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HFC 207 Take A Shot! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bale!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Oliver.
Bale tests Oliver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oliver.
Bale throws a hook but Oliver avoids it easily.
Oliver has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Oliver should have avoided that one.
Oliver moves out of range of the body kick from Bale.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Bale responds with a good body kick, but Oliver manages to step out the way in time.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
A big left from Oliver misses.
Bale unleashes a big counter combination but Oliver bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oliver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliver misses with a leg kick.
Bale works the jab nicely.
It looks like Tommy Oliver has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliver throws a body punch but Bale moves out of range.
Bale avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Bale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver slips a jab from Bale.
Oliver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oliver needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale checks a leg kick.
Oliver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale lands a big uppercut and Oliver crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Oliver looks OK. Bale waves Oliver back to his feet!
Oliver is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oliver walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Oliver limp body while Bale jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Bale 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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300 lbs
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hinch. No joy for Pray on that attempt.
Pray feints and as Hinch raises his hands in defense, Pray changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hinch working for a triangle but Pray defends it easily.
Pray passes Hinch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pray is looking to take a break and control but Hinch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hinch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pray slows the pace down in half guard.
Hinch is not content to let Pray control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch is trying to get back to full guard.
Pray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pray stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hinch to get to his feet.
Pray misses with the combination.
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hinch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pray is trying to defend but Hinch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pray manages to get to full guard.
Pray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch trying to control but Pray is working from the bottom.
Hinch pushes down on Pray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pray is looking to escape.
Pray trying to control from the bottom.
Hinch tries to pass to full mount but Pray defends it.
Hinch wants to control but Pray is keeping him busy.
Pray tries to kick Hinch off but Hinch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pray is defending against the submission attempts here by Hinch.
Pray tries to roll over but Hinch keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray trying to control here.
Pray is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hinch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hinch is working for a submission of some sort.
Hinch is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hinch.
Pray tries to kick Hinch off but Hinch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hinch is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pray manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pray trying to control the position.
Pray is looking to stand up but Hinch isn't so interested in that idea.
Pray kicks Hinch off and gets to his feet.
Pray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hinch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pray somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hinch pinned against the cage. Hinch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hinch shoots in looking for a takedown. Pray tries to sprawl out of it but Hinch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hinch clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stevie Hinch will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pray darts in looking for a takedown but Hinch gets double underhooks and turns Pray into the cage.
Pray fails with the takedown.
Hinch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pray is trying to defend but Hinch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hinch tries to pass to full mount but Pray defends it.
Pray wants to control but Hinch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hinch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinch is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hinch moves into full mount! Pray won't be happy about that!
Hinch is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pray has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hinch unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hinch with good strikes from the mount here!
Hinch looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pray trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hinch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hinch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hinch wants to finish this one by submission but Pray is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hinch.
Pray is trying to escape the mount.
Pray is squirming around, avoiding Hinch's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pray tries to hold on but Hinch pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray gets back to half guard.
Hinch thows a huge punch but Pray dodges it nicely.
Hinch seems to be looking for submissions.
Hinch stalling.
Hinch prevents Pray from standing back up.
Hinch is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pray is just riding it out for now. Hinch eventually gives up the hold.
Pray wants to get back to full guard.
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!
Pray is not content to let Hinch control the position.
Pray wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinch is trying to work for a kimura but Pray is defending well.
Hinch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pray kicks Hinch off and gets back to his feet.
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hinch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pray darts in looking for a takedown but Hinch gets double underhooks and turns Pray into the cage.
Hinch 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.
Pray has momentary wrist control but Hinch slips an elbow through the middle.
Hinch works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hinch wants to work for an arm triangle but Pray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hinch is looking to advance position but Pray won't allow it.
Hinch is working for a kimura but Pray is defending it quite comfortably.
Hinch working over Pray with some ground and pound. Pray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinch looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinch prevents Pray from improving his position.
Hinch is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pray is trying to stand up here but Hinch is controlling him well.
Hinch is working for a kimura but Pray is defending it quite comfortably.
Pray keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Pray won't allow Hinch to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevie Hinch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hinch tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pray fails with a takedown attempt.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.
Hinch unleashes a big counter combination but Pray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hinch moves in looking to clinch but Pray pushes him off.
Pray has a takedown stuffed.
Pray tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hinch defends well and Pray ends up having to push Hinch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pray darts in looking for a takedown but Hinch gets double underhooks and turns Pray into the cage.
Hinch moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hinch has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pray is trying to keep an underhook but Hinch manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hinch trying to control the action but Pray is working from the bottom.
Hinch is looking for a kimura here.
Hinch seems to be working for a kimura but Pray defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hinch working over Pray with some ground and pound. Pray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hinch trying to mount his opponent but Pray defends it.
Pray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pray is staying active underneath Hinch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pray wants to get back to his feet.
Pray has hold of Hinch's hands but Hinch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hinch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pray sees it coming and defends easily.
Hinch wants to pass to mount but Pray is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pray sees it coming and defends easily.
Hinch works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hinch won't let Pray get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The referee warns Pray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pray is trying to escape the mount.
Hinch working for a submission but Pray is keeping him at bay.
Hinch is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pray has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hinch raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray tries to reverse the position but Hinch maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hinch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pray is bucking up trying to escape but Hinch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pray is rocked!
Hinch prevents Pray from getting the reversal.
Oh Pray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pray has left one of his arms exposed and Hinch doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Pray screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Hinch!
Stevie Hinch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pika Paulo Malia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanishk Soni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanishk Soni acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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274 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pika Paulo Malia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 30 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanishk Soni!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Soni doesn't seem bothered though.
Soni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Soni moves out of range as Malia strikes.
Soni is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Malia throws an overhand right that lands on Soni's shoulder, as Soni tries to avoid the shot.
Soni is looking for the big counter here.
Malia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malia lands a jab to Soni's midsection.
We've been told by Malia's head coaches at Fighting Fitness & Freedom that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheers as Malia lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soni doesn't seem phased though.
Malia swings widly with a right hand
letting Soni counter with a right hand.
Malia misses with a straight right.
Soni tries to clinch but Malia is having none of it.
Malia 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.
A swing and a miss from Malia.
Malia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
Soni fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pika Paulo Malia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soni throws the kick towards the body but Malia avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Malia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
Malia tests Soni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
Malia connects with a body shot that sends Soni's belly button to the back.
Malia is looking to wear down Soni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Malia throws a sloppy body shot
and Soni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Malia wants to sweep but Soni has passed to side control!
Malia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malia is trying to work for a sweep but Soni has mounted him!
Malia wants to hold on but Soni pushes him away.
Soni is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malia.
Malia just misses with a punch to the body.
Malia takes one to the chin there.
Soni just misses with a punch to the body.
Soni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
Malia misses with a wild body shot.
Malia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Malia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soni wants to counter with a clinch but Malia pushes him away.
Malia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malia looks to score with a jab to the body but Soni is just out of range.
Malia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soni manages to avoid it.
Malia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Malia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia looks to land a right hand but Soni moved out of range.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Malia works the jab nicely.
Malia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malia misses with a body punch
and Soni counters with a three punch combo that has Malia backing up. Malia nods at Soni to acknowledge the strikes.
Soni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malia.
Nice uppercut lands for Malia. That snapped Soni's head back.
Soni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soni gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Tanishk Soni has been cut.
Soni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Malia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Malia throws a hook to the side of Soni's head but Soni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soni lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malia will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malia tries to sprawl but Soni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Malia tries to roll over but Soni keeps him under control.
Malia is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Soni working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soni is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malia is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pika Paulo Malia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Malia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soni.
Soni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Malia.
Soni has managed to clinch.
Soni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Soni tries a body shot but Malia blocks it.
Soni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malia throws a body punch but Soni moves out of range.
Soni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soni tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Malia defends well and Soni ends up having to push Malia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Soni wants to clinch up but Malia keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Malia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malia's calf.
Malia misses with an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Malia here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Soni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soni throws a hook to the side of Malia's head but Malia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malia misses with a straight right.
Soni is looking to clinch but Malia is avoiding it.
Malia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soni can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soni swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soni defending well as Malia loads up on a big left hand.
Soni shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Malia as he avoids it easily.
Pika Paulo Malia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tanishk Soni.
Malia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soni stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malia jabs Soni right on the nose. Soni blinks but takes it well.
Nice sprawl there from Malia as Soni shoots in.
Malia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soni under the eye.
Soni tries to score with a low kick but Malia moves his leg out of the way.
Malia jabs Soni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Soni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malia.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Malia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soni.
Malia lands a jab to Soni's midsection.
Malia jabs Soni right on the nose. Soni blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malia throws a body shot but no joy.
Soni wants to clinch up but Malia keeps it at a distance.
Malia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soni's head.
Soni moves away from the strike by Malia.
Soni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Soni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malia lands with a shot to the body.
Soni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malia scores with the left hand. Soni knows he should have avoided that one.
Soni throws a right hand that Malia ducks under and follows up with a left that Malia also avoids with ease.
Malia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soni moves away.
Malia lands a jab to the nose.
Nice takedown defense from Malia. No joy for Soni on that attempt.
Malia misses with a body shot.
Soni misses with a few strikes there.
A little feinted left hand from Malia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malia misses the shot to the body.
Soni wants to clinch.
Malia is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia thuds his right hand into Soni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Malia throws a body punch but Soni moves out of range.
Soni gets the takedown into side control.
Malia is trying to control Soni's posture but Soni avoids it.
Malia is looking to reverse the position.
Who's going to make the next move?
Soni is trying to get an arm triangle but Malia is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pika Paulo Malia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanishk Soni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Soni closes the distance and clinches up with Malia, looking for a takedown. Soni pushes Malia against the cage but Malia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Soni misses with a body shot.
Malia leaves Soni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Malia misses the target.
Malia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soni manages to avoid it.
Malia lands a right hook to the body.
Malia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soni was well out of range. Poor timing from Malia.
Soni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Soni wants to clinch.
It looked like Malia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soni avoids the body shot from Malia.
Soni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malia looks to throw the jab but Soni is out of range.
Malia moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Malia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soni.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soni tries a quick counter leg kick but Malia is wise to it.
Malia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malia sprawls well initially but Soni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malia is looking for a sweep. Soni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soni seems to be looking for submissions.
Malia is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Soni jumps into side control!
Tanishk Soni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malia tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Malia regains half guard.
Malia is looking to get back to full guard here but Soni has managed to pass to side control instead.
Malia is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malia tries to control but Soni manages to take his back.
Malia is trying to get back to his feet but Soni has full control of the position and if anything, Malia has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Malia is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Tanishk Soni has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malia tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Malia is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soni landing strikes from the mount and Malia is in trouble!
Soni has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Malia's face.
Malia is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malia tries to hold on but Soni pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanishk Soni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Malia 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pika Paulo Malia!
Pika Paulo Malia bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Temitope Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen We Own It as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Temitope Obama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama misses with a two punch combination.
Zangief swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zangief attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Obama blocks a low kick nicely.
Obama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zangief tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama is looking for a counter combo.
Obama clinches with his opponent.
Obama blocks an elbow strike.
Obama avoids a wild elbow strike from Zangief.
Obama really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zangiefs head.
Zangief misses with a body punch.
Zangief misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zangief misses with some punches.
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Obama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
Obama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zangief is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zangief throws an elbow but misses.
Obama landing knees to the body.
Obama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zangief is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obama's defenses.
Zangief blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zangief misses with an elbow strike.
Obama gets through Zangief's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zangief wants to break free but Obama has control.
Obama trying to control the position but instead, Zangief has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obama into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Zangief's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Obama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zangief blocks it with crossed arms.
Obama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zangief is defending well for now.
Obama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zangief told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Zangief lands a left hand.
Zangief misses with some punches.
Zangief lands an uppercut.
Obama lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zangief looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zangief blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is trying to stall.
Zangief lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Zangief escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obama throws a head kick that Zangief semi-blocks.
Obama cracks a nice hook into Zangief's ribs.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick from Zangief.
Zangief lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zangief.
Zangief avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Obama blocks the low kick.
Obama connects with a jab.
Obama throws a series of punches but Zangief moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Obama. Those never looked like landing.
Zangief throws a head kick but Obama moves out of range.
Obama uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zangief.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zangief 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 Obama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Obama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zangief wants to land a leg kick but Obama is out of range.
Zangief drops his hands momentarily and Obama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Obama lands a body shot.
Zangief smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zangief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zangief gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama misses with a kick to the body
and Zangief counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zangief throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Obama counters with a one-two to the body.
Obama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zangief.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zangief tries a head kick but it misses.
Obama connects with a body shot that sends Zangief's belly button to the back.
Zangief has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zangief there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zangief is rocked!
Obama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zangief is still on wobbly legs! Can Obama finish him?
Obama clinches up against the cage.
Obama scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Obama creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
Zangief takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zangief scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Obama - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short uppercut from Obama.
Obama taking a breather.
Obama pushes Zangief back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zangief misses with an elbow strike.
Obama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zangief's face.
Obama landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Obama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zangief letting Obama take a breather here.
Obama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zangiefs head.
Zangief can't break the clinch.
Zangief throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zangiefs head.
Zangief throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zangief trying to stall but Obama improves his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Zangief takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obama.
Obama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zangief has Obama pushed against the cage.
Obama is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Obama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Obama throws a right hand that Zangief ducks under and follows up with a left that Zangief also avoids with ease.
Obama tries to clinch up.
Zangief tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
Obama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zangief moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zangief seems to have recovered his senses.
Obama throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zangief on the side of the head.
Temitope Obama is winning the standup battle so far.
Zangief feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obama's calf.
Obama lands a slapping body shot.
Obama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zangief scores with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zangief, right into the meat.
Obama is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Obama.
Obama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zangief checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Zangief tenderised Obama's leg. Obama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temitope Obama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch but Zangief swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Obama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zangief can do to turn this around?
Zangief fakes the leg kick and cracks Obama in the body.
Obama clinches up against the cage.
Obama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zangief misses with a knee strike.
Zangief misses with an elbow strike.
Zangief throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Zangief avoids the damage to the body.
Zangief blocks an uppercut.
Zangief throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zangief takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Zangief scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zangief wants to get back to striking at distance but Obama won't allow it.
Zangief blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zangief breaks from the clinch.
Obama throws a body punch but Zangief moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zangief! But no joy.
That's two 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!
Obama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zangief circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zangief avoids a kick to the body.
Obama fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zangief, pushing him back against the cage.
Zangief avoiding damage as Obama throws knees to the body.
Zangief working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zangief fails to land.
Obama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
Obama is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obama connects with a knee to the head.
Obama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Temitope Obama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Obama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zangief manages to break the clinch.
Obama walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zangief.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Obama.
Zangief showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obama.
Obama misses with a double jab.
Zangief looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zangief throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Obama misses its target.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Zangief loads up on a big right hand but Obama slips the punch.
Obama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Obama avoids the head kick by Zangief.
Obama moves out of range as Zangief strikes.
Obama scores with a three punch combo!
Zangief lands a glancing blow to the side of Obama's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zangief lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Obama. Those never looked like landing.
Zangief slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zangief avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throws a hook to the side of Obama's head but Obama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Obama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Obama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zangief under the eye.
Zangief misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Obama. Those never looked like landing.
Obama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Zangief scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zangief takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obama is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Obama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zangief. Zangief obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama clinches.
Zangief misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obama scores with a shoulder strike.
Obama trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temitope Obama dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zangief walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Obama swinging wildly here.
Zangief looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As Zangief looks to move away, Obama throws a big counter combo bu Zangief just gets out of the way.
Obama looks to score with a jab to the body but Zangief is just out of range.
Obama tries to clinch but Zangief moves out of range.
Zangief throws a leg kick
enabling Obama to counter with a crisp jab.
Obama jabs at Zangief's body.
Zangief throws a sloppy head kick and Obama moves out of range easily.
Zangief ducks right into an uppercut from Obama.
Some wild striking there from Obama.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Obama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zangief lands a head kick. Obama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Obama lands with a nice body kick.
Obama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Obama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Obama misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Zangief is predictable there
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Zangief misses.
Obama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Obama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zangief manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zangief misses with a kick to the body.
Obama looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Obama staying out of range there.
Obama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zangief.
Obama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Travis Zangief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands with a nice combination. Zangief backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Obama misses.
Obama throws a big shot that misses.
Obama slips under a jab.
Zangief throws a jab when Obama was well out of range.
Zangief turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zangief cracks Obama with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zangief throws a hook but Obama blocks it.
Zangief avoids the head kick by Obama.
Obama forces Zangief back against the cage and clinches.
Zangief blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obama taking a breather.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Zangief scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zangief throws a punch but it's blocked by Obama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
Obama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zangief has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zangief connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obama's face.
Obama misses with the head strike.
Zangief gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Obama lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zangief can't break the clinch.
Obama lands a shoulder strike.
Obama blocks the elbow strike.
Temitope Obama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zangief lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obama blocks an elbow strike from Zangief.
Zangief wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zangief managing to block the knees to the body from Obama.
Obama missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Zangief.
Obama blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zangief.
Obama is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zangief lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Oh Obama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zangief lands a nice elbow.
Obama wants to stall.
A short left from Zangief.
Zangief misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zangief manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Obama checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A head kick misses from Zangief.
Zangief tries to close the distance and clinch but Obama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zangief misses with an uppercut.
Zangief takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zangief missing with a left hand there. Obama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zangief misses with an uppercut. Obama saw that one coming.
Obama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Zangief just manages to avoid it.
Obama checks a leg kick.
Zangief slips a jab and a cross from Obama.
Zangief misses with a head kick.
Obama seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama blocks a jab.
Obama blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Zangief.
Well Obama 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temitope Obama!
Temitope Obama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Travis Zangief had this to say: 'Not to take anything away from him, but I was pretty drained from the cut. My body will soon adapt to this and I'll give a better performance next time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Segrate Klouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuinness comes into the arena with Foggy Dew / Hypnotize Remix blaring out of the sound system. Klouse has chosen Gucci Mane-My own worst enemy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Connor McGuinness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Segrate Klouse!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness with a jab.
Klouse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuinness throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klouses head.
McGuinness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klouse throws a head punch that misses.
McGuinness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klouse misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klouse.
Klouse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGuinness.
McGuinness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klouse.
McGuinness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGuinness breaks from the clinch.
McGuinness scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klouse tries to clinch but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klouse doesn't seem bothered though.
McGuinness jabs Klouse to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McGuinness seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
McGuinness is trying hard to land a takedown here. Klouse sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McGuinness looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Klouse is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McGuinness lands a jab.
Klouse is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klouse as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor McGuinness. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klouse wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from McGuinness. Those never looked like landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McGuinness, as that shot connected.
Klouse tries to clinch but McGuinness is having none of it.
Klouse tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGuinness shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Klouse napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McGuinness throws an elbow but Klouse slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klouse bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
McGuinness misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuinness sizes up Klouse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Klouse has McGuinness up against the cage in a clinch.
Klouse lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGuinness backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klouse misses with the head strike.
McGuinness tries to pull guard but Klouse won't allow it.
McGuinness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Segrate Klouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klouse moves in looking to clinch but McGuinness pushes him off.
McGuinness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Klouse moves in looking to clinch but McGuinness pushes him off.
No joy there for McGuinness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuinness lands a nice looking body shot.
Klouse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Klouse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGuinness swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Klouse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGuinness fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGuinness!
Klouse tries to close the distance and clinch but McGuinness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by McGuinness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness is leaning against Klouse and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klouse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klouse has a couple of punches blocked by McGuinness.
Klouse has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McGuinness seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Klouse can turn it around.
Klouse is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Klouse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by McGuinness.
McGuinness looking to stall.
McGuinness tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klouse smiles and moves away.
Klouse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Klouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuinness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuinness circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGuinness was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGuinness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Klouse is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuinness finish him?
Nice uppercut there from McGuinness.
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!
McGuinness drops Klouse with a huge uppercut! Klouse drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McGuinness is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor McGuinness!
Connor McGuinness 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.
Segrate Klouse was interviewed post fight and said 'must of been his night.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ap Nudd is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lift me up. Edern Ap Nudd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ap Nudd throws a series of punches but Lagk moves out of range.
Ap Nudd moves into the clinch successfully.
Lagk using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lagk is looking to take this one to the mat.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ap Nudd slowing the pace effectively.
Ap Nudd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lagk wants to take the fight to the mat but Ap Nudd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lagk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ap Nudd after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagk pulls guard successfully.
Ap Nudd wants to stand but Lagk is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lagk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ap Nudd is one step ahead there.
Ap Nudd wanted to stand there but Lagk had control of the position.
Lagk looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lagk working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Ap Nudd throws a big shot that misses.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ap Nudd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lagk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ap Nudd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lagk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lagk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lagk gets a clinch.
Ap Nudd gets underhooks to prevent Lagk's takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Lagk has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ap Nudd blocks an uppercut.
Lagk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ap Nudd.
Lagk goes for a takedown attempt but Ap Nudd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagk.
Ap Nudd gets tackled into the cage by Lagk. Lagk maintains the clinch.
Ap Nudd looking to stall.
Ap Nudd has Lagk pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd throws a head punch that misses.
Ap Nudd is trying to maintain a safe position but Lagk gets an underhook and turns Ap Nudd into the cage.
Lagk tries to land knees in the clinch but Ap Nudd avoids the damage to the body.
Lagk lands an uppercut.
Lagk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lagk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ap Nudd digs a right hand underneath Lagk's ribcage. Lagk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lagk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ap Nudd has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lagk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ap Nudd can turn it around.
Lagk lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ap Nudd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lagk is controlling him.
Ap Nudd keeping full guard, as Lagk tries to pass.
Lagk trying to control but Ap Nudd is working from the bottom.
Lagk won't allow Ap Nudd to get back to his feet.
Lagk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lagk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lagk throwing strikes from guard but Ap Nudd blocks nicely.
Ap Nudd keeping full guard, as Lagk tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lagk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ap Nudd is looking to stand up but Lagk isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ap Nudd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ap Nudd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ap Nudd swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ap Nudd throws a punch but it's blocked by Lagk.
Ap Nudd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ap Nudd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lagk landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lagk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lagk is working for a kimura but Ap Nudd is defending it quite comfortably.
Lagk tries to pass to full mount but Ap Nudd defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd is trying to stand up here but Lagk is controlling him well.
Lagk wants to take a breather but Ap Nudd is having none of it.
Ap Nudd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ap Nudd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lagk.
Lagk is trying to work for a kimura but Ap Nudd is defending well.
Lagk slips a nice elbow through Ap Nudd's hands, connecting with Ap Nudd's forehead.
Lagk not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ap Nudd is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lagk wants to take a breather but Ap Nudd is having none of it.
Ap Nudd looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lagk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ap Nudd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lagk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ap Nudd defending well though.
Lagk 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.
Ap Nudd tries to kick Lagk off but Lagk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lagk pushes Ap Nudd up against the cage in a clinch.
Lagk goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ap Nudd prevents it.
Ap Nudd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ap Nudd avoiding damage.
Ap Nudd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk wants to clinch up but Ap Nudd keeps it at a distance.
Edern Ap Nudd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lagk avoids the body shot from Ap Nudd.
Lagk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lagk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lagk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lagk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Ap Nudd.
Lagk gets a clinch.
Lagk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ap Nudd is leaning against Lagk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ap Nudd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagk wants to take the fight to the mat but Ap Nudd manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ap Nudd avoids a wild elbow strike from Lagk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd looking to slow down the pace here.
Lagk scores with a shoulder strike.
Ap Nudd tries a body shot but Lagk blocks it.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nick Lagk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A knee to the head by Lagk.
Lagk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ap Nudd backwards.
Nice body punch from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd tries to circle away but Lagk has him pinned against the cage.
Lagk is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lagk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ap Nudd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lagk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ap Nudd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Lagk dominated that second round.
That's time! Lagk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lagk tries to clinch up.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a series of punches.
Lagk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ap Nudd.
Lagk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ap Nudd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lagk rather than just go for the knockout.
Ap Nudd clinches up against the cage.
Ap Nudd blocks a body shot from Lagk.
Ap Nudd dodges an elbow strike from Lagk.
Lagk struggles to land a body shot inside as Ap Nudd controls his hands.
Lagk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ap Nudd after a bit of a struggle.
Lagk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ap Nudd backwards.
Lagk is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ap Nudd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ap Nudd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ap Nudd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lagk breaks the clinch.
Lagk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lagk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ap Nudd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ap Nudd keeps the fight on the outside.
Lagk tries to clinch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Lagk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ap Nudd connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ap Nudd. Lagk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ap Nudd throws a low kick but Lagk moves out of range easily.
Ap Nudd swats away the attempt to clinch by Lagk.
Edern Ap Nudd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lagk tries to clinch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Lagk scores with the left hand. Ap Nudd knows he should have avoided that one.
Ap Nudd jabs Lagk right on the nose. Lagk blinks but takes it well.
Ap Nudd gets tackled into the cage by Lagk. Lagk maintains the clinch.
Lagk wants to stall.
Lagk gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagk won't allow Ap Nudd to get back to his feet.
Lagk trying to control but Ap Nudd is working from the bottom.
Lagk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ap Nudd is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ap Nudd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagk is really struggling to control Ap Nudd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ap Nudd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nick Lagk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ap Nudd throws a leg kick which misses Lagk's front leg but catches the back leg as Lagk tries to avoid it.
Lagk darts in trying to clinch
and Ap Nudd counters with a good, hard body kick but Lagk shrugs it off.
Lagk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lagk as Ap Nudd tries to tie him up.
Lagk lands with a short shot to the head.
Nick Lagk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ap Nudd swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagk trying to land knees to the body.
Ap Nudd stalling against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lagk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ap Nudd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edern Ap Nudd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lagk 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lagk!
A relieved looking Nick Lagk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Finger Eleven - Slow Chemical. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Hammet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Klitschko defends well and Hammet ends up having to push Klitschko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hammet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klitschko tries to avoid it but Hammet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klitschko to the ground. Klitschko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klitschko throws a series of punches but Hammet avoids them all with ease.
Hammet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klitschko defends it well.
Nice cross by Klitschko.
Hammet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Klitschko swivels and escapes.
Yegor Klitschko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hammet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klitschko is looking to land body kicks.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko looks to land a combination but Hammet avoids it well.
Hammet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klitschko lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Klitschko's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammet misses with a takedown attempt
and Klitschko counters with a three punch combo that has Hammet backing up. Hammet nods at Klitschko to acknowledge the strikes.
Klitschko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hammet back to the cage. Klitschko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Gordon Hammet has been cut.
Klitschko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good exchange - Klitschko coming out on top.
Klitschko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammet 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klitschko tries to land a leg kick but Hammet saw it coming and moves away.
Klitschko misses with a body kick.
And Hammet tries to counter it with a takedown but Klitschko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammet takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammet.
Hammet throws an overhand right that lands on Klitschko's shoulder, as Klitschko tries to avoid the shot.
Hammet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Klitschko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hammet at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammet.
Klitschko avoids the head kick by Hammet.
Klitschko throws a right hand that Hammet ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammet also avoids with ease.
Klitschko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Klitschko avoids the head kick by Hammet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klitschko. Hammet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Klitschko misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hammet misses.
A head kick misses from Hammet.
Klitschko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Klitschko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crunch! Klitschko slams his shin into Hammet's torso.
Hammet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Klitschko tries a head kick but it misses.
Klitschko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammet.
Hammet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klitschko.
Klitschko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hammet eats them both and turns towards Klitschko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
Hammet tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Klitschko - that will leave a mark!
Klitschko throws a wild body kick that Hammet sees coming a mile off.
Hammet is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hammet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Klitschko. Those never looked like landing.
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
Hammet changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Klitschko misses with the combination.
Klitschko lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Hammet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hammet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klitschko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Klitschko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hammet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Klitschko is looking to wear down Hammet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Klitschko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klitschko digs a good body shot into Hammet's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Klitschko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Klitschko.
Hammet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klitschko.
Klitschko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Klitschko lands a glancing blow to the side of Hammet's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammet moves away.
Hammet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klitschko defends it well.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hammet might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Klitschko has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko lands with a cross.
Klitschko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hammet on the side of the head.
Hammet is rocked!
Hammet shoots in but Klitschko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Klitschko feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hammet is still on wobbly legs! Can Klitschko finish him?
Klitschko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammet drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Klitschko defends it well.
Hammet seems to have recovered his senses.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Klitschko there.
Both fighters circling a little - Klitschko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hammet misses with a lunging right hand
and Klitschko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammet shoots and misses
and Klitschko counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammet is breathing heavily.
Hammet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Klitschko throws an overhand right that drops Hammet like a sack of potatoes! Klitschko dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yegor Klitschko!
Yegor Klitschko retains his super heavyweight title!
Yegor Klitschko 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 Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabari Jelani could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lord Viceroy's chin.
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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
27 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lord Viceroy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viceroy scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
Viceroy throws a nice looking combination but Jelani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viceroy lands a lovely overhand right.
Jelani 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Viceroy holds on and takes a little breather.
Jelani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viceroy is keeping the position for now.
Jelani is standing up over Viceroy. Viceroy looks to escape but Jelani dives into side control.
Viceroy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jelani has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani tries for a kimura but Viceroy is defending well.
Jelani goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Viceroy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jelani's guard! Nice work there by Viceroy!
Jelani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viceroy is one step ahead there.
Jelani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Viceroy is working Jelani over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Viceroy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viceroy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jelani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Viceroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jabari Jelani's cut is getting worse.
Nice strikes from Viceroy there.
Jeez, Jabari Jelani's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jabari Jelani's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lord Viceroy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lord Viceroy thanked V-Mask Clothing (10%) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Jabari Jelani stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back !'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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144 lbs
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142 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddick blocks a jab.
Bass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Riddick.
Riddick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teddy Bass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Bass as he connects with a hook.
Bass tries for a takedown but Riddick circles away easily
and Riddick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bass punishes Riddick's body with a nice straight punch.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Riddick counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddick slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bass. That's going to slow Riddick down.
Bass throws a sloppy head kick and Riddick moves out of range easily.
Riddick just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bass.
Bass misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Riddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riddick tries to clinch up but Bass circles away and keeps his distance.
Bass ducks under a wild hook from Riddick.
Bass fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riddick just manages to avoid it.
Bass fails with the takedown
and Riddick counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Teddy Bass has been cut.
Bass swings for the body but Riddick moves out of range.
Bass tries to bum rush Riddick with a series of wild strikes but Riddick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Riddick on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bass swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddick.
Bass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riddick is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bass with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bass does it's job there.
Bass with a nice cross.
Riddick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bass misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Riddick. Beautiful body shot.
Bass throws a hook but Riddick avoids it easily.
Riddick looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Riddick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bass manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Bass.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riddick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bass changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard B Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bass misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Bass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bass throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bass moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bass throws a sloppy head kick
and Riddick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riddicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bass misses with a looping right.
Bass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddick counters with a straight that turns Bass's legs to rubber! Riddick pushes forward with more strikes and Bass goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard B Riddick!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitar Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miric might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mitar Miric - Ko je onaj mladic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
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262 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitar Miric!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Young.
Miric missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Young has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Young closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miric just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miric digs a right hand underneath Young's ribcage. Young let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miric lands with a right to the head.
Miric scores with a shoulder strike.
Young is rocked!
Miric is working Young over against the cage.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Miric finish him?
Young jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miric walks away with a smile on his face. Young gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Young tries for a takedown but Miric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Young seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitar Miric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Young.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Young shoots in looking for a takedown. Miric tries to sprawl out of it but Young keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Young misses the body punch
and Miric counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Young has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitar Miric!
Mitar Miric retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Mitar Miric thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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