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OFC 262: Down Under PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orpo Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokinen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You Know You're Right - Nirvana. Charles Barkley struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Orpo Jokinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Barkley's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orpo Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley scores with a shot to the body.
Jokinen swings for the body but Barkley moves out of range.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Barkley has wrist control.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jokinen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jokinen manages to get himself to full guard.
Jokinen looking for a guillotine here but Barkley defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen has an active guard here but Barkley has managed to pass into half guard.
Jokinen trying to hold on to Barkley's head to control him but Barkley postures up.
Jokinen gets back to full guard.
I've been told that Barkley has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Barkley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jokinen is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barkley trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Barkley has passed into half guard!
Barkley controlling the action here.
Jokinen is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jokinen is just riding it out for now. Barkley eventually gives up the hold.
Barkley wants to take a breather but Jokinen is having none of it.
Jokinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jokinen is working hard here to advance position.
Jokinen wants to control but Barkley is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barkley sprawls well. Barkley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jokinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orpo Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jokinen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barkley to the mat! Barkley manages to get full guard.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Jokinen is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Barkley blocks nicely.
Jokinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barkley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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 Orpo Jokinen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jokinen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Barkley keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barkley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jokinen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barkley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barkley 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.
Jokinen wants to pass the guard but Barkley is keeping the position.
Jokinen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jokinen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jokinen scores with a takedown into Barkley's guard.
Barkley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barkley pulls Jokinen in to control the position.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barkley wants to stand and escape but Jokinen is having none of it.
Barkley working a defensive guard here.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jokinen has passed into side control.
Barkley is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley can't do much from the bottom here.
Barkley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barkley throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Barkley misses with a straight right.
Jokinen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Barkley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jokinen is in Barkley's guard.
Barkley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barkley looking for subs off his back but Jokinen has passed one foot through into half guard.
Barkley is breathing heavily.
Jokinen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen stalling.
Barkley wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orpo Jokinen dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jokinen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Barkley was covering up waiting for the punch and Jokinen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barkley manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jokinen.
Jokinen dives in and grabs Barkley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barkley pushes down on Jokinen's head and hops out.
Jokinen looks for a takedown but Barkley sprawls well.
Barkley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jokinen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jokinen lands a really nice looking cross but Barkley seems unphased.
Barkley works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a jab when Barkley was well out of range.
Barkley leaves Jokinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orpo Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barkley misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barkley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jokinen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jokinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jokinen sets himself, and Barkley steps forward looking for the clinch! Jokinen avoids it this time.
Jokinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jokinen misses with a head kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barkley sprawls well. Barkley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jokinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Barkley works Jokinen's body with a nice hook.
Charles Barkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orpo Jokinen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen avoids the body shot from Barkley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barkley. Jokinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a low kick.
Jokinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jokinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barkley keeps working.
Jokinen is looking for a kimura but Barkley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jokinen to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barkley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jokinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barkley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barkley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barkley is looking to get back to is feet but Jokinen passes into side control.
Jokinen slows the pace down.
Barkley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Orpo Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barkley wants to control the action here but instead Jokinen manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jokinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jokinen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Barkley turns into him and now he's in Jokinen's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Barkley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jokinen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orpo Jokinen!
Orpo Jokinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Cartagena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartagena comes to the cage accompanied by The Crack Attack. 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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165 lbs
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161 lbs
9 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cartagena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Melcher!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melcher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cartagena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cartagena wants it to stay on the feet.
Cartagena digs a good hook to Melcher's body.
Melcher shoots in for a takedown but Cartagena shows good takedown defense.
Cartagena connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Melcher tumbling to the canvas! Cartagena pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Melcher was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Cartagena!
During a confident post fight interview, Don Cartagena thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Jon Melcher had this to say: 'We tried. We failed. I guess it's back to the ol' drawing board!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Pott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pott comes to the cage accompanied by I Luv It. Slater has chosen Stop What Ya Doin as his entrance music. Roger Pott had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Roger Pott had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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224 lbs
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207 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Pott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pott slips a jab and a cross from Slater.
Slater pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pott back to the cage. Slater follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Slater shoots in and drives through. Pott sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Pott on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Slater is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pott sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slater swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
Slater gets the takedown into side control.
Pott takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Slater's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Slater works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Pott is letting Slater control him for a moment.
Pott gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pott wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pott trying to hold on to Slater's head to control him but Slater postures up.
Slater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slater scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slater scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Slater content to control rather than advance.
Pott is looking to improve his position.
Slater slips a nice elbow through Pott's hands, connecting with Pott's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pott is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Slater scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pott trying to hold on to Slater's head to control him but Slater postures up.
Slater winds up and cracks Pott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pott trying to control from the bottom.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Pott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Slater seems content to control.
Pott has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pott tries to get out of the position.
Pott tries to kick Slater off but Slater keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slater scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slater is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pott manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Slater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pott jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Roger Pott has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AC Slater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slater throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pott fires out a quick counter leg kick but Slater just manages to avoid it.
Slater shoots in but Pott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roger Pott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Slater dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Slater throws a lazy right hand but Pott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Slater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Slater duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a body shot.
Slater throws a series of punches but Pott moves out of range.
Slater throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Slater uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Slater looks to throw the jab but Pott is out of range.
Slater connects with a jab.
Slater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slater throws out a loose jab but Pott uses good head movement to avoid it.
AC Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater swings for the body but Pott moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AC Slater dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slater misses with a takedown
and Pott counters with a slapping leg kick.
Slater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pott.
Pott moves out of range of the strikes.
Pott lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pott slips a straight right by Slater.
Pott is looking to counter with a body kick.
Slater lands with an overhand left.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pott is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Pott circles away and we're back to standing.
Pott looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pott. Pott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Slater throws a hook to the side of Pott's head but Pott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slater shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Slater was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pott tries to bench press Slater off him but Slater keeps the position.
Pott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slater on the ground.
Slater in side control lands a decent elbow.
Slater in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pott struggling a bit here.
Slater wants to control but Pott is keeping him busy.
Slater working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Slater working the body and head with strikes.
Pott is rocked!
Slater moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Oh Pott is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slater looks up at the clock and then as Pott takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Slater smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a strong strike to the head of Pott. That's dazed him! Slater looking to finish here. Pott is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Slater lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AC Slater!
AC Slater 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mo Thanyoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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174 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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182 lbs
22 - 17 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Thanyoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley lunges at Thanyoo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thanyoo's hand.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thanyoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Woodley scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Woodley misses with a hook.
Woodley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thanyoo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanyoo is just content to waste time from the top position. Woodley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Woodley working for a triangle but Thanyoo defends it easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Thanyoo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Thanyoo wants to control from the top but Woodley keeps moving.
Woodley punching from the bottom.
Thanyoo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woodley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thanyoo has managed to get both his arms back between Woodley's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Woodley is adopting a defensive guard.
Woodley tries to strike from the bottom.
Woodley 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woodley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thanyoo wants to pass the guard but Woodley is keeping the position.
Woodley controls Thanyoo momentarily but Thanyoo frees himself.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Woodley.
Woodley working the ground and pound.
Woodley advances to mount.
Woodley raining down shots from the mount!
Woodley looking to finish Thanyoo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thanyoo!
Woodley lands a big elbow.
Thanyoo tries to hold on but Woodley postures up.
Thanyoo is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanyoo regains half guard.
Thanyoo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Woodley.
Thanyoo working for a triangle but Woodley defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woodley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woodley throwing strikes from guard but Thanyoo blocks nicely.
Woodley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thanyoo's head.
Woodley cracks Thanyoo with a solid left hand.
Woodley is pushing down on Thanyoo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thanyoo is fighting to maintain full guard but Woodley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thanyoo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Woodley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanyoo wants to control but Woodley is keeping busy.
Thanyoo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woodley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woodley's back!
Woodley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Thanyoo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Thanyoo has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Thanyoo has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Woodley's body.
Thanyoo is trying to stick to Woodley's back but Woodley is turning into Thanyoo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thanyoo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Woodley.
Woodley connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woodley throws a big elbow that misses.
Thanyoo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woodley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woodley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thanyoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Woodley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Woodley scores with a jab to the head.
Thanyoo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Woodley doesn't seem bothered though.
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley misses with a series of wild punches.
Thanyoo avoids a kick to the body.
Woodley misses the jab.
Thanyoo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thanyoo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thanyoo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Woodley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woodley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanyoo wants to control but Woodley postures up.
Thanyoo is trying to improve his position.
Woodley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Thanyoo is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanyoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Woodley off and has taken his back!
Thanyoo controlling well, preventing Woodley from escaping the position.
Woodley tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Woodley regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Woodley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Woodley throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Thanyoo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woodley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woodley can't keep his opponent in guard - Thanyoo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Woodley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanyoo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Thanyoo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Woodley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thanyoo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thanyoo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Woodley sees it coming and defends easily.
Woodley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tyron Woodley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woodley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thanyoo is controlling him.
Thanyoo is working Woodley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Woodley wants to sweep but no luck.
Woodley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thanyoo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodley controls Thanyoo momentarily but Thanyoo frees himself.
Thanyoo pushing down on Woodley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thanyoo is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Thanyoo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thanyoo wants to control from the top but Woodley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Woodley is trying to keep Thanyoo in close.
Woodley throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Woodley wants to sweep here but Thanyoo controlling him for the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Woodley misses with a double jab.
Woodley throws a series of punches but Thanyoo avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Woodley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thanyoo attempts a counter takedown but Woodley avoids it well and moves away.
Thanyoo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Woodley was covering up waiting for the punch and Thanyoo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thanyoo prevents Woodley from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyron Woodley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Thanyoo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woodley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Woodley tries to clinch there but Thanyoo circles away.
Woodley lands a jab-cross combination.
Thanyoo cracks Woodley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Thanyoo gets caught flat footed, as Woodley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thanyoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woodley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Woodley is working Thanyoo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thanyoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woodley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Woodley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
Woodley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woodley postures up and lands a big shot to Thanyoo's brow.
Woodley connects with a couple of short punches.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
Woodley throwing strikes but missing.
Thanyoo seems keen to control Woodley's posture.
Woodley lands a couple of elbows.
Woodley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thanyoo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Woodley is aware though and is defending well.
Thanyoo working for a triangle but Woodley defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woodley postures up and lands a big shot to Thanyoo's brow.
Mo Thanyoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woodley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woodley being controlled here momentarily.
Woodley cracks Thanyoo with a solid left hand.
Thanyoo 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.
Woodley chips away with some ground and pound.
Woodley is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Thanyoo is rocked!
Woodley connects with a couple of short punches.
Oh Thanyoo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanyoo is trying to keep Woodley in close.
Woodley is in close to Thanyoo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Woodley loads up on a big left hand. Thanyoo felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Woodley looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Thanyoo can't hide his disappointment, as Woodley celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Woodley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tyron Woodley thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody Nobody. Bear comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Good Times kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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278 lbs
34 - 27 - 0 |
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32
275 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jer Bear!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong tries to clinch up.
Jong tries to clinch
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Jong moves into the clinch.
Jong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bear's face.
It looks like Jer Bear has been cut.
Bear pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jong clinches up against the cage.
Jong struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear controls his hands.
Jong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Jong - that landed with a thud.
Jong lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bear or not.
Bear looks winded!
A knee to the head by Jong.
Jong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bear is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jong drops Bear with a big knee straight up the middle! Bear is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bear, pushing him back against the cage.
Jong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jong working Bear over with knees to the body.
Jong lands a knee to the body.
Bear takes an elbow to the temple.
Jong pushes Bear back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jong.
Jong lands with a left to the head.
A right hand to the body from Jong.
Jong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jong digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear 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.
Jong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jong avoids it.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jong tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Bear tries to stall but Jong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jong landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Jer Bear's cut even more.
Bear escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear shoots for a takedown but Jong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jong tries to clinch up but Bear circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear gets tackled into the cage by Jong. Jong maintains the clinch.
Jong connects with a knee to the head.
Jong working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bear is rocked!
Jong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bear blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear blocks a body shot from Jong.
Jong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bear.
Bear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bear blocks a body shot from Jong.
Jong is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kim Jong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jer Bear.
Bear looking to stall.
Jong prevents a body shot from Bear.
Nice elbow from Jong.
Jong looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear avoids a wild elbow strike from Jong.
Jong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bear is still on wobbly legs! Can Jong finish him?
Bear throws a punch but it's blocked by Jong.
Bear seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Jong misses with a knee strike.
Bear lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jong or not.
Bear wants the takedown. Jong is fighting it off but Bear persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jong's guard against the cage.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Jong's legs - danger averted.
Bear lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jong working for a triangle but Bear defends it easily.
Bear got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jong has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bear has managed to get both his arms back between Jong's legs - danger averted.
Bear scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear is working Jong over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear trying to control but Jong is working from the bottom.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jong looking for a guillotine here but Bear defends easily.
Bear trying to control but Jong is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bear's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bear is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear stands up over Jong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bear stands up over Jong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bear chips away with some ground and pound.
Jong is rocked!
Jong wants to sweep here but Bear controlling him for the moment.
Oh Jong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bear lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Jong dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bear wants to clinch up but Jong keeps it at a distance.
Jong seems to have got his legs back now.
Jong fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bear is out of range.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Jong circles away.
Jong tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jong has closed the distance and engaged Bear in a clinch.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bear tries to throw a body punch but Jong avoids it by throwing Bear back against the cage.
Jong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear tries for a takedown but Jong manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jong tries a knee to the head but Bear blocks it.
Jong avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Bear tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jong smiles and moves away.
Bear misses with a few strikes there.
Bear gets tackled into the cage by Jong. Jong maintains the clinch.
Kim Jong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Jong tries to land a knee to the head but Bear blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bear is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jong throws a big right hand that misses.
Jong wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Bear 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.
Jong slips nicely into half guard.
Jong is working for a submission of some sort.
Jong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bear's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear makes his way to full guard, as Jong worked for a kimura.
Jong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jong passes Bear's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bear looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bear wants to get back to full guard.
Bear trying to control here.
Jong prevents Bear from improving his position.
Jong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bear makes his way to full guard, as Jong worked for a kimura.
Jong postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bear working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jong.
Jong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jong trying to move into half guard but instead Bear has managed to sweep!
Bear makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear looking to pass the guard.
Jong pushes a forearm under Bear's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bear is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kim Jong!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kim Jong waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cruz White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin BK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Ferg - Dump Dump. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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27
209 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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31
221 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cruz White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin BK!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from BK finds it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as BK checks a leg kick.
BK checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
BK with the counter takedown but White avoids it easily.
BK moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BK has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
BK checks the leg kick nicely there.
BK lands a jab to White's midsection.
BK swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BK throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Unicorn Powered Fighting in the buildup to the fight.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A solid body kick from White.
BK jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
BK misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BKs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
BK comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
BK swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
White ducks under a wild hook from BK.
BK takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BK clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by BK.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BK.
BK looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
White misses with a straight right.
White throws a hook but BK avoids it easily.
BK misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from BK. Those never looked like landing.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but BK is just out of range.
BK tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
BK takes a jab right on the kisser.
A lazy left from BK finds it's target.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White avoids the body shot from BK.
White throws a hook but BK blocks it.
BK scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White scores with a hook to the body. BK takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BK lands with a right hand.
White connects with a jab.
White misses with a hook. BK ducked under it nicely.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by BK.
White gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White is pulling down on BK's head. It's preventing any offense from BK, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
BK throws a big right hand that misses.
BK is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
BK postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK lands a couple of decent looking shots.
BK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White is trying to control the position from the bottom.
BK with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
White is trying to keep BK in close.
BK is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
BK postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
BK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
BK with a flurry of punches that miss.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells BK's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White is adopting a defensive guard.
BK postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
BK shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
BK has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BK postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
BK keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
BK missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BK postures up.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BK working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
BK working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK passes White's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
BK thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
BK wants to free his trapped foot but White is holding on for dear life with his legs.
BK slips a nice elbow through White's hands, connecting with White's forehead.
BK thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.
BK with the ground and pound but White uses the opportunity to regain guard.
White working a defensive guard here.
BK has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as BK accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
BK throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
BK loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
BK content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
BK is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
White trying to keep a closed guard but BK is proving a slippery customer.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
BK throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
White pulls BK in close to prevent any damage.
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
BK throws a big elbow that misses.
BK throwing strikes but missing.
BK throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
BK being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
White delivers a nice body kick.
BK takes one on the chin but seems OK.
BK dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White with a hook.
White throws an overhand right that lands on BK's shoulder, as BK tries to avoid the shot.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from BK.
BK throws a hook but White blocks it.
White throws a body kick that misses.
BK lands with a cross.
BK throws out a powerful jab.
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!
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BK paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White looks to throw the jab but BK is out of range.
BK gets in close and instigates a clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
BK throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
BK throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin BK showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by BK. Beautiful body shot.
BK takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from BK.
White throws a low kick, looking for BK's leg but BK calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin BK seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from BK misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by BK.
BK blocks the body kick.
White walks into a jab.
BK lands with a cross.
BK keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White blocks a jab.
BK takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BK looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from BK.
White throwing a counter right hand but BK manages to avoid it.
BK pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BK connects with a solid leg kick.
BK digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
That kick from BK tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
Benjamin BK seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White connects with a body shot.
BK fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
BK has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits BKs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
BK moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Good work by BK as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from BK! But no joy.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BK looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but BK persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin BK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from BK tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
BK avoids the body shot from White.
BK has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from BK there as he acknowledges the shot.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White motions for BK to come forward. White throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
BK is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White throws a low kick but BK avoids it.
BK is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BK bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
White misses with a right hand
and BK counters with an inside leg kick.
White swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from BK.
BK is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benjamin BK is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from White.
BK is looking to score with low kicks.
White blocks a jab.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White misses with a body punch
and BK counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White scores with a nice strike.
White looks to land a combination but BK avoids it well.
BK lands a right hook to the body.
BK avoids the body shot from White.
BK chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White catches BK with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White throws a leg kick but BK moved away.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
BK lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt BK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BK fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for White.
BK shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
White takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
BK steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
BK looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
White misses the body punch
and BK counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
BK misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as BK lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and BK finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
White staying out of range there.
BK lets loose with a powerful body kick. White will feel that in the morning.
BK scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck for BK with that takedown attempt.
White is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin BK.
Well BK has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin BK!
After winning the bout, Benjamin BK thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Cruz White stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rematch?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Martinez (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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35
280 lbs
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256 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Francis DeMontford and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trail takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Trail throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Trail tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martinez scores with a shot to the body.
Martinez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Trail is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Martinez as he connects with a hook.
Trail has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Samran Muay Thai in the buildup to the fight.
Martinez staying out of range there.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Trail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Leonard Martinez has been cut.
Martinez lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Trail keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trail blocks a head kick by Martinez.
A bone on bone clash there as Trail blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Trail tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonard Martinez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail swings for the body but Martinez moves out of range.
Cannondale Trail is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trail throws a right hand that Martinez ducks under and follows up with a left that Martinez also avoids with ease.
Martinez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trail's head.
Martinez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trail cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Trail gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Trail crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Martinez - the referee stops the clock and Trail gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Martinez. Trail manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Martinez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Trail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trail looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Martinez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Trail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martinez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martinez is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Trail moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cannondale Trail!
Post fight, Cannondale Trail stared into the camera and said 'I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by I Mother Earth - Not Quite Sonic. Brandon has chosen Life Is Beautiful as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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216 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Topper Green and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a hook but Brandon blocks it.
Coleman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Coleman's head coaches at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brandon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brandon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandon avoids a kick to the body.
Brandon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Coleman ducks under a wild hook from Brandon.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Brandon knows he should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Coleman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman tries to keep at a distance but Brandon has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brandon is trying to break free.
Coleman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandon's elbow.
Nice body punch from Coleman - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman lands a shot to the body.
Coleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brandon jumps guard but Coleman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Coleman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Brandon.
Coleman lands with a light punch inside.
Coleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Coleman is stalling here.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Brandon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Brandon wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon looks winded!
Coleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coleman works on Brandon's body with a couple of short punches.
Coleman working Brandon over 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!
Coleman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Brandon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Coleman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brandon has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Coleman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Coleman.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Brandon controls the action.
Coleman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Coleman scores a nice knee to the body.
Coleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandon's face.
It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Coleman.
Coleman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brandon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coleman lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandon or not.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Brandon avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
A body shot lands from Coleman.
Coleman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Coleman tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman lands a nice shot to the body.
Coleman has Brandon pushed against the cage.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
Coleman lands an uppercut.
Coleman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brandon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Coleman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon managing to block the knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman presses Brandon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleman working Brandon over with knees to the body.
Coleman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coleman lands a body punch.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Brandon controls the action.
Coleman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brandon or not.
Coleman digs a right hand into Brandon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandon's gas tank.
Coleman is leaning against Brandon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Coleman cracks Brandon with a nice body shot.
Brandon prevents a body shot from Coleman.
Coleman lands with a right to the head.
Coleman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Brandon avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Coleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Brandon'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.
Coleman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brandon shoots in looking for a takedown but Coleman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brandon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greg Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandon shoots in for a double leg but Coleman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coleman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Coleman counters with a nice leg kick.
Coleman clinches.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
Greg Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Brandon.
Coleman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Coleman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Coleman - that landed with a thud.
Coleman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
Coleman tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Coleman lands with a left to the head.
Coleman tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Coleman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandon breaks the clinch.
Coleman rushes Brandon and presses him up against the cage.
Coleman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coleman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coleman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Coleman.
Coleman lands a damaging elbow.
Coleman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandon can do to turn this around?
Coleman lands a good knee to the midsection. Brandon won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Coleman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman can't find room to land a body shot as Brandon controls the action.
Coleman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coleman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brandon fails to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman gets underhooks to prevent Brandon's takedown attempt.
Brandon wants to stall.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body.
Coleman is stalling here.
Coleman presses Brandon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Coleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brandons head.
Coleman scores with a hook to the body.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Brandon backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Coleman.
Brandon is rocked!
Coleman tries to throw a body punch but Brandon avoids it by throwing Coleman back against the cage.
Coleman scores with a shot to the side of Brandon's head.
Brandon is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon takes a shot to the head.
Greg Coleman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coleman unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Brandon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Coleman is unloading with more strikes now! Brandon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Coleman!
A very excited looking Greg Coleman 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 Kim Il Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il Sung comes to the cage accompanied by Death in Vegas- Dirt. Hawk has chosen Deadwood as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
192 lbs
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Il Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il Sung tries to clinch but Hawk is having none of it.
Il Sung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Il Sung swings for the body but Hawk moves out of range.
Il Sung tries for a takedown but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Il Sung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hawk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Il Sung.
It seemed like Hawk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hawk delivers a nice body kick.
Il Sung lands a jab to the head.
Il Sung connects with a body shot that sends Hawk's belly button to the back.
Il Sung just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Il Sung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Hawk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hawk.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hawk 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 Il Sung has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Il Sung and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Il Sung lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung misses with a wild body shot.
Il Sung tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
Il Sung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hawk tries a quick counter leg kick but Il Sung is wise to it.
Il Sung takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hawk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Il Sung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hawk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Il Sung moved out of range nicely.
Il Sung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Il Sung.
Il Sung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawk or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawk.
Hawk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung misses the shot to the body.
Il Sung shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawk sprawls well. He's pushed Il Sung's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Il Sung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Il Sung throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawk's waist but Hawk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Il Sung off to one side.
Hawk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Il Sung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Il Sung.
Hawk misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Hawk as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Il Sung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Il Sung blocks a jab.
Il Sung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Il Sung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hawk attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hawk swings for the body but Il Sung moves out of range.
Hawk lands a front kick.
A leg kick checked by Hawk.
Il Sung wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk throws a hook but Il Sung avoids it easily.
Hawk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hawk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Il Sung.
Il Sung changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hawk tries to avoid it but Il Sung manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hawk to the ground. Hawk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawk throws out a powerful jab.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Il Sung.
Il Sung scores with a shot to the body.
Il Sung ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
Il Sung attempts a counter takedown but Hawk avoids it well and moves away.
Il Sung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Il Sung clinches up against the cage.
Il Sung blocking some punches.
Il Sung is trying to pull guard but Hawk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawk prevents a body shot from Il Sung.
Il Sung tries a body shot but Hawk blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Il Sung.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Il Sung.
Hawk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Il Sung struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawk controls his hands.
Il Sung lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Il Sung tries to circle away but Hawk has him pinned against the cage.
Hawk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawk lands with a light punch inside.
Il Sung trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hawk fails to land.
Il Sung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Il Sung can't find room to land a body shot as Hawk controls the action.
Good body shot from Hawk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Hawk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Il Sung missing with a left hand there. Hawk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Il Sung connects with a body shot.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Il Sung.
Il Sung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk misses with a hook. Il Sung ducked under it nicely.
Il Sung is looking to score with low kicks.
Hawk scores with a hook to the body. Il Sung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hawk tests Il Sung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hawk takes one to the side of the head.
Thomas Hawk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Il Sung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawk.
Hawk throws an overhand right that lands on Il Sung's shoulder, as Il Sung tries to avoid the shot.
Il Sung takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Kim Il Sung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Hawk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Il Sung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hawk manages to avoid it.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses.
Il Sung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Il Sung fakes the leg kick and cracks Hawk in the body.
Il Sung lands with a cross.
Il Sung uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas Hawk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk throws a big shot that misses.
Il Sung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawk pinned against the cage. Hawk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Il Sung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
A big right from Hawk misses.
Il Sung throws a wild body kick that Hawk sees coming a mile off.
Hawk tries to bum rush Il Sung with a series of wild strikes but Il Sung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Il Sung tries to counter with a takedown but Hawk is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks to throw the jab but Il Sung is out of range.
Il Sung lands a leg kick that knocks Hawk off balance momentarily.
Il Sung shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Il Sung showed some decent athleticism there.
Il Sung will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Il Sung seems to be working for a kimura but Hawk defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Il Sung is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Il Sung is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hawk has managed to free his arm - good work.
Il Sung seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk moves into full guard.
Hawk 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.
Il Sung tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawk is retaining full guard.
Il Sung is working hard here to advance position.
Hawk looking to control.
Hawk wants to sweep here but Il Sung controlling him for the moment.
Il Sung postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hawk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Il Sung, into his guard.
Hawk tries to free his leg and advance position but Il Sung is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Il Sung has his foot on Hawk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hawk works his way back into a safe position though.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Il Sung.
Hawk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Il Sung is keeping the position for now.
Hawk is still trying to improve position.
Il Sung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hawk wants to stand and escape but Il Sung is having none of it.
Il Sung advances position into side control!
Il Sung is trying to get an arm triangle but Hawk is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Il Sung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hawk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hawk looks to score with a jab to the body but Il Sung is just out of range.
Hawk misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Il Sung momentarily.
Hawk catches Il Sung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Il Sung counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hawk tries to roll over but Il Sung keeps him under control.
Hawk is not content to let Il Sung control the position.
Hawk is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Il Sung scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hawk gets back to full guard.
Hawk keeping moving, preventing Il Sung from controlling successfully.
Hawk wants to sweep here but Il Sung controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawk is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Il Sung 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.
Hawk advances to half guard.
Il Sung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawk moves into full mount! Il Sung won't be happy about that!
Il Sung is desperately trying to improve his position but Hawk has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hawk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hawk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Il Sung is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawk scoring with strikes but Il Sung is staying in there.
Il Sung bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hawk 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.
Il Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il Sung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Il Sung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hawk is on top in guard.
Hawk is pushing down on Il Sung's leg trying to pass to half guard. Il Sung is fighting to maintain full guard but Hawk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hawk prevents Il Sung from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Hawk.
Hawk tries to pass to full mount but Il Sung defends it.
Hawk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Il Sung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hawk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Il Sung!
Hawk working the ground and pound effectively.
Il Sung is rocked!
Thomas Hawk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Il Sung! Hawk sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Il Sung and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Thomas Hawk!
Thomas Hawk very nearly forgot to thank MayheM sportswear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Kim Il Sung spoke after the fight, saying 'Eat my feces you filthy capitalist dog!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shape Shifter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoey Malone Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone Jr has chosen Who Let the Dogs Out as his entrance music. Shape Shifter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shape Shifter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoey Malone Jr!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Shifter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shifter jumps into guard, dragging Malone Jr to the mat.
Malone Jr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Malone Jr won't allow Shifter to sweep him here.
Shifter looking for a triangle here. Malone Jr is fighting it but it looks tight! Shifter pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Malone Jr is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shape Shifter!
Shape Shifter retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Shape Shifter made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Zoey Malone Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'What a load of shit'.
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