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LFC | 68° PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sami Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Fitzpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sami Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fitzpatrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orgun lands a high kick!
Orgun scores with a nice body kick.
Orgun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Orgun throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Orgun throws a leg kick
and Fitzpatrick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Orgun's 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.
Orgun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fitzpatrick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Orgun content to stall in guard here.
Orgun tries to stand but Fitzpatrick is controlling from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orgun is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun wants to pass the guard but Fitzpatrick is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is stalling in the full guard.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Orgun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fitzpatrick on the ground.
Orgun with a nice head shot there.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick controls Orgun momentarily but Orgun frees himself.
Fitzpatrick is looking to sweep but instead, Orgun has passed into half guard.
Orgun is looking to pass Fitzpatrick's guard but actually Fitzpatrick recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitzpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orgun manages to get himself to full guard.
Fitzpatrick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Orgun's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Fitzpatrick is going to stand back up.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
Orgun is working hard here to advance position.
Orgun trying to control from the bottom.
Orgun wants to improve his position but Fitzpatrick is controlling well.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control. Orgun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun trying to control here.
Orgun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fitzpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Orgun wants to improve his position but Fitzpatrick is controlling well.
Fitzpatrick is trying to control. Orgun wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Orgun is trying to get back to full guard.
Fitzpatrick is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Orgun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick advances to half guard.
Orgun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Orgun wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitzpatrick trying to control but Orgun is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick passes into half guard.
Orgun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orgun is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orgun wants to get back to full guard but Fitzpatrick has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Orgun throws the kick towards the body but Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Orgun tries a head kick but it misses.
Orgun throws a head kick but Fitzpatrick moves out of range.
Fitzpatrick unleashes a big counter combination but Orgun bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Orgun is looking to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick staying out of range there.
Orgun misses with a kick to the body.
Orgun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orgun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orgun closes the distance and clinches.
Orgun scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fitzpatrick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fitzpatrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzpatrick is defending well for now.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun is struggling to control the position.
Fitzpatrick managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick tries to pull guard but Orgun won't allow it.
Sami Orgun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Fitzpatrick.
Orgun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Orgun.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzpatrick avoids it.
Orgun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Orgun.
Fitzpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fitzpatrick is trying to drag Orgun to the mat but Orgun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun breaks the clinch.
Orgun cracks the inside of Fitzpatrick's front leg.
Orgun closes the distance and clinches.
Orgun working aggressively here.
Orgun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fitzpatrick can do to turn this around?
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Orgun has him pressed against the cage.
Orgun lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orgun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orgun taking a break, stalling in 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!
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fitzpatrick.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzpatrick avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzpatrick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzpatrick avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun avoiding damage.
Orgun taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Orgun for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but Orgun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick fails to pull guard.
Fitzpatrick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Orgun to keep the fight standing.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzpatrick avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orgun looks to land a left hand but Fitzpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Fitzpatrick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orgun as he avoids it easily.
Orgun darts in and clinches Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick jumps guard but Orgun turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Orgun lands a knee to the body.
Fitzpatrick is breathing heavily.
Orgun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fitzpatrick looks for a takedown but Orgun sprawls well.
Orgun tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fitzpatrick manages to circle out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun connects with a high kick.
Orgun lands a nice looking body kick.
Fitzpatrick closes the distance and clinches up with Orgun, looking for a takedown. Fitzpatrick pushes Orgun against the cage but Orgun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Orgun scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orgun scoring well with a low kick there.
Orgun leaves Fitzpatrick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It appears Orgun was looking to counter with a kick there.
Orgun thows a body kick. Fitzpatrick tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Orgun lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick there by Orgun.
Fitzpatrick has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orgun.
Orgun lands a front kick.
Orgun misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Orgun dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orgun throws a body kick that misses
and Fitzpatrick counters with a single leg into guard. Orgun didn't expect that.
Orgun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick wants to sweep here but Orgun controlling him for the moment.
Orgun forces his way into half guard.
Orgun stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzpatrick trying to control from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick wants to improve his position but Orgun is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fitzpatrick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Orgun is pressing down on Fitzpatrick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fitzpatrick is holding on for now.
Fitzpatrick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick tries to kick Orgun off but Orgun keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fitzpatrick trying to control from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Orgun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Orgun trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Fitzpatrick manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orgun wants to stand but Fitzpatrick is controlling the position.
Orgun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fitzpatrick is pressing down on Orgun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fitzpatrick throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Orgun looking to pass the guard.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
Fitzpatrick is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Orgun is aware though and is defending well.
Orgun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fitzpatrick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fitzpatrick controls Orgun momentarily but Orgun frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Orgun defends it easily.
Orgun lands a couple of elbows.
Orgun controlling from the top position.
Orgun wants to control from the top but Fitzpatrick keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orgun advances position into side control!
Fitzpatrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orgun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun working away.
Fitzpatrick tries to bench press Orgun off him but Orgun keeps the position.
Fitzpatrick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fitzpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Orgun trying to control the action but Fitzpatrick is working from the bottom.
Fitzpatrick is trying to improve his position.
Fitzpatrick manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fitzpatrick prevents Orgun from improving his position.
Orgun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Fitzpatrick.
I think Fitzpatrick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renato Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Andrzej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrzej has chosen Paluch - Wracam do domu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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177 lbs
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174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janusz Andrzej!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nice takedown defense from Andrzej. No joy for Oliveira on that attempt.
Andrzej stuffs the takedown attempt from Oliveira. Oliveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrzej swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a takedown but Andrzej manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oliveira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Andrzej looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrzej counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrzej circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrzej circles away.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrzej counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira is breathing heavily.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrzej cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrzej moves away.
A little jabbing left from Andrzej on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
enabling Andrzej to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrzej circles away from the clinch attempt
and Andrzej cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Andrzej counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Andrzej throws out a counter right but Oliveira avoids it with no problem.
Oliveira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrzej avoids it really well and circles away.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andrzej counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira tries to clinch
and Andrzej connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrzej but Andrzej pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrzej looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Renato Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Andrzej counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Andrzej, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Andrzej against the cage but Andrzej circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Andrzej was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Andrzej dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andrzej circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrzej looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oliveira throws a jab when Andrzej was well out of range.
It seemed like Andrzej was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Janusz Andrzej seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oliveira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Andrzej on his heels. He'll look to pass Andrzej's guard now, I'm sure.
Andrzej wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Andrzej dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Andrzej tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrzej wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.
Andrzej working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Andrzej trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrzej with a nice head shot there.
Andrzej is in close to Oliveira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Andrzej is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrzej with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Andrzej working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrzej makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Andrzej has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Andrzej stands up over Oliveira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Andrzej looking to pass the guard.
Andrzej engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oliveira misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Andrzej counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oliveira wants to clinch up but Andrzej keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andrzej connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andrzej keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Andrzej throws out a counter right but Oliveira avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliveira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four 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.
Andrzej defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrzej manages to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
enabling Andrzej to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira fails with the takedown
and Andrzej counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janusz Andrzej showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oliveira shoots and misses
and Andrzej counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira misses with a right hand
and Andrzej counters with a straight right hand.
Andrzej 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.
Oliveira wants to clinch
enabling Andrzej to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
and Andrzej counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Oliveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown but Andrzej shows good takedown defense.
A little jabbing left from Andrzej on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Andrzej cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrzej's waist but Andrzej gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Andrzej on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliveira shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Andrzej counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrzej defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andrzej! But no joy.
Andrzej avoids the head kick by Oliveira.
It seemed like Andrzej was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Andrzej to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira shoots in for a double leg but Andrzej sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andrzej throws out a counter right but Oliveira avoids it with no problem.
Oliveira closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andrzej circles away.
Renato Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andrzej counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira with a poor takedown
and Andrzej counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrzej stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Andrzej wants it to stay on the feet.
Oliveira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrzej defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Andrzej on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Andrzej circles away easily
and Andrzej counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Andrzej counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Andrzej circles away easily
enabling Andrzej to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Janusz Andrzej comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andrzej has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 25:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janusz Andrzej!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster's entrance music is Raekwon - Guillotine(Swordz). A fine choice. Brown has chosen Many Men by 50 Cent as his entrance music. Kirk Lancaster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Brown!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown motions for Lancaster to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lancaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lancaster connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Lancaster avoids the head kick by Brown.
A jab from Brown misses.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick
and Lancaster counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Lancaster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lancaster preventing the sweep.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lancaster seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Lancaster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lancaster stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Lancaster pushes his legs off easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lancaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Lancaster.
Brown throws out a counter right but Lancaster avoids it with no problem.
Brown 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.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Lancaster.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
Lancaster connects with a jab.
Lancaster shoots in and gets a takedown into Brown's guard.
Lancaster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lancaster advances position into side control!
Brown takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lancaster advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster looking to finish Brown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brown!
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Chris Brown has been cut.
Lancaster postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Brown in real trouble here! The ref calls for Brown to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirk Lancaster!
After winning the bout, Kirk Lancaster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Chris Brown spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight was not my night, but i can promise all these great fans that I will be back and i will be better'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade comes to the cage accompanied by Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III . Minakov has chosen МС DONI ft Тимати - Б as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitaly Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minakov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Vitaly Minakov has been cut.
Minakov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Minakov dodges the punch combination from Wade.
Wade lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Minakov 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.
Minakov closes the distance and clinches.
Wade takes an elbow to the temple.
Minakov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wade is defending well for now.
Wade stalling the fight.
Minakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Wade blocks an elbow strike from Minakov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minakov tries to land knees in the clinch but Wade avoids the damage to the body.
Wade definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minakov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wade.
Wade avoiding damage as Minakov throws knees to the body.
Minakov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minakov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wade lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Vitaly Minakov's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minakov looking to throw knees to the head but Wade is blocking nicely.
Minakov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wade's efforts to push away.
Minakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Minakov is looking to control Wade's arms but Wade gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minakov has his back to the cage.
Wade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minakov looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Minakov throws an elbow but misses.
Minakov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Minakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wade is pushing Minakov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wade lands a left hand.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minakov backwards.
Minakov tries to land a knee to the head but Wade blocks with his arms.
Minakov tries a knee to the head but Wade blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a left hand.
The cut above Vitaly Minakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Minakov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wade blocks it with crossed arms.
Minakov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Minakov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minakov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade drops Minakov with a beautiful combination! Minakov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wade is looking for the KO!
Minakov is rocked!
Wade digs a good hook to Minakov's body.
Minakov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wade finish him?
Wade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wade drops Minakov with a big left hand! Minakov is injured, injured bad! Wade jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Wade!
Wayne Wade decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raju Armo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hima Laya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
10 - 17 - 0 |
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451 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raju Armo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hima Laya!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Armo.
And Laya tries to counter it with a takedown but Armo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
No joy there for Armo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Laya tries to counter it with a takedown but Armo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Armo lands a jab to the nose.
Laya 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.
Armo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Armo takes a swing at Laya's ribcage but misses.
Laya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laya.
Nice straight punches there by Armo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Armo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armo lands a really nice looking cross but Laya seems unphased.
Armo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armo throws a head kick that misses.
Laya feints the counter takedown.
Laya blocks a jab.
Laya walks into a stiff left hand from Armo.
Armo lands a slapping body shot.
Laya avoids the body shot from Armo.
Armo throws a head kick that half lands.
Laya is rocked!
Armo throws a monster overhand right that drops Laya! Armo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raju Armo!
After the fight, Raju Armo 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Cho King Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Pappas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cho King Fang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gus Pappas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - King Fang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pappas thuds a left hand into King Fang's body.
King Fang shoots in and drives through. Pappas sprawls well.
Pappas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pappas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King Fang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pappas.
King Fang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pappas looks to land a combination. King Fang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
King Fang fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho King Fang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pappas clinches with his opponent.
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!
King Fang can't get the takedown.
King Fang wants a takedown but no success here.
King Fang is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King Fang.
Pappas stalks King Fang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King Fang's face. King Fang staggers backwards, shaken.
Pappas stuffs the takedown attempt from King Fang. King Fang gets slowly back to his feet.
King Fang scores with a takedown into Pappas's guard.
King Fang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pappas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
King Fang throwing strikes but missing.
Pappas trying to control the position here.
King Fang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pappas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King Fang drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pappas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now King Fang has Pappas in his guard.
King Fang keeping full guard, as Pappas tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King Fang being controlled here, momentarily.
King Fang 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.
King Fang looking for a guillotine here but Pappas defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Fang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King Fang has an active guard here but Pappas has managed to pass into half guard.
King Fang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pappas controlling the action here.
King Fang is not content to let Pappas control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
King Fang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King Fang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King Fang actively working from the bottom here.
King Fang is not content to let Pappas control the position.
King Fang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King Fang is pressing down on Pappas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
King Fang keeping moving, preventing Pappas from controlling successfully.
Pappas looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gus Pappas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Horrible takedown attempt by King Fang or perhaps it was just good defense by Pappas, which made it look bad.
Pappas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King Fang fails with the takedown.
Pappas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Pappas does it's job there.
King Fang shoots in for a takedown but Pappas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho King Fang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King Fang throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pappas was covering up waiting for the punch and King Fang finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pappas trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King Fang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Fang lands a couple of elbows.
Pappas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King Fang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
King Fang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pappas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pappas pulls King Fang in close to his closed guard and prevents King Fang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pappas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King Fang's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappas wants to control from the top but King Fang keeps moving.
Pappas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pappas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Fang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King Fang has his foot on Pappas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pappas works his way back into a safe position though.
King Fang keeping moving, preventing Pappas from controlling successfully.
Pappas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pappas trying to control but King Fang is working from the bottom.
Pappas sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King Fang has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pappas should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, King Fang has tightened it up now! Pappas should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cho King Fang!
Cho King Fang is the new featherweight champion!
Cho King Fang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conway Pulford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonel Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulford comes to the cage accompanied by Im The Nemesis!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
261 lbs
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30
254 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conway Pulford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonel Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatti steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pulford.
Pulford throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatti.
Gatti clinches up with Pulford and pushes him back against the cage.
Gatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Conway Pulford has been cut.
Pulford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulford 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.
Gatti gets control of Pulford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gatti will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gatti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pulford can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gatti trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pulford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gatti has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pulford has managed to get both his arms back between Gatti's legs - danger averted.
Gatti throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pulford wants to pass the guard but Gatti is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gatti is pulling down on Pulford's head to control his posture.
Gatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gatti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pulford manages to get himself to full guard.
Gatti postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pulford is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gatti, into his guard.
Pulford won't allow Gatti to sweep him here.
Gatti has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lebowski MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gatti keeping moving, preventing Pulford from controlling successfully.
Pulford content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gatti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gatti ducks right into an uppercut from Pulford.
It looks like Leonel Gatti has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pulford.
Pulford scores with a hook to the body. Gatti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gatti stuns Pulford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Conway Pulford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pulford feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
Pulford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gatti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatti stuns Pulford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonel Gatti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pulford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gatti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulford.
Gatti looks to land a left hand but Pulford moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Pulford tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Gatti misses.
A jab from Gatti misses.
Gatti looks to land a combination. Pulford sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gatti misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Gatti as he connects with a hook.
Gatti misses with a straight right.
Pulford scores with a leg kick.
Pulford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pulford scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatti throws a hook but Pulford avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pulford looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gatti rushes Pulford and presses him up against the cage.
Gatti misses with a punch to the body.
Gatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulford controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulford.
Gatti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Gatti.
Gatti has Pulford pressed against the cage.
Pulford has had enough of the clinch but Gatti keeps him there for the moment.
Gatti fails to pull guard.
Pulford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pulford gets underhooks to prevent Gatti's takedown attempt.
Pulford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pulford pushes Gatti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pulford is pushing Gatti up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulford lands a shoulder strike.
Pulford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pulford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pulford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gatti.
Pulford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulford.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gatti misses with a straight right.
Gatti misses with an uppercut
and Pulford counters with a good low kick that Gatti was not able to check.
Pulford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gatti. That did some damage!
Pulford misses with a head kick.
Pulford scores with a hook.
Pulford lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pulford.
Gatti swings for the body but Pulford moves out of range.
Pulford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. Gatti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pulford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
Pulford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatti tries to move into range but Pulford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pulford avoids the body shot from Gatti.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pulford!
Pulford takes a swing at Gatti's ribcage but misses.
Gatti wants to counter the offense by Pulford and move into the clinch position.
Pulford thumps Gatti with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulford counters with a nice uppercut.
Conway Pulford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonel Gatti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulford throws a nice head kick!
Pulford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gatti's head.
Gatti throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulford.
Gatti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gatti scrambles back to his feet.
Pulford misses the shot to the body.
Pulford throws a right hand that Gatti ducks under and follows up with a left that Gatti also avoids with ease.
Gatti feints the counter takedown.
Pulford blocks a jab.
Pulford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gatti crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pulford - the referee stops the clock and Gatti gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pulford. Gatti manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gatti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford lands with an uppercut that bounces Gatti off the cage and back into range.
Pulford wants to land a leg kick but Gatti is out of range.
Pulford throws a front kick aimed at Gatti's knee but Gatti avoids it well.
Gatti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conway Pulford dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Gatti misses.
Pulford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatti.
Gatti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pulford doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gatti throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulford works Gatti's body with a nice hook.
Gatti avoids the head kick by Pulford.
Gatti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Leonel Gatti's cut even more.
Gatti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pulford connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulford feints and then cracks Gatti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gatti down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatti. Pulford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gatti avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulford throws a leg kick but Gatti checks it.
Gatti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatti checks the leg kick.
Pulford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gatti misses with a hook.
Pulford thows a body kick. Gatti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pulford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pulford lands a nice hook to Gatti's body. Gatti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pulford scores with a head kick. Gatti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Gatti.
Gatti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Pulford slams his shin into Gatti's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti 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.
Conway Pulford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pulford scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gatti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pulford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pulford attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gatti misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Pulford as he connects with a hook.
Gatti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pulford.
Pulford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gatti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pulford misses with a leg kick.
Gatti misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pulford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pulford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
You can see that Gatti has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Gatti misses with a double jab
and Pulford counters with a nice body kick.
Pulford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatti closes the distance and clinches up with Pulford, looking for a takedown. Gatti pushes Pulford against the cage but Pulford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pulford connects with a right hand. Gatti shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pulford.
Pulford lands with a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pulford.
Pulford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gatti takes a step back to recover.
Pulford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Pulford fakes the leg kick and cracks Gatti in the body.
Gatti blocks a head kick by Pulford.
Pulford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulford manages to avoid it.
As Gatti backs away, Pulford returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gatti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulford jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pulford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pulford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gatti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pulford.
Pulford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pulford lands a leg kick that knocks Gatti off balance momentarily.
Pulford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gatti changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conway Pulford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pulford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conway Pulford!
Conway Pulford 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.
Leonel Gatti spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations to the winner. I tried my best.
Some days things don't work out. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Master Keya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phat Funk has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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21
195 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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23
192 lbs
21 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Keya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phat Funk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keya misses with a straight left.
Funk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Keya blocks with his arms.
Funk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keya has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keya avoiding damage as Funk throws knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Keya is blocking nicely.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keya is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
Funk blocks a body shot from Keya.
Funk lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funk lands a good knee to the midsection. Keya won't want to take too many of those.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Keya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
Keya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keya tries a body shot but Funk blocks it.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Keya struggles to land a body shot inside as Funk controls his hands.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Keya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Keya blocks it.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
I was talking to Keya's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Funk misses with a knee strike.
Funk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keya swings wildly with an uppercut but Funk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Keya is trying to stall.
Funk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keya.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Funk working Keya over with knees to the body.
Keya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keya avoiding damage.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keya lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Keya blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Keya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keya misses with a punch to the body.
Funk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Keya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funk's elbow.
Funk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funk avoiding damage.
Funk blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funk as Keya tries to tie him up.
Keya 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.
A close round but Phat Funk will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A slow jab from Keya misses its intended target.
Keya throws a hook but Funk blocks it.
Keya lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funk at a distance.
Keya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Keya throws a jab but it's blocked by Funk.
Keya fails to land with a series of punches.
Funk tries to counter with a clinch but Keya shakes him off and moves away.
Keya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Funk rushes Keya and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Funk blocking some punches.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Master Keya has been cut.
A short uppercut from Keya.
Funk throws a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Keya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Keya tries to work over Funk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Phat Funk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keya managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keya avoiding damage.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keya is defending well for now.
Keya looking to slow down the pace here.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funk trying to land knees to the body.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Funk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Keya blocks it.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keya.
Keya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keya blocks an elbow strike from Funk.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Funk wants to stall.
Funk throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
Keya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funk backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keya.
Funk is rocked!
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Keya blocks with his arms.
Funk is still on wobbly legs! Can Keya finish him?
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya working aggressively here.
Keya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keya misses with a punch on the inside.
Funk seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Keya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Keya managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
Keya throws a punch but it's blocked by Funk.
Funk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funk throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keya scores with a shot to the side of Funk's head.
Keya scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keya is trying to stall.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Keya blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
Funk tries to land a knee to the head but Keya blocks with his arms.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya trying to stall but Funk improves his position.
Keya is trying to maintain a safe position but Funk gets an underhook and turns Keya into the cage.
Keya dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Funk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funk missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Keya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Master Keya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Keya throws a right hand that Funk ducks under and follows up with a left that Funk also avoids with ease.
A jab from Keya misses.
Keya throws a right hand that Funk ducks under and follows up with a left that Funk also avoids with ease.
Keya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funk manages to avoid it.
Funk moves into the clinch.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya throws a head punch that misses.
Keya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
A knee to the head by Funk.
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 Keya.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Keya.
Keya taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keya avoids it.
Keya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Keya working aggressively here.
Keya presses Funk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Keya misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keya.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya misses with the head strike.
Keya is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya tries to stall but Funk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Funk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keya avoids it.
Keya trying to stall but Funk improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk crunches a lovely knee into Keya's ribcage.
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funk tries a knee to the head but Keya blocks it.
Keya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keya taking a breather.
Funk blocks an uppercut.
Funk looking to throw knees to the head but Keya is blocking nicely.
Funk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Keya in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Keya just leaning against Funk, taking a breather.
Funk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keya is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Funk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keya.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Funk.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Funk.
Funk is trying to maintain a safe position but Keya gets an underhook and turns Funk into the cage.
Keya dodges an elbow strike from Funk.
Funk landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Funk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Keya blocks it with crossed arms.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya lands a shoulder strike.
Funk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keya has Funk pushed against the cage.
Funk wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Funk.
Keya slows down the pace here.
Keya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Keya managing to block the knees to the body from Funk.
Keya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Funk tries to land knees in the clinch but Keya avoids the damage to the body.
Funk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keya blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Funk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Funk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Funk!
A very excited looking Phat Funk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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204 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
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275 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Palowakski !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuba Boulwiha!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulwiha tries for a takedown but Palowakski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Palowakski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulwiha's calf.
A head kick misses from Palowakski .
Boulwiha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Palowakski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boulwiha somewhat.
Boulwiha walks into a straight right hand from Palowakski .
Palowakski has managed to clinch.
Palowakski gets underhooks to prevent Boulwiha's takedown attempt.
Fred Palowakski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuba Boulwiha.
Palowakski scores with a shoulder strike.
Boulwiha tries to pull guard but Palowakski won't allow it.
Palowakski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boulwiha fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palowakski .
Boulwiha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palowakski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Boulwiha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palowakski .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palowakski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boulwiha jumps guard but Palowakski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski lands with a left to the head.
Palowakski pushes Boulwiha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Boulwiha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palowakski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palowakski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Palowakski lands with a short shot to the head.
Palowakski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Boulwiha looks winded!
Palowakski lands an uppercut.
Boulwiha jumps guard but Palowakski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Palowakski works on Boulwiha's body with a couple of short punches.
Palowakski pushes Boulwiha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Palowakski .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boulwiha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palowakski lands a right hand.
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski lands a right hand.
Palowakski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Palowakski works on Boulwiha's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palowakski .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Palowakski just stands there and leans against the cage.
Palowakski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palowakski clinches.
Boulwiha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boulwiha tries to pull guard but Palowakski holds him up against the cage and eventually Boulwiha drops back down to his feet.
Boulwiha tries to pull guard but Palowakski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Palowakski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palowakski .
A short uppercut from Palowakski .
Palowakski lands with a short shot to the head.
Palowakski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Palowakski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Palowakski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palowakski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boulwiha on the side of the head.
Palowakski keeps Boulwiha at a distance using the push kick.
Palowakski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boulwiha shoots in and drives through. Palowakski sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Palowakski .
Palowakski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boulwiha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boulwiha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Palowakski .
Boulwiha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boulwiha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boulwiha's coach down at The Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boulwiha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Palowakski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palowakski lands with a slapping head kick.
Boulwiha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palowakski . Palowakski obviously looking to wear him down.
Boulwiha dives in for a single leg takedown but Palowakski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Palowakski throwing a counter right hand but Boulwiha manages to avoid it.
Palowakski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boulwiha avoids the head kick by Palowakski .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boulwiha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palowakski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boulwiha's calf.
Boulwiha shoots in looking for a takedown. Palowakski tries to sprawl out of it but Boulwiha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Palowakski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palowakski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palowakski .
Palowakski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boulwiha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Palowakski defending well as Boulwiha loads up on a big left hand.
Palowakski appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crunch! Palowakski slams his shin into Boulwiha's torso.
Palowakski lands with a nice combination. Boulwiha backs away looking to recover.
Boulwiha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Palowakski throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palowakski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palowakski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick from Palowakski lands but Boulwiha takes it in his stride.
Palowakski jabs Boulwiha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Palowakski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boulwiha shoots in and drives through. Palowakski sprawls well.
It appears Palowakski was looking to counter with a kick there.
Palowakski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Palowakski closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Palowakski .
Boulwiha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Palowakski to keep the fight standing.
Palowakski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palowakski lands with a right to the head.
Palowakski digs a right hand into Boulwiha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boulwiha's gas tank.
Palowakski 's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Boulwiha is trying to pull guard but Palowakski has him pressed against the cage.
Fred Palowakski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuba Boulwiha.
Palowakski lands a nice uppercut.
Palowakski lands with a short shot to the head.
Palowakski scores with a shot to the side of Boulwiha's head.
Boulwiha jumps guard but Palowakski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Palowakski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boulwiha backwards.
Fred Palowakski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palowakski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palowakski breaks from the clinch.
Palowakski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boulwiha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boulwiha fails to land the takedown.
Boulwiha is breathing heavily.
Palowakski 's corner calls for a 1-2. Palowakski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Palowakski .
Fred Palowakski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palowakski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Palowakski connects with an inside leg kick.
Palowakski lands a jab to the nose.
Palowakski connects with a crisp jab.
Boulwiha shoots in and drives through. Palowakski sprawls well.
Palowakski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boulwiha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palowakski .
Palowakski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Palowakski connects with an inside leg kick.
Palowakski works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Palowakski .
Palowakski lands a glancing blow to the side of Boulwiha's head.
Palowakski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boulwiha has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Palowakski .
Boulwiha fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Palowakski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski clinches.
Palowakski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boulwiha can do to turn this around?
Palowakski lands a right hand.
Boulwiha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boulwiha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palowakski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Palowakski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boulwiha takes a shot to the head.
Boulwiha jumps guard but Palowakski stands there with Boulwiha around his waist. Boulwiha gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Palowakski scores with a shoulder strike.
Palowakski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Palowakski .
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palowakski gets through Boulwiha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Palowakski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boulwihas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Palowakski .
Palowakski lands with a right to the head.
Boulwiha is rocked!
Palowakski unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boulwiha! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Palowakski is unloading with more strikes now! Boulwiha drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Palowakski !
Fred Palowakski retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Fred Palowakski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Yuba Boulwiha stepped up to the mic, saying 'I smell TRT here...'.
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