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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suleyman Ibrahim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincenzo Vitalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibrahim's entrance music is Drugs, Thugs and Machetes. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Suleyman Ibrahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Vitalli!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitalli avoids the body shot from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim looks to score with a jab to the body but Vitalli is just out of range.
Ibrahim misses with a body kick.
Vitalli was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ibrahim thows a leg kick but Vitalli checks it
letting Vitalli counter with a right hand.
Ibrahim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vitalli.
Vitalli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vitalli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahim manages to avoid it.
Ibrahim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vitalli wants to clinch up but Ibrahim keeps it at a distance.
Ibrahim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vitalli moves away.
Ibrahim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ibrahim throws a right hand that misses
and Vitalli counters with a nice body shot.
Vitalli is looking to clinch.
Vitalli tests Ibrahim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vitalli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ibrahim counters with a low kick, right behind Vitalli 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vitalli throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ibrahim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Vitalli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ibrahim on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ibrahim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vitalli.
Suleyman Ibrahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibrahim misses with a right hand
and Vitalli counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Suleyman Ibrahim has been cut.
A head kick misses from Vitalli.
Ibrahim lands an overhand right.
Ibrahim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vitalli blocks a low kick nicely.
Vitalli feints a counter leg kick.
Vitalli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vitalli's corner calls for a 1-2. Vitalli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vitalli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ibrahim.
Vitalli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibrahim manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibrahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahim with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibrahim lands with a nice body kick.
Ibrahim lands a slapping body shot.
Ibrahim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vitalli to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibrahim throws a front kick aimed at Vitalli's knee but Vitalli avoids it well.
Vitalli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ibrahim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ibrahim connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ibrahim just misses with a punch to the body.
Ibrahim blocks a head kick by Vitalli.
Ibrahim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ibrahim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli slips a jab from Ibrahim.
Vitalli throws out a counter right but Ibrahim avoids it with no problem.
Ibrahim walks into a left hand.
Ibrahim just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Vitalli on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ibrahim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitalli checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vitalli tries a quick counter leg kick but Ibrahim is wise to it.
Ibrahim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vitalli throws a wild body kick that Ibrahim sees coming a mile off.
Vitalli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Ibrahim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vitalli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ibrahim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vitalli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ibrahim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vitalli is out of range.
Vitalli clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibrahim blocks a body shot from Vitalli.
Ibrahim lands with a light punch inside.
Ibrahim lands a nice uppercut.
Ibrahim tries to work over Vitalli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Vitalli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A shot in the inside from Vitalli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ibrahim.
Ibrahim prevents a body shot from Vitalli.
Ibrahim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ibrahim has a couple of punches blocked by Vitalli.
Ibrahim lands a body shot.
I was talking to Ibrahim's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vitalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitalli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibrahim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ibrahim tries a body shot but Vitalli blocks it.
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 Suleyman Ibrahim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Suleyman Ibrahim'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.
Vitalli scores with a jab to the head.
Ibrahim jabs Vitalli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vitalli dodges the punch combination from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim throws a leg kick
and Vitalli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ibrahim throws a combination that misses
and Vitalli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ibrahim will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vitalli looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vitalli avoids a kick to the body.
Vitalli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ibrahim at a distance.
Ibrahim lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Ibrahim misses
and Vitalli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vitalli lands a jab to the head.
Ibrahim misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitalli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vitalli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vitalli moves out of range of the leg kick from Ibrahim.
Ibrahim misses with a looping left.
Oooooh!!! Vitalli has knocked Ibrahim down with a huge combo! Vitalli steps away and waves a wobbly Ibrahim back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ibrahim is rocked!
Ibrahim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vitalli scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Vitalli slams his shin into Ibrahim's torso.
Vitalli closes the distance and clinches.
Vitalli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ibrahim backwards.
Vitalli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vitalli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Vitalli.
Vincenzo Vitalli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vitalli swings wildly with an uppercut but Ibrahim uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Vitalli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vitalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vitalli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahim's elbow.
Vitalli struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahim controls his hands.
Ibrahim blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ibrahim.
Ibrahim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vitalli lands a shot to the body.
Vitalli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ibrahim's elbow.
Vitalli scores with a hook to the body.
Vitalli misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Vitalli as the two fighters clinch.
Vitalli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ibrahim or not.
Vitalli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vitalli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vitalli.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vitalli - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vitalli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vitalli digs a right hand underneath Ibrahim's ribcage. Ibrahim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vitalli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vitalli struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahim controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vitalli.
Vitalli lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vitalli.
Vitalli can't find room to land a body shot as Ibrahim controls the action.
Vitalli misses with a punch on the inside.
Vitalli blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vitalli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vitalli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ibrahim backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitalli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vitalli blocks an uppercut.
Vitalli misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vitalli.
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!
Ibrahim misses with some punches.
Vitalli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vitalli struggles to land a body shot inside as Ibrahim controls his hands.
Ibrahim lands a nice uppercut.
Vitalli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibrahim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ibrahim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ibrahim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vitalli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ibrahim.
Vitalli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ibrahim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vitalli digs a right hand underneath Ibrahim's ribcage. Ibrahim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Vitalli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Suleyman Ibrahim's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vitalli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vitalli feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ibrahim sprawling to the canvas! Ibrahim rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vitalli finish him?!
Oh Ibrahim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vitalli shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Ibrahim takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Vitalli sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Ibrahim bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vincenzo Vitalli!
Vincenzo Vitalli decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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282 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade is looking to clinch.
Boulwiha shoots for a double leg takedown but Wade sprawls well. He's pushed Boulwiha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boulwiha or perhaps it was just good defense by Wade, which made it look bad.
Wade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boulwiha will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boulwiha counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wade is looking to stand back up but Boulwiha counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wade.
Wade wants to get back to his feet.
Boulwiha is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wade has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boulwiha prevents Wade from standing back up.
We've been hearing good reports from Boulwiha's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulwiha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boulwiha is trying to work for a kimura but Wade is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wade regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boulwiha.
Wade wants to stand and escape but Boulwiha is having none of it.
Boulwiha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wade's guard.
Boulwiha stops Wade from getting back to his feet.
Boulwiha 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.
Boulwiha is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wade doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Boulwiha.
Boulwiha wants to free his trapped foot but Wade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to get back to his feet.
Boulwiha takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Boulwiha seems to be looking for submissions.
Boulwiha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wade won't allow Boulwiha to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boulwiha passes to side control.
The ground and pound from Boulwiha seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boulwiha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boulwiha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wade, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boulwiha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boulwiha prevents Wade from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wade can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boulwiha tries for a kimura but Wade is defending well.
Wade is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuba Boulwiha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wade lands a lovely overhand right.
Boulwiha shoots in looking for a takedown. Wade tries to sprawl out of it but Boulwiha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wade throws a body punch but Boulwiha moves out of range.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wade as he avoids it easily.
Boulwiha tries for a takedown but Wade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuba Boulwiha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade throws a series of punches but Boulwiha moves out of range.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulwiha fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wade unleashes a big counter combination but Boulwiha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boulwiha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boulwiha tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boulwiha dives in and grabs Wade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes down on Boulwiha's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Wade lands a right hand.
Wade slowing the pace effectively.
Boulwiha 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. Boulwiha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wade wants it to stay on the feet.
Boulwiha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wade throws a body punch but Boulwiha moves out of range.
Wade has managed to clinch.
Wade working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boulwiha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Boulwiha jumps into guard, dragging Wade to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade trying to control the position from guard on top but Boulwiha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade trying to stand up but can't free himself from Boulwiha's guard.
Wade trying to control but Boulwiha is working from the bottom.
Wade has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Boulwiha is proving hard to escape from.
Boulwiha wants to sweep here but Wade controlling him for the moment.
Wade would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boulwiha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wade content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Boulwiha has locked up a guillotine! Boulwiha's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Wade is holding on here and Boulwiha must be using up a lot of energy. Wade has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Boulwiha gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yuba Boulwiha!
Yuba Boulwiha retains his heavyweight title!
Yuba Boulwiha decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Noel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Jo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Noel!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo drives through and clinches with Noel against the cage.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jo avoids it.
Noel lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Jo.
Jo can't get the takedown.
Jo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jo has hold of one of Noel's legs. Noel is fighting the takedown attempt but Jo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo postures up in Noel's guard and throws a big left but Noel blocks it.
Jo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo passes into half guard.
Jo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jo throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
Noel taking some punishment here, with Jo in his half guard.
Jo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jo thows a huge punch but Noel dodges it nicely.
Jo wants to take a breather but Noel is having none of it.
Jo throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
Jo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hank Noel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noel moves into the clinch successfully.
Jo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jo tries for a takedown but Noel manages to get underhooks.
Jo avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Jo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Noel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jo is breathing heavily.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jo blocks it with crossed arms.
Jo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Noel prevents it.
Noel has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Noel can turn it around.
Jo managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Noel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jo.
Jo tries to stall but Noel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noel fails to pull guard.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Noel is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Noel gets underhooks to prevent Jo's takedown attempt.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Jo in his tracks for a moment.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jo.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Noel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Noel.
Noel prevents the takedown attempt.
Noel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jo blocks the elbow strike.
Noel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel is pressed up against the cage. Jo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Noel down to the mat. Noel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Noel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jo avoids it.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jo tries for a takedown but Noel manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Noel obliges.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jo's defenses.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Jo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel working Jo over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Noel dominated that round.
That's time! Jo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Noel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jo, pushing him back against the cage.
Jo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Noel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noel moves into the clinch successfully.
Noel lands an elbow inside.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jo is defending well for now.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jo avoids it.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
Jo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Noel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Noel prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Jo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jo is trying to drag Noel to the mat but Noel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Noel lands an elbow just above Jo 's eye.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Jo shrugs off.
Jo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Jo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Noel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noel lands a nice elbow.
Noel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel lands a knee to the head.
Noel lands an elbow just above Jo 's eye.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Jo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Noel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Noel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with a knee strike.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Noel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jo's defenses.
Noel crunches a lovely knee into Jo's ribcage.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Noel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jo seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Jo has picked Noel up - he's going for a ride! Jo dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Noel is trying to stand up here but Jo is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jo throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
Jo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo throwing shots but Noel is blocking nicely.
Jo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Noel to regain full guard.
Jo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Noel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jo, pushing him back against the cage.
Jo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Noel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Jo in his tracks for a moment.
Jo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Noel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Noel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noel tries a knee to the head but Jo blocks it.
Jo is looking for a takedown.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Jo avoids the damage to the body.
Noel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jo avoids it.
Noel looking to throw knees to the head but Jo is blocking nicely.
Jo wants a takedown but no success here.
Noel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noel lands an elbow just above Jo 's eye.
Noel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Noel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Noel closes the distance and clinches.
Noel connects with a knee to the head.
Noel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jo's brow.
Noel pushes off an throws an elbow but Jo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jo goes for a takedown attempt but Noel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Noel clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Noel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Noel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jo walks away with a smile on his face. Noel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Noel pushes Jo up against the cage in a clinch.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Jo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Noel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jo struggling to land strikes to the head as Noel covers up.
Jo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Jo 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.
Jo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Noel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jo.
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!
Jo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Jo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel has Jo up against the cage in a clinch.
Noel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jo is defending well for now.
Jo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Noel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jo lands a shot to the body.
Noel avoids the strikes from Jo.
Noel is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jo is looking to control Noel but Noel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Jo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jo thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel is trying to get back to his feet but Jo has full control of the position and if anything, Noel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jo lands strikes to the head.
Jo connects with a big shot to the side of Noel's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jo missing with punches from the back.
Jo lands shots from the back.
Jo throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo scores with punches to the body.
Jo lands a shot to the head.
Jo softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Noel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Noel avoids the strikes from Jo.
Jo throwing sloppy strikes.
Alexander Jo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noel is trying to get back to his feet but Jo has full control of the position and if anything, Noel has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jo missing with strikes.
Noel has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jo.
Noel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jo.
Noel is trapped and Jo is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Jo is punishing Noel with some ground and pound.
Noel is rocked!
Jo connects with a couple of big shots that have Noel covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Noel! Jo fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Jo!
Alexander Jo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JoJo Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marley OConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JoJo Kush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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266 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JoJo Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marley OConnor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OConnor misses the shot to the body.
Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush fails with a takedown attempt.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OConnor.
OConnor catches Kush with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kush slips a jab and a cross from OConnor.
OConnor scores with a shot to the body.
Kush tries to score a power double leg takedown but OConnor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kush somewhat.
Kush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
OConnor's coach down at Noble Intentions was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OConnor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JoJo Kush. 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.
OConnor keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush 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.
Kush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OConnor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kush scrambles back to his feet.
OConnor cracks Kush with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. OConnor has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kush to stand back up!
Kush is rocked!
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!
OConnor lands a brutal uppercut that launches Kush off his feet! Kush tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marley OConnor!
As Marley OConnor got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I'm the bigger man! I'm the biggest man around, and I will fight any man who comes round and says any different! I will fight any man!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baako comes to the cage accompanied by Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ashantie's choice of entrance music: Congo Ashanti. Ashantie has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Congo Ashantie!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baako.
Baako checks a leg kick nicely.
Ashantie looks winded!
Baako lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ashantie has a takedown stuffed.
Baako jabs Ashantie right on the nose. Ashantie blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Congo Ashantie has been cut.
Baako ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ashantie moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Baako. Those never looked like landing.
Ashantie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ashantie defending well as Baako loads up on a big left hand.
Baako clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ashantie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baako creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ashantie trying to stall but Baako improves his position.
We've been hearing reports that Baako has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Baako working aggressively here.
Baako lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ashantie or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baako swings wildly with an uppercut but Ashantie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baako working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ashantie.
Baako tries to throw a body punch but Ashantie avoids it by throwing Baako back against the cage.
Baako working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baako lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ashantie backwards.
Baako misses with a punch to the body.
Baako throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ashanties head.
Baako throws a punch but it's blocked by Ashantie.
Baako lands a hook that snaps the head of Ashantie backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Baako.
Baako goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ashantie prevents a body shot from Baako.
Baako works on Ashantie's body with a couple of short punches.
Baako makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ashantie is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baako.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baako works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Baako.
Ashantie is still on wobbly legs! Can Baako finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baako scores with a shoulder strike.
Baako lands a nice shot to the body.
Baako lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ashantie to his knees! Baako keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baas Baako!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Baas Baako made sure he mentioned Just Fight (Everything 8$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madi Baco (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
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Madi Baco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Tefft!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baco closes the distance and clinches.
Baco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tefft's defenses.
It looks like Will Tefft has been cut.
Tefft stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baco crunches a lovely knee into Tefft's ribcage.
Tefft lands a right hand.
Baco is trying to stall.
Tefft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tefft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teffts head.
Tefft tries to throw a body punch but Baco avoids it by throwing Tefft back against the cage.
Tefft tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baco avoids it.
Tefft lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baco scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baco blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tefft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baco.
Tefft misses with the head strike.
Tefft lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tefft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baco scores with a shot to the side of Tefft's head.
Tefft lands a left hand.
Baco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tefft blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baco lands a left hand.
Tefft lands with a right to the head.
Baco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Baco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tefft tries to work over Baco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baco throws a punch but it's blocked by Tefft.
A head punch on the inside from Tefft fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tefft lands a right hand.
Tefft throws a punch but it's blocked by Baco.
Baco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Will Tefft's cut even more.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Baco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Baco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tefft's face.
Baco tries to land a knee to the head but Tefft blocks with his arms.
Tefft swings wildly with an uppercut but Baco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tefft can't find room to land a body shot as Baco controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tefft is defending well for now.
Tefft takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tefft lands with a light punch inside.
Baco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tefft backwards.
Baco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tefft's face.
The cut above Will Tefft's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Baco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tefft misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baco misses with a knee to the head.
Baco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baco missing with knees to the body.
Baco lands a shoulder strike.
Tefft struggles to land a body shot inside as Baco controls his hands.
Baco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baco landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tefft in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baco blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baco blocks an uppercut.
Baco lands a right hand.
Baco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Will Tefft's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tefft can't find room to land a body shot as Baco controls the action.
Tefft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baco looking to throw knees to the head but Tefft is blocking nicely.
Baco avoids the elbow strike from Tefft, against the cage.
Baco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tefft up against the cage.
A short left from Tefft.
Tefft swings wildly with an uppercut but Baco uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tefft.
Baco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Tefft.
Baco scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madi Baco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Tefft'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.
Baco is looking to clinch but Tefft is avoiding it.
It seemed like Tefft was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baco has Tefft up against the cage in a clinch.
Baco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baco.
Tefft presses Baco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tefft tries to land a knee to the head but Baco blocks with his arms.
Baco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tefft has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baco lands with a light punch inside.
Baco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tefft avoids a wild elbow strike from Baco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tefft throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tefft tries a knee to the head but Baco blocks it.
Baco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tefft misses with a punch to the body.
Tefft lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baco backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tefft breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baco closes the distance but Tefft moves to the side
and Tefft connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baco looks to clinch
enabling Tefft to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Madi Baco has been cut.
Baco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tefft looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tefft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tefft closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tefft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tefft has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tefft softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tefft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tefft tries to throw a body punch but Baco avoids it by throwing Tefft back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tefft struggles to land a body shot inside as Baco controls his hands.
Tefft blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tefft blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baco working Tefft over with knees to the body.
Tefft doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tefft can do to turn this around?
Tefft blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baco gets through Tefft's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baco managing to block the knees to the body from Tefft.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tefft tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Baco's elbow.
Tefft can't find room to land a body shot as Baco controls the action.
Baco missing with knees to the body.
Madi Baco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tefft tries to throw a body punch but Baco avoids it by throwing Tefft back against the cage.
Baco swings wildly with an uppercut but Tefft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tefft misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tefft lands with a left to the head.
Baco landing knees to the head.
Tefft throws a punch but it's blocked by Baco.
Tefft has a couple of punches blocked by Baco.
Baco is looking to control Tefft's arms but Tefft gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baco has his back to the cage.
Baco prevents a body shot from Tefft.
Tefft makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tefft avoids it.
Baco tries a knee to the head but Tefft blocks it.
A short uppercut from Baco.
Baco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Madi Baco!
After the fight, Madi Baco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evad Atsituab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evad Atsituab and Jack Merridew. Jack Merridew will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evad Atsituab!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Merridew!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merridew misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atsituab.
Atsituab drops down looking for a counter takedown but Merridew sprawls and moves away.
Merridew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Merridew bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atsituab's head.
Merridew pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atsituab avoids the body shot from Merridew.
A big left from Merridew misses.
Atsituab steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merridew.
Atsituab scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Atsituab stalling.
Ground and pound from Atsituab.
Atsituab seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Merridew does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atsituab working Merridew over with strikes.
Atsituab not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Atsituab in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Merridew can do anything to dispel that myth.
Atsituab misses with a head shot. Merridew uses the momentum to regain guard.
Merridew is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Atsituab postures up in Merridew's guard and throws a big left but Merridew blocks it.
Atsituab in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atsituab is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Atsituab connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Atsituab advances position into side control!
Atsituab misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Merridew tries to buck Atsituab off but Atsituab is having none of it.
Atsituab in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Atsituab creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Merridew sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsituab creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Atsituab scores with punches from side control.
Merridew dodges the ground and pound from Atsituab.
You can see the frustration on Merridew's face as Atsituab controls the position.
Merridew is looking for a sweep.
Atsituab wants to lay and pray for a moment but Merridew keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Atsituab.
Merridew is trying to get back to half guard.
Atsituab throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Atsituab working the head and body with strikes.
Atsituab is putting a hurting on Merridew here, landing some big shots from side control.
Atsituab passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Merridew!
Merridew is bucking up trying to escape but Atsituab cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Atsituab tries to control but Merridew wriggling away.
Merridew is bucking up trying to escape but Atsituab cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsituab unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Merridew wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Atsituab celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evad Atsituab!
Evad Atsituab retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Evad Atsituab thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sam Hall kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sheldon Cooper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Hall's chin.
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185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper fails to pull guard.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
and Hall cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cooper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.
Hall lands a big right hand that sends Cooper crashing to the mat! Hall stays standing though and waves Cooper back to his feet!
Cooper is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
A cross from Hall lands.
Hall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Hall.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Hall counters with a body kick.
Hall stuns Cooper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hall lands the left hand.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooper's hands.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cooper is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hall to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hall shrugs it off.
Cooper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hall tries to hold on but Cooper postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall working to try and regain half guard.
Cooper looking to secure an arm triangle but Hall defends it well.
Cooper wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hall manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hall is trying to improve his position.
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cooper has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cooper back to the cage. Hall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cooper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Sam Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice straight punches there by Hall. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hall.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hall throws a powerful right kick. Cooper tried to block low but the kick was high! Cooper was taken right off of his feet! Hall jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Hall!
Sam Hall thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Holm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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282 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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28
270 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Casper Holm!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holm wants to clinch but Garcia slips to the side
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia blocks a head kick by Holm.
Garcia cracks Holm with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Garcia throws a good cross that connects.
Holm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Garcia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Garcia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holm. That did some damage!
Garcia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garcia has closed the distance and engaged Holm in a clinch.
Garcia pushes Holm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holm lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garcia ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garcia no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Garcia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holm wanted to stand there but Garcia had control of the position.
Garcia 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.
Holm is posturing up here but Garcia has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Holm tries to roll out but it's too tight and Holm has to tap! Slick submission there by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodney Garcia!
An out of breath Rodney Garcia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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 comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Street Gang kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Noel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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22
185 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phat Funk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Noel!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funk gets tackled into the cage by Noel. Noel maintains the clinch.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Noel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Funk stalling against the cage.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
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.
Noel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
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.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Noel won't want to take too many of those.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funk obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk is looking to control Noel's arms but Noel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Funk has his back to the cage.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk controlling the action here for a moment.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk is struggling to control the position.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk misses with a knee to the head.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Noel up against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Noel is blocking nicely.
Noel lands a knee to the body.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Noel.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
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 Phat Funk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noel misses with a double jab
and Funk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Funk.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
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 head but misses.
Funk slows down the pace here.
Noel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
Funk with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Funk in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Phat Funk has been cut.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
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!
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Danny Noel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel lands a damaging elbow.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees to the body from Noel.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Noel is breathing heavily.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk avoids the elbow strike from Noel, against the cage.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funk stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
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 crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk taking a breather.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Funk lands a knee 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 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phat Funk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Phat Funk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Funk clinches up with Noel and pushes him back against the cage.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Funk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel 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 blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Funk shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funk throws an elbow but misses.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Noel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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 missing with knees to the body.
Noel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Funk to work.
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 has Noel pushed against the cage.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Funk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Funk with a knee to the head.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk taking a breather.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Funk pressing his opponent against the cage.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk dodges an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk connects with a knee to the head.
Funk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Funk 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Funk clearly takes 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.
Funk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Funk tries to clinch up but Noel circles away and keeps his distance.
Noel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noel blocks it with crossed arms.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noel just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funk's brow.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel lands an elbow that stopped Funk in his tracks for a moment.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Funk is stalling here.
Noel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk landing knees to the head.
It looks like Danny Noel has been cut.
Funk slows down the pace here.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Funk obliges.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Noel up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noel throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Noel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel is still on wobbly legs! Can Funk finish him?
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel seems to have recovered his senses.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
Noel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Funk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel lands a knee to the body.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
Noel misses with an elbow strike.
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.
Noel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Noel's ribcage.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Noel blocks with his arms.
Funk taking a breather.
Funk lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Noel avoids it.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel lands an elbow inside that Funk shrugs off.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk avoids a wild elbow strike from Noel.
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.
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!
Noel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noel is keeping busy.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Noel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws knees to the body.
Funk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike.
Funk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Noel can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Noel.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk lands a nice knee to the body.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Noel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk avoiding damage as Noel throws 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 misses with an elbow strike.
Funk lands a knee to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noel misses with an elbow over the top.
Funk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk working Noel over with knees to the body.
Funk slowing the pace effectively.
Funk is looking to control Noel's arms but Noel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Funk has his back to the cage.
Noel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funk.
Danny Noel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk controlling the action here for a moment.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Funk trying to stall but Noel improves his position.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Phat Funk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Noel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Funk managing to block the knees to the body from Noel.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
That's three 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 tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Noel won't want to take too many of those.
Noel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funk avoids it.
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 trying to land knees to the body.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Noel avoids the damage to the body.
Funk is stalling here.
Noel throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Noel tries to land knees in the clinch but Funk avoids the damage to the body.
Noel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk blocks an elbow strike from Noel.
Noel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noel missing with knees to the body.
Funk blocks the elbow strike.
Funk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noel trying to land knees to the body.
Noel throws an elbow but it misses.
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 fight!
I would just about give that final round to Danny Noel.
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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Funk!
Phat Funk retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Phat Funk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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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