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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby McBain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Cusow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McBain comes into the arena with The Drunk Scottsman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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271 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby McBain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Cusow!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cusow tries to clinch but McBain moves out of range.
McBain attempts a counter takedown but Cusow avoids it well and moves away.
McBain seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cusow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McBain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cusow looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McBain circles away from the clinch attempt.
McBain throws a head kick that misses.
Cusow misses with a straight right.
McBain appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dan Cusow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cusow tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cusow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McBain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cusow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McBain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cusow wants to clinch up but McBain keeps it at a distance.
McBain keeps the fight on the outside.
Cusow is looking to clinch but McBain is avoiding it.
Cusow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cusow misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusow darts in and clinches McBain up against the cage.
McBain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cusow is defending well.
Cusow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBain looking for a takedown.
McBain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cusow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby McBain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cusow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cusow has closed the distance and engaged McBain in a clinch.
McBain is working for takedown but Cusow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cusow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cusow misses with a wild combination.
McBain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cusow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cusow fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
McBain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cusow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cusow.
Dan Cusow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cusow throws a right hand that McBain ducks under and follows up with a left that McBain also avoids with ease.
Cusow feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McBains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cusow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McBain stands and throws Cusow's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McBain wants to control but Cusow is keeping him busy.
McBain passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cusow!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cusow wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McBain.
Cusow should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McBain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cusow because McBain loaded up on that one.
McBain controlling the position easily from mount.
Cusow is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
McBain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cusow can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries to control but Cusow wriggling away.
McBain throws some wild stikes that Cusow manages to avoid easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cusow can do anything to dispel that myth.
McBain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cusow is looking to escape.
McBain throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cusow because McBain loaded up on that one.
McBain misses with a head shot.
McBain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cusow has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McBain looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Cusow will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McBain shoots in looking for a takedown. Cusow tries to sprawl out of it but McBain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cusow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McBain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dan Cusow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cusow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBain, pushing him back against the cage.
McBain looking for a takedown.
Cusow taking a breather.
Cusow has a couple of punches blocked by McBain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBain is trying to pull guard but Cusow has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby McBain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusow has had enough of the clinch but McBain keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Cusow.
Cusow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cusow is trying to break the clinch but McBain is controlling him.
Cusow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McBain has him pressed against the cage.
Cusow is trying to force a seperation but McBain has the dominant position.
McBain wants a takedown but no success here.
Cusow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Cusow has had enough of the clinch but McBain keeps him there for the moment.
Cusow can't break the clinch.
McBain tries to pull guard but Cusow forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cusow.
Cusow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McBain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cusow sprawls well initially but McBain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
McBain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McBain 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBain not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McBain connects with a nice short shot to Cusow's temple.
Cusow is trying to stand back up but McBain is controlling him
Cusow is not content to let McBain control the position.
McBain is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cusow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cusow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cusow throws out a counter right but McBain avoids it with no problem.
McBain shoots in for a takedown but Cusow shows good takedown defense.
A left and a right from Cusow both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Cusow does no damage.
McBain half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cusow darts in and clinches McBain up against the cage.
Cusow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McBain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cusow is trying to break free.
McBain blocks an uppercut.
McBain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cusow wants to get back to striking at distance but McBain won't allow it.
Cusow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusow drives through and clinches with McBain against the cage.
McBain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cusow's efforts to push away.
McBain keeps control of Cusow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cusow tries to circle away but McBain has him pinned against the cage.
McBain keeps control of Cusow as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cusow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McBain is trying to pull guard but Cusow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McBain is trying to pull guard but Cusow turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cusow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McBain or not.
McBain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cusow after a bit of a struggle.
Come on Cusow - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Cusow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cusow fails in his attempt to clinch.
McBain tries to counter with a takedown but Cusow is quick to defend against it.
McBain scores with a takedown into Cusow's guard.
McBain in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McBain wants to control from the top but Cusow keeps moving.
McBain throwing strikes but missing.
Cusow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McBain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBain throws a big elbow that misses.
McBain trying to control the position from guard on top but Cusow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBain passes Cusow's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McBain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McBain missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McBain is keen to just control but Cusow is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cusow closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McBain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cusow is looking to break free of the clinch but McBain has double underhooks.
Cusow is trying to break free.
McBain is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cusow is trying to force a seperation but McBain has the dominant position.
Cusow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cusow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McBain wants to take the fight to the mat but Cusow manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby McBain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cusow working aggressively here.
McBain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cusow's efforts to push away.
Cusow lands a hook that snaps the head of McBain backwards.
Dan Cusow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBain tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McBain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cusow gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cusow working hard to break the clinch.
Cusow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cusow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cusow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBain.
McBain swats away the attempt to clinch by Cusow.
Cusow misses with a two punch combination.
Cusow misses with a double jab.
Cusow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cusow tries to clinch but McBain moves out of range.
McBain is looking to counter the offense by Cusow and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cusow misses with a combination
so McBain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cusow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McBain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McBain controlling from the top position.
McBain wants to control from the top but Cusow keeps moving.
Bobby McBain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McBain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Bobby McBain.
I think Cusow 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dan Cusow!
In defeat, Bobby McBain stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will return better that ever. Thank you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashantie comes to the cage accompanied by Congo Ashanti. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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234 lbs
42 - 22 - 1 |
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150 lbs
20 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
42 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Congo Ashantie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Fish!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ashantie misses
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Ashantie misses with a body kick.
Fish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ashantie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ashantie 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.
Ashantie throws a push kick but Fish slaps the foot to one side.
Fish takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ashantie scores with the left hand. Fish knows he should have avoided that one.
Fish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Ashantie tries to score with a low kick but Fish moves his leg out of the way.
Fish jabs at Ashantie's body.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Fish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ashantie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ashantie circles away.
Fish is looking to land body kicks.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ashantie has managed to clinch.
Fish stalling the fight.
Ashantie avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Ashantie trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie working aggressively here.
Fish slows down the pace here.
Ashantie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ashantie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ashantie.
Fish tries to break the clinch but Ashantie is controlling the position.
Ashantie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fish crunches a lovely knee into Ashantie's ribcage.
Fish tries to land a knee to the head but Ashantie blocks with his arms.
Fish tries a body shot but Ashantie blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fishs head.
A nice left hand lands by Fish.
Fish misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ashantie.
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!
Ashantie blocks an elbow strike.
Fish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fish struggles to land a body shot inside as Ashantie controls his hands.
Ashantie misses with some punches.
Ashantie slows down the pace here.
Fish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ashantie has him pressed against the cage.
Ashantie tries to land a knee to the head but Fish blocks with his arms.
Ashantie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ashantie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fish blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish scores a nice knee to the body.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ashantie.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Ashantie avoids the damage to the body.
Ashantie's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Ashantie lands a hook that snaps the head of Fish backwards.
Ashantie avoiding damage as Fish throws knees to the body.
Ashantie prevents a body shot from Fish.
Ashantie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish prevents a body shot from Ashantie.
Fish with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fish trying to land knees to the body.
Ashantie misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
Fish is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ashantie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fish lands a nice uppercut.
Fish tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Fish back against the cage.
Ashantie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fish blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ashantie managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
Ashantie misses with a knee to the head.
Ashantie misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ashantie working aggressively here.
Fish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fish lands a body punch.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fish missing with knees to the body.
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 Congo Ashantie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fish throws a lazy head kick
and Ashantie counters with a three punch combo that has Fish backing up. Fish nods at Ashantie to acknowledge the strikes.
Ashantie moves out of range of the strikes.
Ashantie misses with a wild combination.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fish darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ashantie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fish keeps the fight on the outside.
Fish misses with a kick to the body.
Ashantie moves in looking to clinch but Fish pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashantie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ashantie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fish under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie throws a low kick but Fish moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fish blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ashantie blocking some punches.
Fish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fish is looking to clinch but Ashantie is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fish checks a leg kick.
Ashantie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fish, pushing him back against the cage.
Ashantie prevents a body shot from Fish.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashantie's elbow.
Fish works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ashantie tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Fish works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fish unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fish tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fish thuds his right hand into Ashantie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good work by Fish as he checks the leg kick.
Good exchange - Fish coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ashantie tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.
Congo Ashantie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Fish.
Some bone on bone action there as Fish checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd cheers as Fish lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ashantie doesn't seem phased though.
Congo Ashantie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ashantie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ashantie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fish.
Fish misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ashantie thows a leg kick but Fish checks it
and Fish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ashantie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ashantie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fish lands a jab to Ashantie's midsection.
Ashantie moves out of range as Fish strikes.
Ashantie darts in trying to clinch
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie throws a series of punches but Fish avoids them all with ease.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ashantie.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Ashantie misses with a kick to the body
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
Fish slips under a jab.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ashantie throws a sloppy head kick
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish lands a jab.
Ashantie tries to clinch there but Fish circles away.
Fish appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Fish clinches up with Ashantie and pushes him back against the cage.
Ashantie struggles to land a body shot inside as Fish controls his hands.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish digs a good hook to Ashantie's body.
Ashantie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish is looking to clinch.
Ashantie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish checks a low kick from Ashantie.
Fish is looking for the big counter here.
Congo Ashantie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Ashantie misses with a leg kick
and Fish counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fish getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ashantie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Fish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Congo Ashantie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fish throws a body punch but Ashantie moves out of range.
Ashantie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fish circles away quickly and effectively.
Fish fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ashantie throws a shot from downtown. Fish moves away and avoids it.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ashantie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ashantie wants it to stay on the feet.
Fish is trying to maintain a safe position but Ashantie gets an underhook and turns Fish into the cage.
Fish working hard to break the clinch.
Ashantie tries a body shot but Fish blocks it.
Fish lands a good knee to the midsection. Ashantie won't want to take too many of those.
Fish can't find room to land a body shot as Ashantie controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashantie with a knee to the head.
It looks like Albert Fish has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Fish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fish throws an elbow but misses.
Albert Fish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fish lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ashantie managing to block the knees to the body from Fish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ashantie lands a nice uppercut.
Ashantie has Fish pressed against the cage, preventing Fish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fish.
Fish is leaning against Ashantie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fish lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fish is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ashantie is keeping busy.
Ashantie misses with a knee strike.
Fish blocks a body shot from Ashantie.
A left hand lands to the body for Fish.
Fish tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ashantie's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fish.
Fish misses with a body punch.
Fish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fish fails with the takedown.
Fish lands a nice hook to Ashantie's body. Ashantie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Ashantie moves away and avoids it.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ashantie.
Fish swats away the attempt to clinch by Ashantie.
Fish drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ashantie defends it well.
Ashantie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ashantie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ashantie blocks a head kick by Fish.
Fish lands the left hand.
Fish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ashantie checks it well.
Ashantie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish connects with an inside leg kick.
Fish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ashantie takes a step back to recover.
Ashantie misses with a head kick.
Jab by Fish.
Fish uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ashantie has time to react.
Ashantie throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a straight right hand.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Ashantie.
Fish with the counter takedown but Ashantie avoids it easily.
Ashantie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ashantie throws a head kick that misses
and Ashantie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fish thumps Ashantie with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ashantie tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ashantie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fish is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ashantie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ashantie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ashantie throws out the jab.
Fish flicks out a counter leg kick but Ashantie steps away.
Fish lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ashantie slips under a jab from Fish.
Ashantie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ashantie darts in trying to clinch
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Fish checks a leg kick nicely.
Fish throws a hook but Ashantie blocks it.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Fish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fish 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Fish!
Albert Fish managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, VIRAL COMBAT, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balthasar Oosteroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Am Hell. Richard B Riddick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
220 lbs
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276 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balthasar Oosteroom!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick is looking to counter with a body kick.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick lands a glancing blow to the side of Oosteroom's head.
Oosteroom has managed to clinch.
Oosteroom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosteroom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oosteroom told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Oosteroom working hard to break the clinch.
Oosteroom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick lands a two punch combo.
Riddick clinches up with Oosteroom and pushes him back against the cage.
Oosteroom lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Oosteroom scores with a shot to the side of Riddick's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosteroom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oosteroom lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riddick.
Oosteroom gets through Riddick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Oosteroom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Riddick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riddick misses with the combination.
Oosteroom tries to land a body kick
and Riddick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oosteroom looks to land a combination. Riddick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oosteroom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riddick scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Riddick misses.
Oosteroom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oosteroom defending well as Riddick loads up on a big left hand.
Riddick connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Oosteroom steps into range and cracks Riddick with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Riddick flops backwards and Oosteroom dives into his guard looking to finish!
Riddick is rocked!
Riddick is trying to control the position but Oosteroom postures up.
Oh Riddick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oosteroom stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riddick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick wants to sweep but no luck.
Riddick seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosteroom has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riddick is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oosteroom walks into a straight right hand from Riddick.
Balthasar Oosteroom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oosteroom closes the distance and clinches.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosteroom is defending well for now.
Oosteroom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oosteroom is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oosteroom avoids it.
Oosteroom managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Oosteroom managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Riddick has hold of one of Oosteroom's legs. Oosteroom is fighting the takedown attempt but Riddick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oosteroom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riddick is controlling him.
Riddick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Riddick throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Riddick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oosteroom is keeping the position for now.
Riddick content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oosteroom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riddick backs up against the cage.
Oosteroom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Balthasar Oosteroom will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Oosteroom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oosteroom tries to clinch up.
It appears Riddick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oosteroom wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Oosteroom rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oosteroom's efforts to push away.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Balthasar Oosteroom seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oosteroom with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosteroom breaks from the clinch.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Oosteroom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosteroom drives through and clinches with Riddick against the cage.
Riddick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oosteroom on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosteroom lands a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Riddick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Riddick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oosteroom missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosteroom blocks the elbow strike.
Oosteroom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Oosteroom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oosteroom is looking to clinch.
Riddick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Riddick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Oosteroom.
Oosteroom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riddick avoids it.
Oosteroom lands with a light punch inside.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosteroom avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Oosteroom avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick 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.
Oosteroom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oosteroom manages to break the clinch.
Oosteroom tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that half lands.
Oosteroom throws a head kick but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick is looking to counter punch.
Oosteroom throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oosteroom finds it's way round the side to connect with Riddick's head.
Oosteroom lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Riddick goes down and covers up as Oosteroom starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Balthasar Oosteroom!
Balthasar Oosteroom decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Serder Serderov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregers Westerberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Westerberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Maitre Gims - J'me Tire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
262 lbs
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25
286 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serder Serderov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregers Westerberg!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serderov throws a lazy right hand but Westerberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Westerberg shoots in looking for a takedown but Serderov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Westerberg's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Serderov checks the leg kick.
Westerberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Serderov misses with a few strikes there.
Serderov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serderov drops Westerberg with a beautiful combination! Westerberg stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Serderov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Gregers Westerberg has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Westerberg throws a body punch but Serderov moves out of range.
Serderov lands a jab to Westerberg's midsection.
Westerberg gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Serderov lands with a right to the head.
Westerberg blocks an elbow strike from Serderov.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Serderov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Serderov lands an elbow inside that Westerberg shrugs off.
Serderov lands an elbow that stopped Westerberg in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Gregers Westerberg's cut even more.
Serderov throws an elbow that misses.
Serderov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Westerberg taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westerberg misses with the head strike.
Westerberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Serderov.
Serderov misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Serderov.
Serderov gets through Westerberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Westerberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Westerberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Serderov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Westerberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
The cut above Gregers Westerberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Serderov effectively controlling the action here.
Serderov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
I was talking to Serderov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Serderov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Westerberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serderov's elbow.
Serderov prevents a body shot from Westerberg.
Serderov tries to throw a body punch but Westerberg avoids it by throwing Serderov back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serderov lands a damaging elbow.
Gregers Westerberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gregers Westerberg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Serder Serderov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonothan Kuhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Wiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuhula comes to the cage accompanied by Native Drums from the South Pacific. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wiz's choice of entrance music: SouthSide. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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32
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonothan Kuhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Big Wiz!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuhula misses with a hook. Wiz ducked under it nicely.
Wiz tries to move into range but Kuhula moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuhula misses with a straight right.
Kuhula avoids the body shot from Wiz.
Wiz darts in and clinches Kuhula up against the cage.
Kuhula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuhula is trying to break free.
Kuhula blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiz prevents Kuhula from breaking the clinch.
Kuhula is trying to break the clinch but Wiz has him pressed against the cage.
Wiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Kuhula.
Wiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuhulas head.
It looks like Tonothan Kuhula has been cut.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuhula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuhula is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiz misses with the head strike.
Wiz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kuhulas head.
Wiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
Kuhula wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiz won't allow it.
Kuhula wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiz won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wiz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuhula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kuhula is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Wiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuhula wants to break free but Wiz has control.
Wiz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuhula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wiz jabs Kuhula right on the nose. Kuhula blinks but takes it well.
Kuhula throws a lazy uppercut
and Wiz counters with a nice uppercut.
Wiz throws a right hand that misses
and Kuhula counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Big Wiz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuhula throws a right hand that misses
and Wiz counters with a left to the body.
Wiz is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kuhula misses the target.
Kuhula keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiz clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiz.
Wiz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuhula.
Wiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kuhula prevents a body shot from Wiz.
Wiz has Kuhula pressed against the cage, preventing Kuhula from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wiz controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wiz.
A right hook to the body lands for Wiz.
Wiz misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Wiz fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Kuhula is trying to force a seperation but Wiz has the dominant position.
Wiz can't find room to land a body shot as Kuhula controls the action.
Wiz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wiz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuhula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiz keeps control of Kuhula as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wiz lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuhula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiz has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuhula wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wiz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kuhula.
Kuhula is trying to force a seperation but Wiz has the dominant position.
Kuhula blocking some punches.
Kuhula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuhula has had enough of the clinch but Wiz keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiz.
Wiz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wiz scores with a hook to the body.
Kuhula is breathing heavily.
Wiz digs a right hand into Kuhula's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kuhula's gas tank.
Wiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuhula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
Wiz lands a nice uppercut.
Wiz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Wiz dominated that round.
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.
Wiz lands a jab.
Kuhula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiz connects with the punch.
Tonothan Kuhula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kuhula paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiz scores with a jab. Kuhula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Big Wiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wiz moves in looking to clinch but Kuhula pushes him off.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuhula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Kuhula misses.
Kuhula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuhula.
Kuhula uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiz.
Wiz throws a leg kick which misses Kuhula's front leg but catches the back leg as Kuhula tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wiz misses with a straight left.
Kuhula moves away from the strike by Wiz.
Wiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tonothan Kuhula's cut is getting worse.
Wiz swings for the body but Kuhula moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kuhula misses with a hook. Wiz ducked under it nicely.
Wiz wants to clinch.
Kuhula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuhula.
Wiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiz throws a body punch but Kuhula moves out of range.
It looked like Kuhula wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuhula lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kuhula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuhula misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wiz tries to clinch up.
Kuhula waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wiz.
Wiz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wiz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuhula throws a hook to the side of Wiz's head but Wiz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kuhula.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuhula walks into a stiff left hand from Wiz.
Kuhula swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuhula just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiz throws out a counter right but Kuhula avoids it with no problem.
Wiz tries to clinch up.
Kuhula looks to land a left hand but Wiz moved out of range nicely.
Wiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuhula swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kuhula tries to break the clinch but Wiz is controlling the position.
Kuhula wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wiz has him pressed against the cage.
Wiz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wiz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuhula blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiz tries to work over Kuhula's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuhula backwards.
Tonothan Kuhula's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wiz pushes Kuhula back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wiz has a couple of punches blocked by Kuhula.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wiz.
Wiz misses with a punch to the body.
Wiz is working Kuhula over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wiz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wiz lands with a light punch inside.
Jeez, Tonothan Kuhula's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kuhula lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wiz backwards.
Kuhula tries to break the clinch but Wiz is controlling the position.
Wiz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuhula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wiz prevents Kuhula from breaking the clinch.
Wiz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuhula wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wiz lands an uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonothan Kuhula's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Big Wiz!
Big Wiz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick The Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick The Destroyer looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick The Destroyer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps The Destroyer 's head backwards.
It looks like Dominick The Destroyer has been cut.
Barbosa lands a big right hand that sends The Destroyer crashing to the mat! Barbosa stays standing though and waves The Destroyer back to his feet!
The Destroyer is rocked!
The Destroyer defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Oh The Destroyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Barbosa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Destroyer throws a counter high kick but Barbosa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barbosa throws the kick towards the body but The Destroyer avoids it.
The Destroyer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barbosa's coach down at LOD: Lightning Kicks was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Barbosa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa cracks The Destroyer with a hook to the temple - The Destroyer is on wobbly legs here! Barbosa swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! The Destroyer falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Barbosa wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Barbosa!
A very excited looking Frank Barbosa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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