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Hilo Fight 154 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hashim Jalilul Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Iron has chosen Slippin as his entrance music. John The Iron acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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146 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John The Iron!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
The Iron looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hassan is fending him off so far but The Iron persists. Nope, Hassan circles away and we're back to standing.
The Iron bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hassan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hassan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Iron is controlling him well.
Hassan is looking to regain half guard here but The Iron keeps moving and retains side control.
Hassan is working hard here to advance position.
The Iron misses with the ground and pound.
The Iron in side control, throwing shots but Hassan defends.
Hassan can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Iron decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hassan to his feet.
The Iron shoots in looking for a takedown. Hassan tries to sprawl out of it but The Iron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hassan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hassan's guard.
The Iron won't allow Hassan to get back to his feet.
The Iron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hassan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Iron told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Hassan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hassan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hassan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Iron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The Iron being controlled here momentarily.
The Iron won't allow Hassan to sweep him here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hassan controlling The Iron's posture.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A lazy left from Hassan finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Iron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Iron.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
Hassan swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Hassan as The Iron shoots in.
Hassan misses with a few strikes there.
The Iron gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hassan.
The Iron tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Iron avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hassan throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Iron counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Iron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hassan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hassan misses with a series of wild punches.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassan misses with the combination.
The Iron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Iron fails with the takedown.
Hassan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hassan falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Iron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hassan misses with a double jab.
The Iron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hassan tries to avoid it but The Iron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hassan to the ground. Hassan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hassan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Iron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Hassan.
A combination from Hassan does no damage.
The Iron shoots in for a takedown but Hassan shows good takedown defense.
Hassan throws a nice looking combination but The Iron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hassan tries to bum rush The Iron with a series of wild strikes but The Iron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hassan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan throws a low kick but The Iron avoids it.
The Iron uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hassan has time to react.
Nice takedown defense from Hassan. No joy for The Iron on that attempt.
Hassan lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Iron tries to clinch up but Hassan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Iron rushes Hassan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hassan has had enough of the clinch but The Iron keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan dominated that round.
That's time! Hassan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Iron goes for a double leg but Hassan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hassan continues to drive forward.
Hassan tries to pull guard but The Iron won't allow it.
The Iron pulls Hassan into guard.
The Iron wants to control but Hassan passes easily into half guard.
Hassan thows a huge punch but The Iron dodges it nicely.
Hassan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Iron moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Iron is controlling Hassan's posture.
Hassan wants to get up but he can't break The Iron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hassan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Iron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hassan.
Hassan looking to sit in guard and control but The Iron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hassan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Iron.
Hassan working a defensive guard here.
The Iron with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hassan trying to control the position.
The Iron wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
Hassan trying to keep a closed guard but The Iron is proving a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Iron trying to control but Hassan is working from the bottom.
The Iron is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Iron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron lands with a left to the head.
The Iron gets control of Hassan's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Iron will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hassan wants to control from the top but The Iron keeps moving.
Hassan looking to sit in guard and control but The Iron gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The Iron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Iron stops Hassan from standing up.
Hassan keeping moving, preventing The Iron from controlling successfully.
The Iron preventing the sweep.
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!
The Iron working some strikes from top position.
The Iron won't allow Hassan to sweep him here.
John The Iron has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hassan trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron wants to pass the guard but Hassan is keeping the position.
Hassan looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Iron is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Iron trying to control the position from guard on top but Hassan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hassan fails to land with a series of punches.
The Iron shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Iron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hassan's waist but Hassan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Iron off to one side.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
Hassan lunges at The Iron with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Iron's hand.
The Iron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hassan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan stuffs the takedown.
Hassan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Iron takes the fight into the clinch.
The Iron misses with a punch on the inside.
The Iron breaks the clinch.
Hassan lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hassan lands with a nice combination. The Iron backs away looking to recover.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hassan misses with the combination.
Hassan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hassan as he avoids it easily.
Hassan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hassan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Hashim Jalilul Hassan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hassan stuffs the takedown.
The Iron tries to clinch there but Hassan circles away.
Some wild striking there from Hassan.
A nice combination there by Hassan.
Hassan misses with a wild combination.
The Iron misses with a takedown attempt - Hassan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hassan throws a series of punches but The Iron avoids them all with ease.
Hassan misses with a low kick.
Hassan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hassan takes a swing at The Iron's ribcage but misses.
Hassan throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Iron counters with a stiff right hand.
Hassan throws out a powerful jab.
Hassan misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Iron feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron stands up from Hassan's guard - The Iron perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Hassan. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Hassan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Iron shoots for a takedown but Hassan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
Hassan throws a right hand that The Iron ducks under and follows up with a left that The Iron also avoids with ease.
The Iron moves into the clinch successfully.
The Iron gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hassan regains guard.
Hassan keeping full guard, as The Iron tries to pass.
The Iron working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hassan managing to control the position.
Hassan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron wants to control from the top but Hassan keeps moving.
The Iron throwing strikes from guard but Hassan blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hassan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hassan, not yet.
Hassan looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hashim Jalilul Hassan just wasn't active enough.
Hassan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hassan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Iron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hassan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hassan duly obliges.
The Iron shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Iron is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Iron trying to control from half guard but Hassan is working away.
John The Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron wants to work for an arm triangle but Hassan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hassan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Iron is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hassan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time The Iron.
Hassan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Iron scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hassan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hassan is looking for a sweep. The Iron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hassan is defending against the submission attempts here by The Iron.
Hassan has his hands clasped together around The Iron's back. He's all about the action.
Hassan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Iron not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Iron lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The Iron seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hassan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The Iron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hashim Jalilul Hassan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The Iron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hassan defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
John The Iron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hassan 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hashim Jalilul Hassan!
A very excited looking Hashim Jalilul Hassan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Povetkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica-Enter Sandman. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
36 - 18 - 0 |
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178 lbs
29 - 14 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Povetkin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita throws a series of punches but Povetkin avoids them all with ease.
Fujita wants to clinch up but Povetkin keeps it at a distance.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita closes the distance and clinches.
Povetkin tries to break free but Fujita pushes him back against the cage.
Fujita throws a head punch that misses.
Fujita tries to circle away but Povetkin has him pinned against the cage.
Fujita is trying to force a seperation but Povetkin has the dominant position.
Fujita breaks the clinch.
Povetkin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fujita has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Fujita.
Povetkin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Povetkin misses with a two punch combination.
Fujita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Povetkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujita wants to clinch but Povetkin slips to the side
enabling Povetkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Povetkin. Those never looked like landing.
Povetkin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Povetkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fujita. Those never looked like landing.
Fujita drops his hands momentarily and Povetkin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Povetkin tries to bum rush Fujita with a series of wild strikes but Fujita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fujita tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Povetkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Povetkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Povetkin 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.
Fujita fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Povetkin.
Povetkin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Povetkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujita throws a leg kick that misses.
Fujita misses with a looping right.
Fujita throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Povetkin scores with a decent looking hook.
Fujita misses with a looping right.
Fujita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Povetkin manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin scores with a body shot.
Nice cross by Povetkin.
Fujita walks into a straight right hand from Povetkin.
Povetkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujita.
Fujita misses with a double jab.
Povetkin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fujita wants to clinch up but Povetkin keeps it at a distance.
Povetkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujita.
Fujita is breathing heavily.
Povetkin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
Povetkin tries to bum rush Fujita with a series of wild strikes but Fujita uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fujita.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fujita misses with a wild body shot.
Fujita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Povetkin's waist but Povetkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fujita off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Povetkin throws a nice looking combination but Fujita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Povetkin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Povetkin. That's going to slow Fujita down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Povetkin, right into the meat.
Fujita tries a head kick but it misses.
Fujita takes one on the button.
Fujita looks for a takedown but Povetkin sprawls well.
Povetkin slips under a jab.
Povetkin scores with a jab to the body.
Povetkin works Fujita's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fujita walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Povetkin with a hook.
Povetkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Povetkin connects with a solid leg kick.
Povetkin drops Fujita with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fujita looks back up at him and smiles so Povetkin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fujita is rocked!
Povetkin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Fujita to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Povetkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexander Povetkin!
Alexander Povetkin made sure to mention his sponsor, VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Zombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Washington's choice of entrance music: Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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183 lbs
12 - 8 - 1 |
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182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Zombo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Denver Washington!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington swings widly with a right hand
and Zombo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zombo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zombo lands with an uppercut that bounces Washington off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Denver Washington has been cut.
Zombo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zombo throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Zombo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Washington has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zombo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
Washington keeps the fight on the outside.
Washington scores with the left hand. Zombo knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Nice cross by Zombo.
Zombo avoids the body shot from Washington.
Washington 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.
Vinny Zombo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zombo drives through and clinches with Washington against the cage.
Zombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Zombo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zombo feints and then cracks Washington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Washington down.
Zombo just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zombo doesn't seem bothered though.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Zombo throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Washington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington misses with a hook. Zombo ducked under it nicely.
Zombo connects with a leg kick. Washington looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab from Washington.
Nice uppercut there from Zombo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington avoids the head kick by Zombo.
A jab from Washington misses.
Zombo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Washington manages to avoid it.
Zombo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zombo throws a leg kick which misses Washington's front leg but catches the back leg as Washington tries to avoid it.
Washington lands a jab.
Washington throws a right hand that misses
and Zombo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Washington can't find room to land a body shot as Zombo controls the action.
Good body shot from Zombo.
Zombo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Washington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Zombo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Washington at a distance.
Zombo lands a nice looking body shot.
Zombo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Zombo is looking to wear down Washington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice looking body shot.
Zombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zombo.
Zombo misses with an uppercut.
Zombo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zombo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Washington back to the cage. Zombo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That has opened up Denver Washington's cut even more.
Washington slips a jab from Zombo.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Zombo is out of range.
Zombo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Washington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zombo.
Zombo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Washington.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zombo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zombo scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zombo throws out a powerful jab.
Zombo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've been told by Zombo's head coaches at LOD: Gym of the Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zombo digs a good body shot into Washington's ribs.
Zombo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zombo misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington slips under a jab from Zombo.
Zombo feints and then cracks Washington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Washington down.
Washington throws a hook but Zombo avoids it easily.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Zombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Zombo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Denver Washington's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zombo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Zombo scores with a leg kick.
Zombo misses with a leg kick.
Vinny Zombo is winning the standup battle so far.
Zombo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Washington throws a hook but Zombo avoids it easily.
Vinny Zombo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zombo closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
Zombo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zombo.
Zombo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zombo can't break the clinch.
Zombo tries to circle away but Washington has him pinned against the cage.
Washington stalling.
Zombo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Washington.
Washington avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zombo misses with a hook.
Zombo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zombo connects with a right hand. Washington shakes it off.
The cut above Denver Washington's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zombo closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
Zombo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Washington lands with a right to the head.
Washington pushes off an throws an elbow but Zombo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zombo wants to break free but Washington has control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Zombo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zombo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zombo ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zombo.
Zombo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Zombo.
Zombo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Washington is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Zombo.
A shot to the liver by Zombo. Beautiful body shot.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zombo. That's going to slow Washington down.
Zombo looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Zombo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo throws a nice looking combination but Washington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Zombo.
Washington avoids the head kick by Zombo.
Zombo is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Washington dodges the punch combination from Zombo.
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zombo.
A combination from Zombo does no damage.
Washington throws out a loose jab but Zombo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington cracks Zombo with an open hand slap.
Nice jab there from Zombo.
Washington with a jab.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zombo sizes up Washington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Denver Washington's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Zombo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zombo is looking to chop away at Washington's legs.
Zombo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Washington.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo misses with a looping left.
Zombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Zombo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Zombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Zombo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denver Washington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Zombo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Washington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zombo moves in looking to clinch but Washington pushes him off.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington checks a leg kick.
Zombo throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Washington blocks a head kick by Zombo.
Washington clobbers Zombo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Zombo.
Zombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Zombo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Washington throws a hook to the side of Zombo's head but Zombo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington misses with an uppercut.
Zombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zombo misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington throws a lazy right hand but Zombo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zombo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Washington was well out of range. Poor timing from Zombo.
A big right from Washington misses.
Washington avoids the body shot from Zombo.
Washington needs to keep his hands up - Zombo had a free shot at his head there.
Zombo moves out of range of the strikes.
Zombo tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zombo counters with a good low kick that Washington was not able to check.
Washington avoids the body shot from Zombo.
Zombo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Washington.
Zombo defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Zombo. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zombo was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Donk. Zombo catches Washington right on the button with a cross.
Zombo lands with a slapping head kick.
Denver Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington swings for the body but Zombo moves out of range.
Washington takes a swing at Zombo's ribcage but misses.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Washington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Zombo.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Zombo is out of range.
Washington misses with a wild combination.
Zombo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombo misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Washington.
Washington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zombo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Washington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big left from Washington misses.
Zombo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zombo forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Zombo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Washington takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vinny Zombo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Zombo slips the punch.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zombo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Washington.
Washington misses with an uppercut
and Zombo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zombo tries to land a front kick but Washington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zombo throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zombo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zombo punishes Washington's body with a nice straight punch.
Zombo throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Zombo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zombo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Washington.
Washington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zombo.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zombo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zombo looks to land a combination but Washington avoids it well.
Zombo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Zombo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zombo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Zombo!
Vinny Zombo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kylma Jaak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonathan Segal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kylma Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Segal!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Segal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaak 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.
Segal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Segal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Segal.
Segal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Segal takes a swing at Jaak's ribcage but misses.
Jaak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Segal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kylma Jaak has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Segal lands the left hand.
Jaak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Jaak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaak connects with a solid leg kick.
Segal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Segal 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.
Jaak throws a lazy uppercut
and Segal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jaak throws a sloppy head kick and Segal moves out of range easily.
Segal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Segal scores with a shot to the body.
Jaak is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal lands with a straight right. Jaak didn't see that one coming.
Jaak misses with a straight left.
Jaak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Segal fails to land with a series of punches.
Kylma Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaak misses with a hook. Segal ducked under it nicely.
Segal is looking to land body kicks.
Jaak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaak on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Segal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Segal lands a big right hand that sends Jaak crashing to the mat! Segal stays standing though and waves Jaak back to his feet!
Jaak is rocked!
Segal cracks Jaak with a left hook right on the temple and Jaak goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Segal lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Jaak is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Segal!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Segal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano comes to the cage accompanied by Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. Bentley Downer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano shoots in looking for a takedown but Downer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castellano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Downer is looking to clinch but Castellano is avoiding it.
Downer avoids a kick to the body.
Downer moves out of range as Castellano throws a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castellano.
Castellano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Downer misses with a straight left.
Downer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano shoots in for a double leg but Downer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Downer as Castellano shoots in.
Castellano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Downer. No joy for Castellano on that attempt.
Downer's corner calls for a 1-2. Downer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Castellano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Castellano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Downer is avoiding damage well.
Castellano is looking to take a break and control but Downer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Downer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castellano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Downer is looking to regain half guard here but Castellano keeps moving and retains side control.
Castellano is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Castellano in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castellano takes a little break here. Downer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Downer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Downer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Downer is refusing to be controlled, as Castellano sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Downer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Castellano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Castellano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Downer is looking to improve his position.
Downer is trying to maintain the position but Castellano is very close to passing his half guard.
Downer is looking to improve his position.
Castellano wants to work for an arm triangle but Downer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Castellano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Downer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Castellano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano trying to control from Downer's half guard. Downer has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Castellano tries to free his leg and advance position but Downer is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downer pulls Castellano in to control the position.
Castellano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Downer looking for a sweep. Not yet Downer, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Castellano dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Castellano dives in and scores a takedown into Downer's guard.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Downer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Downer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castellano manages to get himself to full guard.
Downer wants to stand but Castellano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Castellano is looking for a triangle but Downer pushes his legs off easily.
Downer wants to stand but Castellano is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Castellano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Castellano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Downer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Camelot's Court. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Castellano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Downer tries to stand but Castellano is controlling from the bottom.
Castellano has his foot on Downer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Downer works his way back into a safe position though.
Downer tries to stand but Castellano is controlling from the bottom.
Castellano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer tries to stand but Castellano is controlling from the bottom.
Castellano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Downer wants to stand but Castellano has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Castellano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Downer has picked Castellano up and slammed him! Castellano can't keep hold of the triangle and Downer manages to pass to side control!
Downer stands up and beckons Castellano to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Castellano or perhaps it was just good defense by Downer, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castellano shoots in looking for a takedown but Downer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Castellano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Rich Castellano has been cut.
Castellano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Downer tries to clinch up.
Downer doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellano circles away.
Downer rushes Castellano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Downer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Castellano's face.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
Downer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Downer misses with a knee strike.
Downer throws an elbow that misses.
Downer missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano blocks the elbow strike.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Downer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Downer throws an elbow but misses.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
Castellano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Downer is defending well.
Castellano can't get the takedown.
Castellano wants to take the fight to the mat but Downer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castellano blocks an elbow strike.
Downer trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bentley Downer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rich Castellano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Castellano goes for a double leg but Downer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Downer continues to drive forward.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Downer.
Downer pushes off an throws an elbow but Castellano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Downer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellano is defending well for now.
Castellano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Downer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castellano is defending well for now.
Downer misses with an elbow strike.
Downer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rich Castellano's cut is getting worse.
Downer landing knees to the body.
Downer tries a knee to the head but Castellano blocks it.
Downer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castellano blocks it with crossed arms.
Downer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Downer scores with a knee to the head.
Castellano managing to block the knees to the body from Downer.
Downer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Downer throws an elbow but it misses.
Downer lands a nice knee to the body.
Downer lands a damaging elbow.
Downer misses with a knee strike.
Castellano managing to block the knees to the body from Downer.
Downer lands a knee to the head.
Rich Castellano's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Downer tries to land a knee to the head but Castellano blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Downer misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downer pushes off an throws an elbow but Castellano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castellano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Downer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castellano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Downer swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castellano checks a low kick from Downer.
Castellano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Downer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Castellano somewhat.
Downer slaps away a takedown attempt from Castellano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Castellano fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer tries to clinch up but Castellano circles away and keeps his distance.
Downer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castellano.
Downer wants to clinch.
Downer tries to clinch up but Castellano circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castellano.
Downer moves in looking to clinch but Castellano pushes him off.
Downer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castellano on the side of the head.
Downer tests Castellano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Downer throws a shot to the body.
Downer stuffs the takedown attempt from Castellano. Castellano gets slowly back to his feet.
Downer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castellano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castellano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Downer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downer throws a sloppy head kick and Castellano moves out of range easily.
Downer throws a sloppy head kick and Castellano moves out of range easily.
Rich Castellano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellano darts in looking for a takedown but Downer gets double underhooks and turns Castellano into the cage.
Downer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castellano.
Downer with a knee to the head.
Bentley Downer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Downer misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Downer looking to throw knees to the head but Castellano is blocking nicely.
Castellano is working for takedown but Downer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Downer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Downer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Downer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Downer!
Bentley Downer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short Stuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is High aggro damage/kicks. Mamba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here Comes The Hotstepper kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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270 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Short Stuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Stuff catches Mamba right on the button with a cross.
Stuff throws a leg kick which misses Mamba's front leg but catches the back leg as Mamba tries to avoid it.
Mamba throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stuff to counter with a crisp jab.
Mamba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stuff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stuff misses with a straight right.
Stuff lunges at Mamba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamba's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stuff is looking to score with low kicks.
Mamba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stuff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stuff's corner calls for a 1-2. Stuff obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stuff throws a head kick but Mamba moves out of range.
Mamba shoots in for a double leg but Stuff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stuff dips to his left and cracks Mamba with an uppercut!
Mamba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick from Stuff misses.
Mamba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuff works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stuff lands a slapping body shot.
Stuff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mamba looks winded!
Stuff is looking to slow Mamba down with leg kicks.
Stuff lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stuff jabs Mamba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stuff.
Stuff cracks Mamba with an open hand slap.
Stuff feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Mamba collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Short Stuff!
Short Stuff very nearly forgot to thank Fury Nutrition Inc. amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rastaphan Dominatrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka comes into the arena with my dick blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rastaphan Dominatrix!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominatrix shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Pitakaka misses the target.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dominatrix misses with a looping left.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominatrix throws a shot from downtown. Pitakaka moves away and avoids it.
Pitakaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominatrix.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Dominatrix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pitakaka.
Dominatrix avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitakaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pitakaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dominatrix manages to avoid it.
Dominatrix drives through and clinches with Pitakaka against the cage.
Pitakaka breaks from the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pitakaka, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominatrix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the temple. Dominatrix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Rastaphan Dominatrix has been cut.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dominatrix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dominatrix.
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pitakaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dominatrix 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.
Dominatrix misses with a hook. Pitakaka ducked under it nicely.
Dominatrix lands with a nice body punch.
Dominatrix throws a shot from downtown. Pitakaka moves away and avoids it.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominatrix avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Dominatrix moves out of range as Pitakaka throws a body kick.
Pitakaka throws a body punch but Dominatrix moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dominatrix tries to clinch but Pitakaka is having none of it.
Dominatrix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Dominatrix tries to close the distance and clinch but Pitakaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that misses.
Pitakaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dominatrix takes a step back to recover.
Pitakaka looks for the body kick but Dominatrix saw that one coming.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Dominatrix lands.
It looks like Elijah Pitakaka has been cut.
The fighters circling - Dominatrix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pitakaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominatrix blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dominatrix. That did some damage!
Dominatrix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses
and Dominatrix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Dominatrix won't allow it.
Pitakaka working hard to break the clinch.
Pitakaka is trying to force a seperation but Dominatrix has the dominant position.
Dominatrix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pitakaka up against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to force a seperation but Dominatrix has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dominatrix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pitakaka's elbow.
Pitakaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Pitakaka throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dominatrix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dominatrix lands a shoulder strike.
Pitakaka prevents a body shot from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix pulls guard effortlessly.
Pitakaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dominatrix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pitakaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pitakaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitakaka wants to control from the top but Dominatrix keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Pitakaka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pitakaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominatrix.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Dominatrix moves out of range of the body kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Dominatrix moved away.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
Pitakaka misses with a body kick.
Dominatrix blocks a head kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Dominatrix avoids the head kick by Pitakaka.
Dominatrix scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitakaka slips under a jab.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Dominatrix scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka lands a head kick!
Pitakaka throws a lazy body kick
and Dominatrix counters by moving into the clinch.
Pitakaka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominatrix has him pressed against the cage.
Dominatrix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pitakaka.
Dominatrix is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dominatrix misses with a punch to the body.
Pitakaka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pitakaka wants to break free but Dominatrix has control.
Dominatrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitakaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dominatrix lands a body punch.
Dominatrix lands with a left to the head.
Pitakaka prevents a body shot from Dominatrix.
A right handed body shot lands from Dominatrix.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix is trying to pull guard but Pitakaka has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominatrix taking a breather.
Dominatrix tries to throw a body punch but Pitakaka avoids it by throwing Dominatrix back against the cage.
Pitakaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Dominatrix has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dominatrix.
Dominatrix scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominatrix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitakaka prevents a body shot from Dominatrix.
Pitakaka tries to break the clinch but Dominatrix is controlling the position.
Dominatrix keeps control of Pitakaka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dominatrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitakaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dominatrix tries to land a front kick but Pitakaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dominatrix throws a chopping leg kick but Pitakaka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Elijah Pitakaka is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Dominatrix.
Dominatrix's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pitakaka under the eye.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Dominatrix has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a wild body kick that Dominatrix sees coming a mile off.
Pitakaka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dominatrix throws a hook but Pitakaka blocks it.
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!
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dominatrix misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitakaka.
Dominatrix moves out of range of the leg kick from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka throws a head kick but Dominatrix moves out of range.
Pitakaka tries to land a front kick but Dominatrix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dominatrix tries to clinch but Pitakaka moves out of range.
Pitakaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dominatrix blocks the leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick but Dominatrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Pitakaka throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominatrix.
Pitakaka throws a low kick but Dominatrix moves out of range easily.
Dominatrix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dominatrix scores with a hook.
Dominatrix is looking to chop away at Pitakaka's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dominatrix.
Pitakaka is looking to land body kicks.
Dominatrix tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pitakaka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka throws a leg kick
and Dominatrix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rastaphan Dominatrix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dominatrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pitakaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dominatrix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dominatrix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitakaka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pitakaka is rocked!
Pitakaka looks for the body kick but Dominatrix saw that one coming.
Oh Pitakaka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitakaka tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominatrix tries to clinch up but Pitakaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitakaka seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitakaka moves away from the strike by Dominatrix.
Pitakaka lands a head kick. Dominatrix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominatrix drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pitakaka right on the button. Pitakaka goes down! Dominatrix follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dominatrix gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rastaphan Dominatrix!
Rastaphan Dominatrix took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'huge win for me, thought this guy would kick my ass to be honest.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes into the arena with Back from the dead blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Emilio Izturis enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Izturis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopette holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izturis tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopette looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izturis's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Izturis fails to land.
Izturis misses with some punches.
Izturis blocks an uppercut.
Izturis stalling in the clinch but Lopette improves position.
Izturis misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Lopette.
Lopette blocks a body shot from Izturis.
Lopette lands with a short shot to the head.
Izturis tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopette tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Izturis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Izturis misses with the head strike.
Izturis blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lopette landing knees to the body.
Lopette misses with an elbow strike.
Izturis managing to block the knees to the body from Lopette.
Izturis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izturis blocks an uppercut.
Lopette tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izturis's elbow.
Izturis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopette's elbow.
Lopette has a couple of punches blocked by Izturis.
Izturis wants a takedown but no success here.
Lopette misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lopette presses Izturis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopette lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izturis backwards.
Lopette tries to throw a body punch but Izturis avoids it by throwing Lopette back against the cage.
Izturis tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopette misses with an elbow strike.
Izturis blocks a body shot from Lopette.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis tries to work over Lopette's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopette tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lopette on the inside.
Izturis tries to break free but Lopette pushes him back against the cage.
Izturis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopette gets through Izturis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopette struggles to land a body shot inside as Izturis controls his hands.
Lopette keeps control of Izturis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Izturis.
Izturis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette misses with an elbow over the top.
Izturis trying to control the position but instead, Lopette has worked for underhooks and has pushed Izturis into the cage.
Lopette working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Lopette.
Izturis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis scores with a shot to the side of Lopette's head.
Lopette working aggressively here.
Lopette landing knees to the head.
Izturis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopette misses with a punch to the body.
Izturis looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izturis.
Izturis breaks from the clinch.
Izturis throws a shot from downtown. Lopette moves away and avoids it.
Lopette throws a leg kick that is checked
and Izturis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lopette's guard now.
Lopette not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izturis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopette working a defensive guard here.
Lopette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette can't keep his opponent in guard - Izturis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Izturis slips a nice elbow through Lopette's hands, connecting with Lopette's forehead.
Izturis wants to take a breather but Lopette is having none of it.
Izturis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lopette tries to kick Izturis off but Izturis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Izturis with the ground and pound but Lopette uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lopette throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopette 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.
Izturis with a flurry of punches that miss.
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 Bornas Lopette will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lopette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Izturis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lopette.
Izturis blocks a low kick nicely.
Izturis takes a swing at Lopette's ribcage but misses.
Lopette lands a nice looking kick to the body. Izturis takes a step back to recover.
Nice body kick there by Lopette.
Nice shot lands for Izturis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Izturis. Lopette does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izturis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopette.
Lopette throws a head kick that misses.
Izturis checks the leg kick.
Lopette connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lopette moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lopette scores with a leg kick.
Izturis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopette.
A combination from Lopette does no damage.
Izturis misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Lopette as Izturis shoots in.
Lopette scores with a nice body kick.
Lopette cracks Izturis with a hook to the temple - Izturis is on wobbly legs here! Lopette swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Izturis falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lopette wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bornas Lopette!
Bornas Lopette retains his middleweight title!
Bornas Lopette took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evil Kullervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Sithole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sithole has chosen I Miss The Misery as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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23
213 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Kullervo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moses Sithole!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sithole connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Kullervo misses its intended target.
Sithole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kullervo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sithole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sithole throws a leg kick but Kullervo moved away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sithole.
Kullervo is looking for a sweep.
Kullervo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sithole's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kullervo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sithole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kullervo keeps working.
Kullervo looking for submissions off his back.
Sithole works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sithole controlling from mount.
Kullervo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sithole keeping full guard, as Kullervo tries to pass.
Kullervo postures up.
Sithole wants to sweep here but Kullervo controlling him for the moment.
Kullervo wants to pass the guard but Sithole is keeping the position.
Sithole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kullervo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sithole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo pushes down on Sithole's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sithole controlling the position well.
Kullervo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sithole is just riding it out for now. Kullervo eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kullervo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sithole has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kullervo is trying to work for a kimura but Sithole is defending well.
Sithole wants to improve his position but Kullervo is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo seems to be working for a kimura but Sithole defends the submission attempt.
Sithole actively working from the bottom here.
Sithole moves into full guard.
Sithole 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.
Kullervo trying to control but Sithole is working from the bottom.
Sithole trying to keep a closed guard but Kullervo is proving a slippery customer.
Kullervo trying to control but Sithole is working from the bottom.
Kullervo is really struggling to control Sithole but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Evil Kullervo just wasn't active enough.
Sithole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kullervo.
Kullervo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sithole checks a leg kick.
Sithole tries to close the distance and clinch but Kullervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kullervo scores with a leg kick.
Kullervo scores with a leg kick.
Kullervo rushes Sithole and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kullervo blocking some punches.
Kullervo misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kullervo lands a takedown into guard.
Kullervo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kullervo tries to free his leg and advance position but Sithole is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Kullervo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sithole takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sithole comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sithole shoots in looking for a takedown but Kullervo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sithole's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kullervo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kullervo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sithole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sithole swings for the body but Kullervo moves out of range.
Sithole throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kullervo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sithole blocks a jab.
Sithole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kullervo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sithole misses the shot to the body.
Sithole is looking to chop away at Kullervo's legs.
No luck for Sithole with that takedown attempt.
Evil Kullervo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moses Sithole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo throws a body shot but no joy.
Sithole throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kullervo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sithole is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kullervo throws a leg kick but Sithole checks it.
Evil Kullervo is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kullervo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kullervo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sithole swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kullervo.
Kullervo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sithole manages to avoid it.
Sithole gets a double leg takedown into Kullervo's guard.
Sithole is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithole trying to control but Kullervo is working from the bottom.
Kullervo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sithole doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sithole manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sithole wants to control from the top but Kullervo keeps moving.
Kullervo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sithole defends it easily.
Sithole showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kullervo controls Sithole momentarily but Sithole frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sithole trying to control the position from guard on top but Kullervo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moses Sithole has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sithole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kullervo jabs at Sithole's body.
Sithole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sithole throws a lazy body kick
and Kullervo counters with a good, hard body kick but Sithole shrugs it off.
Sithole lands with a kick to the temple. Kullervo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kullervo connects with a solid leg kick.
Kullervo throws a jab but it's blocked by Sithole.
Evil Kullervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Sithole takes one to the side of the head.
Kullervo misses with a left hand
and Sithole counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kullervo misses with a left hand
letting Sithole counter with a right hand.
Sithole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kullervo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kullervo lands with a kick to the temple. Sithole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Moses Sithole has been cut.
A head kick misses from Kullervo.
Kullervo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sithole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kullervo avoids a kick to the body.
Sithole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kullervo checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sithole throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kullervo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sithole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Moses Sithole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moses Sithole's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A good leg kick by Kullervo.
Sithole just misses with a punch to the body.
Kullervo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kullervo throws a leg kick which misses Sithole's front leg but catches the back leg as Sithole tries to avoid it.
Sithole sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kullervo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Sithole misses.
Sithole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Kullervo.
Sithole takes a swing at Kullervo's ribcage but misses.
Sithole takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kullervo checks a leg kick.
Kullervo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sithole on the side of the head.
Sithole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kullervo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kullervo throws the left hand but Sithole avoids the punch easily.
Sithole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kullervo moves away.
Kullervo closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Sithole! Kullervo dives in looking to finish! Sithole is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evil Kullervo!
Evil Kullervo retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Evil Kullervo 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hardacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
275 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
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24
260 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hardacre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies cracks Hardacre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Repomies throws a shot to the body.
Hardacre has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP in the buildup to the fight.
Hardacre misses with a low kick.
Repomies thows a body kick. Hardacre tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Repomies tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardacre throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardacre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre lunges at Repomies with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Repomies's hand.
Jab, jab by Repomies - just one landing.
Repomies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardacre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Hardacre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardacre tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hardacre is out of range.
Hardacre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Repomies looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardacre lands a high kick!
It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardacre misses with a head kick.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Repomies 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.
Hardacre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Repomies. That did some damage!
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardacre throws a body kick that misses.
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a nice body kick.
Repomies looks winded!
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hardacre!
Hardacre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Repomies checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre misses with a few strikes there.
Hardacre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre swats away the attempt to clinch by Repomies.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
Repomies swings for the body but Hardacre moves out of range.
Repomies checks a leg kick.
Hardacre misses with the body kick
and Repomies counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hardacre throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Repomies misses with a wild body shot.
Hardacre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Repomies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardacre throws a chopping leg kick but Repomies manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Hardacre.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Hardacre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hardacre looks to land a body kick but Repomies moved away.
Repomies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies punishes Hardacre's body with a nice straight punch.
Hardacre misses with the body kick
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Repomies misses
and Hardacre counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repomies's knee momentarily.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Repomies.
Repomies slips a jab and a cross from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
That's time! Hardacre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies counters with a right hand to the body.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
Hardacre ducks under a wild hook from Repomies.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Repomies. That one must have hurt.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Repomies finds it's way through Hardacre's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Repomies blocks the low kick.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre misses with a low kick.
A head kick from Hardacre lands but Repomies takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Repomies scores with a spinning back kick!
Repomies misses with a straight right.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies avoids a kick to the body.
Repomies wants to clinch.
Hardacre moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardacre fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Repomies is out of range.
Repomies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Repomies.
Hardacre wants to slow Repomies down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hardacre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies misses with a hook
and Hardacre counters with a body kick.
Hardacre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Repomies throws a combination that misses
and Hardacre counters with a straight right hand.
Damian Hardacre is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardacre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Hardacre
and Repomies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Repomies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hardacre works Repomies's body with a nice hook.
Repomies scores with a body shot.
Repomies tries to clinch up.
Repomies jabs at Hardacre's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hardacre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardacre throws a nice head kick!
Hardacre lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Repomies slips under a jab.
Repomies keeps Hardacre at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Repomies takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Repomies takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Hardacre moves out of range easily.
Hardacre fails to land with a series of punches.
Hardacre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardacre throws out a leg kick but Repomies moves out of range and Hardacre only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a shot to the body.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardacre.
Repomies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Repomies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardacre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Hardacre thows a leg kick but Repomies checks it
and Repomies counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses
and Hardacre counters with an outside leg kick.
Repomies has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hardacre.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Hardacre misses.
A solid body kick from Repomies.
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 Damian Hardacre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hardacre throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardacre lands with a right hand.
Repomies takes a swing at Hardacre's ribcage but misses.
Hardacre slips a straight right by Repomies.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardacre. Repomies shrugs it off though.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardacre.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardacre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hardacre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies moves out of range as Hardacre throws a body kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a low kick, right behind Repomies 's knee.
Repomies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from Repomies does no damage.
Hardacre keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Repomies scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Repomies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardacre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
Hardacre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Repomies is looking to clinch but Hardacre is avoiding it.
Repomies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick and Repomies moves out of range easily.
Hardacre misses with a series of wild punches.
Repomies moves into the clinch.
Hardacre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Repomies tries to throw a body punch but Hardacre avoids it by throwing Repomies back against the cage.
Repomies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repomies swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardacre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Repomies prevents a body shot from Hardacre.
Hardacre swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Hardacre.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies swings wildly with an uppercut but Hardacre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies tries to stall but Hardacre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hardacre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Repomies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardacre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repomies is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardacre gets an underhook and turns Repomies into the cage.
Come on Hardacre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardacre scores with a shot to the side of Repomies's head.
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!
Repomies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardacre backwards.
Hardacre lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Repomies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Repomies throws a shot from downtown. Hardacre moves away and avoids it.
Hardacre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hardacre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
An inside leg kick from Hardacre misses.
Repomies throws a series of punches but Hardacre moves out of range.
Hardacre tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardacre is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hardacre.
Hardacre throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies is looking to land body kicks.
Repomies misses with a left hand
and Hardacre counters with a one-two to the body.
Repomies misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Repomies crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hardacre - the referee stops the clock and Repomies gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hardacre. Repomies manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Repomies is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hardacre fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Repomies checks it well.
Hardacre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardacre tries to land a front kick but Repomies steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hardacre looks to land a body kick but Repomies moved away.
Hardacre misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardacre misses with an uppercut.
Hardacre looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardacre throws a sloppy head kick
and Repomies counters with an inside leg kick.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardacre's sensitive parts.
Hardacre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick from Hardacre.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Hardacre sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Repomies pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with a body shot.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Hardacre.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardacre.
Repomies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hardacre.
Hardacre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Repomies if he has to take too many more of those.
Repomies blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardacre.
Hardacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardacre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Repomies takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardacre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Repomies has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardacre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardacre delivers a nice body kick.
Hardacre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardacre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardacre lands with a kick to the temple. Repomies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Repomies throws a push kick but Hardacre slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Hardacre.
Repomies misses with a straight right.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hardacre had his way with Rauno Repomies in that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Hardacre tries a low kick but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre moves away from the strike by Repomies.
Hardacre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Repomies avoids the head kick by Hardacre.
Hardacre throws the kick towards the body but Repomies avoids it.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Hardacre circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Repomies.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hardacre.
Repomies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardacre counters with a leg kick.
Hardacre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repomies can do to turn this around?
Hardacre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies connects with a high kick.
Repomies moves out of range as Hardacre throws a body kick.
Repomies looks for the body kick but Hardacre saw that one coming.
Repomies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Hardacre counters with a slapping leg kick.
Repomies is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Repomies wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Repomies.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses
and Repomies counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardacre sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hardacre throws a push kick but Repomies slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardacre misses with a right hand
and Repomies counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Repomies throws out a leg kick but Hardacre moves out of range and Repomies only half commits.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies avoids a kick to the body.
Hardacre throws a leg kick
enabling Repomies to counter with a crisp jab.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardacre's head backwards.
Repomies misses with a body shot.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses with the combination.
Hardacre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Repomies scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hardacre misses with a leg kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick which misses Hardacre's front leg but catches the back leg as Hardacre tries to avoid it.
Hardacre thows a leg kick but Repomies checks it
and Repomies counters with a left to the body.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses.
Hardacre gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Repomies counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Repomies scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hardacre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Repomies.
Repomies cracks Hardacre with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies tries to land a leg kick but Hardacre saw it coming and moves away.
Hardacre misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Repomies connects with a nice looking jab.
Hardacre lands a head kick. Repomies smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Repomies swings for the body but Hardacre moves out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardacre is looking to land body kicks.
Hardacre throws a leg kick
and Repomies counters with an outside leg kick.
Hardacre tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies throws a leg kick but Hardacre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hardacre throws a head kick but Repomies moves out of range.
Rauno Repomies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repomies with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rauno Repomies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hardacre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hardacre!
Damian Hardacre retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Damian Hardacre rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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