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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Gentleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maia has chosen Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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267 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Gentleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maia lands with a nice body punch.
Maia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gentleman is out of range and Maia settles back down.
Miko Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Jack Gentleman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gentleman blocks the body kick.
Gentleman takes one on the button.
Maia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gentleman pinned against the cage. Gentleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maia lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gentleman misses the target.
Maia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maia throws a hook to the side of Gentleman's head but Gentleman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maia throws a head kick but Gentleman moves out of range.
Maia thuds a left hand into Gentleman's body.
Maia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gentleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maia.
Maia tries to clinch up but Gentleman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gentleman tries to close the distance and clinch but Maia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Gentleman misses.
Gentleman avoids a kick to the body.
Maia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia misses with a hook.
Maia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maia lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Maia.
Maia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gentleman's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maia scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gentleman is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia uses his free foot to push down on Gentleman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gentleman.
Gentleman tries to hold on but Maia pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maia lands with some strikes.
Gentleman takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Maia's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miko Maia!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get up. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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275 lbs
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Rogers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman moves into the clinch.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shaman is defending well for now.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Shaman has him pressed against the ropes.
Shaman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shaman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Shaman is controlling him.
Shaman blocks a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike from Shaman.
Rogers looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Cody Rogers has been cut.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers effectively controlling the action here.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Shaman prevents a body shot from Rogers.
Rogers is looking to control Shaman's arms but Shaman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rogers has his back to the ropes.
Shaman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rogers blocks it with crossed arms.
Shaman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch but Shaman keeps him there for the moment.
Shaman lands an elbow inside that Rogers shrugs off.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Shaman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Shaman pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Shaman.
Shaman lands a nice elbow.
Rogers trying to control the position but instead, Shaman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rogers into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rogers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shaman connects with a knee to the head.
Rogers looks gassed!
Shaman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Cody Rogers's cut even more.
Rogers struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaman controls his hands.
Shaman scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Shaman.
Shaman lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rogers.
Nice elbow from Shaman.
Shaman landing knees to the head.
Shaman lands an elbow just above Rogers 's eye.
Shaman drops Rogers with a big knee straight up the middle! Rogers is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rogers is rocked!
The cut above Cody Rogers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Shaman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Psycho Shaman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Van Der Zwet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni Van Der Zwet will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins dodges the punch combination from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet slips a jab from Dawkins.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Zwet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Der Zwet circles away.
Van Der Zwet avoids the body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Van Der Zwet lands.
Van Der Zwet misses with a looping left.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet scores with the left hand. Dawkins knows he should have avoided that one.
A nice combination there by Van Der Zwet.
It looks like Martin Dawkins has been cut.
Van Der Zwet drops Dawkins with a left right combo! Van Der Zwet follows him down to the ground into side control.
Dawkins is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Dawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Der Zwet wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling his arm.
Dawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Van Der Zwet wants to control but Dawkins is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
You can see the frustration on Dawkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Van Der Zwet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dawkins throws out a loose jab but Van Der Zwet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet throws a nice looking combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Der Zwet moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Dawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawkins has Van Der Zwet up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dawkins is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Van Der Zwet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Van Der Zwet is trying to break free.
Van Der Zwet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Der Zwet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Zwet is blocking nicely.
Dawkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Van Der Zwet up against the ropes.
Dawkins tries to pull guard but Van Der Zwet won't allow it.
Dawkins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Van Der Zwet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Van Der Zwet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawkins looks for a takedown but Van Der Zwet sprawls well.
Dawkins misses with a hook.
Van Der Zwet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Van Der Zwet.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Zwet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheers as Van Der Zwet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawkins doesn't seem phased though.
Van Der Zwet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Zwet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Zwet drops Dawkins with a left and a right! Oh, Dawkins is hurt - Van Der Zwet dives into side control looking to finish!
Van Der Zwet is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dawkins has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dawkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Der Zwet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Der Zwet decides to stand back up. Van Der Zwet steps back and let's Dawkins get back to his feet.
Van Der Zwet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Der Zwet throws a one two combo.
Dawkins is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dawkins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Der Zwet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Der Zwet connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Martin Dawkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Der Zwet swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawkins.
Dawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet throws a lazy right hand but Dawkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Der Zwet lands a nice shot that snaps Dawkins's head back.
Van Der Zwet misses with a body shot.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Zwet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Van Der Zwet.
Dawkins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Zwet did well to prevent Dawkins getting side control.
Dawkins tries to pass to full mount but Van Der Zwet defends it.
Dawkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Der Zwet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Van Der Zwet is defending well.
Dawkins wants to control but Van Der Zwet is keeping him busy.
Dawkins trying to mount his opponent but Van Der Zwet defends it.
Van Der Zwet is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dawkins swings for the body but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
Van Der Zwet staying out of range there.
Dawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Van Der Zwet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Zwet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A punch combination from Van Der Zwet misses.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Van Der Zwet tries to sprawl out of it but Dawkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Van Der Zwet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawkins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Der Zwet throws a looping overhand right but Dawkins ducks down to avoid it.
Dawkins walks into a stiff left hand from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Der Zwet lands an overhand right.
Van Der Zwet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Der Zwet.
Nice shot lands for Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Der Zwet as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Zwet keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Der Zwet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Van Der Zwet there.
Van Der Zwet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dawkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Der Zwet connects with a crisp jab.
Dawkins shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins wants to clinch.
Van Der Zwet lands with a straight right. Dawkins didn't see that one coming.
Dawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Van Der Zwet finds it's way through Dawkins's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Zwet sizes up Dawkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Der Zwet scores with a shot to the body.
Van Der Zwet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawkins at a distance.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Zwet throws a monster overhand right that drops Dawkins! Van Der Zwet follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kara Hiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Shields is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kara Hiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Shields!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Shields throws an elbow but misses.
Shields tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shields wants a takedown.
Hiri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hiri lands an uppercut.
Shields has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hiri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kara Hiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Hiri managing to block the knees to the body from Shields.
Hiri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hiri tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hiri to the ground. Hiri escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shields takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shields moves away.
Shields lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hiri at a distance.
Hiri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shields can pounce on him.
Shields takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shields misses with a head kick.
Hiri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiri misses with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields defending well as Hiri loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Hiri.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
Hiri throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
Shields looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiri cracks Shields with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shields dodges the punch combination from Hiri.
Hiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shields circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the body from Shields misses
and Hiri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
Kara Hiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hiri throws a looping overhand right but Shields ducks down to avoid it.
Shields shoots in for a double leg but Hiri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shields looks gassed!
Shields walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shields bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiri tries to bum rush Shields with a series of wild strikes but Shields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Hiri.
Shields slips under a jab from Hiri.
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
Hiri cracks Shields with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hiri lands the left hand.
Hiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shields.
Hiri stuffs the takedown.
Shields takes one to the chin there.
Shields looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiri trying to control the position.
Shields stopping the sweep attempt from Hiri.
Hiri manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shields misses with a hook.
Hiri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hiri swivels and escapes.
Hiri is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hiri as he avoids it easily.
Hiri tests Shields's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiri is just out of range.
Shields takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hiri punishes Shields's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hiri.
Shields looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hiri is fending him off so far but Shields persists. Nope, Hiri circles away and we're back to standing.
Shields throws a leg kick but Hiri checks it.
Hiri 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.
Hiri scores with a three punch combo!
Hiri looks to land a combination. Shields sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shields moves out of range as Hiri strikes.
Shields closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hiri counters with a one-two 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!
Hiri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shields. Shields circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shields uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiri.
Shields shoots for a takedown but Hiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Hiri.
Hiri looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Hiri throws a hook but Shields blocks it.
Shields tried to score with a low kick but Hiri checks it.
Shields ducks under a wild hook from Hiri.
Shields on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shields throws a low kick but Hiri avoids it.
Hiri throws a series of punches but Shields moves out of range.
Hiri lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shields.
Hiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Shields has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hiri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shields.
Shields is looking to clinch.
Hiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiri misses with a hook. Shields ducked under it nicely.
Hiri throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shields clinches up with Hiri and pushes him back against the ropes.
Shields lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shields drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kara Hiri dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hiri dips to his left and cracks Shields with an uppercut!
Shields tries to clinch
and Hiri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shields has a takedown stuffed.
Shields staying out of range there.
Hiri throws a shot from downtown. Shields moves away and avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Hiri. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
Hiri throws out a loose jab but Shields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shields takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Hiri.
A shot to de liver by Hiri. Beautiful body shot.
Hiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields tries to clinch
and Hiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hiri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Hiri misses with a looping right.
Hiri throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
Shields throws out a leg kick but Hiri moves out of range and Shields only half commits.
Hiri connects with a right hand. Shields shakes it off.
Hiri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiri.
Shields uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hiri.
Hiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hiri's waist but Hiri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Kara Hiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Shields.
Hiri stuffs the takedown attempt from Shields. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
A jab from Hiri finds it's way through Shields's defenses.
Shields takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hiri throws a shot to the body.
Hiri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shields's hands.
Hiri 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.
Hiri throws a one two combo.
Hiri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shields is rocked!
Shields takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shields is still on wobbly legs! Can Hiri finish him?
Hiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shields can do to turn this around?
Hiri scores with a nice head shot.
Hiri catches Shields with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Hiri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hiri closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiri lands a slapping body shot.
Hiri bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shields's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Shields misses the target.
Shields seems to have recovered his senses.
Shields with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hiri to score with a decent uppercut.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt - Hiri sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hiri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hiri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hiri lands a really nice looking cross but Shields seems unphased.
Shields drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shields moves away from the strike by Hiri.
Shields is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shields tries to move into range but Hiri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shields.
Hiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mike Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields shoots in but Hiri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hiri cracks Shields with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shields slips under a jab.
Hiri works over Shields's head and body with a nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiri which made him look bad.
Hiri works Shields's body with a nice hook.
Jab by Hiri.
Hiri dips to his left and cracks Shields with an uppercut!
Hiri is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shields.
Hiri throws a hook but Shields avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Shields misses its intended target.
Shields throws a head kick but Hiri moves out of range.
Hiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shields.
Shields closes the distance but Hiri moves to the side
and Hiri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hiri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shields.
Hiri with a hook.
Hiri works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiri tests Shields's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hiri loads up on a big right hand but Shields slips the punch.
Shields shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hiri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shields throwing strikes but missing.
Hiri is pulling down on Shields's head. It's preventing any offense from Shields, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shields's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiri has Shields pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kara Hiri dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shields drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shields trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields wants to control from the top but Hiri keeps moving.
Hiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shields is controlling him.
Shields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiri is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shields is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields with a flurry of punches that miss.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shields looks for a takedown but Hiri sprawls well.
Shields takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shields manages to avoid it.
Shields misses with a hook. Hiri ducked under it nicely.
Shields gets the takedown into side control.
Shields tries to score with some ground and pound. Hiri controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hiri is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Shields is controlling him well.
Hiri tries to improve position but can't.
Hiri manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shields's best efforts.
Shields wants to take a breather but Hiri is having none of it.
Shields is pressing down on Hiri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiri is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hiri!
Hiri is in a horrible position here. Shields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shields working Hiri over with strikes here.
Hiri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shields has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hiri's face.
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Shields trying to control but Hiri is having none of it.
Shields with shots to the head and body - Hiri looks very uncomfortable down there.
Shields throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hiri because Shields loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hiri is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hiri is desperately trying to improve his position but Shields has a good base and remains in mount.
Hiri is in a horrible position here. Shields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shields unloading with bombs!
Mike Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shields scoring with strikes but Hiri is staying in there.
Shields looking to ground and pound but Hiri is blocking nicely.
Hiri is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shields takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shields looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields unloading with bombs!
Hiri tries to reverse the position but Shields maintains control.
Shields is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shields lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shields cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shields tries to control but Hiri wriggling away.
Shields lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Shields putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shields unloading with bombs!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shields fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kara Hiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shields working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hiri 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kara Hiri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremiah Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
240 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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24
260 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremiah Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryce Tanner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Tanner avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tanner lands a shoulder strike.
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tanner.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tanner.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson thumps Tanner with a low kick.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson catches Tanner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.
Tanner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tanner just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jeremiah Johnson has been cut.
Tanner thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tanner lands with a right and another and another! Johnson is in big trouble! Tanner lands again and this time it's lights out for Johnson! A quality knockout there for Tanner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bryce Tanner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barich Fendsor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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183 lbs
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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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barich Fendsor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason The Diamond!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fendsor, right into the meat.
Fendsor scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Diamond in his tracks.
It looks like Jason The Diamond has been cut.
The Diamond tries to bum rush Fendsor with a series of wild strikes but Fendsor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Diamond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fendsor scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fendsor is defended easily by The Diamond.
Fendsor is looking to slow The Diamond down with leg kicks.
Fendsor misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Diamond misses with a looping left.
Fendsor tries to close the distance and clinch but The Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Diamond keeps the fight on the outside.
The Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Diamond fails to land with a series of punches.
Fendsor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The Diamond throws a nice looking combination but Fendsor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Diamond lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Diamond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fendsor lands a jab to the head.
The Diamond connects with a body shot.
The Diamond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fendsor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fendsor throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a two punch combo.
Fendsor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Diamond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor throws a combination that misses
and The Diamond counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fendsor with a jab.
Fendsor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Diamond.
Fendsor throws out a loose jab but The Diamond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fendsor misses with a body punch
enabling The Diamond to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from The Diamond misses.
The Diamond ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fendsor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but The Diamond checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond misses with a combination
and Fendsor counters with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - The Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Diamond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fendsor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Diamond ducks right into an uppercut from Fendsor.
Fendsor misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
The Diamond throws a looping overhand right but Fendsor ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Fendsor is predictable there
and The Diamond counters with a nice uppercut.
Fendsor misses with a double jab
and The Diamond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fendsor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Diamond.
Nice shot lands for Fendsor.
The Diamond misses the jab.
The Diamond checks a low kick from Fendsor.
A big left from The Diamond misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fendsor throws a sloppy body shot
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Diamond loads up on a big right hand but Fendsor slips the punch.
Fendsor throws a looping overhand right but The Diamond ducks down to avoid it.
Fendsor sizes up The Diamond with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fendsor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fendsor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Diamond swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fendsor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor shoots for a takedown but The Diamond saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Fendsor.
The Diamond misses the body punch
and Fendsor counters with an outside leg kick.
The Diamond scores with a jab. Fendsor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fendsor throws an overhand right that lands on The Diamond's shoulder, as The Diamond tries to avoid the shot.
Barich Fendsor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Diamond blocks a jab.
The Diamond throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fendsor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Diamond blocks a head kick by Fendsor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor dodges the punch combination from The Diamond.
Danga de danga de dang - The Diamond scores with a four punch combination!
Fendsor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Diamond.
The Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fendsor.
Fendsor shoots in looking for a takedown. The Diamond tries to sprawl out of it but Fendsor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. The Diamond manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fendsor cracks the inside of The Diamond's front leg.
Barich Fendsor is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fendsor scores with a punch to the head.
The Diamond slips a jab from Fendsor.
Fendsor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Diamond counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fendsor cracks the inside of The Diamond's front leg.
Fendsor tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Diamond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fendsor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barich Fendsor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fendsor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Diamond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barich Fendsor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason The Diamond's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Fendsor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Diamond.
The Diamond misses with a body shot.
Fendsor swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Diamond counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Diamond throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
The Diamond throws a hook but Fendsor blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Diamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fendsor misses with a body shot
and The Diamond counters with a straight right hand.
Fendsor connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fendsor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fendsor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fendsor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Diamond counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fendsor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fendsor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Diamond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fendsor throws a body kick that misses.
The Diamond bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fendsor's head backwards.
That's two 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.
Fendsor connects with a looping right hand.
Fendsor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fendsor lunges at The Diamond with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Diamond's hand.
Fendsor misses with a hook.
The Diamond keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fendsor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Diamond is fending him off so far but Fendsor persists. Nope, The Diamond circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick from Fendsor is predictable there
and The Diamond counters with a stiff right hand.
The Diamond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Diamond defending well as Fendsor loads up on a big left hand.
The Diamond takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice defenses there by Fendsor.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fendsor.
The fighters circling - The Diamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Diamond tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Fendsor is predictable there
and The Diamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Diamond defending well as Fendsor loads up on a big left hand.
Jason The Diamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fendsor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Diamond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Diamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Fendsor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barich Fendsor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fendsor moves into the clinch.
The Diamond tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fendsor lands a shoulder strike.
Fendsor pushes The Diamond back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fendsor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Diamond's elbow.
The Diamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Diamond checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barich Fendsor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fendsor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barich Fendsor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom comes into the arena with I Need a Hero blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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25
198 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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25
196 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Strom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas slips a jab and a cross from Strom.
Gravas dodges the punch combination from Strom.
Nice defenses there by Strom.
A swing and a miss from Strom.
A big left from Strom misses.
Strom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gravas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Strom misses.
Gravas shoots in but Strom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Strom. That snapped Gravas's head back.
Strom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strom. Gravas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strom wants to clinch up but Gravas keeps it at a distance.
Gravas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strom sprawls well. Strom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gravas gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Strom misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas takes one to the side of the head.
Gravas slips under a jab from Strom.
Gravas slips a jab and a cross from Strom.
Strom works the jab nicely.
Gravas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strom.
Strom throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gravas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gravas.
Strom lands a body shot.
Strom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Strom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strom misses with a looping right.
Strom tries to clinch but Gravas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strom just misses with a punch to the body.
Strom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gravas slips a jab from Strom.
Strom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gravas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strom misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Strom misses the target.
Strom misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Strom dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Strom.
Gravas throws a series of punches but Strom moves out of range.
A shot to de liver by Strom. Beautiful body shot.
Strom throws a sloppy body shot
and Gravas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strom's guard.
Gravas looking to pass the guard.
Strom 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
Gravas tries to stand but Strom is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gravas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gravas postures up in Strom's guard and throws a big left but Strom blocks it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gravas ducks under a wild hook from Strom.
Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Strom falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gravas counters with a single leg into guard. Strom didn't expect that.
Strom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Strom is looking to stand up but Gravas isn't so interested in that idea.
Gravas wants to control from the top but Strom keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Strom lands a body punch.
Strom works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Strom.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Strom.
Strom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Strom gets underhooks to prevent Gravas's takedown attempt.
Gravas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strom smiles and moves away.
Gunnar Strom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Latka Gravas.
Strom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Gravas to counter with a crisp jab.
Strom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas slips a jab from Strom.
Gravas slips a jab from Strom.
Gravas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strom.
Strom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strom dodges the punch combination from Gravas.
A telegraphed right hand from Strom misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Latka Gravas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Strom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gravas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Strom's guard.
Gravas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gravas is looking to advance position but Strom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gravas is working to get back to half guard.
Gravas tries to hold on but Strom postures up.
Strom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gravas is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Strom looking to control but Gravas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gravas is trying to escape the mount.
Strom content just to control the position here.
Strom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Gravas wants to hold on but Strom pushes him away.
Gravas is looking to improve his position but Strom isn't that keen on the idea.
Gravas is squirming around, avoiding Strom's attempts to control the action.
Gravas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Strom controlling the pace for now.
Strom looking to control but Gravas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strom looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gravas tries to hold on but Strom pushes him away.
Gravas is desperately trying to improve his position but Strom has a good base and remains in mount.
Strom wants to control the pace but Gravas is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gunnar Strom just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gravas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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.
Strom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strom wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunnar Strom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Strom finds it's target.
Strom throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
Latka Gravas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strom throws a hook to the side of Gravas's head but Gravas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gravas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Latka Gravas.
I think Gravas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Latka Gravas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Tome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turk comes to the ring accompanied by Y'all must've forgot. 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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221 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Turk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Tome!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tome is out of range.
Turk stuffs the takedown attempt from Tome. Tome gets slowly back to his feet.
Turk slaps away a takedown attempt from Tome, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Tome ducks down to avoid it.
Tome looks for a takedown but Turk sprawls well.
Mario Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Tome.
Tome shoots in looking for a takedown. Turk tries to sprawl out of it but Tome keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Turk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tome keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tome dives in and grabs Turk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turk pushes down on Tome's head and hops out.
Tome shoots in but no luck this time.
Turk cracks Tome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tome shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turk defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk misses the shot to the body.
Tome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tome somewhat.
A jab from Turk does it's job there.
Turk stuffs the takedown.
Tome looks gassed!
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tome avoids the head kick by Turk.
Tome shoots in for a double leg but Turk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tome chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Turk can pounce on him.
Turk connects with a single shot there.
Turk scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turk connects with a crisp jab.
Turk cracks a nice hook into Tome's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turk punishes Tome's body with a nice straight punch.
Tome takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turk throws a body kick that misses.
Turk cracks Tome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Marcos Tome has been cut.
Turk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turk works over Tome's head and body with a nice combination.
Turk drops Tome with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tome looks back up at him and smiles so Turk waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tome is rocked!
Turk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turk misses with a head kick.
Tome blocks a head kick by Turk.
Turk lands a two punch combo.
Turk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tome.
Tome misses with a takedown
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tome takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mario Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turk lands a right hook to the body.
Turk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turk connects with a nice looking jab.
Tome walks into a stiff left hand from Turk.
Marcos Tome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice cross by Turk.
No joy there for Turk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tome drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tome on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turk cracks Tome with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Turk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turk misses with a few strikes there.
Tome with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Tome is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turk.
A shot to the body from Tome misses
and Turk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tome with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tome takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A thudding body kick lands there by Turk!
Turk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Turk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Tome's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Turk scores with a sloppy right hand. Tome should have avoided that one.
Turk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tome tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
and Turk counters with a left and a right that stings Tome.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Tome has his takedown stuffed
and Turk counters with a two punch combo.
Turk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turk thuds a left hand into Tome's body.
Turk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tome takes one to the chin there.
Mario Turk is winning the standup battle so far.
Turk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk thuds his right hand into Tome's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tome.
Turk closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turk lands a nice looking body shot.
Tome takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tome doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Mario Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Tome.
Turk lands an overhand right.
Tome tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
and Turk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turk lands with a nice body punch.
Tome is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tome.
Tome takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Turk cracks Tome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk catches Tome with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tome tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tome has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turk lands a head kick!
A decent looking cross lands there for Turk.
Turk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tome can do to turn this around?
Turk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tome doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turk counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turk misses with a wild combination.
Tome gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Donk. Turk catches Tome right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Turk does it's job there.
Turk is working the combinations to good effect here.
Turk connects with the punch.
Tome with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Turk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tome misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Tome avoids a kick to the body.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tome with a poor takedown
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Turk lands a really nice looking cross but Tome seems unphased.
Tome looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tome with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Turk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands a two punch combo.
Turk lands with a nice combination. Tome backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tome showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Turk.
Tome shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tome.
Turk wants to control but Tome postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Turk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Tome's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Turk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tome fails with the takedown
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk with a nice cross.
Tome dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Turk lands with a hook. Tome tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Tome as he checks the leg kick.
Tome avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tome with a poor takedown
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Tome.
Tome shoots in and drives through. Turk sprawls well.
Mario Turk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcos Tome.
Tome shoots and misses
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tome looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk closes the distance and clinches.
Turk digs a right hand into Tome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tome's gas tank.
Turk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tome misses with a takedown
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tome misses with a takedown
and Turk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turk works Tome's body with a nice hook.
Tome takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Decent striking displayed by Turk there.
Turk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tome has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tome is still on wobbly legs! Can Turk finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turk tests Tome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marcos Tome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tome seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tome fails with the takedown
and Turk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turk lands with a right hand.
Jab by Turk.
Turk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tome takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Turk scores with a nice strike.
Tome tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Turk does it's job there.
Tome missing with a left hand there. Turk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tome shoots and misses
and Turk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Turk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tome doesn't seem phased though.
Tome on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Turk scores with a body shot.
Turk digs a good hook to Tome's body.
Turk throws out a powerful jab.
Mario Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turk jabs Tome right on the nose. Tome blinks but takes it well.
Turk drops Tome with a beautiful combination! Tome stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Turk is looking for the KO!
Mario Turk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turk swinging wildly here.
Turk cracks Tome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A shot to de liver by Turk. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tome has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Turk throws a combination. Tome tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Turk misses with a few strikes there.
Turk lands a slapping body shot.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Tome shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tome prevents Turk from getting back to his feet.
Turk keeping moving, preventing Tome from controlling successfully.
Tome with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk wants to stand and escape but Tome is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Turk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turk, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Turk!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quim Bastos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Chong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No More Mr. Nice Guy. Chong has chosen Get Down On The Ground as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quim Bastos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Chong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chong. Bastos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bastos misses with a body kick.
Bastos moves away from the strike by Chong.
Chong throws a jab when Bastos was well out of range.
Chong missing with a left hand there. Bastos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chong takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chong lands a nice shot to the body.
Bastos lands a head kick!
It looks like Bob Chong has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chong blocks the leg kick.
Bastos swings for the body but Chong moves out of range.
Bastos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chong.
Bastos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bastos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chong.
Chong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bastos's waist but Bastos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chong off to one side.
Bastos with a jab.
Chong blocks a head kick by Bastos.
Bastos lands a big head kick that sends Chong tumbling to the mat! Bastos takes a step backwards and waves Chong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bastos throws a sloppy head kick and Chong moves out of range easily.
Bastos drops Chong with a huge uppercut! Chong drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bastos is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quim Bastos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsushima comes to the ring accompanied by Eminem - Till I Collapse. Sackett has chosen Kryptonite as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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216 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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187 cm
23
215 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsushima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Sackett connects with a high kick.
It looks like Lewis Tsushima has been cut.
Tsushima dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Sackett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Tsushima avoids them all with ease.
Tsushima checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tsushima throws and low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Tsushima lands with an overhand left.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Tsushima.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tsushima.
Sackett looks to land a combination. Tsushima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tsushima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Tsushima moved out of range nicely.
Sackett pushes Tsushima up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima gets underhooks to prevent Sackett's takedown attempt.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Sackett landing knees to the body.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Tsushima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch but Tsushima keeps him there for the moment.
Tsushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Tsushima! Sackett dives in looking to finish! Tsushima is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Sackett!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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