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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kadek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kadek has chosen Polyester Embassy - "Orange Is Yellow as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Kadek!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kadek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kadek on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans working over Kadek with some ground and pound. Kadek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kadek is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans 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.
Evans thows a huge punch but Kadek dodges it nicely.
Kadek is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kadek trying to get back to full guard but Evans takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Evans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans avoids the attempt from Kadek to control.
Kadek tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Kadek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans wants to control the pace but Kadek is squirming around nicely.
Evans looking to finish Kadek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kadek!
Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Evans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kadek can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kadek is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans lands a big shot there that rocks Kadek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadek taking shots to the head.
We've been hearing that Evans has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kadek is trying to escape the mount.
Kadek taking shots to the head.
Evans with a couple of short strikes.
Kadek tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kadek looks a forlorn figure.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Evans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kadek?
Evans raining down hammerfists from mount.
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Evans lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Evans breaks from Kadek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Evans connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kadek is rocked!
Evans with shots to the head and body - Kadek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kadek is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kadek is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Evans lands a nice shot to the head.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Kadek takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Evans looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kadek covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Evans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Babawto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rouge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Rouge will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Babawto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Rouge!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babawto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rouge!
Babawto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rouge takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rouge is being controlled here.
We've been hearing good reports from Babawto'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babawto advances to full mount.
Babawto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rouge wants to hold on but Babawto pushes him away.
Babawto controlling the position easily from mount.
Rouge tries to reverse the position but Babawto maintains control.
Babawto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rouge can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Babawto is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Babawto extends the arm and Rouge is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renato Babawto!
Renato Babawto took some time post fight to say the following; 'Believe in Jiu Jitsu My Friend!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Hitogoroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitogoroshi has chosen Crooked by Bassbin Twins as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ren Hitogoroshi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi thuds a left hand into Bear's body.
Bear tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hitogoroshi defends well and Bear ends up having to push Hitogoroshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hitogoroshi lands a jab to Bear's midsection.
Bear fails with the takedown.
A lazy left from Hitogoroshi finds it's target.
Hitogoroshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hitogoroshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bear doesn't seem bothered though.
Hitogoroshi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hitogoroshi scores with a body shot.
Hitogoroshi with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear tries to clinch but Hitogoroshi moves out of range.
Hitogoroshi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bear rather than just go for the knockout.
Hitogoroshi connects with a nice looking jab.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hitogoroshi as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bear under the eye.
Bear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Hitogoroshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Hitogoroshi scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Hitogoroshi. Those never looked like landing.
Hitogoroshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Ren Hitogoroshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear ducks right into an uppercut from Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hitogoroshi stuffs the takedown attempt from Bear. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitogoroshi scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitogoroshi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitogoroshi cracks Bear with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hitogoroshi with a hook.
Bear shoots for a takedown but Hitogoroshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hitogoroshi throws a counter combo.
Bear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bear darts in looking for a takedown but Hitogoroshi gets double underhooks and turns Bear into the cage.
Bear drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hitogoroshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hitogoroshi drops Bear with a beautiful combination! Bear stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hitogoroshi is looking for the KO!
Bear is rocked!
It looks like Bobby Bear has been cut.
Hitogoroshi measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Bear! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ren Hitogoroshi!
Ren Hitogoroshi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mack Daddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viavao Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Joey B - Tonga (Feat. Sarkodie) . Viavao Kaho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mack Daddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viavao Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daddy defends it nicely.
Kaho shoots in for a takedown but Daddy shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Daddy misses the target.
Kaho tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Daddy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daddy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Daddy loads up on a big right hand but Kaho slips the punch.
Daddy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kaho has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaho dives in for a single leg takedown but Daddy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mack Daddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viavao Kaho.
Kaho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daddy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaho scrambles back to his feet.
Daddy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kaho eats them both and turns towards Daddy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daddy falls off balance throwing a combination
so Kaho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy wants to get back to his feet but Kaho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daddy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daddy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kaho on the ground.
Kaho trying to control the position from guard on top but Daddy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaho is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kaho prevents Daddy from getting back to his feet.
Kaho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kaho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kaho trying to control but Daddy is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mack Daddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Daddy looks to throw the jab but Kaho is out of range.
Kaho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Daddy defends it well.
Daddy misses with a straight right.
Daddy stuffs the takedown.
Daddy with a nice cross.
Daddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daddy misses with a straight right.
Daddy lands with a hook. Kaho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daddy misses with a straight left.
Daddy throws an overhand right that lands on Kaho's shoulder, as Kaho tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaho.
Daddy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daddy throws a series of punches but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daddy is trying to defend but Kaho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kaho is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daddy sees it coming and defends easily.
Daddy is trying to stand.
Kaho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaho wants to work for an arm triangle but Daddy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is refusing to be controlled, as Kaho sits in half guard.
Kaho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Daddy is in trouble now - Kaho has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Daddy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kaho closes the distance and clinches up with Daddy, looking for a takedown. Kaho pushes Daddy against the cage but Daddy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daddy looks to land a left hand but Kaho moved out of range nicely.
Kaho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kaho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daddy's waist but Daddy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaho off to one side.
Kaho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaho.
Kaho tries to advance to mount but Daddy denies him.
Daddy is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daddy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kaho has an Americana. Daddy didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kaho is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kaho hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Viavao Kaho!
During a confident post fight interview, Viavao Kaho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kuznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kuznetsov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Siberia - Cold winter night whispers. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetsov misses with a body punch
and McCarty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCarty moves out of range as Kuznetsov strikes.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
McCarty steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kuznetsov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuznetsov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCarty.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetsov.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Kuznetsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCarty was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy uppercut
and McCarty counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuznetsov throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses
and McCarty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a shot from downtown. McCarty moves away and avoids it.
McCarty shapes to counter with a head kick.
McCarty looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kuznetsov looks to land a right hand but McCarty moved out of range.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight right.
McCarty throws a hook but Kuznetsov blocks it.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by McCarty.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCarty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch but McCarty is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCarty, right into the meat.
A big right from Kuznetsov misses.
It seemed like McCarty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McCarty counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCarty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kuznetsov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuznetsov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kuznetsov scores with a one two! McCarty had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ivan Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCarty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Kuznetsov lands a slapping body shot.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov moves out of range of the leg kick from McCarty.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when McCarty was well out of range.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
McCarty counters with a body kick.
McCarty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Kuznetsov.
McCarty blocks a head kick by Kuznetsov.
Nice shot by Kuznetsov.
McCarty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov tests McCarty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarty takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Kuznetsov throws a right hand that McCarty ducks under and follows up with a left that McCarty also avoids with ease.
McCarty misses with a looping left.
A jab from Kuznetsov misses.
McCarty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from McCarty.
McCarty slips under a jab.
McCarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but McCarty keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuznetsov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCarty. McCarty obviously looking to wear him down.
McCarty blocks a jab.
McCarty has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but McCarty circles away and keeps his distance.
And McCarty responds with a good body kick, but Kuznetsov manages to step out the way in time.
Kuznetsov blocks the body kick.
McCarty is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCarty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCarty counters with a body kick.
McCarty shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter with a body kick.
McCarty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCarty.
McCarty staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov with a jab.
McCarty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznetsov backing away here, and McCarty unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McCarty might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kuznetsov has got the better of the exchanges.
McCarty walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov connects with a jab.
McCarty pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kuznetsov is out of range and McCarty settles back down.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetsov digs a good hook to McCarty's body.
Kuznetsov throws the left hand but McCarty avoids the punch easily.
Kuznetsov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCarty throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kuznetsov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that misses.
Kuznetsov throws a right and a left that McCarty avoids nicely.
McCarty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuznetsov.
McCarty gets tackled into the cage by Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov maintains the clinch.
McCarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov throws a head punch that misses.
McCarty lands a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuznetsov is leaning against McCarty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarty dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McCarty breaks the clinch.
McCarty avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
McCarty is trying to counter with his kicks.
McCarty takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by McCarty there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuznetsov lands a really nice looking cross but McCarty seems unphased.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCarty.
McCarty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetsov lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
McCarty looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCarty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCarty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov works McCarty's body with a nice hook.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCarty.
Kuznetsov jabs at McCarty's body.
Kuznetsov checks the leg kick nicely there.
McCarty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCarty misses with a body kick.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and McCarty counters with a good low kick that Kuznetsov was not able to check.
McCarty throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by McCarty.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuznetsov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarty can do to turn this around?
Kuznetsov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuznetsov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
McCarty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but McCarty blocks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McCarty.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to McCarty's body. McCarty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Kuznetsov dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and McCarty counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCarty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCarty.
Kuznetsov throws a looping overhand right but McCarty ducks down to avoid it.
Kuznetsov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kuznetsov checks a low kick from McCarty.
McCarty clobbers Kuznetsov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCarty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCarty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov throws a combination that misses
and McCarty makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCarty avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut
and McCarty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuznetsov misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McCarty! But no joy.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetsov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kuznetsov stuns McCarty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarty is just out of range.
Ivan Kuznetsov is winning the standup battle so far.
McCarty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetsov.
McCarty ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by McCarty.
McCarty throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCarty. Kuznetsov shrugs it off though.
Kuznetsov's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCarty throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
McCarty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCarty staying out of range there.
Kuznetsov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCarty can pounce on him.
McCarty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznetsov.
McCarty throws a counter combo.
Kuznetsov scores with a shot to the body.
Kuznetsov swings widly with a right hand
and McCarty counters with a nice leg kick.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kuznetsov throws a lazy right hand but McCarty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
McCarty throws out a leg kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range and McCarty only half commits.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
McCarty throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kuznetsov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov works over McCarty's head and body with a nice combination.
McCarty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kuznetsov misses with a straight left.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty blocks the body kick.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McCarty to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ivan Kuznetsov has been cut.
McCarty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznetsov lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCarty throws a leg kick but Kuznetsov moved away.
Kuznetsov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetsov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kuznetsov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCarty dodges the punch combination from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov closes the distance but McCarty moves to the side
and McCarty counters with a good, hard body kick but Kuznetsov shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren McCarty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuznetsov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Kuznetsov!
Ivan Kuznetsov made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sorry Stu, but it is my time now! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Musashi tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
We've been hearing reports that Emelianenko has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Musashi misses with the combination.
Musashi stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Musashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Musashi is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Musashi circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emelianenko defending well as Musashi loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Musashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown but Musashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emelianenko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Musashi connects with the punch.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Musashi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Musashi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Musashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Musashi counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Musashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Musashi cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Musashi pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Musashi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Musashi lands a body punch.
Musashi lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Musashi.
Musashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Musashi.
Musashi breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Musashi tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Musashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Emelianenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Musashi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Musashi.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
and Musashi counters with an inside leg kick.
Musashi has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Musashi to the mat but Musashi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Musashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Musashi tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Musashi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Musashi.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Musashi lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Musashi.
Emelianenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Musashi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Musashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Musashi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Musashi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Musashi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emelianenko to his knees! Musashi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
Ryu Musashi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yong Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wright's choice of entrance music: Emancipator - Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires. Mason Graham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yong Wright!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graham slips under a jab from Wright.
Graham blocks a jab.
Graham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wright throws a hook but Graham avoids it easily.
Graham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
Wright doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graham defends well and Wright ends up having to push Graham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been told by Graham's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mason Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yong Wright.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graham counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Graham thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright throws a jab when Graham was well out of range.
Graham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Graham pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Graham wants to sweep but no luck.
Graham is working hard here to advance position.
Graham keeping full guard, as Wright tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Wright stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graham counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graham.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Graham there.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Graham gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright drives through with a takedown into Graham's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Graham pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Graham looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wright is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Graham's guard.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Graham dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham's half guard.
Graham is trying to get back to full guard.
Wright is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graham is just riding it out for now. Wright eventually gives up the hold.
Wright works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham prevents Wright from taking his back.
Graham is squirming around, avoiding Wright's attempts to control the action.
Wright thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Graham working to try and regain half guard.
Graham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graham tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Graham is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Graham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright looking to secure an arm triangle but Graham defends it well.
Wright looking to secure an arm triangle but Graham defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Graham has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wright raining down shots from the mount!
Graham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wright on the ground.
Graham tries to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
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.
Graham is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wright working for a guillotine from mount but Graham is in no mood to give up.
Wright tries to take his opponent's back but Graham turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yong Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graham connects with a body shot that sends Wright's belly button to the back.
Wright might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Graham!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A control attempt from Graham but he's now mounted!
Graham is looking to improve his position but Wright isn't that keen on the idea.
Wright looking to control but Graham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poor strikes thrown by Wright there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a couple of good shots and Graham has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Graham tries to break free.
Wright looking for the RNC.
Yong Wright has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graham is trying to break free.
Graham just trying to survive but Wright is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The referee is taking a good look at Graham as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Wright!
Graham is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Graham is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yong Wright!
An out of breath Yong Wright 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Grimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimson has chosen Omerta - Lamb of God as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Dick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stu Grimson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grimson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Dick moves out of range as Grimson throws a body kick.
Grimson misses with a body kick.
Grimson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dick cracks Grimson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jab, jab by Dick - just one landing.
Grimson blocks a jab.
Dick swings for the body but Grimson moves out of range.
Grimson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dick looks to land a combination but Grimson avoids it well.
Grimson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by Grimson.
Grimson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Big Dick has been cut.
Grimson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dick.
And Grimson responds with a good body kick, but Dick manages to step out the way in time.
Grimson ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Grimson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grimson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grimson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grimson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimson! But no joy.
Grimson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dick misses the shot to the body.
Grimson staying out of range there.
Big Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimson slips a jab and a cross from Dick.
Dick throws a jab when Grimson was well out of range.
Dick slips under a jab.
Dick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grimson is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dick tests Grimson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dick thuds a left hand into Grimson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Grimson tenderised Dick's leg. Dick is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dick misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Grimson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Grimson misses the target.
Grimson throws a solid leg kick but Dick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grimson.
Grimson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimson.
Grimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dick.
Grimson is looking to chop away at Dick's legs.
Grimson ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
A punch combination from Dick misses.
Dick misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grimson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimson throws a hook to the side of Dick's head but Dick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dick checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dick is looking to counter the offense by Grimson and move into the clinch.
Dick tries to clinch there but Grimson circles away.
Grimson flicks out a counter leg kick but Dick steps away.
Dick blocks a low kick nicely.
Dick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimson.
Dick misses with a left hand
and Grimson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dick connects with the punch.
Dick misses with a wild body shot.
Dick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grimson doesn't seem bothered though.
Dick swings widly with a right hand
letting Grimson counter with a right hand.
Grimson checks a low kick from Dick.
Grimson thinks about the counter body kick.
Grimson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimson throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick swings widly with a right hand
and Grimson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dick darts in and clinches Grimson up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimson gets through Dick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dick.
Grimson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grimson scores with a shot to the side of Dick's head.
Grimson taking a breather.
Dick lands an uppercut.
Grimson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grimson backwards.
Dick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Grimson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimson.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dick tries to work over Grimson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimson.
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 Big Dick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Big Dick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimson moves away.
Grimson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dick moves out of range of the body kick.
Dick misses with a double jab
and Grimson counters with a nice leg kick.
Dick misses with a lunging right hand
and Grimson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Big Dick is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dick momentarily.
Grimson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grimson missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dick.
Grimson missing with a left hand there. Dick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grimson.
Grimson misses with a double jab
and Grimson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick cracks Grimson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grimson.
Dick takes the fight into the clinch.
Grimson is looking to control Dick's arms but Dick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grimson has his back to the cage.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Grimson controls the action.
Grimson scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimson.
Grimson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grimson tries to throw a body punch but Dick avoids it by throwing Grimson back against the cage.
Grimson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grimson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grimson slips under a jab from Dick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with a body shot
and Grimson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grimson delivers a nice body kick.
Grimson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimson counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grimson can pounce on him.
Nice body kick there by Grimson.
Grimson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dick. That did some damage!
Grimson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grimson misses with a body shot.
Dick throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grimson counter with a right hand.
Dick's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Grimson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grimson throws a nice head kick!
Dick throws an overhand right that lands on Grimson's shoulder, as Grimson tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimson counters with a body kick that stops Dick in his tracks momentarily.
Grimson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grimson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grimson scores with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Grimson.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimson - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimson!
Grimson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimson.
Dick misses with a combination
and Grimson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dick thinking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grimson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimson is looking to slow Dick down with leg kicks.
Dick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grimson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dick throws out the jab.
Dick walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimson.
Grimson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grimson jabs at Dick's body.
Donk. Grimson catches Dick right on the button with a cross.
Dick gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Grimson points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Dick wakes up just in time to hear Grimson thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Grimson! Stu Grimson retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Stu Grimson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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