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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Derks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bondurant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derks kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Reckless And The Brave. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Derks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Bondurant!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondurant slips under a jab.
Bondurant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Derks tries to counter with a takedown but Bondurant is quick to defend against it.
Bondurant doesn't manage to clinch there - Derks circles away.
Derks throws a leg kick
and Bondurant counters with a stiff right hand.
Derks is looking to land body kicks.
Derks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bondurant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bondurant misses with a double jab
and Derks counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bondurant!
Derks advances to full mount.
Bondurant is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks with a couple of short strikes.
Derks takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bondurant regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derks has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Derks goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bondurant turns into him and now he's in Derks's guard.
Derks thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Derks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bondurant's guard.
Bondurant being controlled here, momentarily.
Derks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Derks forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derks is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bondurant!
Bondurant is working to get back to half guard.
Derks with shots to the head and body - Bondurant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bondurant tries to reverse the position but Derks maintains control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Derks controlling the position easily from mount.
Derks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bondurant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Derks is working for a guillotine from mount but Bondurant frees his head quite easily.
Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bondurant is squirming around, avoiding Derks's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bondurant trying desperately to get to his feet.
Derks scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bondurant?
Bondurant squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Derks lands a big shot there that rocks Bondurant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bondurant is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Derks lands a couple of good shots and Bondurant has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bondurant is rocked!
I really don't envy Bondurant right now.
Bondurant is still in real trouble! Can Derks finish him?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Derks scores with punches from the back.
Derks scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bondurant is taking damage to the body and head.
Bondurant is trying to stand back up.
Derks is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bondurant. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Derks lands a shot to the body.
Derks is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Derks scores with strikes from the back.
Derks has Bondurant flattened out and is raining down punches.
Derks has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bondurant.
Bondurant is keeping busy.
Derks lands strikes from the back and Bondurant isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Derks!
After winning the bout, Nate Derks thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manol Josifov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josifov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bone Thugs N Harmony - Foe Tha Love of Money. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manol Josifov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Will!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Will looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Will looks up at the clock. Bad move! Josifov lands a right hand from hell, dropping Will. Josifov pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manol Josifov!
After the fight, Manol Josifov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Cezar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Mavers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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268 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio Cezar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Levi Mavers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mavers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mavers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cezar.
Mavers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mavers lands in his opponent's guard.
Mavers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cezar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cezar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cezar tries to get out of the position.
Mavers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mavers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cezar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mavers stopping the sweep attempt from Cezar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mavers postures up and lands a big shot to Cezar's brow.
Mavers working some strikes from top position.
Cezar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mavers trying to control but Cezar is working from the bottom.
Cezar wants to control but Mavers passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezar wants to sweep but Mavers has passed to side control!
Mavers moves into full mount!
Cezar wants to hold on but Mavers pushes him away.
Mavers landing strikes from the mount and Cezar is in trouble!
Cezar is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Mavers locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Cezar is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Levi Mavers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lennartsson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby. Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennartsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Luahoomae trying to control but Lennartsson postures up.
Luahoomae actively working from the bottom here.
Lennartsson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lennartsson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lennartsson prevents Luahoomae from improving his position.
Luahoomae slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Luahoomae wants to sweep here but Lennartsson controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luahoomae is trying to control the position but Lennartsson postures up.
Luahoomae looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Luahoomae has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lennartsson doesn't defend quickly enough and Luahoomae has managed to lock this one up! Can Lennartsson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Luahoomae on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae!
A very excited looking Hanaiakamalama Luahoomae made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akamu Kalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasi Vrasi (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akamu Kalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasi Vrasi!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrasi lands a nice hook to Kalani's body. Kalani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kalani misses the jab.
Vrasi throws a leg kick which misses Kalani's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalani tries to avoid it.
Kalani ducks under a wild hook from Vrasi.
Kalani goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kalani throws a leg kick that misses.
Vrasi throws a chopping leg kick but Kalani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vrasi throws a looping overhand right but Kalani ducks down to avoid it.
Vrasi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akamu Kalani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalani misses with a low kick.
A big right from Kalani misses.
Kalani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vrasi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kalani lands a body shot.
Vrasi working aggressively here.
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!
Kalani blocking some punches.
Kalani struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrasi controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalani manages to break the clinch.
Kalani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kalani fails to land with a series of punches.
Kalani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vrasi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kalani has Vrasi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalani wants to break free but Vrasi has control.
Vrasi prevents Kalani from breaking the clinch.
Vrasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalani blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Kalani.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalani is defending well for now.
Vrasi blocks an elbow strike from Kalani.
Kalani tries to break the clinch but Vrasi is controlling the position.
Vrasi can't find room to land a body shot as Kalani controls the action.
Kalani takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vrasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kalani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalani managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
Vrasi misses with an elbow strike.
Vrasi looking to throw knees to the head but Kalani is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrasi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vrasi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kalani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vrasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vrasi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalani stalling.
Vrasi has Kalani pressed against the cage, preventing Kalani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vrasi tries a knee to the head but Kalani blocks it.
Kalani lands with a light punch inside.
Vrasi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kalani digs a right hand underneath Vrasi's ribcage. Vrasi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vrasi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrasi misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kalani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vrasi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vrasi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kalani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vrasi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kalani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalani is looking to control Vrasi's arms but Vrasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kalani has his back to the cage.
Kalani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Kalani.
Vrasi thuds a left hand into Kalani's body.
Kalani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vrasi manages to avoid it.
Kalani moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromVrasi.
A right-left combo lands from Kalani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalani tries a low kick but Vrasi avoids it.
Vrasi steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kalani.
Kalani is looking to clinch but Vrasi is avoiding it.
Vrasi dodges the punch combination from Kalani.
Vrasi lands a right hook to the body.
Vrasi 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.
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 Akamu Kalani will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kalani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vrasi's sensitive parts.
Kalani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vrasi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Vrasi.
Akamu Kalani is winning the standup battle so far.
Vrasi throws out a loose jab but Kalani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalani scores with a jab to the head.
Vrasi slips a jab and a cross from Kalani.
Vrasi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kalani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kalani throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kalani throws a nice looking combination but Vrasi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vrasi.
Vrasi throws a shot from downtown. Kalani moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi blocks a jab.
Vrasi tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kalani moves to clinch but Vrasi breaks away
and Vrasi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalani throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vrasi.
Kalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vrasi moves away.
Kalani scores with a one two! Vrasi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vrasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalani swinging wildly here.
Kalani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vrasis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vrasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kalani misses with an uppercut.
Vrasi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vrasi drops his hands momentarily and Kalani takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalani cracks Vrasi with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Kalani misses
and Vrasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vrasi working aggressively here.
Vrasi tries a knee to the head but Kalani blocks it.
Vrasi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kalani is trying to maintain a safe position but Vrasi gets an underhook and turns Kalani into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Kalani has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Vrasi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kalani blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalani has a couple of punches blocked by Vrasi.
Vrasi misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrasi throws an elbow but misses.
Kalani struggles to land a body shot inside as Vrasi controls his hands.
Vrasi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vrasi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalani is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vrasi's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vrasi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kalani avoids it.
Vrasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kalani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalani's defenses.
It looks like Akamu Kalani has been cut.
Kalani's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee calls for Kalani to work.
Kalani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vrasi's elbow.
Kalani lands a body punch.
Vrasi misses with a knee to the head.
Rasi Vrasi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kalani misses with a punch to the body.
Vrasi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vrasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalani.
Vrasi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalani backwards.
Kalani managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani throws a head punch that misses.
Vrasi lands a knee to the body.
Kalani avoiding damage as Vrasi throws knees to the body.
Vrasi lands a damaging elbow.
Kalani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalani has Vrasi pushed against the cage.
Kalani tries to stall but Vrasi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kalani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalani avoiding damage as Vrasi throws knees to the body.
Vrasi pushes Kalani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kalani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vrasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalani.
Vrasi just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rasi Vrasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akamu Kalani's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kalani avoids the head kick by Vrasi.
Vrasi throws a head kick but Kalani moves out of range.
Kalani loads up on a big right hand but Vrasi slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Vrasi blocks the low kick.
Vrasi checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Kalani misses
and Vrasi counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalani tries a body shot but Vrasi blocks it.
Kalani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalani lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vrasi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vrasi.
Kalani throws a one two combo.
Vrasi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kalani manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalani swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vrasi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vrasi tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalani misses with a wild combination.
Vrasi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kalani throws a body shot but no joy.
Vrasi throws a jab when Kalani was well out of range.
Kalani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalani misses with a body shot.
Vrasi swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalani.
Vrasi throws a head kick but Kalani moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalani ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vrasi moves out of range as Kalani strikes.
Kalani looks to land a combination but Vrasi avoids it well.
Kalani throws a hook to the side of Vrasi's head but Vrasi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kalani throws a series of punches but Vrasi avoids them all with ease.
Vrasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kalani manages to avoid it.
Vrasi throws a leg kick which misses Kalani's front leg but catches the back leg as Kalani tries to avoid it.
Kalani misses with a combination
and Vrasi moves into the clinch.
Vrasi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalani misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrasi presses Kalani against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kalani managing to block the knees to the body from Vrasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalani throws a chopping leg kick but Vrasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vrasi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalani is looking to clinch but Vrasi is avoiding it.
Vrasi throws a hook but Kalani avoids it easily.
Kalani closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrasi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kalani's brow.
Vrasi lands a nice knee to the body.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalani's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrasi throws an elbow but misses.
Kalani tries to throw a body punch but Vrasi avoids it by throwing Kalani back against the cage.
Kalani avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrasi.
Kalani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vrasi can't find room to land a body shot as Kalani controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vrasi.
Vrasi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalani or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vrasi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vrasi lands an elbow inside that Kalani shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalani avoiding damage as Vrasi throws knees to the body.
Vrasi misses with a punch to the body.
Vrasi misses with a knee strike.
Vrasi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalani blocks the elbow strike.
Kalani dodges an elbow strike from Vrasi.
Vrasi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kalani's defenses.
Kalani is trying to push Vrasi away but Vrasi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vrasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalani looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vrasi gets through Kalani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasi Vrasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vrasi 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasi Vrasi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Aguilero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Wayne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Aguilero!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Wayne misses.
Wayne cracks a nice hook into Aguilero's ribs.
Wayne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aguilero.
Aguilero takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne throws a combination. Aguilero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Chad Aguilero has been cut.
Wayne blocks a low kick nicely.
Aguilero throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aguilero.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne misses with a double jab.
Wayne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguilero lands a head kick!
Aguilero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aguilero dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne works over Aguilero's head and body with a nice combination.
Aguilero is rocked!
Wayne goes for a small jab and connects. Now Wayne goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Aguilero stumbles back but Wayne runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Aguilero to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Aguilero will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Wayne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Kamealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamealoha kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Somewhere over the rainbow. Reem has chosen BAMF! - Bring back the pit as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akuma Kamealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Reem!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamealoha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reem in his tracks.
Reem thuds a left hand into Kamealoha's body.
Kamealoha misses with a body shot.
Reem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kamealoha defending well as Reem loads up on a big left hand.
Kamealoha throws a big shot that misses.
Kamealoha misses with a body shot.
Kamealoha gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reem has Kamealoha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kamealoha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kamealoha tries a body shot but Reem blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kamealoha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Reem fails to land.
Kamealoha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reem drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kamealoha pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reem shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Ali Reem has been cut.
Akuma Kamealoha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem walks into a jab.
Kamealoha scores with a jab to the body.
Kamealoha connects with a body shot that sends Reem's belly button to the back.
Reem looks winded!
Reem with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kamealoha counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akuma Kamealoha!
An out of breath Akuma Kamealoha thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Ali Reem stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got screwed!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raja Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan lands a jab to Andrews's midsection.
Andrews loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Andrews throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andrews.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrews in his tracks.
A big left from Khan misses.
Khan works Andrews's body with a nice hook.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Khan.
Andrews takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab lands there for Khan.
Andrews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Andrews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan tests Andrews's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khan works over Andrews's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Andrews.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan scores with a sloppy right hand. Andrews should have avoided that one.
Andrews is rocked!
Andrews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Andrews sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andrews appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Raja Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Khan's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Andrews falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raja Khan!
Raja Khan retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Raja Khan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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