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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (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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26
203 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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190 lbs
11 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Average Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Joe.
Korczynski is looking to regain half guard here but Joe keeps moving and retains side control.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Joe working the ground and pound from side control.
Korczynski is looking to regain half guard here but Joe keeps moving and retains side control.
Korczynski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Korczynski is not content to let Joe control the position.
Joe lands a few punches from side control.
Korczynski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Joe 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.
Korczynski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Korczynski tries to bench press Joe off him but Joe keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korczynski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Korczynski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Joe lands a few punches from side control.
Joe lands a strong strike to the head of Korczynski. That's dazed him! Joe looking to finish here. Korczynski is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Joe lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Joe!
Average Joe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papy Abedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macale is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life. Papy Abedi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
182 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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177 lbs
57 - 23 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papy Abedi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
57 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macale slips a straight right by Abedi.
Abedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Macale swinging wildly here.
Abedi lands the left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Abedi there.
Macale looks to land a left hand but Abedi moved out of range nicely.
Abedi throws a good cross that connects.
Macale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abedi moves out of range of the strikes.
Abedi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Papy Abedi has been cut.
Macale lands with a hook. Abedi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Macale misses with a head kick.
Abedi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Abedi is rocked!
A head kick by Macale - that's a beauty! Abedi is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Macale can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tiao Macale!
Tiao Macale spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Voices- Rev Theory. James Mitchell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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222 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Gee!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Mitchell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gee counters with a nice kick to the body.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Gee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Tony Gee has been cut.
Gee lands a left and a right that send Mitchell crashing to the mat, dazed. Gee thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mitchell is rocked!
It looks like James Mitchell has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gee counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mitchell! Gee lets Mitchell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gee finds Mitchell's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Mitchell flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Gee lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Mitchell will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Gee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (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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270 lbs
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277 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins loads up on a big right hand but Winkler slips the punch.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkler.
Winkler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collins throws out a powerful jab.
Winkler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Winkler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Collins.
Winkler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Collins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winkler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins clinches with his opponent.
Collins wants to break free but Winkler has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Collins.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins throws a punch but it's blocked by Winkler.
Winkler blocks a body shot from Collins.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Winkler.
Collins working aggressively here.
Collins struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkler controls his hands.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses with a left hand
and Winkler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Winkler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Winkler lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Winkler has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch combination from Collins misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to clinch.
Winkler blocks a jab.
Collins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Kyle Collins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Winkler throws a body punch but Collins moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Winkler.
Collins moves in looking to clinch but Winkler pushes him off.
Winkler walks into a straight right hand from Collins.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Collins misses.
Collins thumps Winkler with a low kick.
Collins clobbers Winkler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Collins misses with an uppercut
and Collins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Winkler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Collins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins thows a leg kick but Winkler checks it
and Winkler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winkler misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Collins misses
and Winkler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Winkler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Winkler throws a shot from downtown. Collins moves away and avoids it.
Winkler misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Collins slips under a jab.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Collins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winkler.
Winkler throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins swinging wildly here.
Collins moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Collins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Winkler's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winkler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winkler ducks under a wild hook from Collins.
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!
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkler might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Collins falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Collins is looking to score with low kicks.
Collins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Collins slips a jab from Winkler.
Collins stalks Winkler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Winkler's face. Winkler staggers backwards, shaken.
A big left from Winkler misses.
Collins dips to his left and cracks Winkler with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Collins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Collins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Collins's cut.
That's time! Collins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Collins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Collins shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Winkler eats them both and turns towards Collins to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winkler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kyle Collins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins throws a front kick that sends Winkler stumbling back into the cage.
Winkler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Collins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winkler counters with a left and a right that stings Collins.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Collins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Winkler looks to land a right hand but Collins moved out of range.
Kyle Collins is winning the standup battle so far.
Winkler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Winkler.
Winkler lands an overhand right.
Collins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Winkler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Collins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winkler.
Winkler misses with a hook.
Winkler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Collins misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Collins misses its intended target.
Winkler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Collins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Collins punishes Winkler's body with a nice straight punch.
Winkler chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Collins can pounce on him.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winkler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins looks to land a combination but Winkler avoids it well.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Winkler blocks the leg kick.
Collins missing with a left hand there. Winkler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Collins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winkler momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Collins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Collins scores with a shot to the side of Winkler's head.
Winkler is looking to break free of the clinch but Collins has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Collins.
Collins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Collins.
Winkler throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Winkler jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Winkler.
Collins misses with a two punch combination.
Winkler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
Collins has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Collins throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Winkler.
Collins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Collins is just out of range.
Winkler lands with a right hand.
Collins avoids the body shot from Winkler.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Collins throws the left hand but Winkler avoids the punch easily.
Good exchange - Collins coming out on top.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler lands a jab to Collins's midsection.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Kyle Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Collins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Collins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Collins misses with a low kick as Winkler jumps back.
Collins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Collins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Winkler.
Collins misses with a looping left.
Winkler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Collins's hands.
Collins blocks a jab.
Collins lands a jab-cross combination.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Winkler throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Winkler moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins misses with a double jab.
Winkler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winkler blocks a jab.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Collins throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a low kick but Winkler moves out of range easily.
Collins scores with a jab to the head.
Winkler jabs Collins right on the nose. Collins blinks but takes it well.
Winkler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Collins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Collins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Collins throws a low kick but Winkler moves out of range easily.
Collins throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Winkler sizes up Collins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winkler throws a combination. Collins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Collins is rocked!
Winkler misses with a series of wild punches.
Winkler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Collins under the eye.
Oh Collins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins throws a hook to the side of Winkler's head but Winkler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Collins seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Collins sprawling to the canvas! Collins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Winkler finish him?!
Nice defenses there by Collins.
Winkler drops Collins with a straight right hand, right on the button! Winkler follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Winkler!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Tayber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kickstart. Tayber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terravita - Adult Robot Kung Fu. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jebidiah Tayber!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Tayber moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Tayber checks it
and Tayber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie cracks Tayber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tayber throws a nice head kick!
Tayber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Tayber.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tayber.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Tayber connects with a crisp jab.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie tries to move into range but Tayber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tayber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Tayber pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tayber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Tayber pushes his legs off easily.
Tayber postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Tayber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tayber is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Tayber tries to roll out but it's too tight and Tayber has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royce Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Royce Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Grossman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dettman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grossman.
Dettman closes the distance and clinches.
Dettman taking a breather.
Dettman taking a breather.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Dettman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Grossman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dettman smiles and moves away.
A head kick from Dettman lands but Grossman takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dettman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dettman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman with a nice cross.
Dettman checks a low kick from Grossman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Grossman moves out of range easily.
Dettman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dettman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dettman throws a right and a left that Grossman avoids nicely.
Dettman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dettman closes the distance and clinches.
Dettman misses with a body punch.
Dettman struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
Dettman working Grossman over with knees to the body.
Grossman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dettman walks away with a smile on his face. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dettman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dettman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grossman at a distance.
Grossman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dettman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grossman counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dettman tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Dettman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dettman has managed to clinch.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Dettman throws an elbow that misses.
Grossman is trying to drag Dettman to the mat but Dettman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Grossman.
Grossman blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dettman fails to land.
Grossman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dettman smiles and moves away.
Dettman is looking to wear down Grossman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fails with a takedown attempt.
Dettman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dettman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dettman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dettman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dettman.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman working Grossman over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dettman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dettman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dettman lands a left hand.
Dettman lands an elbow just above Grossman 's eye.
Dettman controlling the action here for a moment.
Dettman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Grossman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dettman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Grossman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dettman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches up with Dettman, looking for a takedown. Grossman pushes Dettman against the cage but Dettman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karl Grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dettman misses with a body shot.
Grossman ducks right into an uppercut from Dettman.
Dettman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dettman closes the distance and clinches.
Dettman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grossman can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
Dettman trying to stall but Grossman improves his position.
Grossman tries to pull guard but Dettman holds him up against the cage and eventually Grossman drops back down to his feet.
Bobby Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Grossman.
Grossman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Dettman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dettman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grossman keeping full guard, as Dettman tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dettman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dettman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Dettman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grossman is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Dettman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dettman looks to land a left hand but Grossman moved out of range nicely.
Dettman rushes Grossman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
Dettman is pressed up against the cage. Grossman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dettman down to the mat. Dettman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. Grossman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dettman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grossman.
Dettman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grossman was well out of range. Poor timing from Dettman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dettman misses.
Dettman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Grossman moves out of range easily.
Grossman shoots in looking for a takedown. Dettman tries to sprawl out of it but Grossman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dettman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dettman.
Dettman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dettman feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Grossman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Bobby Dettman has been cut.
Dettman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dettman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch but Dettman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Dettman misses its intended target.
Bobby Dettman is winning the standup battle so far.
Dettman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grossman on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman dodges the punch combination from Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dettman, as that shot connected.
Dettman has managed to clinch.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grossman is defending well for now.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dettman pushes off an throws an elbow but Grossman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grossman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dettman smiles and moves away.
Dettman swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Dettman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grossman tries to clinch up.
Dettman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Grossman.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dettman lands a nice hook to Grossman's body. Grossman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grossman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dettman lands the left hand.
Grossman is rocked!
Grossman bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dettman comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Grossman falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Grossman was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Dettman!
Bobby Dettman 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lashley has chosen Hustlin as his entrance music. Luke Lashley has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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148 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Lashley!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Bate as Lashley shoots in.
Bate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bate wants it to stay on the feet.
Lashley moves into the clinch.
Bate tries to work over Lashley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lashley pulls guard effortlessly.
Bate advances to half guard.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet.
Bate performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley is staying active underneath Bate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bate 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.
Bate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lashley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Bate thows a huge punch but Lashley dodges it nicely.
Lashley wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lashley walks into a left hand.
Bate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lashley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lashley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Bate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lashley stops Bate from passing to mount.
Bate in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bate is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lashley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lashley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bate.
Lashley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bate has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lashley is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lashley is not content to let Bate control the position.
The strikes coming from Bate are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Lashley is pushing Bate's head away, looking to escape. Bate manages to hold on to the position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bate scoring with punches and elbows.
Lashley is pushing Bate's head away, looking to escape. Bate manages to hold on to the position though.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Lashley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate looks up at the clock and then as Lashley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bate tries for a kimura but Lashley is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Lashley misses.
Bate connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lashley's hands.
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
Lashley shoots for a takedown but Bate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lashley takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but Bate shows good takedown defense.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Lashley.
Lashley fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Bate. No joy for Lashley on that attempt.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lashley with a poor takedown
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lashley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bate.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bate lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lashley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lashley shoots for a double leg takedown but Bate sprawls well. He's pushed Lashley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lashley tries to clinch up.
Lashley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lashley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bate circles away.
Lashley is breathing heavily.
Lashley has a takedown stuffed.
Bate connects with a jab.
Lashley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lashley has his takedown stuffed
and Bate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lashley back to the cage. Bate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate clobbers Lashley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lashley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bate swivels and escapes.
Bate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lashley in his tracks.
Bate's corner calls for a 1-2. Bate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lashley closes the distance and clinches up with Bate, looking for a takedown. Lashley pushes Bate against the cage but Bate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lashley fails with the takedown
and Bate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lashley wants to clinch.
Bate scores with a jab.
Bate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bate connects with a body shot.
Luke Lashley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Lashley's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws out a powerful jab.
Bate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lashley can do to turn this around?
Bate lands a jab to Lashley's midsection.
Lashley shoots in looking for a takedown. Bate tries to sprawl out of it but Lashley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lashley fails to land with a series of punches.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Lashley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bate pinned against the cage. Bate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lashley takes one on the button.
Lashley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lashley darts in looking for a takedown but Bate gets double underhooks and turns Lashley into the cage.
Bate manages to break the clinch.
Bate lunges at Lashley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lashley's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Bate.
Lashley looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lashley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bate's waist but Bate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lashley off to one side.
Bate jabs at Lashley's body.
Jab from Bate.
Lashley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lashley misses with a kick to the body.
Lashley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bate finds it's way round the side to connect with Lashley's head.
Bate getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lashley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bate lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Bate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Bate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lashley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bate cracks Lashley with a good jab.
Lashley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bate gets full guard.
Lashley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bate working a defensive guard here.
Bate is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lashley rolls with it to try and escape but Bate cranks on the arm and Lashley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Bate!
A victorious Tyrone Bate thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Its Dark and Hell is Hot. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
23 - 14 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuya Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Inoue moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
Inoue throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Inoue is in Man's guard.
Inoue looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Inoue thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Man pulls Inoue in to control the position.
Man knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inoue on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inoue stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man can't keep his opponent in guard - Inoue advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Inoue is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.
Inoue maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Man could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Inoue has cracked it and Man is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Inoue!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuya Inoue!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Pellinore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellinore comes to the cage accompanied by Alpha King. 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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277 lbs
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257 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tor Pellinore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tor Pellinore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington tries to close the distance and clinch but Pellinore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harrington tries to land a leg kick but Pellinore saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Pellinore.
That kick from Pellinore tenderised Harrington's leg. Harrington is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pellinore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pellinore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harrington is able to avoid easily.
Harrington misses with a body kick.
Harrington tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pellinore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrington was well out of range. Poor timing from Pellinore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Pellinore.
Pellinore misses with a body punch
and Harrington counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrington throws a leg kick which misses Pellinore's front leg but catches the back leg as Pellinore tries to avoid it.
Pellinore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Tor Pellinore has been cut.
The fighters circling - Pellinore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pellinore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Pellinore.
Pellinore throws a head kick that misses.
Harrington lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pellinore will feel that in the morning.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellinore throws out a loose jab but Harrington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harrington drops his hands momentarily and Pellinore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Pellinore looks to score with a jab to the body but Harrington is just out of range.
Pellinore misses with a combination
and Harrington counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pellinore thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harrington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pellinore's calf.
Pellinore looks to land a combination but Harrington avoids it well.
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!
Harrington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pellinore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pellinore is looking to chop away at Harrington's legs.
Pellinore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Harrington misses.
Pellinore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Pellinore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harrington.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore checks a leg kick.
Harrington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harrington misses with a low kick.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellinore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pellinore throws a right hand that misses
and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrington throws a chopping leg kick but Pellinore manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pellinore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harrington.
Jab from Pellinore.
Pellinore blocks a head kick by Harrington.
Pellinore just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore moves in looking to clinch but Harrington pushes him off.
Pellinore tries a head kick but it misses.
Harrington 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Pellinore.
Pellinore misses the jab.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
Pellinore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington blocks a head kick by Pellinore.
Pellinore lands with a nice body punch.
Harrington ducks under a wild hook from Pellinore.
Pellinore tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Pellinore checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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 Tor Pellinore will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellinore blocks the body kick.
Harrington throws a leg kick that misses.
Pellinore goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pellinore is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Harrington avoids the body shot from Pellinore.
Harrington checks the leg kick.
Harrington tries a head kick but it misses.
Pellinore gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Harrington counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Harrington checks the leg kick nicely there.
Harrington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pellinore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellinore scores with a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pellinore 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 Harrington has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harrington and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pellinore misses with a shot to the body
and Harrington counters with a nice leg kick.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Pellinore checks it.
Pellinore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Pellinore.
Harrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington connects with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Harrington.
Pellinore throws a head kick that Harrington semi-blocks.
Pellinore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pellinore misses.
Harrington feints and then cracks Pellinore's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pellinore down.
Pellinore throws a head kick but Harrington moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Harrington.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrington scores with a nice body kick.
Harrington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellinore.
Pellinore chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harrington can pounce on him.
Harrington throws a leg kick but Pellinore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Harrington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pellinore misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Pellinore misses
and Harrington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pellinore's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harrington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pellinore throws a hook to the side of Harrington's head but Harrington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pellinore misses with a right hand
and Harrington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pellinore is looking to wear down Harrington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Harrington.
Pellinore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Harrington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pellinore.
Pellinore throws an overhand right that lands on Harrington's shoulder, as Harrington tries to avoid the shot.
Pellinore throws a head kick that half lands.
Harrington misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellinore misses with a low kick as Harrington jumps back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore throws the kick towards the body but Harrington avoids it.
Pellinore wants to land a leg kick but Harrington is out of range.
Harrington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pellinore. That did some damage!
Pellinore misses with a leg kick
and Harrington counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pellinore throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Pellinore throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harrington staying out of range there.
Harrington buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Pellinore misses
and Harrington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harrington lands a jab to Pellinore's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harrington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Harrington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pellinore throws a body punch but Harrington moves out of range.
Harrington throws a leg kick which misses Pellinore's front leg but catches the back leg as Pellinore tries to avoid it.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pellinore throws a head kick that misses.
Pellinore throws a right hand that misses
and Harrington counters with an outside leg kick.
Pellinore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harrington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pellinore.
Pellinore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pellinore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harrington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pellinore's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Harrington slams his shin into Pellinore's torso.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pellinore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Pellinore 's knee.
Harrington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pellinore takes one to the chin there.
Harrington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pellinore has time to react.
Tor Pellinore's cut is getting worse.
Pellinore throws a poor cross that misses
and Harrington counters with a straight right hand.
Harrington connects with a leg kick. Pellinore looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harrington throws a push kick but Pellinore slaps the foot to one side.
Pellinore connects with a high kick.
That kick from Harrington tenderised Pellinore's leg. Pellinore is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping body kick lands there for Harrington.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pellinore is out of range.
Harrington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pellinore swings for the body but Harrington moves out of range.
Pellinore misses with a looping left.
Pellinore's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Pellinore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ashley Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington thumps Pellinore with a low kick.
Harrington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrington blocks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellinore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrington's head backwards.
Pellinore throws a head kick that misses
and Harrington counters with a low kick, right behind Pellinore 's knee.
Harrington moves away from the strike by Pellinore.
Pellinore throws a looping overhand right but Harrington ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Harrington is predictable there
and Pellinore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pellinore moves in looking to clinch but Harrington pushes him off.
Pellinore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harrington counters with a head kick. That will keep Pellinore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Harrington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pellinore misses with a jab to the body
and Harrington counters with a head kick.
Harrington throws a solid leg kick but Pellinore takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Harrington.
Harrington lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harrington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pellinore throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pellinore misses the body punch
and Harrington counters with a nice leg kick.
Pellinore throws a sloppy head kick and Harrington moves out of range easily.
Harrington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harrington throws a leg kick which misses Pellinore's front leg but catches the back leg as Pellinore tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pellinore.
Pellinore misses with a low kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Pellinore might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Harrington.
Pellinore throws a hook but Harrington avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrington 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Harrington!
Our winner, Ashley Harrington, 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 Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a low kick but Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuilagi.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tuilagi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Riley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riley tries to buck Tuilagi off but Tuilagi is having none of it.
Tuilagi scoring with punches and elbows.
Tuilagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riley is avoiding damage well.
Tuilagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Riley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tuilagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tuilagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuilagi connects with a decent elbow.
Tuilagi working away.
Tuilagi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tuilagi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Riley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Riley can't do much from the bottom here.
Tuilagi wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tuilagi tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Tuilagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuilagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuilagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Tuilagi slips a straight right by Riley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley tries to clinch
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Tuilagi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tuilagi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuilagi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Tuilagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riley checks a leg kick.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuilagi counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a single leg into guard. Riley didn't expect that.
Tuilagi postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuilagi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuilagi postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Tuilagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley misses with a looping left.
Tuilagi missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuilagi's head.
Travis Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi lands with a good body shot.
Tuilagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Tuilagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley is looking to score with low kicks.
Tuilagi moves away from the strike by Riley.
Tuilagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Tuilagi avoids it.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley motions for Tuilagi to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuilagi slips under a jab.
Tuilagi ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Tuilagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Riley misses the body punch
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
Tuilagi throws an elbow but Riley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuilagi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riley dodges the ground and pound from Tuilagi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Riley is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is letting Tuilagi control him for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley defending against the ground and pound.
Tuilagi throwing strikes but Riley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tuilagi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Riley 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. This is the final round!
Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuilagi.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Tuilagi moved out of range.
Riley jabs Tuilagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuilagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Tuilagi distracts Riley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tuilagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuilagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Riley!
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi 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.
You can see the frustration on Riley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuilagi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riley some visible discomfort.
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Tuilagi crashes against the mat.
Tuilagi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is staying tight to Riley's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tuilagi lands an elbow.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tuilagi controlling from side mount.
Tuilagi in side control, throwing shots but Riley defends.
Tuilagi controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Tuilagi.
Travis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuilagi checks a leg kick.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tuilagi is trying to control. Riley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuilagi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Tuilagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuilagi 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
After the big win, Manu Tuilagi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Jazzify and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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