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SP-ICON:Jangles V.S. Richards PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold has chosen Dead Prez as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mangold closes the distance and pushes Phoenix back into the cage.
Mangold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phoenix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mangold drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mangold is trying to drag Phoenix to the mat but Phoenix just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Paul Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Mangold managing to block the knees to the body from Phoenix.
Phoenix lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Danny Mangold has been cut.
Mangold blocks an uppercut.
Phoenix looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mangold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phoenix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mangold misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Mangold with that takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Phoenix misses the target.
Phoenix moves into the clinch.
Mangold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Phoenix gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phoenix works on Mangold's body with a couple of short punches.
Mangold has Phoenix pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mangold pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Phoenix tumbling to the mat - Mangold dives into Phoenix's guard.
Phoenix is looking for a triangle but Mangold pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Phoenix has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mangold has managed to get both his arms back between Phoenix's legs - danger averted.
Mangold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Phoenix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mangold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangold throwing strikes but missing.
Phoenix throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mangold manages to get himself to full guard.
Phoenix postures up in Mangold's guard and throws a big left but Mangold blocks it.
Mangold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phoenix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phoenix content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mangold had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Phoenix defends it easily.
Phoenix trying to control but Mangold is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mangold is trying to control the position but Phoenix postures up.
Mangold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Phoenix 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.
Mangold looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Mangold is trying to keep Phoenix in close.
Mangold throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mangold's head.
Phoenix wanted to stand there but Mangold had control of the position.
Mangold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phoenix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phoenix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Phoenix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mangold has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Phoenix can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mangold has his foot on Phoenix's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Phoenix works his way back into a safe position though.
Phoenix landing some decent shots from guard.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phoenix pushes down on Mangold's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phoenix lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold tries to get to full guard but Phoenix has control of the leg.
Phoenix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mangold with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Phoenix decides to stand and escape the position.
Phoenix connects with a solid leg kick.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
Mangold is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mangold darts in looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets double underhooks and turns Mangold into the cage.
Phoenix throws a shot from downtown. Mangold moves away and avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Phoenix as Mangold shoots in.
Phoenix connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Phoenix misses
and Mangold counters with a body kick that stops Phoenix in his tracks momentarily.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Phoenix avoids the head kick by Mangold.
Phoenix looks to land a right hand but Mangold moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phoenix.
Phoenix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phoenix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold'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.
Mangold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Phoenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mangold lands with a left to the head.
Phoenix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mangold.
Mangold takes a knee to the side of the body.
Phoenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
That has opened up Danny Mangold's cut even more.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Paul Phoenix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but Mangold blocks it.
Mangold has picked Phoenix up - he's going for a ride! Mangold dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phoenix gets full guard.
Phoenix preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Phoenix is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mangold content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangold cracks Phoenix with a solid left hand.
Phoenix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mangold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mangold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mangold stopping the sweep attempt from Phoenix.
Mangold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Phoenix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul Phoenix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mangold is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Phoenix is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Phoenix has escaped and now he's on top!
Mangold is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Mangold keeps moving.
Mangold trying to control the position.
Phoenix is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phoenix connects with a couple of short punches.
Phoenix trying to control but Mangold is working from the bottom.
Mangold working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Phoenix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Phoenix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mangold throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Phoenix escapes and throws Mangold's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Phoenix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangold keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold can't do much from the bottom here.
Phoenix is trying to get an arm triangle but Mangold is defending well.
Mangold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Phoenix lands a few punches from side control.
Phoenix creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Phoenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangold can do to turn this around?
Phoenix lands a nice forearm strike.
Phoenix looks up at the clock and then as Mangold takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Phoenix smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mangold struggling a bit here.
Mangold manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mangold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Phoenix is trying to stand.
Phoenix manages to get to full guard.
Mangold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Phoenix's head.
Phoenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mangold is aware though and is defending well.
Mangold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold preventing the sweep.
Mangold stands up over Phoenix, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mangold chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paul Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Mangold's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Phoenix connects with a nice looking jab.
Danny Mangold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Phoenix as he avoids it easily.
Mangold closes the distance and clinches up with Phoenix, looking for a takedown. Mangold pushes Phoenix against the cage but Phoenix circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix misses with a kick to the body.
Mangold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mangold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Phoenix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paul Phoenix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mangold.
Phoenix cracks Mangold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The cut above Danny Mangold's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mangold misses with a takedown attempt
letting Phoenix counter with a right hand.
Phoenix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Phoenix throws the left hand but Mangold avoids the punch easily.
Nice takedown defense from Phoenix. No joy for Mangold on that attempt.
Paul Phoenix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix tries to clinch up but Mangold circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mangold fails with a takedown attempt.
Phoenix swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Phoenix.
Mangold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mangold takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Phoenix with a nice cross.
Phoenix tries to clinch there but Mangold circles away.
Phoenix connects with a looping right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mangold or perhaps it was just good defense by Phoenix, which made it look bad.
Mangold blocks a head kick by Phoenix.
Mangold is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mangold clinches up with Phoenix and pushes him back against the cage.
Mangold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Phoenix pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Phoenix pushes Mangold back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mangold wants to take the fight to the mat but Phoenix manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mangold backwards.
Phoenix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mangold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phoenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Phoenix drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mangold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Phoenix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangold drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phoenix gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mangold wants a takedown.
Mangold is looking for a takedown.
Mangold tries to score a body lock takedown but Phoenix shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phoenix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mangold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phoenix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mangold is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Phoenix throws an elbow but it misses.
Phoenix tightens his grip and picks Mangold up, before dumping him to the ground. Mangold manages to land in guard.
Phoenix distracts Mangold with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Danny Mangold's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Mangold's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Phoenix!
Paul Phoenix thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Danny Mangold stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have fallen this once, but I promise to pick myself up again. I will never ever disappoint the millions of my fans again. The road to success is long, but I am a fighter, and I will persevere. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McTavish throws out a counter right but Steel Penn avoids it with no problem.
Steel Penn throws a lazy head kick
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Penn darts in and clinches McTavish up against the cage.
Steel Penn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McTavish breaks from the clinch.
McTavish moves out of range of the body kick from Steel Penn.
McTavish throws a right and a left that Steel Penn avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn darts in and clinches McTavish up against the cage.
McTavish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn throws a sloppy head kick
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn defending well as McTavish loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn throws a lazy head kick
and McTavish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTavish tries to bum rush Steel Penn with a series of wild strikes but Steel Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel Penn darts in trying to clinch
enabling McTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Penn closes the distance but McTavish moves to the side
and Steel Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McTavish has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Steel Penn forces McTavish back against the cage and clinches.
Steel Penn blocking some punches.
Good body shot from McTavish.
McTavish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch but McTavish is avoiding it.
A jab from McTavish misses.
McTavish gets tackled into the cage by Steel Penn. Steel Penn maintains the clinch.
Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel Penn throws a lazy head kick
and McTavish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel Penn throws a sloppy head kick
and McTavish counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steel Penn! McTavish lets Steel Penn back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Steel Penn is rocked!
It looks like The Steel Penn has been cut.
Steel Penn is looking to clinch.
Oh Steel Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McTavish is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McTavish cracks Steel Penn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steel Penn falls to his knees and McTavish doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald McTavish!
A relieved looking Donald McTavish thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The Steel Penn was interviewed post fight and said 'I will be back. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Putski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putski has managed to clinch.
Putski is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ward can't fight it off and eventually Putski manages to take the fight to the floor. Ward looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ward keeping full guard, as Putski tries to pass.
Ward trying to keep a closed guard but Putski is proving a slippery customer.
Putski sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Ward doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Putski paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Ward - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mr Ward!
Mr Ward tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laar comes to the cage accompanied by some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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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
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akira Hendrix!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar 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 Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar avoids the body shot from Hendrix.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Hendrix misses with a body shot.
Hendrix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hendrix throws out a loose jab but Laar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hendrix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hendrix lands a nice shot to the body.
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hendrix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arvo Laar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendrix throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laar on the side of the head.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hendrix looks winded!
Hendrix has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laar.
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Laar is looking to chop away at Hendrix's legs.
Hendrix looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
No joy there for Hendrix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hendrix checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Laar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Hendrix blocks the low kick.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar stuns Hendrix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Laar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hendrix tries to land a leg kick but Laar saw it coming and moves away.
Hendrix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar throws a leg kick that misses.
Laar wants to slow Hendrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Hendrix avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laar is looking to wear down Hendrix with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hendrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hendrix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Laar motions for Hendrix to come forward. Laar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hendrix.
You can see that Hendrix has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Hendrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Hendrix releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix lands a jab to the head.
Hendrix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laar. That's going to slow Hendrix down.
Hendrix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hendrix.
Laar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hendrix's calf.
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Hendrix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar 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 Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laar defending well as Hendrix loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laar, right into the meat.
Laar checks a low kick from Hendrix.
Laar looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Laar takes a swing at Hendrix's ribcage but misses.
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendrix's sensitive parts.
Laar misses with a leg kick.
Laar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hendrix scores with a body shot.
Laar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hendrix is able to avoid easily.
Laar misses with a wild body shot.
Laar misses with a low kick as Hendrix jumps back.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laar tries to score with a low kick but Hendrix moves his leg out of the way.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Hendrix takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hendrix dodges the punch combination from Laar.
Hendrix is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laar with a body shot.
Laar misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Laar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hendrix can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Laar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hendrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laar.
Hendrix throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Laar misses the shot to the body.
Laar throws a solid leg kick but Hendrix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laar.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hendrix was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Hendrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arvo Laar is winning the standup battle so far.
Laar lands a right hook to the body.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laar lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar throws a head kick that misses.
Hendrix now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laar. Hendrix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hendrix scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hendrix.
Hendrix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laar.
Hendrix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Hendrix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hendrix takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hendrix with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laar.
That kick from Laar tenderised Hendrix's leg. Hendrix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laar seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hendrix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Laar has got the better of the exchanges.
Laar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hendrix works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar tried to score with a low kick but Hendrix checks it.
Laar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hendrix scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laar wants to land a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix is breathing heavily.
Laar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hendrix doesn't seem bothered though.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar tries a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Laar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Laar slips a jab and a cross from Hendrix.
Hendrix stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Laar scores with a body shot.
Laar lands a big head kick that sends Hendrix tumbling to the mat! Laar takes a step backwards and waves Hendrix back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hendrix is rocked!
Laar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hendrix is still on wobbly legs! Can Laar finish him?
Hendrix misses with a hook to the body
and Laar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Laar lands a nice shot to the body.
Hendrix seems to have recovered his senses.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hendrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendrix checks a low kick from Laar.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laar moves out of range as Hendrix strikes.
Laar lands a leg kick that knocks Hendrix off balance momentarily.
Hendrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laar slips under a jab.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix feints a counter leg kick.
Hendrix misses with a double jab.
Laar digs a good body shot into Hendrix's ribs.
Laar tries to work over Hendrix's front leg with a kick but Hendrix checks it.
Hendrix checks a low kick from Laar.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laar 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 Hendrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hendrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laar blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hendrix 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.
Laar misses with a body shot.
Laar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hendrix throws a body kick that misses.
Hendrix takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hendrix is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laar lands a left and a right that send Hendrix crashing to the mat, dazed. Laar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arvo Laar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Laar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Laar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Laar connects with a solid leg kick.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Laar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Hendrix throws an overhand right that lands on Laar's shoulder, as Laar tries to avoid the shot.
Laar connects with a body shot that sends Hendrix's belly button to the back.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laar lands a nice hook to Hendrix's body. Hendrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix tries to work over Laar's front leg with a kick but Laar checks it.
Hendrix takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendrix checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Laar.
Laar scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Laar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laar.
Laar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendrix. That did some damage!
Laar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hendrix checks a leg kick nicely.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laar.
Laar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendrix checks the leg kick nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Hendrix blocks a head kick by Laar.
Hendrix chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laar can pounce on him.
Some bone on bone action there as Laar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendrix swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Laar. Beautiful body shot.
Akira Hendrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendrix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laar checks a leg kick.
Hendrix just misses with a punch to the body.
Laar throws a low kick but Hendrix avoids it.
Laar throws a leg kick but Hendrix sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laar.
Hendrix looks to score with a jab to the body but Laar is just out of range.
Laar thumps Hendrix with a low kick.
Hendrix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hendrix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laar thuds a left hand into Hendrix's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Laar.
Laar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Laar lands with a nice body punch.
Hendrix misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar scores with a three punch combo!
Laar throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Laar.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hendrix throws the left hand but Laar avoids the punch easily.
Laar throws a leg kick which misses Hendrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Hendrix tries to avoid it.
Laar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar scores with a leg kick.
Hendrix throws a body kick that misses.
Laar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hendrix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laar. Laar obviously looking to wear him down.
Laar throws a body shot but no joy.
Hendrix flicks out a counter leg kick but Laar steps away.
Hendrix takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hendrix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendrix throws a big shot that misses.
Laar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hendrix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Laar is looking to slow Hendrix down with leg kicks.
Laar cracks the inside of Hendrix's front leg.
Hendrix 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.
Hendrix cracks Laar with an open hand slap.
Hendrix swings for the body but Laar moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Laar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laar throws a chopping leg kick but Hendrix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Laar feints and then cracks Hendrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendrix down.
Laar slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laar appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hendrix takes a swing at Laar's ribcage but misses.
Hendrix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hendrix throws a jab when Laar was well out of range.
Laar scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arvo Laar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Laar 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arvo Laar!
Arvo Laar spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Mstislav Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Danny White enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a cross.
White tries to clinch up.
White avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov tries to land a front kick but White steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Volkov momentarily.
White blocks a jab.
Volkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
Volkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Volkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White preventing the sweep.
Volkov pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Volkov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but White has passed into side control.
Volkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Volkov manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.
White slips a nice elbow through Volkov's hands, connecting with Volkov's forehead.
White scoring with strikes to the body and head.
White wants to control but Volkov is keeping him busy.
White slips a nice elbow through Volkov's hands, connecting with Volkov's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volkov defending well though.
White has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
White avoids the attempt from Volkov to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
White working the ground and pound effectively.
Volkov is rocked!
White has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Volkov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White looking to control but Volkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
White scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Volkov?
White working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Volkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oooh a big shot lands for White! Volkov is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danny White!
A less than humble Danny White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don T. Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill and Rick James, Bitch!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don T. Bill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bill dives in and scores a takedown into Bitch!'s guard.
Bitch! preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bitch! controlling Bill's posture.
Bitch! utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bitch! utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bill wants to control from the top but Bitch! keeps moving.
Bill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bitch! utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bill throws an elbow that misses. Bitch! uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bill's guard. Nice move by Bitch!!
Bill pushes a forearm under Bitch!'s chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bitch! is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don T. Bill!
A victorious Don T. Bill thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Strapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darwin Strapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hank Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong looks to land a combination but Strapp avoids it well.
Armstrong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Darwin Strapp has been cut.
Strapp looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong just misses with a punch to the body.
Strapp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strapp throws a combination. Armstrong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Hank Armstrong has been cut.
Strapp scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strapp lands a big right hand that sends Armstrong crashing to the mat! Strapp stays standing though and waves Armstrong back to his feet!
Armstrong is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strapp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armstrong is still on wobbly legs! Can Strapp finish him?
Strapp pressing his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong seems to have recovered his senses.
Strapp scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Strapp connects with a big uppercut there that sends Armstrong tumbling to the ground! Strapp follows him down into his guard.
Armstrong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Armstrong wants to control the position but Strapp says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Strapp is controlling the pace.
Strapp is nestled in close to Armstrong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strapp lands a nice short elbow.
Strapp is nestled in close to Armstrong, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strapp stalling.
Strapp lands with a punch from half guard.
Armstrong wants to get back to full guard.
Armstrong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strapp is working away from the top position though.
Armstrong pushes Strapp off looking to stand but Strapp dives back in and keeps control.
Armstrong has hold of Strapp's hands but Strapp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Armstrong taking some punishment here, with Strapp in his half guard.
Strapp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Strapp stalling.
Strapp lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Armstrong quite badly. Armstrong pulls Strapp in close trying to recover. Strapp postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Armstrong on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Armstrong doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darwin Strapp!
A less than humble Darwin Strapp misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil has chosen Full Retard as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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33
193 lbs
29 - 17 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoo.
It looks like Kimroy Hoo has been cut.
Pencil has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Hoo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pencil.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoo throws an elbow but misses.
We've been informed that Pencil has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pencil pushes Hoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hoo scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hoo.
Hoo keeps control of Pencil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hoo digs a right hand into Pencil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pencil's gas tank.
Hoo tries to throw a body punch but Pencil avoids it by throwing Hoo back against the cage.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pencil avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pencil.
Hoo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo tries a body shot but Pencil blocks it.
I was talking to Hoo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
Hoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pencil misses with the head strike.
Hoo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pencil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pencil blocks an elbow strike from Hoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoo.
Pencil pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoo looks to land a body kick but Pencil moved away.
Hoo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pencil works over Hoo's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pencil fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hoo, pushing him back against the cage.
Pencil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pencil controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pencil.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pencil creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pencil prevents a body shot from Hoo.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Hoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pencil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoo tries a body shot but Pencil blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Pencil's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil tries to clinch up but Hoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Pencil turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooden Pencil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Pencil on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pencil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hoo.
A leg kick checked by Pencil.
Hoo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hoo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hoo clinches.
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!
Hoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Pencil avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pencil backwards.
Pencil pushes Hoo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kimroy Hoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoo lunges at Pencil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pencil's hand.
Pencil has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Pencil swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pencil avoids it.
Pencil managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Hoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pencil is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Pencil.
Pencil breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Hoo misses the target.
Hoo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pencil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hoo counters with a low kick, right behind Pencil 's knee.
Pencil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pencil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
Pencil keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hoo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pencil is able to avoid easily.
Pencil clinches up against the cage.
Hoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pencil's elbow.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Pencil dodges an elbow strike from Hoo.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoo throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo lands a shoulder strike.
Pencil blocks a body shot from Hoo.
Hoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo tries a body shot but Pencil blocks it.
Hoo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pencil is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kimroy Hoo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hoo lands an elbow inside.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pencil.
A head punch on the inside from Pencil fails to land.
Hoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pencil is defending well for now.
Pencil misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoo throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil tries a body shot but Hoo blocks it.
Hoo lands a left hand.
Hoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Pencil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pencil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pencil swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Pencil pushes Hoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pencil tries a knee to the head but Hoo blocks it.
Pencil prevents a body shot from Hoo.
Hoo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimroy Hoo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Hoo.
Hoo connects with a leg kick. Pencil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoo loads up on a big right hand but Pencil slips the punch.
Pencil now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pencil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pencil fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Pencil backs away, Hoo returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wooden Pencil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Pencil.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hoo, as that shot connected.
Hoo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pencil tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pencil throws a lazy head kick
and Hoo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pencil gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pencil managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoo has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Hoo misses with a punch to the body.
Pencil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hoo lands with a right to the head.
Hoo misses with an elbow strike.
Hoo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoo misses with some punches.
Pencil throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoo.
Pencil breaks from the clinch.
Pencil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hoo counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo throws a wild body kick that Pencil sees coming a mile off.
Hoo takes one to the side of the head.
Hoo lands with a cross.
Pencil tries a head kick but it misses.
Pencil rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Wooden Pencil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pencil managing to block the knees to the body from Hoo.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
Pencil breaks the clinch.
Pencil tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Pencil misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pencil closes the distance and clinches.
Pencil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pencil breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoo lands a body shot.
Pencil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoo dips to his left and cracks Pencil with an uppercut!
Pencil is looking to clinch.
Pencil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pencil pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil clinches.
Pencil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hoo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pencil in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Hoo misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Hoo fails to land.
Hoo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pencil can do to turn this around?
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Hoo trying to land knees to the body.
Hoo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hoo lands with a left to the head.
Hoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimroy Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hoo 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimroy Hoo!
Kimroy Hoo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dead Orbit for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Balor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nilkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balor comes to the cage accompanied by Monster. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nilkki's choice of entrance music: Fintelligens - Sori. Pikku Nilkki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Finn Balor's chin.
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37
152 lbs
28 - 11 - 1 |
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31
146 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Finn Balor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pikku Nilkki!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor lands a jab to Nilkki's midsection.
A slow jab from Nilkki misses its intended target.
It looked like Balor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Balor misses.
Nilkki loads up on a big right hand but Balor slips the punch.
Balor misses with a head kick.
Nilkki thumps Balor with a low kick.
Balor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nilkki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Balor. That did some damage!
Balor checks the leg kick.
Balor is looking to chop away at Nilkki's legs.
Balor misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Balor thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nilkki throws a right and a left that Balor avoids nicely.
Balor blocks the body kick.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Nilkki throws a low kick but Balor moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki thows a body kick. Balor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nilkki throws a push kick but Balor slaps the foot to one side.
Nilkki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilkki scoring well with a low kick there.
Balor shoots in and drives through. Nilkki sprawls well.
Balor throws a leg kick but Nilkki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pikku Nilkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilkki misses with a leg kick
and Balor counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nilkki's corner calls for a 1-2. Nilkki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nilkki darts in and clinches Balor up against the cage.
Balor digs a right hand into Nilkki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nilkki's gas tank.
Balor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nilkki pushes Balor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nilkki misses with some punches.
Nilkki misses with an elbow over the top.
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!
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nilkki 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nilkki lands a body punch.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balor tries a body shot but Nilkki blocks it.
Balor is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Nilkki can't fight it off and eventually Balor manages to take the fight to the floor. Nilkki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Balor trying to control the position from guard on top but Nilkki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balor wants to pass the guard but Nilkki is keeping the position.
Balor is working hard here to advance position.
Nilkki wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki wants to hit a switch here but Balor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nilkki there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilkki is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilkki blocking the ground and pound.
Balor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nilkki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Balor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Balor trying to control but Nilkki is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki can't escape the position.
Nilkki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nilkki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Balor wants to pass the guard but Nilkki is defending well.
Balor is just content to waste time from the top position. Nilkki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Balor tries to free his leg and advance position but Nilkki is retaining full guard.
Nilkki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balor.
Balor throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finn Balor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from Nilkki.
Nilkki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Balor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Balor throws a leg kick but Nilkki checks it.
Nilkki avoids a kick to the body.
Nilkki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nilkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nilkki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nilkki cracks Balor with a good jab.
Nilkki ducks under a wild hook from Balor.
Balor connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Nilkki.
Balor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Pikku Nilkki has been cut.
Nilkki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Balor's sensitive parts.
A big left from Balor misses.
Nilkki wants to counter the offense by Balor and move into the clinch position.
Pikku Nilkki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Nilkki lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilkki checks a leg kick.
Balor throws an overhand right that lands on Nilkki's shoulder, as Nilkki tries to avoid the shot.
Nilkki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nilkki throws a head kick but Balor moves out of range.
Balor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nilkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Balor misses with a few strikes there.
Nilkki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Balor.
Balor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nilkki tests Balor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nilkki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Balor cracks Nilkki with a good jab.
Balor throws a low kick but Nilkki moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Balor takes one to the chin there.
Nilkki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Balor scores with a punch to the head.
Nilkki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Balor catches Nilkki right on the button with a cross.
Nilkki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Balor lunges at Nilkki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nilkki's hand.
Nilkki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Balor looks to land a body kick but Nilkki moved away.
Balor misses with a low kick.
Balor misses with a looping left.
Nilkki fakes the leg kick and cracks Balor in the body.
Nilkki tries to clinch but Balor is having none of it.
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nilkki can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nilkki, right into the meat.
Nilkki checks a low kick from Balor.
Balor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nilkki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nilkki.
Balor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Balor misses with a wild body shot.
Nilkki jabs at Balor's body.
Balor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Balor lands with a nice body punch.
Balor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nilkki tries to land a front kick but Balor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Balor swings widly with a right hand
and Nilkki counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilkki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Balor is looking to counter punch.
Balor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Balor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nilkki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Balor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nilkki misses with the combination.
It looked like Balor was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nilkki.
Balor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Balor misses with a body kick.
Nilkki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Balor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nilkki.
Balor moves out of range as Nilkki strikes.
Nilkki misses with a body kick.
Balor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nilkki. Nilkki obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pikku Nilkki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pikku Nilkki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Balor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nilkki's head.
Balor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nilkki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Balor, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balor.
Nilkki lands with a left to the head.
Balor tries a body shot but Nilkki blocks it.
Nilkki lands a knee to the body.
Nilkki blocks an uppercut.
Balor misses with a body punch.
Nilkki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nilkki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nilkki trying to land knees to the body.
Nilkki blocking some punches.
Nilkki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balor backwards.
Nilkki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Nilkki fails to land.
Nilkki lands a good knee to the midsection. Balor won't want to take too many of those.
Balor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nilkki after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balor gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Balor stopping the sweep attempt from Nilkki.
Nilkki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Balor's guard.
Balor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Balor has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nilkki is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Balor.
Nilkki trying to control the position but Balor is working away.
Nilkki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balor is being controlled here.
Balor looks to move to half guard but instead Nilkki has passed into mount! Damn!
Nilkki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Balor is squirming around, avoiding Nilkki's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor is trying desperately to improve position.
Nilkki trying to control but Balor is having none of it.
Balor is looking to get to half guard.
Balor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nilkki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Balor is not content to let Nilkki control the position.
Balor moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilkki wants to control from the top but Balor keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pikku Nilkki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nilkki has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pikku Nilkki!
A very excited looking Pikku Nilkki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lester Jangles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viv Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lester Jangles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viv Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
A slow jab from Jangles misses its intended target.
Jangles throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jangles throws a body shot but no joy.
Richards appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jangles misses the shot to the body.
Richards throws a lazy right hand but Jangles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richards ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards scores with a spinning back kick!
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Jangles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jangles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Richards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jangles is able to avoid easily.
Jangles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Richards connects with a jab.
It looks like Lester Jangles has been cut.
Richards throws a hook but Jangles blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Jangles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jangles connects with a body shot that sends Richards's belly button to the back.
Richards clinches up with Jangles and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Jangles blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Jangles lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've been informed that Richards has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jangles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richards blocks an uppercut.
Jangles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Richards just stands there and leans against the cage.
Richards blocking some punches.
Jangles tries to work over Richards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Richards.
Richards digs a right hand underneath Jangles's ribcage. Jangles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richards blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jangles misses with some punches.
Jangles working aggressively here.
Jangles wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Jangles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jangles.
Jangles blocking some punches.
Jangles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jangles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richards lands a nice shot that snaps Jangles's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jangles checks a leg kick.
Jangles throws an overhand right that lands on Richards's shoulder, as Richards tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jangles. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jangles keeps the fight on the outside.
Jangles is looking to counter punch.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Jangles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jangles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Richards.
Jangles lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Richards takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jangles.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards misses with a head kick.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jangles.
Jangles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jangles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Jangles tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jangles looks to land a body kick but Richards moved away.
Jangles ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jangles on the side of the head.
Jangles swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jangles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jangles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Viv Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jangles takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jangles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jangles misses with an uppercut. Richards saw that one coming.
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jangles checks it well.
Jangles gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Jangles misses.
Richards swings for the body but Jangles moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jangles.
Richards throws a front kick that sends Jangles stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Jangles as he checks the leg kick.
Jangles thows a leg kick but Richards checks it
and Richards counters with a low kick, right behind Jangles 's knee.
Jangles's corner calls for a 1-2. Jangles obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jangles throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Richards throws a jab when Jangles was well out of range.
Jangles throws a body kick that misses.
Jangles lands with a shot to the body.
Jangles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jangles scores with a jab to the head.
Jangles throws a wild body kick that Richards sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jangles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Jangles lands a front kick.
Jangles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lester Jangles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lester Jangles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jangles throws a leg kick
and Richards counters with a straight right hand.
Jangles dives in for a single leg takedown but Richards sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Richards now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Richards misses with a low kick.
Jangles swings widly with a right hand
and Richards counters with a nice uppercut.
Lester Jangles's cut is getting worse.
Richards lands a nice looking body kick.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jangles misses with a hook.
Viv Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jangles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richards clinches with his opponent.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jangles's elbow.
Jangles misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jangles working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Richards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jangles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jangles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jangles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Viv Richards seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Jangles looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Jangles.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Jangles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
Jangles prevents a body shot from Richards.
Jangles lands with a right to the head.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Jangles controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Jangles.
Jangles throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards prevents a body shot from Jangles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jangles throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jangles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Richards digs a right hand into Jangles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jangles's gas tank.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jangles's elbow.
Jangles struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Jangles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards blocking some punches.
Jangles misses with a punch to the body.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards tries to work over Jangles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jangles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jangles throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Richards working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Jangles throws a punch but it's blocked by Richards.
Jangles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Jangles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Jangles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jangles has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Jangles prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards lands a right hand.
Jangles misses with a body punch.
Jangles jumps guard and drags Richards to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jangles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jangles is looking for a triangle here but Richards uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Richards advances to full mount.
Richards trying to control but Jangles is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jangles tries to hold on but Richards pushes him away.
Richards controlling from mount.
Jangles can't escape the position.
Jangles is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viv Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lester Jangles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jangles lands a front kick.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Jangles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jangles scores with a jab to the head.
Richards lands a front kick.
Jangles tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jangles somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Richards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jangles throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jangles at a distance.
Jangles connects with a body shot.
Jangles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Richards backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jangles looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jangles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards digs a good body shot into Jangles's ribs.
Richards throws a solid leg kick but Jangles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Richards.
Jangles walks into a stiff left hand from Richards.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jangles lands a nice hook to Richards's body. Richards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jangles.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards forces Jangles back against the cage and clinches.
Jangles scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Jangles misses with the head strike.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Jangles avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jangles.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Jangles avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards presses Jangles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jangles backwards.
A short left from Richards.
Jangles misses with the head strike.
Jangles misses with a punch to the body.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jangless head.
Richards lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jangles backwards.
Jangles misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Jangles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jangles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jangles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jangles has a couple of punches blocked by Richards.
Jangles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jangles misses with some punches.
Jangles digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Jangles fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Jangles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jangles working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Richards as the two fighters clinch.
Richards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jangles's elbow.
Richards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lester Jangles's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Richards lands a body shot.
Richards lands an uppercut.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jangles backwards.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jangles struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards pushes Jangles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jangles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jangles blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Richards.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Richards.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jangles is rocked!
Richards lands a body shot.
Oh Jangles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richards dips a shoulder and cracks Jangles with a mighty uppercut! Jangles falls back against the cage and Richards unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jangles is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Richards screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viv Richards!
Viv Richards decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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