores with a leg kick.
Dekker tries a low kick but Montana avoids it.
Dekker slips under a jab from Montana.
Montana has Dekker up against the cage in a clinch.
Dekker scores with a shoulder strike.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana breaks the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dekker 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 Montana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekker defending well as Montana loads up on a big left hand.
A clash of legs there as Dekker blocks the low kick.
Montana ducks right into an uppercut from Dekker.
Dekker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Montana has managed to clinch.
Montana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dekker smiles and moves away.
Dekker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dekker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dekker tried to score with a low kick but Montana checks it.
A head kick by Montana misses
and Dekker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dekker connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dekker throws a body kick that misses.
Dekker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Montana. That did some damage!
Montana has Dekker up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekker lands a shot to the body.
Dekker wants to break free but Montana has control.
Dekker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dekker fails to land.
Dekker lands a left hand.
Dekker is trying to maintain a safe position but Montana gets an underhook and turns Dekker into the cage.
Dekker misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Montana stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dekker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Montana backwards.
Dekker lands a nice uppercut.
Dekker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dekker lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekker swings widly with a right hand
and Montana counters with an outside leg kick.
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dekker avoids the head kick by Montana.
Montana ducks under a wild hook from Dekker.
Montana tries to clinch but Dekker is having none of it.
Dekker moves out of range of the body kick from Montana.
Jab, jab by Dekker - just one landing.
Montana avoids the head kick by Dekker.
Ramon Dekker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Montana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Dekker ducks down to avoid it.
Montana looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dekker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dekker misses with a head kick.
Dekker throws a body kick that misses.
Dekker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Montana chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dekker can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Montana blocks a head kick by Dekker.
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dekker misses with a leg kick
and Montana counters with a solid body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana thumps Dekker with a low kick.
Dekker moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Dekker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Dekker.
Dekker is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana jabs Dekker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dekker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Montana does no damage.
Montana throws a hook but Dekker blocks it.
A good leg kick by Dekker.
DeAngelo Montana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Montana misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Dekker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dekker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Dekker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Travis Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe drives through with a takedown into Punk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Punk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sharpe postures up in Punk's guard and throws a big left but Punk blocks it.
Punk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Punk wants to sweep here but Sharpe controlling him for the moment.
Sharpe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sharpe stops Punk from standing up.
Sharpe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Punk controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
John Punk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sharpe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Sharpe with that takedown attempt.
Punk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sharpe's calf.
Sharpe looking to score a takedown here. Punk is defending well but Sharpe drives through and ends up in Punk's guard.
Punk keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Punk has momentary wrist control but Sharpe slips an elbow through the middle.
Punk keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Sharpe controlling from the top position.
Sharpe postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sharpe is looking to work some ground and pound but Punk has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe postures up in Punk's guard and throws a big left but Punk blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punk being controlled here, momentarily.
Punk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sharpe trying to control but Punk is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Punk.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to clinch there but Punk circles away.
Punk throws a push kick but Sharpe slaps the foot to one side.
Sharpe blocks the body kick.
Punk scores with a leg kick.
Punk lands a head kick. Sharpe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Punk looks for the body kick but Sharpe saw that one coming.
Punk throws the kick towards the body but Sharpe avoids it.
John Punk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharpe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Punk wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sharpe manages to pass to side control.
Sharpe is trying to work for a kimura but Punk is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe tries to pass to full mount but Punk defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe postures up in Punk's guard and throws a big left but Punk blocks it.
Punk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sharpe controls the pace.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving.
Sharpe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Sharpe dominated that round.
That's time! Punk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Punk lands a nice looking body kick.
John Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Punk feints and then cracks Sharpe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sharpe down.
Sharpe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but Punk defending well.
Sharpe is trying to control the action in half guard but Punk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Punk wants to control but Sharpe is keeping busy.
Sharpe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sharpe is trying to work for a kimura but Punk is defending well.
Punk trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk wants to get back to full guard.
Sharpe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sharpe is trying to control. Punk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Punk wants to get back to full guard.
Sharpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punk keeps working.
Sharpe wants to free his trapped foot but Punk is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Punk with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punk wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Punk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punk is refusing to be controlled, as Sharpe sits in half guard.
Punk tries to roll over but Sharpe keeps him under control.
Sharpe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Punk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Punk wants to control but Sharpe is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe stops Punk from getting back to his feet.
Punk is in trouble now - Sharpe has advanced to mount!
Sharpe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sharpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharpe throwing strikes here but Punk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sharpe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Punk wants to hold on but Sharpe pushes him away.
Sharpe content just to control the position here.
Punk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sharpe on the ground.
Sharpe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Punk is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sharpe prevents Punk from getting the reversal.
Punk is squirming around, avoiding Sharpe's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Punk that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharpe with the ground and pound from mount.
Sharpe controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Sharpe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Punk looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Punk.
Travis Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sharpe.
Sharpe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Punk swivels and escapes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Punk. Sharpe shrugs it off though.
Punk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sharpe. That did some damage!
Sharpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
John Punk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Sharpe.
Sharpe avoids a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Punk.
Punk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Punk scores with a kick to the body.
Punk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punk has control of Sharpe's left arm, preventing Sharpe from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sharpe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Punk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because John Punk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Punk working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Punk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Sharpe content to stall in guard here.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to control from the top but Punk keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Travis Sharpe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Punk pushes Sharpe away with a front kick.
Crunch! Punk slams his shin into Sharpe's torso.
Sharpe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Punk. Punk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sharpe decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sharpe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sharpe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Punk defending well though.
Sharpe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Punk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharpe.
Sharpe trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk taking some punishment here, with Sharpe in his 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!
Sharpe is stalling here. Punk is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sharpe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Punk has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sharpe is looking to regain half guard here but Punk keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharpe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Punk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sharpe tries to roll over but Punk keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharpe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Punk is working away from the top position though.
John Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Travis Sharpe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Sharpe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharpe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Sharpe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Higgens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Higgens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Li Kong Ho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgens shoots in but no luck this time.
Ho scores with a head kick.
Higgens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho.
Higgens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ho to the ground. Higgens is now in Ho's guard.
Higgens prevents Ho from getting back to his feet.
Higgens throws a big elbow that misses.
Higgens stops Ho from standing up.
Higgens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Higgens trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higgens won't allow Ho to get back to his feet.
Higgens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgens drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ho manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Higgens has Ho in his guard.
Ho wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Higgens's closed guard. He's half up but Higgens has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Higgens pivots and extends the arm, Ho falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Higgens! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Higgens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sanosuke Sagara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master Yi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 Hilo, Sanosuke Sagara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Yi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagara misses with a takedown attempt
and Yi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sagara or not.
Sagara tries to score a body lock takedown but Yi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yi lands a hook that snaps the head of Sagara backwards.
Yi scores with a shot to the side of Sagara's head.
Yi scores with a shoulder strike.
Sagara is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yi to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanosuke Sagara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sagara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yi just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yi taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Yi.
Sagara tries to pull guard but Yi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sagara drops back down to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi pushes Sagara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagara jumps guard but Yi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sagara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sagara is rocked!
Sagara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Sagara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yi misses with some punches.
Yi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sagara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagara tries to pull guard but Yi holds him up against the cage and eventually Sagara drops back down to his feet.
Sagara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sagara blocking some punches.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagara blocks an uppercut.
Yi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagara.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagara.
Yi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Yi fails to land.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Yi misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sagara.
Yi has a couple of punches blocked by Sagara.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yi throws a head punch that misses.
Yi misses with some punches.
Sagara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sagara jumps guard but Yi stands there with Sagara around his waist. Sagara gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yi misses with the head strike.
Yi misses with a punch on the inside.
Yi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sagara seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Yi.
Sagara is trying to pull guard but Yi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sagara stalling in the clinch but Yi improves position.
Yi dips a shoulder and cracks Sagara with a mighty uppercut! Sagara falls back against the cage and Yi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sagara 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 - Yi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Master Yi!
An intense looking Master Yi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You wish to learn the hard way, I see.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blazed Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine DMX. Razor Ramon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blazed Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Ramon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Ramon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramon landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ramon is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramon can't escape the position.
Gracie looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gracie moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Ramon has worked his arm free - good work by Ramon!
An elbow from Gracie crashes against the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie wants to control but Ramon is keeping him busy.
Ramon has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ramon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie has an Americana. Ramon didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Blazed Gracie!
Blazed Gracie retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Blazed Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Larusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larusso kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Glory of love. Daniel Larusso could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Gregory's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Larusso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory blocks a leg kick.
Gregory has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Larusso is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Larusso connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joe Gregory has been cut.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gregory. That did some damage!
Gregory slips a jab and a cross from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
Larusso lands a big head kick that sends Gregory tumbling to the mat! Larusso takes a step backwards and waves Gregory back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gregory is rocked!
We've been told by Larusso's head coaches at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gregory.
Gregory is still on wobbly legs! Can Larusso finish him?
Larusso misses with a two punch combination.
Larusso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Larusso delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Larusso misses.
Gregory seems to have recovered his senses.
Gregory blocks a head kick by Larusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larusso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso cracks Gregory with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Larusso.
A head kick misses from Larusso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregory checks a leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Larusso has knocked Gregory down with a huge combo! Larusso steps away and waves a wobbly Gregory back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Larusso misses its intended target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gregory.
Daniel Larusso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larusso throws out a leg kick but Gregory moves out of range and Larusso only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a hook to the side of Gregory's head but Gregory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Gregory moves out of range as Larusso strikes.
Larusso throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregory counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gregory passes the guard and advances to mount!
Larusso on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Larusso tries to get out of the position.
Gregory wants to control the pace but Larusso is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.
Gregory wants to take Larusso's back but he can't do it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Larusso is on top in guard.
Gregory is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Larusso wants to control from the top but Gregory keeps moving.
Gregory managing to control the position.
Larusso knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gregory on the ground.
Larusso trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso looking to sit in guard and control but Gregory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gregory wants to control from the top but Larusso keeps moving.
Gregory is pushing down on Larusso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Larusso is fighting to maintain full guard but Gregory has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gregory content to control rather than advance.
Gregory trying to pass the guard but Larusso defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Gregory's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Gregory moves away and avoids it.
Larusso throws a jab when Gregory was well out of range.
Larusso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gregory. That did some damage!
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Larusso.
Larusso connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregory blocks the body kick.
Gregory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gregory steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larusso. That one must have hurt.
Larusso looks for the body kick but Gregory saw that one coming.
Gregory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larusso.
Larusso looks to land a body kick but Gregory moved away.
Larusso punishes Gregory's body with a nice straight punch.
Larusso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gregory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Larusso throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larusso.
Larusso throws a shot from downtown. Gregory moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Larusso is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregory misses with a body kick.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
Larusso throws a leg kick but Gregory sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gregory moves out of range of the body kick from Larusso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso avoids the head kick by Gregory.
Larusso connects with an inside leg kick.
Larusso pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gregory blocks a jab.
Gregory dodges the punch combination from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Daniel Larusso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Larusso.
The fighters circling - Larusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Larusso misses.
Larusso lands a body shot.
Larusso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larusso cracks Gregory with a right hand to the side of the head.
Larusso is looking to chop away at Gregory's legs.
Some wild striking there from Larusso.
Gregory avoids a kick to the body.
Gregory stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Larusso.
Larusso loads up on a big right hand but Gregory slips the punch.
Larusso misses with a body kick.
Larusso slips a straight right by Gregory.
Larusso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregory.
A solid leg kick lands there for Larusso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larusso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gregory avoids the head kick by Larusso.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
Larusso tries a head kick but it misses.
Larusso misses with a low kick.
Larusso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larusso throws a series of punches but Gregory avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larusso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larusso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregory.
Gregory's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Larusso misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Larusso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Gregory's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Larusso looks for the body kick but Gregory saw that one coming.
Gregory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Larusso as he connects with a hook.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Larusso.
Larusso misses with a leg kick.
Larusso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Larusso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregory is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Larusso throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Larusso to score with a decent uppercut.
Larusso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Larusso. That one must have hurt.
Larusso throws a body kick that misses.
Larusso is looking to chop away at Gregory's legs.
Larusso throws a hook but Gregory avoids it easily.
Larusso throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
Larusso misses with a combination
and Gregory counters with a shoot takedown. Larusso fights it but they end up in guard.
Gregory throwing strikes from guard but Larusso blocks nicely.
Gregory trying to control the position from guard on top but Larusso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larusso can't keep his opponent in guard - Gregory advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gregory is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gregory in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Larusso tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gregory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Gregory!
Joe Gregory is the new bantamweight champion!
Joe Gregory decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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