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HFC Tourneys 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yahweh Falwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dogs of War. Falwell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Stop Believing. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matsui Takamatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yahweh Falwell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Falwell does no damage.
Falwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falwell throws a series of punches but Takamatsu moves out of range.
Falwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takamatsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Falwell. Those never looked like landing.
Yahweh Falwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falwell throws a nice looking combination but Takamatsu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamatsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Takamatsu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Falwell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Falwell's calf.
Takamatsu misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Falwell both land. Nice combination.
Takamatsu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Falwell misses with a two punch combination.
Takamatsu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falwell manages to avoid it.
Takamatsu takes a swing at Falwell's ribcage but misses.
Falwell wants to clinch up but Takamatsu keeps it at a distance.
Takamatsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Falwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Falwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falwell is looking to clinch but Takamatsu is avoiding it.
Falwell looks to land a combination but Takamatsu avoids it well.
Takamatsu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takamatsu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falwell tries to clinch up.
Falwell throws a one two combo.
Falwell tries to clinch up.
Takamatsu throws an overhand right that lands on Falwell's shoulder, as Falwell tries to avoid the shot.
Falwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Falwell moves away from the strike by Takamatsu.
Falwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takamatsu lands a head kick!
Takamatsu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takamatsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Falwell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falwell throws a right hand that Takamatsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Takamatsu also avoids with ease.
Takamatsu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Takamatsu misses its intended target.
Takamatsu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Falwell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Falwell misses with a few strikes there.
Falwell swinging wildly here.
Falwell misses with a two punch combination.
Takamatsu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falwell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Falwell duly obliges.
Falwell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Falwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Takamatsu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falwell displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Falwell slips under a jab from Takamatsu.
Falwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Falwell. Those never looked like landing.
Falwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takamatsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Falwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamatsu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falwell misses with the combination.
Falwell moves away from the strike by Takamatsu.
Takamatsu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've been informed that Falwell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Falwell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Falwell 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.
Falwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Takamatsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Takamatsu misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takamatsu.
Falwell throws a right and a left that Takamatsu avoids nicely.
Takamatsu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falwell.
Falwell looks winded!
Takamatsu thuds a left hand into Falwell's body.
Takamatsu just misses with a punch to the body.
Takamatsu throws a solid leg kick but Falwell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takamatsu.
Falwell closes the distance but Takamatsu moves to the side
so Takamatsu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takamatsu drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Takamatsu as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Falwell screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Takamatsu! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Matsui Takamatsu!
A relieved looking Matsui Takamatsu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Yahweh Falwell stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hasa diga eebowai. I guess I didn't pray hard enough, or maybe prayed too much. I bet if I rolled more instead of praying, I might have learned to defend submissions. I guess it's God's will. But to quote George Carlin: "If it's God's will and he's going to do what he wants to anyway, why'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Infante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Infante has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Infante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Gustavo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infante scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gustavo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Infante lands a jab to the head.
Infante looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustavo is just out of range.
Gustavo shoots in looking for a takedown. Infante tries to sprawl out of it but Gustavo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Infante manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Infante looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Infante works Gustavo's body with a nice hook.
Gustavo shoots in for a double leg but Infante sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Infante tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gustavo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Infante somewhat.
Infante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gustavo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustavo dodges the punch combination from Infante.
Infante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Infante throws a right and a left that Gustavo avoids nicely.
Infante connects with a nice looking jab.
Gustavo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Infante is trying to defend but Gustavo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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.
Infante is trying to get back to full guard.
Gustavo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Infante is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gustavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Infante is looking for a sweep. Gustavo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gustavo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gustavo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Infante's head.
Infante looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gustavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustavo is pressing down on Infante's thigh, looking to free his foot. Infante is holding on for now.
Infante is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo uses his free foot to push down on Infante's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Infante.
Gustavo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Infante?
Gustavo working Infante over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Infante is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavo lands a nice shot to the head.
Infante is rocked!
The referee warns Infante that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Infante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gustavo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Infante badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gustavo around the waist but Gustavo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gustavo is the winner by TKO! Gustavo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Gustavo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Timma has chosen Adrenaline Rush as his entrance music. Tantalus Flay could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaspars Timma's chin.
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaspars Timma!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay misses with a wild body shot.
Flay scores with a jab to the head.
Flay takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Timma 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.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Timma.
Timma avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Flay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Timma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Timma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Flay does it's job there.
Flay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Flay digs a good body shot into Timma's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timma missing with a left hand there. Flay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Timma cracks Flay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Timma connects with a leg kick. Flay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay scores with a sloppy right hand. Timma should have avoided that one.
Flay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timma.
Timma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Timma saw that one coming.
Timma punishes Flay's body with a nice straight punch.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Timma is just out of range.
Timma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Flay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Timma scores with a decent looking hook.
Flay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Timma's hands.
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!
Timma throws a looping overhand right but Flay ducks down to avoid it.
Tantalus Flay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flay misses with a hook.
Flay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Flay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Timma is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flay off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timma is looking to control Flay but Flay is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Timma is hanging on to Flay's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay looking very determined here, making life difficult for Timma.
Timma is hanging on to Flay's back as he tries to escape.
Flay prevents Timma from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Flay's body.
Timma gets his hands free as Flay looks to control.
Flay can't escape the position.
Timma trying to control.
Flay trying to control the hands but Timma won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Flay right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay tries to roll but Timma sticks to his 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 Tantalus Flay will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flay ducks under a wild hook from Timma.
Timma feints and then cracks Flay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flay down.
Timma throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
Timma misses with a low kick.
Timma ducks under a wild hook from Flay.
Timma throws the kick towards the body but Flay avoids it.
The fighters circling - Timma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timma.
Timma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flay fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Flay walks into a straight right hand from Timma.
Flay closes the distance and clinches up with Timma, looking for a takedown. Flay pushes Timma against the cage but Timma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flay cracks a nice hook into Timma's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay checks a leg kick.
A jab from Flay finds it's way through Timma's defenses.
Timma misses with a low kick.
Timma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flay was well out of range. Poor timing from Timma.
Flay misses the jab.
Timma misses with a wild body shot.
Timma fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Flay is out of range.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Timma.
Timma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Timma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Timma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Timma is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Flay misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Timma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Timma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Timma lands.
A jab from Flay does it's job there.
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!
Timma misses with a looping right.
Flay throws a poor cross that misses
and Timma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Timma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flay throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Timma jabs at Flay's body.
Timma throws a body punch but Flay moves out of range.
Timma misses with a low kick as Flay jumps back.
Flay throws a right and a left that Timma avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Timma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma wants to slow Flay down by chopping away at his legs.
Timma thuds a left hand into Flay's body.
Timma slips under a jab from Flay.
Flay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timma moves away.
Timma scores with a jab to the head.
Timma just misses with a punch to the body.
Timma blocks a jab.
A big right from Timma misses.
Flay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timma.
Timma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Timma wants to sweep but no luck.
Flay tries to free his leg and advance position but Timma is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay won't allow Timma to sweep him here.
Flay is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Timma is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay lands a couple of digs.
Timma keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Flay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Timma avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Timma has his foot on Flay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flay 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 second round but I would say that Tantalus Flay will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Flay throws a hook to the side of Timma's head but Timma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flay misses with an uppercut. Timma saw that one coming.
A combination from Timma does no damage.
Timma connects with a leg kick. Flay looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flay throws a leg kick but Timma moved away.
Timma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timma was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Timma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flay lands a nice looking body shot.
Flay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Timma was well out of range. Poor timing from Flay.
Timma connects with a jab.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Flay throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay swings for the body but Timma moves out of range.
Timma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Flay misses its intended target.
Timma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Flay looks to score with a jab to the body but Timma is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Timma.
Flay lands a really nice looking cross but Timma seems unphased.
Timma throws a head kick but Flay moves out of range.
Timma avoids the body shot from Flay.
Timma scores with a nice strike.
Flay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flay throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Flay.
Nice shot lands for Flay.
Kaspars Timma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Timma.
Timma misses with a low kick as Flay jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timma moves out of range as Flay strikes.
Tantalus Flay is winning the standup battle so far.
Flay blocks a jab.
Timma misses with an uppercut. Flay saw that one coming.
Timma throws an overhand right that lands on Flay's shoulder, as Flay tries to avoid the shot.
Flay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timma manages to avoid it.
Flay scores with a decent looking hook.
Timma tries to land a leg kick but Flay saw it coming and moves away.
Flay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timma counters with a left to the body.
Timma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flay on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Timma. Timma obviously looking to wear him down.
Flay throws a body punch but Timma moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay throws a head kick but Timma moves out of range.
Timma loads up on a big right hand but Flay slips the punch.
Timma looks to land a left hand but Flay moved out of range nicely.
Timma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flay.
Flay takes a swing at Timma's ribcage but misses.
Timma lands with a slapping head kick.
Flay cracks Timma with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Timma. That's going to slow Flay down.
Flay connects with a single shot there.
Flay looks to throw the jab but Timma is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Flay. That snapped Timma's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flay looks to land a combination but Timma avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Timma connects with the punch.
Timma misses with a looping left.
Flay throws a jab but it's blocked by Timma.
Timma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flay.
Timma misses with a hook
and Flay counters with a stiff right hand.
Timma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Timma tries to score with a low kick but Flay moves his leg out of the way.
Flay misses with a straight right.
A combination from Timma does no damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flay misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Timma 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 Flay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Flay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Flay throws out a loose jab but Timma uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaspars Timma.
I think Flay 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tantalus Flay!
A relieved looking Tantalus Flay 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Contras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, never gonna stop. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Contras!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contras clinches.
Funke taking a breather.
Contras is pressed up against the cage. Funke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Contras down to the mat. Contras avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Funke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Contras.
Funke 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.
Funke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Funke wants it to stay on the feet.
Contras gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Funke goes for a takedown in the clinch but Contras prevents it.
Funke manages to break the clinch.
Contras forces Funke back against the cage and clinches.
Contras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Funke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contras goes for a takedown attempt but Funke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Contras moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke is trying to push Contras away but Contras has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Contras takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funke.
Funke misses with a body punch.
Contras prevents Funke from breaking the clinch.
Contras's coach down at Jef Li's MMA(13 coaches, 49 cap) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Contras's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Funke looking to stall.
Contras manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Funke lands a nice looking body shot.
Funke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Funke wants it to stay on the feet.
Funke just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Funke. That snapped Contras's head back.
Funke jabs Contras to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck for Contras with that takedown attempt.
Funke misses with a body shot.
Funke scores with a body shot.
Funke throws a series of punches but Contras moves out of range.
Funke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Contras doesn't manage to clinch there - Funke circles away.
Cody Funke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funke dodges the punch combination from Contras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Funke walks into a left hand.
Contras ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Funke lands a nice shot to the body.
Funke fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Contras sprawls well initially but Funke persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Funke trying to control the pace.
Contras is trying to stand up here but Funke is controlling him well.
Contras wants to improve his position but Funke is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Funke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contras avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funke.
Funke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funke looks to land a strike but Contras avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Funke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Contras utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funke looking to sit in guard and control but Contras gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Contras wants to pass the guard but Funke is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funke looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Funke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Contras looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Contras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Funke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Contras manages to get himself to full guard.
Funke tries to free his leg and advance position but Contras is retaining full guard.
Contras wants to stand but Funke is controlling the position.
Funke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Contras swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funke content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Contras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Funke working some strikes from top position.
Funke chips away with some ground and pound.
Contras throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Contras is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Funke is aware though and is defending well.
Funke throwing strikes but missing.
Contras is trying to hold Funke in close to prevent damage but Funke has managed to pass into half guard.
Funke stops Contras from getting back to his feet.
Funke working over Contras with some ground and pound. Contras looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Contras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Funke seems to be working for a kimura but Contras defends the submission attempt.
Funke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Contras with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke working over Contras with some ground and pound. Contras looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Funke connects with a nice short shot to Contras's temple.
Contras is rocked!
Well, if Funke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Contras is still in real trouble! Can Funke finish him?
Funke is nestled in close to Contras, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Funke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Funke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Contras trying to hold on to Funke's head to control him but Funke postures up.
Funke lands a big elbow - Contras is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Funke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Funke!
An out of breath Cody Funke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cortez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Can We Still Be Friends. 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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32
257 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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33
271 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a lazy right hand but Savea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savea misses with a takedown attempt - Cortez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Savea goes for a double leg but Cortez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cortez continues to drive forward.
We've been hearing reports that Savea has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Savea manages to break the clinch.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Savea.
Savea wants to clinch.
Savea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rez Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savea tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cortez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savea somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Savea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savea tries to move into range but Cortez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cortez lands with a nice body punch.
Savea has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savea blocks an uppercut.
Savea lands a shoulder strike.
Savea leaning his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea breaks from the clinch.
Savea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cortez cracks Savea with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Savea looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cortez finish him?
Savea is rocked!
It looks like Samson Savea has been cut.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Savea. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Savea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cortez swings widly with a right hand
and Savea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savea wants to clinch
and Cortez counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rez Cortez!
An out of breath Rez Cortez 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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193 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Obed Flying Fox!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flying Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souza 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.
Flying Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Souza tries to avoid it but Flying Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Souza to the ground. Souza escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Souza clinches up against the cage.
Souza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flying Fox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jake Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obed Flying Fox.
Flying Fox blocking some punches.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Flying Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flying Fox decides to pull guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Souza trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
Souza throws a big right hand that misses.
Souza controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Souza postures up and lands a big shot to Flying Fox's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox looking to control.
Flying Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flying Fox working a defensive guard here.
Flying Fox keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Flying Fox 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.
Flying Fox keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Souza.
Flying Fox gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Souza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Souza takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Flying Fox grinds an elbow into Souza's temple.
Souza is trying to control Flying Fox's posture but Flying Fox avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza struggling a bit here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Flying Fox tries for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza wants to control but Flying Fox postures up.
Flying Fox is looking to take a break and control but Souza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flying Fox tries for a kimura but Souza is defending well.
Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flying Fox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox is trying to get an arm triangle but Souza is defending well.
Flying Fox working the ground and pound.
Souza is not content to let Flying Fox control the position.
Souza is trying to control Flying Fox's posture but Flying Fox avoids it.
Souza is looking for a sweep.
Souza manages to get one leg in to regain 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!
Souza makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Souza.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flying Fox works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obed Flying Fox will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Flying Fox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flying Fox trying to control the position.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flying Fox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flying Fox wants to sweep but no luck.
Souza trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
Souza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Flying Fox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Souza has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Souza won't allow Flying Fox to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flying Fox throws his legs up looking for a submission but Souza uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza trying to control the position but Flying Fox is working away.
Souza gets to mount! Flying Fox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Flying Fox regains half guard.
Souza is taking a breather. Flying Fox says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Flying Fox avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souza.
Souza is thwarting Flying Fox's attempts to control the position.
Souza lands strikes from half guard.
Souza wants to free his trapped foot but Flying Fox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Flying Fox gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souza is looking to work some ground and pound but Flying Fox has wrist control.
Flying Fox working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Souza wants to control from the top but Flying Fox keeps moving.
Flying Fox 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.
Souza postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Flying Fox is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Souza is aware though and is defending well.
Souza looking to sit in guard and control but Flying Fox gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Souza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Flying Fox defends well.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Souza trying to strike off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flying Fox drops back looking for a leg! Souza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Souza manages to kick Flying Fox off! Flying Fox jumps back into Souza's guard.
Souza isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Flying Fox stacks Souza on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Flying Fox!
Flying Fox avoids the strikes from the bottom by Souza.
Souza tries to bench press Flying Fox off him but Flying Fox keeps the position.
Flying Fox working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Souza keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flying Fox is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Souza is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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 Jake Souza will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Flying Fox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flying Fox works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
Flying Fox wants to sweep here but Souza controlling him for the moment.
Flying Fox keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Flying Fox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flying Fox looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Flying Fox trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox has his foot on Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souza works his way back into a safe position though.
Souza postures up.
Souza trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
Flying Fox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Souza controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Flying Fox keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Obed Flying Fox has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jake Souza just wasn't active enough.
Souza throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Flying Fox tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Souza is in Flying Fox's guard.
Flying Fox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flying Fox is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Flying Fox has momentary wrist control but Souza slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flying Fox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Flying Fox looking for a guillotine here but Souza defends easily.
Souza trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jake Souza has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Flying Fox shoots and misses
and Souza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Souza drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Souza postures up in Flying Fox's guard and throws a big left but Flying Fox blocks it.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Flying Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Flying Fox manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souza has Flying Fox in his guard.
Souza working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Flying Fox has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Souza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flying Fox.
Flying Fox trying to mount his opponent but Souza defends it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flying Fox seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Souza is trying to reverse the position but instead Flying Fox has taken his back - oops!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jake Souza.
I think Souza 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khali Kumtomanee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Shlemenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kumtomanee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Allah Allah Praise be Allah. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khali Kumtomanee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumtomanee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kumtomanee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shlemenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shlemenko momentarily.
Kumtomanee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kumtomanee looks to land a body kick but Shlemenko moved away.
Kumtomanee misses with a looping left.
Nice straight punches there by Kumtomanee. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.
Kumtomanee misses with a wild body shot.
Shlemenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kumtomanee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shlemenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shlemenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kumtomanee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shlemenko defending well as Kumtomanee loads up on a big left hand.
Kumtomanee tries to land a front kick but Shlemenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kumtomanee to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kumtomanee has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shlemenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kumtomanee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shlemenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Shlemenko keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Kumtomanee misses.
Kumtomanee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shlemenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Khali Kumtomanee has been cut.
Kumtomanee swinging wildly here.
Kumtomanee scores with a sloppy right hand. Shlemenko should have avoided that one.
Shlemenko misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shlemenko slips a jab from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch but Shlemenko is avoiding it.
Shlemenko blocks a jab.
Shlemenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kumtomanee jabs Shlemenko right on the nose. Shlemenko blinks but takes it well.
Kumtomanee lands a jab.
A low kick from Kumtomanee is predictable there
and Shlemenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kumtomanee clinches with his opponent.
Kumtomanee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shlemenko is defending well for now.
Shlemenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Shlemenko fails to land.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but Shlemenko blocks with his arms.
Shlemenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kumtomanee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shlemenkos head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside that Shlemenko shrugs off.
It looks like Fedor Shlemenko has been cut.
Kumtomanee wants a takedown.
Kumtomanee avoids the elbow strike from Shlemenko, against the cage.
Kumtomanee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kumtomanee looking to throw knees to the head but Shlemenko is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shlemenko is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko managing to block the knees to the body from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko misses with an elbow strike.
Shlemenko landing knees to the body.
Shlemenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kumtomanee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shlemenko's elbow.
Shlemenko lands a knee 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!
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko stalling in the clinch but Kumtomanee improves position.
Kumtomanee lands a right hand.
Shlemenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shlemenko slowing the pace effectively.
Kumtomanee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shlemenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumtomanee blocks an uppercut.
Shlemenko with a knee to the head.
Kumtomanee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shlemenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shlemenko avoids the elbow strike from Kumtomanee, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kumtomanee blocks an elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shlemenko lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shlemenko fails to land.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumtomanee uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Khali Kumtomanee will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kumtomanee catches Shlemenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kumtomanee cracks Shlemenko with a good jab.
Shlemenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kumtomanee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shlemenko.
Donk. Kumtomanee catches Shlemenko right on the button with a cross.
Kumtomanee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shlemenko. That did some damage!
Kumtomanee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shlemenko ducks right into an uppercut from Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko swings for the body but Kumtomanee moves out of range.
Shlemenko moves out of range of the body kick from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumtomanee misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko drops his hands momentarily and Kumtomanee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shlemenko looks to land a right hand but Kumtomanee moved out of range.
Kumtomanee throws a hook but Shlemenko blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kumtomanee misses the target.
Shlemenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kumtomanee misses with a low kick.
Shlemenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shlemenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kumtomanee is looking to clinch.
Shlemenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shlemenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khali Kumtomanee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shlemenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crunch! Kumtomanee slams his shin into Shlemenko's torso.
Kumtomanee tries to clinch up.
Shlemenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kumtomanee throws a right and a left that Shlemenko avoids nicely.
Shlemenko loads up on a big right hand but Kumtomanee slips the punch.
Kumtomanee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kumtomanee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shlemenko moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shlemenko misses the jab.
Kumtomanee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shlemenko moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko dodges an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Shlemenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shlemenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kumtomanee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Shlemenko on the inside.
Shlemenko trying to control the position but instead, Kumtomanee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shlemenko into the cage.
Shlemenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Kumtomanee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kumtomanee lands with a right to the head.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shlemenko's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
Kumtomanee misses with an elbow strike.
Shlemenko looking to throw knees to the head but Kumtomanee is blocking nicely.
Shlemenko misses with some punches.
Kumtomanee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Shlemenko 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumtomanee avoids a wild elbow strike from Shlemenko.
Kumtomanee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumtomanee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shlemenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kumtomanee.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kumtomanee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shlemenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kumtomanee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shlemenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
Shlemenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shlemenko taking a breather.
A short right from Shlemenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shlemenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kumtomanee throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khali Kumtomanee dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kumtomanee drives through and clinches with Shlemenko against the cage.
Kumtomanee pushes off an throws an elbow but Shlemenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumtomanee.
A short left from Shlemenko.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fedor Shlemenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shlemenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shlemenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kumtomanee misses with a knee strike.
Shlemenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kumtomanee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shlemenko's defenses.
Shlemenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Fedor Shlemenko's cut even more.
Kumtomanee lands with a right to the head.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Shlemenko 's eye.
A short right from Kumtomanee on the inside.
Shlemenko throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee lands a knee to the head.
Shlemenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kumtomanee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shlemenko.
Kumtomanee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shlemenko lands a nice uppercut.
Kumtomanee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shlemenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kumtomanee blocks it with crossed arms.
Shlemenko trying to land knees to the body.
Kumtomanee lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
Kumtomanee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kumtomanee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shlemenko missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kumtomanee avoids the elbow strike from Shlemenko, against the cage.
Shlemenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shlemenko misses with some punches.
Kumtomanee avoiding damage as Shlemenko throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The cut above Fedor Shlemenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kumtomanee managing to block the knees to the body from Shlemenko.
Kumtomanee throws an elbow that misses.
Shlemenko throws an elbow that misses.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow just above Shlemenko 's eye.
Kumtomanee blocks the elbow strike.
Shlemenko dodges an elbow strike from Kumtomanee.
Kumtomanee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shlemenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shlemenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kumtomanee lands an elbow inside.
Shlemenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fedor Shlemenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Shlemenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Khali Kumtomanee!
A relieved looking Khali Kumtomanee 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyquan Zaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyquan Zaal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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247 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyquan Zaal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut misses with a straight left.
Zaal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juggernaut counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Zaal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Juggernaut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zaal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juggernaut 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.
Zaal wants to clinch up but Juggernaut keeps it at a distance.
Tyquan Zaal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Zaal.
Zaal throws an overhand right that lands on Juggernaut's shoulder, as Juggernaut tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Juggernaut lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zaal doesn't seem phased though.
Zaal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juggernaut.
Zaal misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut throws a combination that misses
and Zaal counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaal tries to clinch
and Juggernaut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zaal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zaal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juggernaut fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zaal to the ground. Juggernaut is now in Zaal's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zaal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Juggernaut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juggernaut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Juggernaut stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kurt Juggernaut was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Juggernaut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaal pinned against the cage. Zaal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zaal tries to close the distance and clinch but Juggernaut swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaal scores with a jab. Juggernaut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaal misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaal tries to clinch but Juggernaut moves away
and Juggernaut counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaal manages to avoid it.
Zaal misses with an uppercut
and Juggernaut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Juggernaut tries to bum rush Zaal with a series of wild strikes but Zaal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juggernaut shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Juggernaut tries to pass to full mount but Zaal defends it.
Juggernaut is taking a breather. Zaal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaal trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kurt Juggernaut wasn't active enough on the ground.
Juggernaut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zaal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Juggernaut throws a body punch but Zaal moves out of range.
Juggernaut misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Juggernaut dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juggernaut tries to score with a low kick but Zaal moves his leg out of the way.
Zaal throws a hook to the side of Juggernaut's head but Juggernaut sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juggernaut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaal throws a big shot that misses.
Zaal takes the fight into the clinch.
Juggernaut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zaal stalling in the clinch but Juggernaut improves position.
Zaal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zaal.
Zaal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juggernaut lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zaal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Juggernaut is breathing heavily.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Zaal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zaal lands a knee to the body.
Zaal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Juggernaut is keeping busy.
Zaal misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.
Zaal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juggernaut.
Zaal taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaal.
Juggernaut lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juggernaut misses with a hook from the clinch.
Juggernaut misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaal.
Juggernaut avoiding damage as Zaal throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaal looking to stall.
Zaal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Juggernaut makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Juggernaut pushes Zaal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zaal looking to throw knees to the head but Juggernaut is blocking nicely.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
Juggernaut looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Juggernaut pushes Zaal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but Juggernaut blocks with his arms.
Zaal tries to stall but Juggernaut uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut has had enough of the clinch but Zaal keeps him there for the moment.
A nice left hand lands by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juggernaut lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyquan Zaal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut drops Zaal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zaal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zaal is rocked!
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!
Juggernaut digs a right hand underneath Zaal's ribcage. Zaal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Zaal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juggernaut lands a body shot.
Juggernaut scores with a shot to the side of Zaal's head.
Juggernaut lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zaal.
Juggernaut cracks Zaal with a nice body shot.
Juggernaut breaks from the clinch.
Juggernaut ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Zaal out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Juggernaut!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kurt Juggernaut waved his t-shirt featuring The Dark Side's logo in front of the cameras.
Tyquan Zaal spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marijo Palavra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aki Sunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sunn has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen Rising Force as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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33
168 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marijo Palavra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aki Sunn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunn with a jab.
Sunn digs a good body shot into Palavra's ribs.
Aki Sunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Palavra actively working from the bottom here.
Sunn thows a huge punch but Palavra dodges it nicely.
Palavra has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Sunn. Oh but Palavra has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Sunn goes limp - he's gone! Palavra jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marijo Palavra!
Marijo Palavra gave a mention to Resistance 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 Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aguilar loads up on a big right hand but Creyonte slips the punch.
A left and a right from Creyonte both land. Nice combination.
Creyonte connects with a crisp jab.
We've been hearing reports that Aguilar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Creyonte. Aguilar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Creyonte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aguilar, pushing him back against the cage.
Aguilar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Creyonte prevents it.
Aguilar tries to break the clinch but Creyonte is controlling the position.
Creyonte connects with a knee to the head.
Creyonte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar is trying to pull guard but Creyonte has him pressed against the cage.
Aguilar wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Aguilar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Aguilar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Creyonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Creyonte lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguilar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creyonte scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Creyonte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte prevents Aguilar from breaking the clinch.
Aguilar is looking to take this one to the mat.
Creyonte scores with a shot to the side of Aguilar's head.
Creyonte prevents the takedown attempt.
Creyonte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Creyonte pushes Aguilar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Creyonte.
Aguilar is working Creyonte over against the cage.
Creyonte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creyonte lands a body shot.
Aguilar is breathing heavily.
Creyonte works on Aguilar's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creyonte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Creyonte.
Koral Creyonte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creyonte jabs Aguilar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Creyonte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Creyonte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creyonte buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aguilar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aguilar throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte clobbers Aguilar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Creyonte. Aguilar shrugs it off though.
Creyonte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Creyonte moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Creyonte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aguilar's hands.
Aguilar goes for a double leg but Creyonte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Creyonte continues to drive forward.
Creyonte dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Creyonte lands a left hand.
Creyonte is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Creyonte manages to break the clinch.
Creyonte scores with a jab to the body.
Aguilar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Creyonte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar misses with a low kick.
Aguilar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Creyonte counters with a stiff right hand.
A leg kick checked by Creyonte.
Creyonte lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aguilar takes a step back to recover.
Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte connects with a right hand. Aguilar shakes it off.
A big left from Aguilar misses.
Aguilar misses with a series of wild punches.
Aguilar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Creyonte, right into the meat.
Creyonte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aguilar misses with a low kick.
Creyonte lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Creyonte throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aguilar's head.
Creyonte avoids the body shot from Aguilar.
Aguilar throws a push kick but Creyonte slaps the foot to one side.
Creyonte thuds a left hand into Aguilar's body.
Aguilar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creyonte is fending him off so far but Aguilar persists. Nope, Creyonte circles away and we're back to standing.
Creyonte cracks Aguilar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Creyonte throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Aguilar throws a leg kick
and Creyonte counters with a two punch combo.
Creyonte has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Creyonte fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aguilar.
Creyonte is looking to slow Aguilar down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguilar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Creyonte. That one must have hurt.
Creyonte delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Creyonte.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Creyonte, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
That's time! Aguilar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aguilar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creyonte cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aguilar closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Creyonte quickly recovers to half guard.
Creyonte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Creyonte tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Creyonte is trying to stand back up but Aguilar is controlling him
Aguilar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Creyonte to regain full guard.
Creyonte has Aguilar pulled in close to control his posture.
Aguilar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creyonte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aguilar is one step ahead there.
Creyonte looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Aguilar is defending well. Creyonte quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Aguilar has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Creyonte celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koral Creyonte!
Koral Creyonte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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