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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandar Toppington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kal Metamoris (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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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Toppington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kal Metamoris!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metamoris darts in trying to clinch
and Toppington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Metamoris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Metamoris.
Toppington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Metamoris misses with a takedown
and Toppington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toppington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Metamoris.
Aleksandar Toppington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kal Metamoris.
Metamoris misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metamoris misses with a jab to the body
and Metamoris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Metamoris darts in looking for a takedown but Toppington gets double underhooks and turns Metamoris into the cage.
Toppington lands a left hand.
A short left from Toppington.
A short right from Toppington.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toppington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toppington is working Metamoris over against the cage.
Metamoris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toppington.
Toppington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toppington lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toppington.
A short left from Toppington.
Toppington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Metamoris is rocked!
Toppington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Metamoris is still on wobbly legs! Can Toppington finish him?
Toppington cracks Metamoris with a nice body shot.
Metamoris looks winded!
Toppington lands a big right hand that drops Metamoris! The killer instinct kicks in and Toppington finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Toppington!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksandar Toppington!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aleksandar Toppington made sure he mentioned Atlantis - 155qR/$20 - 140qB&C/$10 - 90%L, limit -, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dong Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casey Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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152 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to bum rush Long with a series of wild strikes but Long uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Long throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Long throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Penn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Casey Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penn defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Long dives in and scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
Long stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Long postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Penn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Long, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Long looking for a sweep. Not yet Long, not yet.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
Long manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penn manages to get himself to full guard.
Long wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long throws an elbow that misses. Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by Penn!
Penn passes Long's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Long is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Long gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Long is keeping the position for now.
Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Long looking to control.
Long escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Long is retaining full guard.
Penn won't allow Long to sweep him here.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Long is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn stands and throws Long's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Long gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Long is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.
Long is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penn's back!
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!
Long tightening his grip on Penn, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
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 Dong Long will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Long shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Long wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Long is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Long has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dong Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn pushes Long off looking to stand but Long dives back in and keeps control.
Long moves into full mount! Penn won't be happy about that!
Penn tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Long is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Penn is surviving well by controlling Long's body position as best he can.
Long working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Long gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Long.
Long wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Long throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Long sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Long throws some wild stikes that Penn manages to avoid easily.
Long controlling from mount.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Long lands a couple of good shots and Penn has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Penn fending off the submission attempt from Long.
Long struggling to keep hold of the position.
Penn rolls, trying to escape but Long keeps control of the position.
Penn keeps trying to improve his position.
Penn is trying to defend against the choke here but Long has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Long Tightens the hold and Penn taps out furiously! Long displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dong Long!
A very excited looking Dong Long made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyz Metamoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyz Metamoris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Chung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyz Metamoris!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metamoris shoots in and drives through. Chung sprawls well.
Metamoris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Metamoris shoots and misses
and Chung counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metamoris is not content to let Chung control the position.
Metamoris is holding on to half guard well.
Metamoris is looking for a sweep. Chung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Metamoris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Metamoris is looking to control Chung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Metamoris avoid being mounted?
Chung is looking to take a break and control but Metamoris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chung stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Metamoris.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyz Metamoris.
No luck for Metamoris with that takedown attempt.
Metamoris moves in looking to clinch but Chung pushes him off.
Metamoris misses with a head kick.
Chung looks to land a body kick but Metamoris moved away.
Metamoris tries for a takedown but Chung circles away easily
and Chung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metamoris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chung breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Metamoris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chung fails to land with a series of punches.
Metamoris shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like Metamoris is going to stand back up.
Metamoris stalling away here and it's allowed Chung to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Metamoris works over Chung with some ground and pound from guard.
Chung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Metamoris wants to control from the top but Chung keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung wants to sweep here but Metamoris controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metamoris wants to stand but Chung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Chung is trying to keep Metamoris in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chung drives through with a takedown into Metamoris's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chung working some strikes from top position.
Metamoris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chung trying to control but Metamoris is working from the bottom.
Chung has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Metamoris controls Chung momentarily but Chung frees himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metamoris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chung is one step ahead there.
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 Wang Chung will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chung wants it to stay on the feet.
Metamoris keeps the fight on the outside.
Metamoris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chung counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Metamoris's guard now.
Chung won't allow Metamoris to sweep him here.
Metamoris trying to control the position here.
Chung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Metamoris working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kyz Metamoris wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chung wants it to stay on the feet.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyz Metamoris.
Chung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Metamoris did well to prevent Chung getting side control.
Chung scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chung prevents Metamoris from standing back up.
Chung thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chung is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Metamoris is trying to maintain the position but Chung is very close to passing his half guard.
Chung trying to control from half guard but Metamoris is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chung is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Metamoris trying to control here.
Chung is looking to take a break and control but Metamoris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metamoris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chung.
Chung is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chung throws a strike but Metamoris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Metamoris wants to sweep here but Chung controlling him for the moment.
Metamoris tries to strike from the bottom.
Metamoris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chung is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Metamoris tries to stand but can't do so whilst Chung controls his leg.
Chung is looking to control Metamoris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chung avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Metamoris.
Metamoris is pressing down on Chung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chung is holding on for now.
Wang Chung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've been hearing good reports from Chung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chung is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wang Chung dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Metamoris rushes Chung and presses him up against the cage.
Chung content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Chung for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Metamoris is trying to break the clinch but Chung is controlling him.
Chung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Metamoris is keeping busy.
Metamoris presses Chung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Metamoris slows down the pace here.
Metamoris wants a takedown.
Chung lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is trying to stall.
Chung breaks from the clinch.
Metamoris misses with a takedown attempt - Chung sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Metamoris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chung leaves Metamoris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wang Chung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyz Metamoris.
Metamoris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chung.
Chung throws a head punch that misses.
Metamoris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chung wants to get back to striking at distance but Metamoris won't allow it.
Metamoris is trying to drag Chung to the mat but Chung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Wang Chung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chung tries to break free but Metamoris pushes him back against the cage.
Metamoris jumps guard.
Chung content to stall in guard here.
Metamoris managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metamoris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chung defends it easily.
Metamoris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chung wants to pass the guard but Metamoris is keeping the position.
Metamoris keeping moving, preventing Chung from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Metamoris is trying to keep Chung in close.
Wang Chung has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Metamoris misses with a takedown
and Chung counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chung.
Metamoris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Metamoris pulls Chung into guard.
Kyz Metamoris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metamoris thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyz Metamoris.
I think Chung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wang Chung!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwan Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gwan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dirk Walters!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters throws a right hand that Dylan ducks under and follows up with a left that Dylan also avoids with ease.
Walters swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dylan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Walters's guard.
Walters is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dylan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Walters looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Walters looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Walters!
Walters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dylan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dylan wants to control but Walters postures up.
Dylan tries to improve position but can't.
Walters wants to stand but Dylan is controlling his arm.
Dylan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan trying to hold on to Walters's head to control him but Walters postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters trying to pass the guard but Dylan defending well.
Dylan moves into full guard.
Dylan working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Walters has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Dylan to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Walters is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Dylan pulls down on the head and he's put Walters to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gwan Dylan!
Our winner, Gwan Dylan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Still Dre as his entrance music. Christopher Rios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JoJo Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Rios!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rios wants it to stay on the feet.
Kush shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rios as he avoids it easily.
Kush fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rios to the ground. Kush is now in Rios's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rios looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kush is one step ahead there.
Rios looking to control.
Kush postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.
Kush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rios is trying to stand back up but Kush is controlling him
Kush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kush lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush.
Rios trying to hold on to Kush's head to control him but Kush postures up.
Kush seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
Kush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kush with the ground and pound but Rios uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rios keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.
Kush landing with the ground and pound.
Kush is in close to Rios's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rios is trying to keep Kush in close.
Kush throws an elbow that misses. Rios uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kush's guard. Nice move by Rios!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rios puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kush scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Rios manages to mount him!
Kush is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rios can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kush is looking to escape.
Kush is trying desperately to improve position.
Rios trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rios pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush is desperately trying to improve his position but Rios has a good base and remains in mount.
Rios fails to take his opponent's back.
Kush has given up his back here.
Rios biding his time, controlling Kush.
Rios is hanging on to Kush's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rios has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kush's body.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Rios's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christopher Rios was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kush ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kush closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kush lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios wants to stand but Kush is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JoJo Kush dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rios thumps Kush with a low kick.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick.
Rios clinches.
Kush tries to pull guard but Rios won't allow it.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kush fails to pull guard.
Kush blocks an uppercut.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rios walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoJo Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Rios. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Rios connects with a leg kick. Kush looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kush gets tackled into the cage by Rios. Rios maintains the clinch.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Kush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Kush blocks an uppercut.
Kush fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to pull guard but Rios won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kush jumps guard but Rios stands there with Kush around his waist. Kush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kush content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rios breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rios clinches.
Good body shot from Rios.
Kush lands with a light punch inside.
Kush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rios tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rios lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush jumps guard but Rios turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush fails to pull guard.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rios to keep the fight standing.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
Kush shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed Kush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
JoJo Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rios pinned against the cage. Rios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rios lands a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush shoots in for a double leg but Rios sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kush shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed Kush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rios circles away.
Rios lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rios throws a leg kick which misses Kush's front leg but catches the back leg as Kush tries to avoid it.
Rios clinches.
Kush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rios to keep the fight standing.
Rios tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rios's efforts to push away.
Rios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Kush digs a right hand underneath Rios's ribcage. Rios let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios lands an uppercut.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
Kush jumps guard but Rios stands there with Kush around his waist. Kush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rios working hard to break the clinch.
Kush manages to pull guard.
Kush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rios slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rios has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kush is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kush.
Kush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rios keeps working.
Rios is trying to improve his position.
Kush fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kush postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kush scores with punches from side control.
Kush prevents Rios from escaping the position.
Rios taking a bit of punishment here - Kush scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush is chipping away with strikes.
Kush in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kush tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kush lands some shots froms side control.
Rios is looking for a sweep.
Kush is trying to ground and pound but Rios uses the momentary lack of control by Kush to regain half guard.
Rios trying to control here.
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Rios is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rios keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rios tries to get to full guard but Kush has control of the leg.
Kush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rios defending well though.
Rios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kush.
Kush works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Kush.
It looks like Christopher Rios has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios tries to hold on but Kush pushes him away.
Kush postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Rios out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kush goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). JoJo Kush!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Numero Deux (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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275 lbs
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279 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Numero Deux!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deux misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Deux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deux misses with a wild body shot.
Deux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deux cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Deux swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deux is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deux avoids it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Deux is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deux backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deux avoids it.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deux is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Deux's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Deux wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deux on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Deux as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Deux tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Deux looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deux is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Deux with a big uppercut! Deux tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Deux to the mat! Deux covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva gave a mention to Atlantis - 155qR/$20 - 140qB&C/$10 - 90%L, limit - in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner comes to the cage accompanied by Steiner. Art Vandalay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay digs a good hook to Steiner's body.
Steiner is looking to clinch but Vandalay is avoiding it.
Vandalay scores with a jab to the body.
Steiner closes the distance but Vandalay moves to the side
letting Vandalay counter with a right hand.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Vandalay circles away.
Vandalay throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
Vandalay misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Vandalay.
Vandalay scores with a shot to the body.
Art Vandalay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandalay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vandalay throws a right and a left that Steiner avoids nicely.
Vandalay lands a body shot.
Vandalay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandalay just misses with a punch to the body.
Vandalay closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steiner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vandalay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steiner tries to clinch there but Vandalay circles away.
Vandalay connects with a good right hand that stumbles Steiner. Steiner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vandalay stuns Steiner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Vandalay.
Good exchange - Vandalay coming out on top.
Steiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vandalay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steiner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steiner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Steiner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Steiner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vandalay to see if he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steiner in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Vandalay is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Steiner!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Steiner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Butch Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josiah Mudzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josiah Mudzuri!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mudzuri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Copeland moves away.
Copeland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mudzuri gets caught napping as Copeland dives in and scores a takedown. Mudzuri manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mudzuri keeping moving, preventing Copeland from controlling successfully.
Copeland trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mudzuri can't keep his opponent in guard - Copeland advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Copeland is stalling here. Mudzuri is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Copeland seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mudzuri has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Copeland manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mudzuri's best efforts.
Copeland is looking to improve his position.
Copeland regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Copeland is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mudzuri is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mudzuri flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Copeland anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mudzuri and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Copeland slips an arm under Mudzuri chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Copeland has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Copeland is squeezing on Mudzuri like an anaconda would it's prey. Mudzuri fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Butch Copeland!
Butch Copeland 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Honza Kucera!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kuceras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kucera walks into a left hand.
Gullit looks to land a combination but Kucera avoids it well.
Gullit misses with a series of wild punches.
Kucera defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand.
Kucera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gullit is fending him off so far but Kucera persists. Nope, Gullit circles away and we're back to standing.
Gullit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gullit bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Honza Kucera has been cut.
Kucera drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gullit working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kucera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucera prevents Gullit from getting back to his feet.
Kucera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gullit keeping full guard, as Kucera tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit managing to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kucera is pushing down on Gullit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gullit is fighting to maintain full guard but Kucera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kucera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gullit sees it coming and defends easily.
Kucera wants to pass to mount but Gullit is defending the position.
Gullit wants to improve his position but Kucera is controlling well.
Kucera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gullit wants to control but Kucera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kucera is trying to work for a kimura but Gullit is defending well.
Kucera is looking for a kimura but Gullit is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kucera to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gullit makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gullit.
Kucera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gullit is keeping the position for now.
Gullit is trying to control the position but Kucera postures up.
Gullit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kucera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kucera wants to control from the top but Gullit keeps moving.
Gullit is trying to keep Kucera in close.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kucera trying to control but Gullit is working from the bottom.
Gullit throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kucera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kucera stopping the sweep attempt from Gullit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kucera prevents Gullit from getting back to his feet.
Gullit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gullit keeping full guard, as Kucera tries to pass.
Kucera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kucera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kucera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kucera trying to control the position from guard on top but Gullit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gullit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kucera is controlling him.
Kucera wants to control from the top but Gullit keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kucera goes for a double leg but Gullit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gullit continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit wants to break free but Kucera has control.
Kucera is trying to pull guard but Gullit has him pressed against the cage.
Ruud Gullit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Kucera.
Kucera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gullit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kucera wants to take the fight to the mat but Gullit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kucera looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Gullit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kucera has him pressed against the cage.
Gullit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kucera.
Kucera drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kucera had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gullit defends it easily.
Gullit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kucera has his foot on Gullit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gullit works his way back into a safe position though.
Kucera has his foot on Gullit's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gullit works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Ruud Gullit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Honza Kucera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gullit misses with a double jab.
Gullit misses with a double jab.
Gullit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gullit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kucera defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand.
Kucera fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kucera.
Gullit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kucera circles away quickly and effectively.
Gullit looks to land a combination but Kucera avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kucera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kucera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gullit's guard.
Honza Kucera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kucera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kucera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gullit has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kucera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gullit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kucera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kucera postures up.
Kucera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucera wants to control from the top but Gullit keeps moving.
Kucera is pushing down on Gullit's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gullit is fighting to maintain full guard but Kucera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kucera prevents Gullit from improving his position.
Gullit wants to control but Kucera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gullit manages to get to full guard.
Gullit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gullit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kucera looking for submissions off his back.
Gullit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Kucera defend it? Gullit steps over the head and cranks it - Kucera is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gullit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Ruud Gullit 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hong Kong Phooey. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Berzins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berzins misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Berzins throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Berzins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a two punch combo.
Berzins throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Berzins tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Berzins misses.
Berzins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Berzins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, jab by Berzins - just one landing.
Lee moves out of range as Berzins strikes.
Berzins looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Berzins.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Berzins off the cage and back into range.
Berzins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Berzins slips the punch.
Samuel Berzins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Berzins does it's job there.
Berzins misses with a body shot.
Berzins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee thumps Berzins with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Berzins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee delivers a nice body kick.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Berzins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Berzins misses.
Berzins clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Berzins working aggressively here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berzins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Berzins stalling against the cage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Berzins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Berzins.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Berzins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
Lee tries to work over Berzins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berzins.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Berzins controls the action.
Nice body punch from Berzins.
Berzins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berzins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Berzins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Berzins working aggressively here.
Berzins tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Berzins struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Berzins tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Berzins avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Berzins throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Berzins has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berzins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berzins taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Lee will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berzins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Berzins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berzins pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berzins blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Lee has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Samuel Berzins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berzins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berzins misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Berzins fails to land.
Lee breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Berzins misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Berzins moves out of range of the leg kick from Lee.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Berzins's head but Berzins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berzins lands a jab to the head.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Berzins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berzins throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Berzins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuel Berzins is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Both fighters circling a little - Lee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lee moves away from the strike by Berzins.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Berzins in his tracks.
Berzins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berzins. That did some damage!
Berzins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins connects with a crisp jab.
Berzins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berzins is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee slips a jab from Berzins.
Lee staying out of range there.
A big right from Lee misses.
Berzins misses with a wild combination.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Berzins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Berzins moves out of range easily.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzins takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Berzins. Beautiful body shot.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Berzins scores with a nice head shot.
Berzins swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Berzins throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Berzins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
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 Samuel Berzins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Berzins is out of range.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berzins.
Berzins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Berzins tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berzins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Berzins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Berzins swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Berzins missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Berzins avoids a kick to the body.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzins is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Berzins moves away.
Berzins throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Berzins doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Berzins down.
Berzins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Berzins misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berzins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Berzins misses with a wild body shot.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Berzins.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Berzins digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Berzins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee thows a body kick. Berzins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzins. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Berzins.
Berzins throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Berzins saw that one coming.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Berzins. Berzins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Berzins tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
That kick from Lee tenderised Berzins's leg. Berzins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee lunges at Berzins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Berzins's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzins. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berzins connects with a high kick.
Berzins misses with a kick to the body.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Berzins misses with a wild body shot.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berzins.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Berzins swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Berzins misses with a wild body shot.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Berzins misses the target.
Berzins tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Berzins's head backwards.
Berzins misses with a looping right.
Berzins throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzins on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Berzins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bruce Lee just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Berzins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Berzins counters with a straight right hand.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berzins lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Berzins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berzins tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a hook but Berzins blocks it.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Berzins misses with a double jab.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins misses with a body shot.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Berzins's side.
Berzins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Berzins misses with a double jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Berzins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Berzins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Berzins takes one on the button.
Lee pushes Berzins away with a front kick.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berzins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Berzins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berzins. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berzins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Berzins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Berzins fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berzins on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice defenses there by Berzins.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee is looking to slow Berzins down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Berzins throws a leg kick but Lee moved away.
Berzins avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Berzins.
Lee throws a body punch but Berzins moves out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berzins takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berzins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Berzins ducks down to avoid it.
Berzins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Berzins missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee feints and then cracks Berzins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berzins down.
Lee misses with a lunging right hand
and Berzins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Berzins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Berzins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that fourth 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Berzins throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Berzins ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A slow jab from Berzins misses its intended target.
Lee throws a hook but Berzins avoids it easily.
Berzins blocks a jab.
Berzins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berzins with a nice cross.
Berzins throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berzins throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Berzins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berzins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berzins just misses with a punch to the body.
Berzins misses with a looping right.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Berzins in the body.
Berzins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Berzins scrambles back to his feet.
Berzins fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berzins moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Berzins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Berzins both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berzins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Berzins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Berzins moves out of range easily.
Berzins walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Berzins throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Berzins looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Berzins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Berzins misses with a double jab.
Lee scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big right from Berzins misses.
Berzins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Berzins misses the jab.
Lee defending well as Berzins loads up on a big left hand.
Lee slips under a jab from Berzins.
Samuel Berzins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Berzins does no damage.
Berzins throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Berzins scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Berzins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berzins swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berzins misses with a head kick.
Berzins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berzins throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berzins looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Berzins slips under a jab.
Berzins throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Lee.
Well Lee 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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