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LFC 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Masseria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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178 cm
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191 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Masseria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Locke!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke moves forwards but Masseria connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Locke has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice defenses there by Masseria.
Masseria defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Locke.
Masseria was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Masseria keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Locke fails to land the takedown.
We've been told by Masseria's head coaches at Intelligent Design that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Locke swings widly with a right hand
and Masseria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Locke thinking.
Locke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Masseria.
Masseria lands a glancing blow to the side of Locke's head.
Locke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Masseria counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Locke thinking.
Mikhail Masseria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrian Locke.
Locke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masseria was well out of range. Poor timing from Locke.
Masseria connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masseria is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masseria drops Locke with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Locke! Masseria dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Masseria!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pip Pop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott has chosen Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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181 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pip Pop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pop is looking to counter punch.
Knott shoots in and gets a takedown into Pop's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knott forces his way into half guard.
Pop wants to get back to full guard.
Knott is trying to control the action in half guard but Pop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pop regains full guard. Nicely done.
Knott wants to control from the top but Pop keeps moving.
Knott preventing the sweep.
Pop has his foot on Knott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knott works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knott throws a big elbow that misses.
Pop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knott with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott trying to control but Pop is working from the bottom.
Pop looking for a sweep. Not yet Pop, not yet.
Pop is trying to control the position but Knott postures up.
Pop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Knott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pop is trying to control the position but Knott postures up.
Knott controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knott would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knott. Pop does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pop is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
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.
Pop moves away from the strike by Knott.
Pop avoids the body shot from Knott.
Knott jabs Pop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Knott forces Pop back against the cage and clinches.
Knott decides to pull guard.
Knott looking to control.
Knott wants to get back to his feet but Pop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pop in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knott is keeping the position for now.
Knott wants to stand and escape but Pop is having none of it.
Knott wants to sweep here but Pop controlling him for the moment.
Knott trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No joy there for Knott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knott gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pop got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knott has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pop has managed to get both his arms back between Knott's legs - danger averted.
Knott is trying to control the position but Pop postures up.
Pop passes Knott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knott tries to get to full guard but Pop has control of the leg.
Knott is trying to stand.
Pop is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Knott is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pop keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Knott is trying to trip Pop. He has hold of a leg but Pop is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Knott persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pop is on top in guard.
Pop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knott is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pop is controlling him.
Knott pulls Pop in close to his closed guard and prevents Pop from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pop throwing strikes from guard but Knott blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Knott dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Knott takes a swing at Pop's ribcage but misses.
Knott misses with the combination.
Knott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Knott gets caught flat footed, as Pop shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pop stops Knott from standing up.
Pop with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Knott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pop has gone for a leg lock! Knott slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pop's guard.
Pop is trying to control the position but Knott postures up.
Knott drops back looking for a leg! Pop is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pop manages to kick Knott off! Knott jumps back into Pop's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knott wants to pass the guard but Pop is keeping the position.
Pop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Knott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Knott wants to control from the top but Pop keeps moving.
Pop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knott manages to get himself to full guard.
Pop passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Knott wants to control but Pop postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knott keeps working.
Knott is looking for a sweep.
Knott is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pop off and has taken his back!
Knott keeps control of the position as Pop tries to break free.
Knott patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pop fending off the submission attempt from Knott.
Pop tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pop is looking to improve his position but Knott isn't that keen on the idea.
Pop is working hard here to advance position.
Knott tries to control but Pop wriggling away.
Pop gets back to half guard.
Pop is refusing to be controlled, as Knott sits in half guard.
Knott is trying to work for a kimura but Pop is defending well.
Knott working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pop wants to improve his position but Knott is controlling well.
Knott uses his free foot to push down on Pop's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pop.
Pop is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Last Dragon MMA '13 Coaches $600' , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Pop tries to lock up and control but Knott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pop really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knott is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pop is looking to get to half guard.
Knott avoids the attempt from Pop to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Knott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Knott.
It looks like Pip Pop has been cut.
Knott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knott has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pop is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Knott throws a push kick but Pop slaps the foot to one side.
Pop avoids the body shot from Knott.
Pop closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pop looks up at the clock and then as Knott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pop smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Knott defending against the ground and pound.
Pop trying to control the action but Knott is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Knott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knott is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pop trying to control the action but Knott is working from the bottom.
Pop working away.
Pop tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pop has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knott!
Pop trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knott in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Knott is trying desperately to improve position.
Pop with shots to the head and body - Knott looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott wants to hold on but Pop pushes him away.
Pop lands a big elbow.
Pop landing strikes from the mount.
Pop postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Knott badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Pop around the waist but Pop pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Pop is the winner by TKO! Pop jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pip Pop!
In defeat, Buster Knott stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm young and still have a lot of upside. The same cannot be said of you.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boko Shambles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagojevic Batakovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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164 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blagojevic Batakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boko Shambles!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batakovic tries to clinch but Shambles moves out of range.
Shambles tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Batakovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Batakovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Shambles is trying to control but can't.
Batakovic is keen to just control but Shambles is a slippery customer.
Batakovic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shambles sees it coming and defends easily.
Shambles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Batakovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Batakovic's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shambles is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Batakovic's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shambles working for the choke.
Shambles keeps control of the position as Batakovic tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shambles is looking for the choke from the back position but Batakovic is controlling his hands well.
Shambles has got one arm under Batakovic's chin. This could be trouble... Batakovic trying to control the other hand but Shambles gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Batakovic has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boko Shambles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Tefft!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft throws out a loose jab but Atsituab uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atsituab looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Tefft was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atsituab takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Tefft.
Atsituab has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Saboteur's Playground in the buildup to the fight.
Atsituab shoots for a double leg takedown but Tefft sprawls well. He's pushed Atsituab's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Atsituab looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tefft appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evad Atsituab. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tefft scores with a shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Tefft
and Atsituab counters with a takedown into side control.
Tefft is trying to control Atsituab's posture but Atsituab avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsituab working the body and head with strikes.
Atsituab in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tefft wants to control but Atsituab postures up.
Atsituab throws an elbow but Tefft slips to the side and avoids it well.
Atsituab working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tefft defending against the ground and pound.
Atsituab lands an elbow.
Tefft struggling a bit here.
Tefft is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Atsituab wants to control but Tefft is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atsituab working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tefft tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Atsituab wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tefft struggling a bit here.
Atsituab landing strikes.
It looks like Will Tefft has been cut.
Atsituab lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Atsituab works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Will Tefft's cut even more.
Tefft manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, if Atsituab is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Atsituab not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tefft trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft wants to get back to full guard.
Tefft trying to control here.
Tefft is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Atsituab scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tefft is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Atsituab is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above Will Tefft's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tefft is staying active underneath Atsituab, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Atsituab trying to pass the guard but Tefft defending well.
Atsituab not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Atsituab looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Will Tefft'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 Will Tefft's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evad Atsituab!
A very excited looking Evad Atsituab 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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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yancy Malaki Jr will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Honza Kucera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Yancy Malaki Jr!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki Jr throws a hook but Kucera avoids it easily.
Malaki Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Malaki Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Kucera.
Malaki Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kucera on the side of the head.
Malaki Jr throws a push kick but Kucera slaps the foot to one side.
Kucera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Malaki Jr wants to land a leg kick but Kucera is out of range.
Kucera blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Kucera ducks right into an uppercut from Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malaki Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
It seemed like Malaki Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malaki Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malaki Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Malaki Jr scores with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Kucera has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kucera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Malaki Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kucera tries to free his leg and advance position but Malaki Jr is retaining full guard.
Kucera postures up.
Malaki Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Malaki Jr controlling the position.
Kucera wants to pass the guard but Malaki Jr is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucera forces his way into half guard.
Kucera trying to mount his opponent but Malaki Jr defends it.
Malaki Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kucera is working away from the top position though.
Kucera seems to be working for a kimura but Malaki Jr defends the submission attempt.
Malaki Jr is doing well to control the position and prevent Kucera from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki Jr trying to hold on to Kucera's head to control him but Kucera postures up.
Kucera wants to pass the guard but Malaki Jr is defending well.
Malaki Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kucera takes one to the side of the head.
Kucera avoids the body shot from Malaki Jr.
Kucera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Malaki Jr defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kucera moves out of range as Malaki Jr strikes.
Kucera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malaki Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Kucera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kucera shoots in and bounces Malaki Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kucera trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Malaki Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yancy Malaki Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Kucera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kucera slips under a jab.
Malaki Jr cracks Kucera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Malaki Jr throws the left hand but Kucera avoids the punch easily.
Kucera drops down looking for a counter takedown but Malaki Jr sprawls and moves away.
Yancy Malaki Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kucera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr misses with a low kick as Kucera jumps back.
Malaki Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kucera was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki Jr.
Malaki Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Malaki Jr misses
and Kucera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Malaki Jr's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kucera has passed into side control.
Malaki Jr has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Malaki Jr is looking for a sweep.
Malaki Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kucera tries for a kimura but Malaki Jr is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucera tries for a kimura but Malaki Jr is defending well.
Malaki Jr is looking to reverse the position.
Malaki Jr is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kucera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Malaki Jr, who protects the arm well.
Kucera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Malaki Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malaki Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kucera's best efforts.
Kucera prevents Malaki Jr from improving his position.
Malaki Jr is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kucera has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kucera pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Malaki Jr is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kucera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Honza Kucera!
Honza Kucera retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Street Gang. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phat Funk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Noel!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Funk 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.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Phat Funk has been cut.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel 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.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel being controlled against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noel obliges.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Funk in his tracks for a moment.
Noel being controlled against the cage.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Funk.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel lands a good knee to the midsection. Funk won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk wants to stall.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Noel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phat Funk'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.
Noel instigates a clinch.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk avoiding damage.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk looking to slow down the pace here.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk lands an elbow inside that Noel shrugs off.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk is struggling to control the position.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Danny Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Danny Noel has been cut.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Noel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Danny Noel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funk throws a head kick that misses.
Funk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Noel gets a clinch.
Noel crunches a lovely knee into Funk's ribcage.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noel is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Noel blocks an elbow strike.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Funk.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel avoids a wild elbow strike from Funk.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk takes an elbow to the temple.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Noel comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funk takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Phat Funk did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Noel clinches up against the cage.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk just leaning against Noel, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Noel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel letting Funk take a breather here.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noel is defending well for now.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Funk slowing the pace effectively.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Funk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Noel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Funk had his way with Danny Noel in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noel's face.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk looking to slow down the pace here.
Funk is struggling to control the position.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Funk landing knees to the head.
Funk is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Noel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk with a knee to the head.
Noel lands a good knee to the midsection. Funk won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funk is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Funk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Funk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Funk!
Phat Funk is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Phat Funk rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Danny Noel spoke after the fight, saying 'We'll fight again. In the parking lot, maybe. But we'll fight again.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade's entrance music is Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Wade takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Wade.
Wade stalks Garcia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Garcia's face. Garcia staggers backwards, shaken.
Wade clinches with his opponent.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Wade.
Wade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wade lands a shoulder strike.
Wade 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Wade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia scores with a hook to the body.
Wade misses with a punch on the inside.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Garcia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia tries a body shot but Wade blocks it.
Wade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia taking a breather.
Wade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia has a couple of punches blocked by Wade.
Wade blocks a body shot from Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
Wade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wade is keeping busy.
Garcia lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wade wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia.
Garcia is pushing Wade up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia throws a punch but it's blocked by Wade.
Garcia stalls.
Wade taking a breather.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
Garcia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wade walks away with a smile on his face. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Rodney Garcia has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Garcia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garcia lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garcia scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Garcia misses with a body punch.
Garcia throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Garcia fails to land.
Garcia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wade.
Wade blocks an uppercut.
Garcia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wade backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short body shot lands from Garcia as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Garcia lands a nice shot to the body.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Garcia presses Wade against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Garcia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Garcia on the inside.
Garcia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia'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.
Garcia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garcia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garcia'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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcia throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garcia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade wants to stall.
A hook to the body from Garcia.
Garcia misses with some punches.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wade to keep the fight standing.
Garcia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wade.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garcia.
Rodney Garcia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Garcia works on Wade's body with a couple of short punches.
Wade blocking some punches.
Garcia lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia swings wildly with an uppercut but Wade uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Garcia.
A short right from Garcia.
Garcia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia.
Garcia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wade throws a head punch that misses.
Garcia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wade blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia manages to pull guard.
Wade has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Garcia to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Wade is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Garcia pulls down on the head and he's put Wade to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodney Garcia!
A very excited looking Rodney Garcia 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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