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LFC 50 - Bulher vs Kush PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Tikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tikkanen comes to the cage accompanied by Nyrkillä naamaan - Ei kannattais ees yrittää!. Hunter has chosen Galneryus - Everlasting as his entrance music. Tim Hunter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esko Tikkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tikkanen darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter has Tikkanen pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tikkanen throws an elbow but misses.
Hunter tries to work over Tikkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tikkanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tikkanen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tikkanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hunter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tikkanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a right hand that Tikkanen ducks under and follows up with a left that Tikkanen also avoids with ease.
Tikkanen scores with a nice right hand.
Hunter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tikkanen.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Tikkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter defending well as Tikkanen loads up on a big left hand.
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tikkanen finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
Hunter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tikkanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Tikkanen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tikkanen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tikkanen throws a nice head kick!
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter shoots in but no luck this time.
Tikkanen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Esko Tikkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hunter.
Tikkanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hunter avoids the elbow strike from Tikkanen, against the cage.
Hunter avoids a wild elbow strike from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen trying to land knees to the body.
Hunter manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tikkanen, as that shot connected.
Tikkanen throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tikkanen misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Tikkanen blocks a leg kick.
Hunter tries to clinch but Tikkanen is having none of it.
Tikkanen throws a shot from downtown. Hunter moves away and avoids it.
Esko Tikkanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tikkanen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hunter. Hunter gets slowly back to his feet.
Tikkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tikkanen moves out of range as Hunter strikes.
Tikkanen dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter gets a clinch.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter wants to take the fight to the mat but Tikkanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tikkanen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen landing knees to the head.
Hunter looking to slow down the pace here.
Tikkanen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tikkanen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tikkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Hunter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tikkanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Tikkanen is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tikkanen is trying to control but can't.
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hunter trying to control the pace.
Tikkanen trying to hold on to Hunter's head to control him but Hunter postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hunter gets a double leg takedown into Tikkanen's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tikkanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Tikkanen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tikkanen slips a jab and a cross from Hunter.
Hunter shoots in and bounces Tikkanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hunter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hunter being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Tikkanen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Esko Tikkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tikkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Tikkanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter takes a swing at Tikkanen's ribcage but misses.
Hunter takes the fight into the clinch.
Tikkanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunter's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter blocks an elbow strike from Tikkanen.
Hunter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tikkanen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tikkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tikkanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tikkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tikkanen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hunter.
Esko Tikkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hunter.
Hunter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Hunter.
Tikkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tikkanen's guard.
Tikkanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Tikkanen is keeping the position.
Tikkanen can't keep his opponent in guard - Hunter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tikkanen is in trouble now - Hunter has advanced to mount!
Hunter with a couple of short strikes.
Hunter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tikkanen is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hunter lands a big elbow.
Tikkanen wants to control but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter tries to control but Tikkanen wriggling away.
Hunter controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tikkanen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tikkanen misses with a head kick.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tikkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Tikkanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tikkanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hunter can't get the takedown.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tikkanen backwards.
Hunter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tikkanen throws an elbow but misses.
Tikkanen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Esko Tikkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hunter.
Tikkanen working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Hunter stalling in the clinch but Tikkanen improves position.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Tikkanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tikkanen pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter working aggressively here.
Hunter goes for a takedown attempt but Tikkanen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hunter closes the distance and clinches up with Tikkanen, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes Tikkanen against the cage but Tikkanen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tikkanen cracks Hunter with a good jab.
Hunter moves away from the strike by Tikkanen.
Tikkanen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkanen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tikkanen. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Tikkanen slips under a jab from Hunter.
Tikkanen lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Tikkanen.
An inside leg kick lands from Tikkanen.
Tikkanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter has managed to clinch.
Hunter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hunter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tikkanen blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Tikkanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter pushes Tikkanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tikkanen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
Tikkanen tries to work over Hunter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tikkanen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunter's defenses.
Esko Tikkanen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tikkanen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tikkanen misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries a body shot but Tikkanen blocks it.
Tikkanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tikkanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunter avoids it.
Hunter blocks the elbow strike.
Hunter can't find room to land a body shot as Tikkanen controls the action.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter has Tikkanen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tikkanen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tikkanen lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Hunter.
Hunter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tikkanen blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Tikkanen blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Hunter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tikkanen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter avoids the elbow strike from Tikkanen, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tikkanen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hunter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hunter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tikkanen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter tries to work over Tikkanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tikkanen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunter's brow.
Tikkanen missing with knees to the body.
Tikkanen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tikkanen fails to land.
Hunter gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tikkanen regains guard.
Hunter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tikkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hunter advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esko Tikkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tikkanen 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 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esko Tikkanen!
Esko Tikkanen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raju Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Heard it through the grapevine - Marvin Gaye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raju Armo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Parker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker misses with a hook
and Armo counters with a big head kick but Parker shrugs it off.
Armo staying out of range there.
Armo tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a one-two to the body.
Corey Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armo moves away.
Parker throws a combination that misses
and Armo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Armo shoots and misses
and Parker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armo misses with a takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raju Armo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker looks to land a combination but Armo avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Parker swivels and escapes.
Parker throws an overhand right that lands on Armo's shoulder, as Armo tries to avoid the shot.
Parker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Parker catches Armo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Parker coming out on top.
A big left from Parker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armo dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Armo fails with a takedown attempt.
Armo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armo with a poor takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Parker lands a glancing blow to the side of Armo's head.
Parker drives through and clinches with Armo against the cage.
Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armo dives in for a single leg takedown but Parker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Parker.
Parker digs a right hand underneath Armo's ribcage. Armo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armo is breathing heavily.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Armo backwards.
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!
Parker is stalling here.
Armo is trying to break the clinch but Parker is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armo fails to land the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Parker 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.
Armo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Armo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Parker but Parker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corey Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker throws a monster overhand right that drops Armo! Parker follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Parker!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maadhav Narasimhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demar Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maadhav Narasimhan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maadhav Narasimhan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demar Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Narasimhan counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Narasimhan misses with a low kick.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Narasimhan back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donk. Jones catches Narasimhan right on the button with a cross.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Narasimhan .
A looping hook to the body misses from Narasimhan . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones avoids the body shot from Narasimhan .
Jones throws a jab when Narasimhan was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Narasimhan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Narasimhan 's head.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Narasimhan moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones cracks Narasimhan with an open hand slap.
Jones scores with a one two! Narasimhan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Narasimhan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Narasimhan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Narasimhan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a body punch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Narasimhan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Narasimhan misses.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Narasimhan 's head back.
Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Narasimhan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Narasimhan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones sizes up Narasimhan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Narasimhan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Narasimhan is out of range.
Narasimhan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Narasimhan checks it.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Narasimhan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Narasimhan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narasimhan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Narasimhan wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Narasimhan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Narasimhan back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to the body from Narasimhan misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Narasimhan is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses with a low kick as Narasimhan jumps back.
Jones tries to clinch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Narasimhan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Narasimhan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narasimhan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demar Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Narasimhan counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Narasimhan with an open hand slap.
Narasimhan throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Narasimhan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Narasimhan .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thuds his right hand into Narasimhan 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Jones misses.
Narasimhan walks into a left hand.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones lands with a cross.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Narasimhan circles away.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Narasimhan to counter with a crisp jab.
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones tries to clinch up but Narasimhan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Narasimhan .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demar Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Narasimhan momentarily.
Demar Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Narasimhan ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tests Narasimhan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narasimhan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Narasimhan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Narasimhan should have avoided that one.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Narasimhan scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Narasimhan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Narasimhan moves away from the strike by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Narasimhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narasimhan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones moves out of range as Narasimhan throws a body kick.
Jones throws a hook but Narasimhan avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Narasimhan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones throws a right hand that Narasimhan ducks under and follows up with a left that Narasimhan also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Narasimhan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narasimhan circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Narasimhan avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narasimhan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Narasimhan . That one must have hurt.
Narasimhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Narasimhan .
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narasimhan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Narasimhan 's head.
Narasimhan stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a leg kick but Narasimhan moved away.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narasimhan .
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Narasimhan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Demar Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Narasimhan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Narasimhan .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan scores with a nice body kick.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Narasimhan moves away.
Narasimhan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narasimhan connects with a body shot.
Narasimhan connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones tries to bum rush Narasimhan with a series of wild strikes but Narasimhan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Narasimhan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Narasimhan .
Jones misses with a hook
and Narasimhan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Narasimhan circles away quickly and effectively.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Narasimhan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Narasimhan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narasimhan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Narasimhan throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a right hand that Narasimhan ducks under and follows up with a left that Narasimhan also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narasimhan connects with an inside leg kick.
Narasimhan slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Narasimhan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Narasimhan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Narasimhan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Narasimhan is out of range.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narasimhan .
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones scores with a one two! Narasimhan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Narasimhan connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Narasimhan slips under a jab.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Narasimhan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a body punch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Demar Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones 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.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narasimhan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Narasimhan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones avoids the body shot from Narasimhan .
Narasimhan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Narasimhan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Narasimhan moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Narasimhan misses with a body shot.
Narasimhan moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Narasimhan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Narasimhan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Narasimhan seems unphased.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narasimhan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Narasimhan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Jones.
Narasimhan lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Jones tries a low kick but Narasimhan avoids it.
Jones takes a swing at Narasimhan 's ribcage but misses.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Narasimhan 's hands.
Narasimhan throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Narasimhan only half commits.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Narasimhan counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones wants to clinch up but Narasimhan keeps it at a distance.
Narasimhan throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Maadhav Narasimhan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch but Narasimhan moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a right and a left that Narasimhan avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a hook but Narasimhan blocks it.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Narasimhan throws out the jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Narasimhan - that will leave a mark!
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Narasimhan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Narasimhan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Jones misses with a hook
and Narasimhan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narasimhan counters with a body kick.
Narasimhan thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Narasimhan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Narasimhan cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Narasimhan moves away and avoids it.
Narasimhan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narasimhan .
Narasimhan throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Narasimhan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Narasimhan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Narasimhan scores with a push kick.
Narasimhan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narasimhan throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Narasimhan slips under a jab.
Narasimhan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Narasimhan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones tries to clinch there but Narasimhan circles away.
Narasimhan looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Narasimhan takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narasimhan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narasimhan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Narasimhan misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Narasimhan . Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones clinches.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Narasimhan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones tests Narasimhan 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Narasimhan misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maadhav Narasimhan .
Well Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demar Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyz Metamoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Before The Fight Ends You - Hatebreed. Kyz Metamoris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Brown's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyz Metamoris!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
No luck for Metamoris with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Brown.
Metamoris chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Metamoris 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.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lunges at Metamoris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Metamoris's hand.
Metamoris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Metamoris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Metamoris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Metamoris's head backwards.
Brown scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown clinches up with Metamoris and pushes him back against the cage.
Brown gets through Metamoris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Brown.
Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brown works on Metamoris's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Metamoris.
Metamoris looks winded!
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown cracks Metamoris with a nice body shot.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Metamoris backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Metamoris backwards.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown cracks Metamoris with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Metamoris is rocked!
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Metamoris is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown drops Metamoris onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Metamoris is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Brown is muscling Metamoris up against the cage and as Metamoris bounces back off, Brown cracks him with a huge right hand! Metamoris crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Brown!
Our winner, Dave Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Karoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miron Karoa!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren shoots in for a takedown but Karoa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Askren scores with a takedown into Karoa's guard.
Askren connects with a couple of short punches.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren got a little sloppy there for a moment and Karoa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Askren has managed to get both his arms back between Karoa's legs - danger averted.
Askren is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Askren is aware though and is defending well.
Askren has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Askren connects with a couple of short punches.
Askren chips away with some ground and pound.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Askren works over Karoa with some ground and pound from guard.
Karoa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Askren is one step ahead there.
Askren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Askren wants to control from the top but Karoa keeps moving.
Karoa is looking for a triangle but Askren pushes his legs off easily.
Askren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karoa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Askren pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karoa is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren works over Karoa with some ground and pound from guard.
Karoa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Askren with a nice head shot there.
Askren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Askren scoring with some ground and pound.
Askren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karoa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Askren defends it easily.
Askren working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Askren passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Askren lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Askren landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karoa manages to get back to half guard.
Karoa is staying active underneath Askren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Karoa looking for submissions off his back.
Askren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Karoa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Askren in particular looking to stall.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Askren lands a nice short elbow.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Askren takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karoa is trying to get back to full guard.
Askren looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Karoa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Askren seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Karoa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Askren is really struggling to control Karoa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Askren lands strikes from half guard.
Askren not doing much here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Karoa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Askren dominated that round.
That's time! Askren's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Askren slaps away a takedown attempt from Karoa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Askren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Karoa sprawls well. Karoa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Askren gets slowly back to his feet.
Askren 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.
Askren connects with a couple of short punches.
Karoa trying to control the position.
Karoa looking for a guillotine here but Askren defends easily.
Askren cracks Karoa with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren working some strikes from top position.
Askren lands a couple of elbows.
Askren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Askren trying to control the position from guard on top but Karoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karoa keeping full guard, as Askren tries to pass.
Askren is working Karoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Askren pushes down on Karoa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Karoa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Askren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Askren is thwarting Karoa's attempts to control the position.
Karoa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Askren looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karoa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karoa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Askren pulls his head out easily.
Askren drops an elbow to the side of Karoa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren is keen to just control but Karoa is a slippery customer.
Askren is nestled in close to Karoa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karoa is rocked!
Karoa taking some punishment here, with Askren in his half guard.
Karoa is still in real trouble! Can Askren finish him?
Askren slips a nice elbow through Karoa's hands, connecting with Karoa's forehead.
Askren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karoa keeps working.
Askren stalling.
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Askren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Askren scores with a big shot! Karoa's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Karoa! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Askren!
Ben Askren seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Jo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seinfeld definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seinfeld throws out the jab.
Jo gets a double leg takedown into Seinfeld's guard.
Seinfeld might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seinfeld 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.
Jo cracks Seinfeld with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seinfeld tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jo throws a big elbow that misses.
Jo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Seinfeld really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo trying to control the position from guard on top but Seinfeld is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seinfeld pulls Jo in close to his closed guard and prevents Jo from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seinfeld looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jo is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jo tries to clinch but Seinfeld is having none of it.
Jo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jo is trying to drag Seinfeld to the mat but Seinfeld just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jo 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.
Jo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seinfeld is defending well for now.
Seinfeld creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seinfeld creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Seinfeld wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Seinfeld prevents the takedown attempt.
Jo is looking for a takedown.
Jerome Seinfeld has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Jo.
Jo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Seinfeld is defending well.
Nice body punch from Seinfeld - that landed with a thud.
Jo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jo is looking for a takedown.
Seinfeld blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seinfeld prevents it.
Jo wants a takedown but no success here.
Jo looks winded!
Seinfeld lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seinfeld pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Seinfeld is trying to push Jo away but Jo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld is pressing down on Jo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seinfeld has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Seinfeld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld not doing much here.
Seinfeld wants to control but Jo is keeping him busy.
Seinfeld looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Seinfeld's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Further stalling from Seinfeld.
Jo lands with a few short shots to the body.
Seinfeld seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seinfeld stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jo is looking to improve his position.
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 Jerome Seinfeld will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Seinfeld tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seinfeld was covering up waiting for the punch and Jo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jo throws a big elbow that misses.
Jo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Seinfeld looking for a sweep. Not yet Seinfeld, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld seems keen to control Jo's posture.
Jo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seinfeld is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo wants to control but Seinfeld passes into side.
Seinfeld taking a breather here.
Jo regains half guard there - taking advantage of Seinfeld's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Seinfeld is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Seinfeld is keen to just control but Jo is a slippery customer.
Seinfeld is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jo is looking for a sweep. Seinfeld is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Seinfeld seems content to control.
Jo trying to control from the bottom.
Seinfeld wants to take a breather but Jo is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seinfeld misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jo.
Alexander Jo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jo takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Seinfeld is pressed up against the cage. Jo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seinfeld down to the mat. Seinfeld avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seinfeld keeps the fight on the outside.
Jo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Seinfeld did well to prevent Jo getting side control.
Jo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Seinfeld does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Seinfeld is controlling Jo's trapped leg to prevent Jo from advancing to side control.
Jo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Seinfeld trying to hold on to Jo's head to control him but Jo postures up.
Seinfeld desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seinfeld manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexander Jo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seinfeld looking to control.
Jo throwing strikes from guard but Seinfeld blocks nicely.
Jo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Seinfeld has his hands on Jo's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jerome Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch but Seinfeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seinfeld uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seinfeld paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jo is looking to clinch.
Jo moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Jo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Seinfeld connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jo closes the distance and pushes Seinfeld back into the cage.
Jo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seinfeld avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jo has Seinfeld pressed against the cage, preventing Seinfeld from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jo has Seinfeld pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seinfeld manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jo is pushing Seinfeld up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jo dodges an elbow strike from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seinfeld paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seinfeld looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo drives through and clinches with Seinfeld against the cage.
Seinfeld tries to land a knee to the head but Jo blocks with his arms.
Seinfeld avoiding damage as Jo throws knees to the body.
Jo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seinfeld's efforts to push away.
Jo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Seinfeld is not content to let Jo control the position.
An elbow from Jo crashes against the mat.
Jo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jo throws an elbow but Seinfeld slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seinfeld is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Jo crashes against the mat.
Seinfeld tries to bench press Jo off him but Jo keeps the position.
Seinfeld looks to move to half guard but instead Jo has passed into mount! Damn!
Seinfeld tries to reverse the position but Jo maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo landing shots from mount.
Jo avoids the attempt from Seinfeld to control.
Seinfeld is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jo scoring with strikes but Seinfeld is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seinfeld tries to hold on but Jo pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Jerome Seinfeld has been cut.
Jo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seinfeld's face.
Seinfeld is desperately trying to improve his position but Jo has a good base and remains in mount.
Jo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seinfeld wants to hold on but Jo pushes him away.
Jo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seinfeld wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jo.
Jo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seinfeld?
Jo looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld working to try and regain half guard.
Jo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Seinfeld is looking to get to half guard.
Seinfeld blocking the ground and pound.
Jo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seinfeld's face.
Seinfeld wants to control but Jo is having none of it.
Jo with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seinfeld holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Jo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jo 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Jo!
Alexander Jo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rekis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rekis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Rekis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma lands a body shot.
Tyrma throws a body punch but Rekis moves out of range.
Rekis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyrma takes a swing at Rekis's ribcage but misses.
Tyrma's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tyrma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tyrma lands a jab.
Rekis clinches up against the cage.
Tyrma stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rekis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tyrma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tyrma jabs Rekis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma scores with a nice strike.
Tyrma lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrma gets tackled into the cage by Rekis. Rekis maintains the clinch.
Rekis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tyrma manages to break the clinch.
Tyrma is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rekis rather than just go for the knockout.
Rekis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyrma circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rekis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Tyrma.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrma. That snapped Rekis's head back.
Tyrma scores with a punch to the head.
Tyrma drops Rekis with a beautiful combination! Rekis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tyrma is looking for the KO!
Rekis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rekis loses concentration momentarily and Tyrma pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Rekis crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Tyrma finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kurko Tyrma!
A relieved looking Kurko Tyrma thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
John Rekis spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Tefft!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft looks for the body kick but Belcher saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Tefft. Those never looked like landing.
Belcher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belcher throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tefft keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Belcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tefft's waist but Tefft gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belcher off to one side.
Tefft lands a right hook to the body.
Tefft avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tefft with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tefft stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tefft tries to bum rush Belcher with a series of wild strikes but Belcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tefft lands a nice shot to the body.
No luck for Belcher with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Tefft lands.
A punch combination from Tefft misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tefft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belcher fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tefft rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab from Tefft.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tefft.
Tefft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tefft tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belcher moves forwards but Tefft connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tefft looks to score with a jab to the body but Belcher is just out of range.
Tefft throws a right hand that Belcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Belcher also avoids with ease.
Tefft feints a jab promting Belcher to slip. Tefft then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belcher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tefft throws a one two combo.
Tefft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belcher manages to avoid it.
Belcher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tefft keeps working.
Tefft manages to get back to half guard.
Belcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belcher thows a huge punch but Tefft dodges it nicely.
Tefft wants to get back to full guard.
Tefft is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belcher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belcher's back!
Belcher breaks Tefft's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tefft not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tefft wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Belcher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tefft swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belcher trying to control but Tefft is working from the bottom.
Tefft really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tefft trying to keep a closed guard but Belcher is proving a slippery customer.
Tefft has his hands on Belcher's head, controlling the position.
Belcher looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft looking for a sweep. Not yet Tefft, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tefft not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tefft is adopting a defensive guard.
Tefft working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher cracks Tefft with a solid left hand.
Tefft can't keep his opponent in guard - Belcher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Belcher lands strikes from half guard.
Belcher prevents Tefft from improving his position.
Belcher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belcher is trying to control. Tefft wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belcher throwing shots but Tefft is blocking nicely.
Belcher wants to pass to mount but Tefft is defending the position.
Belcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Belcher throwing shots but Tefft is blocking nicely.
Belcher throwing shots but Tefft is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Belcher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tefft keeps working.
Tefft tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Tefft is trying to maintain the position but Belcher is very close to passing his half guard.
Belcher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Belcher drops an elbow to the side of Tefft's head.
Tefft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belcher throwing shots but Tefft is blocking nicely.
Belcher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tefft defending well though.
Tefft wants to improve his position but Belcher is controlling well.
Tefft is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tefft avoid being mounted?
Tefft on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Belcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Tefft sprawls well. He's pushed Belcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tefft lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Belcher backs up against the cage.
Tefft scores with a decent looking hook.
Belcher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tefft defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tefft.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Belcher with that takedown attempt.
Tefft scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tefft circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Belcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tefft is fending him off so far but Belcher persists. Nope, Tefft circles away and we're back to standing.
Tefft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tefft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belcher looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tefft connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tefft ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tefft throws a nice looking combination but Belcher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tefft has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Belcher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tefft lands a jab to the nose.
Tefft getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tefft lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tefft scores with a jab to the jaw.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belcher or perhaps it was just good defense by Tefft, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft punishes Belcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Jake Belcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tefft.
Belcher closes the distance and clinches up with Tefft, looking for a takedown. Belcher pushes Tefft against the cage but Tefft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tefft wants to clinch.
Belcher tries to clinch up but Tefft circles away and keeps his distance.
Tefft slaps away a takedown attempt from Belcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Will Tefft seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Belcher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft throws a series of punches but Belcher moves out of range.
Tefft stuffs the takedown attempt from Belcher. Belcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Tefft - just one landing.
Belcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Belcher prevents Tefft from improving his position.
Tefft keeps trying to improve his position.
Belcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tefft wants to control but Belcher is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher wants to free his trapped foot but Tefft is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tefft can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belcher lands a nice short elbow.
Tefft has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belcher working over Tefft with some ground and pound. Tefft looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belcher seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belcher prevents Tefft from improving his position.
Tefft is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Belcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tefft is trying is best to control the position here.
Tefft trying to hold on to Belcher's head to control him but Belcher postures up.
Belcher controlling the action here.
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!
Tefft is looking to control Belcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tefft avoid being mounted?
Tefft tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
Belcher looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tefft. Belcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tefft stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tefft wants it to stay on the feet.
Belcher throws a body punch but Tefft moves out of range.
Tefft scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tefft. Belcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefft shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tefft moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Belcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tefft digs a good body shot into Belcher's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Belcher with that takedown attempt.
Tefft lands a nice looking body shot.
Tefft scores with a nice strike.
Tefft lands a jab to Belcher's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tefft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Belcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belcher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jake Belcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tefft trying to control the position here.
Belcher stopping the sweep attempt from Tefft.
Belcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tefft is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belcher postures up in Tefft's guard and throws a big left but Tefft blocks it.
Belcher scoring with some ground and pound.
Tefft is trying to control the position but Belcher postures up.
Belcher lands a couple of elbows.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Tefft keeps moving.
Tefft not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tefft 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.
Tefft working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tefft is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belcher is working Tefft over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Belcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Belcher trying to control but Tefft is working from the bottom.
Belcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tefft trying to keep a closed guard but Belcher is proving a slippery customer.
Belcher lands a couple of elbows.
Belcher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tefft is trying to keep Belcher in close.
Belcher trying to control but Tefft is working from the bottom.
Tefft looking to control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belcher is in close to Tefft's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Belcher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tefft controlling the position.
Tefft is continuing to stall.
Belcher postures up.
Belcher lands a couple of digs.
Belcher trying to control but Tefft is working from the bottom.
Tefft avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belcher stays in close to Tefft's body and controls the position.
Tefft not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Tefft is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd cheers as Tefft lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belcher doesn't seem phased though.
Will Tefft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tefft throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft swats away the attempt to clinch by Belcher.
Belcher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tefft moves out of range as Belcher strikes.
Belcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tefft swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tefft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belcher is defended easily by Tefft.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tefft darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tefft lands with a straight right. Belcher didn't see that one coming.
Belcher dives in and grabs Tefft's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tefft pushes down on Belcher's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belcher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tefft defends well and Belcher ends up having to push Tefft into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tefft pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tefft's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tefft duly obliges.
Belcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tefft is fending him off so far but Belcher persists. Nope, Tefft circles away and we're back to standing.
Tefft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown but Tefft shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher walks into a stiff left hand from Tefft.
Tefft fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tefft fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tefft scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tefft throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tefft as he avoids it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tefft lands a right hook to the body.
Belcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Belcher needs to keep his hands up - Tefft had a free shot at his head there.
Belcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Belcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tefft's waist but Tefft gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belcher off to one side.
Tefft connects with a body shot.
Tefft scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tefft cracks Belcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tefft displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Belcher.
Tefft comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Belcher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tefft thuds a left hand into Belcher's body.
Belcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Belcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tefft.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tefft scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tefft scores with a nice head shot.
Tefft avoids the body shot from Belcher.
Belcher fails with a takedown attempt.
Tefft connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Tefft.
Tefft throws a body shot but no joy.
Belcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tefft comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher shoots for a takedown but Tefft saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tefft misses with a low kick.
Tefft lands a body shot.
Tefft lands a nice shot to the body.
Tefft lands a nice shot to the body.
Tefft cracks Belcher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Belcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tefft rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Belcher looks to throw the jab but Tefft is out of range.
Belcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belcher blocks a leg kick.
Tefft keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Belcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher closes the distance and clinches up with Tefft, looking for a takedown. Belcher pushes Tefft against the cage but Tefft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Belcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Belcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tefft throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belcher. Tefft does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tefft connects with a nice looking jab.
Tefft uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Belcher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tefft defends well and Belcher ends up having to push Tefft into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tefft's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tefft lands with a shot to the body.
Belcher rushes Tefft and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Tefft dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Tefft dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tefft works Belcher's body with a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tefft.
Tefft keeps the fight on the outside.
Belcher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Belcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tefft pinned against the cage. Tefft gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Belcher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Belcher lands in his opponent's guard.
Belcher wants to control from the top but Tefft keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Belcher preventing the sweep.
Belcher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher stands up over Tefft, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Belcher postures up.
Belcher stands up over Tefft, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tefft pulls Belcher in close to prevent any damage.
Tefft working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Belcher.
Belcher throwing strikes but missing.
Belcher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tefft wants to sweep but no luck.
Belcher being controlled here momentarily.
Belcher postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Will Tefft is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Tefft as Belcher shoots in.
Tefft closes the distance and pushes Belcher back into the cage.
Belcher is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Belcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belcher can't get the takedown.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tefft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tefft prevents Belcher from breaking the clinch.
Belcher is trying to pull guard but Tefft has him pressed against the cage.
Belcher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tefft to keep the fight standing.
Belcher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tefft prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tefft smiles and moves away.
Tefft 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.
Belcher dives in and grabs Tefft's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tefft pushes down on Belcher's head and hops out.
Tefft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Tefft misses.
Tefft connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tefft lands with a hook. Belcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tefft lands a nice shot that snaps Belcher's head back.
Tefft just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belcher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tefft pinned against the cage. Tefft gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tefft scores with a hook to the body. Belcher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tefft ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tefft is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belcher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tefft tries to avoid it but Belcher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tefft to the ground. Tefft escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tefft's corner calls for a 1-2. Tefft obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tefft rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Belcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tefft uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Belcher has time to react.
Belcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Tefft manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Belcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belcher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jake Belcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tefft sizes up Belcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Tefft comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tefft winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 44:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 44:50
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Tefft!
Will Tefft is the new light heavyweight champion!
Will Tefft very nearly forgot to thank 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casper Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casper Holm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Holm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Holm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva jabs Holm right on the nose. Holm blinks but takes it well.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Silva tries to clinch but Holm moves out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holm has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Holm there as he acknowledges the shot.
Holm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Holm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Holm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to break free but Holm has control.
Holm keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm working aggressively here.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Holm is controlling him.
Holm misses with the head strike.
Holm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holm moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
A combination from Holm does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Holm.
Holm tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holm. That's going to slow Silva down.
Holm looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holm is looking to clinch.
Holm walks into a jab.
Silva jabs Holm right on the nose. Holm blinks but takes it well.
Holm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holm tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holm has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Holm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Holm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Holm misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holm tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casper Holm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holm moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holm clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Holm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Holm pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holm tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Holm will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Holm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch there but Holm circles away.
Holm moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Holm won't allow it.
Silva breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Holm.
Holm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holm blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Holm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holm swinging wildly here.
Silva cracks Holm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holm connects with a high kick.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva rushes Holm and presses him up against the cage.
Holm is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holm jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Holm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holm trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva tries to stand but Holm is controlling from the bottom.
Holm is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Holm's closed guard. He's half up but Holm has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Holm pivots and extends the arm, Silva falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Holm! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Casper Holm!
Casper Holm gave a mention to VIRAL COMBAT in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Buhler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JoJo Kush!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buhler tries to avoid it but Kush manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buhler to the ground. Buhler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Buhler throws a body kick that misses.
Buhler lands a big head kick that sends Kush tumbling to the mat! Buhler takes a step backwards and waves Kush back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kush is rocked!
It looks like JoJo Kush has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Buhler.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Buhler finish him?
Kush looks winded!
Buhler measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kush! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Marco Buhler!
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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