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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Gilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gilas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name - Fort Minor. Daniel Vieira Moreira struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.0lbs 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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
35 - 28 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Gilas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gilas counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Moreira pushes Gilas off and gets back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Moreira blocks the leg kick.
Gilas digs a good hook to Moreira's body.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Gilas moves out of range easily.
Gilas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Moreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Moreira misses the target.
Gilas takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Gilas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gilas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gilas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilas connects with a nice short shot to Moreira's temple.
Gilas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moreira with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moreira blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gilas.
Gilas trying to control the action but Moreira is working from the bottom.
Gilas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gilas working Moreira over with strikes.
Moreira is rocked!
We've been hearing good reports from Gilas'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gilas content to control rather than advance.
Gilas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Moreira is still in real trouble! Can Gilas finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilas thows a huge punch but Moreira dodges it nicely.
Moreira seems to have recovered his senses.
Gilas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreira keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gilas slows the pace down in half guard.
Gilas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreira avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gilas.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gilas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gilas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moreira gets back to full guard.
Gilas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moreira works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Moreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilas.
Moreira is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gilas presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Gilas tries to throw a body punch but Moreira avoids it by throwing Gilas back against the cage.
Gilas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moreira's elbow.
Gilas struggles to land a body shot inside as Moreira controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moreira blocks a body shot from Gilas.
Gilas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gilas managing to block the knees to the body from Moreira.
Gilas can't find room to land a body shot as Moreira controls the action.
Gilas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moreira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Moreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gilas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gilas.
Gilas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreira wants to control but Gilas postures up.
Gilas throws an elbow but Moreira slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Gilas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Vieira Moreira's cut.
That's time! Gilas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gilas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The cut above Daniel Vieira Moreira's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gilas slips a jab from Moreira.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
Gilas is looking to slow Moreira down with leg kicks.
Moreira tries to land a front kick but Gilas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A combination from Gilas does no damage.
Neil Gilas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilas doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreira circles away.
Moreira avoids the body shot from Gilas.
Moreira looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Moreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniel Vieira Moreira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilas throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreira tries to land a front kick but Gilas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gilas misses the shot to the body.
Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Gilas takes a swing at Moreira's ribcage but misses.
Gilas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira scores with a push kick.
Moreira lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gilas will feel that in the morning.
Gilas scores with a jab to the body.
Gilas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moreira.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gilas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Moreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Moreira throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas connects with a looping right hand.
Gilas works Moreira's body with a nice hook.
Gilas clinches up with Moreira and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreira misses with the head strike.
Moreira is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Moreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilas taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira manages to break the clinch.
Gilas lands a lovely overhand right.
Moreira throws a head kick but Gilas moves out of range.
Gilas misses with a wild body shot.
Gilas blocks a head kick by Moreira.
Moreira lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gilas keeps Moreira at a distance using the push kick.
Moreira is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moreira enables Gilas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moreira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moreira kicks Gilas off and gets to his feet.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses.
As Moreira backs away, Gilas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gilas misses with the combination.
Gilas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moreira makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira tries to land a front kick but Gilas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Moreira loads up on a big right hand but Gilas slips the punch.
Moreira takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gilas gets a takedown into half guard.
Gilas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gilas trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilas thows a huge punch but Moreira dodges it nicely.
Gilas keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gilas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Vieira Moreira's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neil Gilas!
During a confident post fight interview, Neil Gilas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Daniel Vieira Moreira stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm done!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie's entrance music is Mouth for war. A fine choice. 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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180 lbs
17 - 18 - 0 |
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169 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Poggle slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
A nice combination there by Poggle.
Poggle scores with a nice head shot.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
Gracie throws a hook but Poggle blocks it.
Gracie throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Poggle counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poggle throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poggle tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Poggle staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Poggle misses.
Poggle throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poggle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Poggle throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Poggle misses with a wild body shot.
Poggle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poggle lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Poggle avoids it well.
Gracie lands with a nice combination. Poggle backs away looking to recover.
Poggle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poggle.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poggle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poggle just misses with a punch to the body.
Poggle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poggle.
Poggle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gracie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Gracie misses with the combination.
Poggle just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle slips under a jab from Gracie.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Poggle circles away.
Gracie moves into the clinch.
Poggle prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie lands a nice uppercut.
Gracie gets through Poggle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Poggle.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Poggle.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.
Gracie tries to work over Poggle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Poggle manages to break the clinch.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Gracie slips under a jab from Poggle.
Poggle moves away from the strike by Gracie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Poggle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Poggle swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poggle throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Poggle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gracie lands a body shot.
Poggle stuffs the takedown.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poggle.
Gracie throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Poggle checks it
and Poggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Poggle down.
Poggle jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poggle throws a big shot that misses.
Gracie lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poggle swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poggle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Poggle.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poggle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poggle misses with a kick to the body.
As Poggle looks to move away, Gracie throws a big counter combo but Poggle just gets out of the way.
Poggle scores with a push kick.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poggle dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Poggle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie scores with a one two! Poggle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poggle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poggle replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gracie blocks it well.
Poggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poggle tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poggle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Poggle 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.
Poggle throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Poggle misses the shot to the body.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Poggle misses.
Gracie misses with a hook. Poggle ducked under it nicely.
Gracie moves out of range as Poggle throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Poggle connects with a jab.
Poggle throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Poggle.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Poggle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Poggle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rickson Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie throws a right hand that Poggle ducks under and follows up with a left that Poggle also avoids with ease.
Poggle wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Poggle scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Poggle both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poggle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle moves forwards but Gracie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Poggle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Poggle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Poggle.
Poggle throws a left that rocks Gracie and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Poggle dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gracie regain composure!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Poggle lands a strong strike to the head of Gracie. That's dazed him! Poggle looking to finish here. Gracie is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Poggle lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timothy Poggle!
The defeated Rickson Gracie had this to say: 'I blame the crowd'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ishii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine Dragons - Radioactive . Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music. Kazunori Ishii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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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
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazunori Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny moves into range and clinches up with Ishii.
Ishii lands with a left to the head.
Wietrzny misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Wietrzny.
Ishii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Ishii struggles to land a body shot inside as Wietrzny controls his hands.
Ishii working aggressively here.
Ishii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Wietrzny has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ishii taking a breather.
Ishii controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Ishii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii lands with a light punch inside.
Wietrzny stalling in the clinch.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Ishii controls his hands.
Wietrzny misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wietrzny unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny misses with the head strike.
Ishii blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Wietrzny.
Ishii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ishii scores with a shoulder strike.
Ishii blocks an uppercut.
Ishii breaks from the clinch.
Wietrzny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ishii.
Ishii avoids the body shot from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kazunori Ishii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wietrzny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ishii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ishii misses with a looping left.
Wietrzny takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wietrzny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishii scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny instigates a clinch.
Come on Ishii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ishii stalls.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ishii for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Wietrzny prevents Ishii from breaking the clinch.
Wietrzny managing to block the knees to the body from Ishii.
A short right from Wietrzny on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wietrzny.
Ishii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ishii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ishii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wietrzny avoids it.
Wietrzny pushes Ishii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishii can't break the clinch.
Ishii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wietrzny is defending well for now.
Wietrzny tries to work over Ishii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ishii lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wietrzny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ishii's brow.
Ishii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Wietrzny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wietrzny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Igor Wietrzny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wietrzny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ishii looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ishii throws a lazy right hand but Wietrzny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wietrzny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ishii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donk. Ishii catches Wietrzny right on the button with a cross.
Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny moves out of range of the leg kick from Ishii.
Wietrzny is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishii finish him?
Ishii jabs Wietrzny right on the nose. Wietrzny blinks but takes it well.
BAM! Ishii delivers a spinning backfist that drops Wietrzny like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Kazunori Ishii!
After winning the bout, Kazunori Ishii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disciples of Power - Lords of Creation. Sailor Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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32
210 lbs
19 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Sheck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gracie.
Gracie successfully pulls guard.
Sheck is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
Sheck trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sheck is posturing up here but Gracie has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sheck tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sheck has to tap! Slick submission there by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sailor Gracie!
A very excited looking Sailor Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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