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Last Hoorah PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angus Jung will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Angus Jung!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani scores with a kick to the body.
Urani buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urani lands a right hook to the body.
Urani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jung swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urani moves into the clinch.
Jung is trying to break the clinch but Urani is controlling him.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Urani.
Urani lands with a left to the head.
Jung has had enough of the clinch but Urani keeps him there for the moment.
Jung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Urani.
Urani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urani effectively controlling the action here.
Urani scores with a hook to the body.
Jung trying to stall but Urani improves his position.
Urani lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Urani - that landed with a thud.
Urani slowing the pace effectively.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urani.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Jung looks winded!
Urani controlling the action here for a moment.
Urani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jung or not.
Urani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Urani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jung is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Urani is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Urani.
Urani taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Jung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jung taking a breather.
Urani pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani pushes Jung back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Urani.
A right handed body shot lands from Urani.
Urani lands an uppercut.
Urani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani lands with a short shot to the head.
Urani works on Jung's body with a couple of short punches.
Urani lands with a light punch inside.
Urani throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Urani.
Urani lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urani.
Urani works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Urani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Urani - that landed with a thud.
Urani scores with a shot to the side of Jung's head.
Jung is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Urani.
Jung is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Urani dips a shoulder and cracks Jung with a mighty uppercut! Jung falls back against the cage and Urani unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jung is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Urani screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mnajdra Sheze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joan Vila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mnajdra Sheze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mnajdra Sheze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mnajdra Sheze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila wants to land a leg kick but Sheze is out of range.
Sheze throws a jab but it's blocked by Vila.
Vila throws out a counter right but Sheze avoids it with no problem.
Sheze moves out of range of the body kick from Vila.
Sheze tries to counter with a takedown but Vila is quick to defend against it.
Nice uppercut there from Vila.
Sheze throws a hook to the side of Vila's head but Vila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Vila misses.
Sheze looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A shot to the body from Vila misses
enabling Sheze to counter with a crisp jab.
Vila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheze.
Sloppy strikes from Vila. Those never looked like landing.
Vila with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sheze to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vila.
Sheze moves away from the strike by Vila.
Vila works Sheze's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheze throws a shot to the body.
Sheze slips under a jab from Vila.
Vila with a nice cross.
Vila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sheze misses the shot to the body.
Sheze misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A left lands for Vila.
Sheze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joan Vila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheze looks to throw the jab but Vila is out of range.
Sheze listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sheze moves out of range as Vila strikes.
Vila lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vila.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheze avoids the body shot from Vila.
Sheze is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vila misses the shot to the body.
Sheze misses with an uppercut.
Sheze lands a nice shot that snaps Vila's head back.
Vila connects with the punch.
Sheze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vila sprawls well initially but Sheze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vila is looking for a sweep. Sheze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sheze is trying to work for a kimura but Vila is defending well.
Vila tries to get to full guard but Sheze has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vila tries to get to full guard but Sheze has control of the leg.
Sheze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Sheze.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheze maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Vila could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sheze has cracked it and Vila is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sheze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mnajdra Sheze!
A relieved looking Mnajdra Sheze thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pollo Tropical has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulkkinen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tropical. That did some damage!
Pulkkinen is looking to land body kicks.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Tropical's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tropical is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a big shot that misses.
Tropical throws a big counter combination but Pulkkinen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pulkkinen scores with a spinning back kick!
Tropical walks into a stiff left hand from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tropical misses with a straight left.
Tropical throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pulkkinen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tropical is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pulkkinen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pulkkinen misses with a low kick.
Tropical slips a straight right by Pulkkinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen looks to land a combination. Tropical sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tropical tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen flicks out a counter leg kick but Tropical steps away.
Tropical moves out of range of the leg kick from Pulkkinen.
Tropical takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tropical 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.
Pulkkinen misses with a few strikes there.
Tropical lands a body shot.
Tropical lands a nice shot to the body.
Pulkkinen throws a looping overhand right but Tropical ducks down to avoid it.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tropical takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tropical is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pulkkinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen misses with some punches.
Tropical lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Albert Pulkkinen has been cut.
Pulkkinen tries to throw a body punch but Tropical avoids it by throwing Pulkkinen back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pulkkinens head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tropical.
Pulkkinen gets through Tropical's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical effectively controlling the action here.
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pulkkinen is trying to stall.
I was talking to Tropical's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tropical blocks a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Tropical can't find room to land a body shot as Pulkkinen controls the action.
Tropical blocking some punches.
Tropical lands a nice elbow.
Tropical misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen pushes Tropical back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pulkkinen fails to land.
Tropical misses with a punch to the body.
Pulkkinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulkkinen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tropical's elbow.
Pulkkinen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tropical prevents a body shot from Pulkkinen.
Tropical blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Tropical misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Pulkkinen tries to circle away but Tropical has him pinned against the cage.
Tropical displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pulkkinen up against the cage.
Tropical pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tropical tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Tropical back against the cage.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Tropical lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pulkkinen backwards.
Tropical misses with an elbow over the top.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulkkinen takes an elbow to the temple.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulkkinen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pulkkinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand.
Pulkkinen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pulkkinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
Tropical tries to work over Pulkkinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pulkkinen.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pulkkinen or not.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Tropical lands with a left to the head.
Tropical lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pulkkinen or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Albert Pulkkinen'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.
Pulkkinen ducks under a wild hook from Tropical.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tropical closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tropical digs a right hand underneath Pulkkinen's ribcage. Pulkkinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Tropical.
Tropical misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tropical pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pulkkinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pulkkinen.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Pulkkinen controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical looking to slow down the pace here.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pulkkinen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tropicals head.
Pulkkinen lands with a right to the head.
Tropical blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tropical tries a body shot but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch.
Pulkkinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pulkkinen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tropical looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pollo Tropical seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical misses with a double jab.
Tropical tries to clinch but Pulkkinen is having none of it.
Tropical wants to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tropical takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pulkkinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tropical's hands.
Tropical throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Tropical misses.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tropical takes a step back to recover.
Pulkkinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tropical tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tropical tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves away
and Pulkkinen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tropical is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tropical misses with a jab to the body
and Pulkkinen counters with a series of strikes. Tropical will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tropical is rocked!
Pulkkinen is stalking Tropical. Tropical circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Pulkkinen, and it's lights out! Tropical really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Pulkkinen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Publius Sestius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Publius Sestius is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Publius Sestius!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sestius moves away from the strike by Lawson.
Lawson with a hook.
Sestius closes the distance and pushes Lawson back into the cage.
Lawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sestius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lawson blocks the elbow strike.
Sestius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawson misses with a punch to the body.
Sestius blocking some punches.
Sestius tries to throw a body punch but Lawson avoids it by throwing Sestius back against the cage.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sestius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.
Sestius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sestius blocking some punches.
Sestius breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Trevor Lawson has been cut.
Sestius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick from Sestius misses.
Lawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawson throws a lazy right hand but Sestius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sestius is just out of range.
Sestius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lawson instigates a clinch.
Lawson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sestius is keeping busy.
Sestius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sestius.
Lawson is looking to break free of the clinch but Sestius has double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sestius takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lawson avoids the elbow strike from Sestius, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sestius lands an elbow just above Lawson 's eye.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.
Sestius lands a damaging elbow.
Sestius lands an elbow inside that Lawson shrugs off.
Sestius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawson misses with a hook.
Lawson misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sestius under the eye.
Lawson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sestius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawson connects with a looping right hand.
Lawson misses with a hook. Sestius ducked under it nicely.
Sestius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lawson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sestius gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sestius stalling the fight.
Sestius throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson has a couple of punches blocked by Sestius.
Lawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sestius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sestius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trevor Lawson's cut is getting worse.
Sestius is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lawson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sestius misses with an elbow strike.
Sestius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Lawson does it's job there.
Lawson ducks under a wild hook from Sestius.
A big right from Lawson misses.
Sestius tries a quick counter leg kick but Lawson is wise to it.
Lawson looks to land a left hand but Sestius moved out of range nicely.
Sestius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trevor Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sestius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawson.
Sestius throws a lazy head kick
and Lawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sestius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sestius throws a leg kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sestius tries to clinch but Lawson is having none of it.
Lawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sestius counters with a body kick.
Sestius misses with a kick to the body
and Lawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sestius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sestius momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trevor Lawson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trevor Lawson'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.
Sestius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Sestius misses.
Lawson throws a hook but Sestius blocks it.
Lawson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lawson throws a hook but Sestius avoids it easily.
Sestius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sestius throws a leg kick that misses.
Sestius throws the kick towards the body but Lawson avoids it.
Lawson throws a body punch but Sestius moves out of range.
Lawson checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sestius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lawson misses with an uppercut. Sestius saw that one coming.
Trevor Lawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sestius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sestius just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sestius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sestius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawson throws out the jab.
Sestius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sestius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lawson misses with a hook. Sestius ducked under it nicely.
Lawson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sestius throws a fast counter high kick but Lawson manages to duck under it in time.
Sestius swinging wildly here.
Sestius looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sestius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawson.
Sestius thinks about the counter body kick.
Lawson dips to his left and cracks Sestius with an uppercut!
Sestius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lawson. That did some damage!
Lawson loads up on a big right hand but Sestius slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson misses with a straight right.
Sestius appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sestius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lawson is looking to counter punch.
Lawson misses with a looping right.
Sestius is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Lawson.
Sestius tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawson misses with an uppercut
and Sestius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sestius swings and misses with a hook 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!
The crowd cheers as Lawson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sestius doesn't seem phased though.
Sestius staying out of range there.
Oooooh!!! Sestius has knocked Lawson down with a huge combo! Sestius steps away and waves a wobbly Lawson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sestius tried to score with a low kick but Lawson checks it.
Lawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sestius. Sestius obviously looking to wear him down.
Lawson wants to clinch.
Sestius misses with a leg kick.
Lawson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Sestius - just one landing.
Lawson is rocked!
Trevor Lawson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lawson bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Sestius comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Lawson falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Lawson was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Publius Sestius!
A victorious Publius Sestius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Trotter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Robson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kyle Robson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alonzo Trotter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Robson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robson looks for the body kick but Trotter saw that one coming.
Robson lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Robson misses.
Trotter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Robson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robson misses with a punch on the inside.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trotter backwards.
Trotter has Robson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robson struggles to land a body shot inside as Trotter controls his hands.
Robson swings wildly with an uppercut but Trotter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robson lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson pulls Trotter into guard.
Robson wants to sweep here but Trotter controlling him for the moment.
Robson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Robson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trotter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trotter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Robson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trotter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robson trying to control but Trotter is working from the bottom.
Trotter has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Robson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Trotter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Trotter works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Robson is nestled in close to Trotter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robson trying to control from half guard but Trotter is working away.
Robson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Trotter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson moves into full mount! Trotter won't be happy about that!
Robson unloading with bombs!
Trotter is in a horrible position here. Robson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Trotter working to try and regain half guard.
Robson wants to control the pace but Trotter is squirming around nicely.
Robson landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Trotter tries to hold on but Robson pushes him away.
Robson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trotter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Robson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Robson landing punches.
Robson working Trotter over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Robson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Robson steps in with a hook that catches Trotter right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Robson follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Trotter looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Robson!
A victorious Kyle Robson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Lassiter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pesonen's choice of entrance music: DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Jallu Pesonen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlton Lassiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pesonen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lassiter eats them both and turns towards Pesonen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lassiter misses with a wild body shot.
Lassiter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lassiter fails to land the takedown.
Pesonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pesonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lassiter is rocked!
No joy there for Pesonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Lassiter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Pesonen uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lassiter tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Pesonen is absolutely delighted - when Lassiter wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jallu Pesonen!
A less than humble Jallu Pesonen misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Widar Blixt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froyo Hoyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoyo has chosen Bad to the bone as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Widar Blixt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Hoyo.
Blixt swinging wildly here.
Blixt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoyo scores with a jab to the body.
Hoyo moves into the clinch.
Hoyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoyo working aggressively here.
Blixt scores with a shot to the side of Hoyo's head.
Blixt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hoyo misses with some punches.
Blixt working aggressively here.
Hoyo misses with the head strike.
Hoyo misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blixt.
Hoyo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoyo throws a head punch that misses.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Blixt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hoyo.
Hoyo throws a head punch that misses.
Hoyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Blixt controls his hands.
Hoyo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blixt is keeping busy.
Blixt lands with a right to the head.
Blixt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoyo backwards.
Hoyo stalling the fight.
Blixt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoyo misses with some punches.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoyo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hoyo misses with the head strike.
Hoyo lands a shoulder strike.
Hoyo leaning against his opponent.
Hoyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blixt's elbow.
Hoyo misses with some punches.
Hoyo tries to work over Blixt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoyo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blixt fails to land.
Come on Hoyo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Blixt trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoyo.
Hoyo lands a nice uppercut.
Blixt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blixt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blixt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blixt lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoyo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blixt struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoyo controls his hands.
Hoyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blixt misses with the head strike.
Blixt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoyo's elbow.
Hoyo misses with some punches.
Blixt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyo lands a body punch.
Blixt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoyo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blixt as Hoyo tries to tie him up.
Hoyo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blixt misses with the head strike.
Blixt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blixt tries a knee to the head but Hoyo blocks it.
Blixt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hoyo working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Blixt.
Blixt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Hoyo.
Blixt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blixt lands a nice uppercut.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but Hoyo blocks with his arms.
Hoyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blixt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blixt letting Hoyo take a breather here.
A nice left hand lands by Blixt.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Blixt.
Blixt throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoyo.
Hoyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hoyo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blixt up against the cage.
Blixt tries to work over Hoyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hoyo prevents a body shot from Blixt.
A head punch on the inside from Hoyo fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blixt pushes Hoyo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Blixt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blixt blocks a body shot from Hoyo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Widar Blixt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blixt slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Blixt misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Hoyo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hoyo throws a body punch but Blixt moves out of range.
Widar Blixt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blixt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoyo looks to land a right hand but Blixt moved out of range.
Hoyo ducks right into an uppercut from Blixt.
Hoyo looks to land a right hand but Blixt moved out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hoyo.
Blixt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blixt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blixt cracks Hoyo with an open hand slap.
Blixt misses with a left hand
and Hoyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blixt scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blixt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blixt landing knees to the head.
Hoyo tries to throw a body punch but Blixt avoids it by throwing Hoyo back against the cage.
Hoyo misses with the head strike.
Hoyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blixt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blixt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoyo's face.
Blixt is leaning against Hoyo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hoyo throws a head punch that misses.
Hoyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Blixt - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Hoyo fails to land.
Blixt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blixt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoyo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoyo trying to control the position but instead, Blixt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hoyo into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixt missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hoyo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blixt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoyo.
Blixt swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blixt misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hoyo - that landed with a thud.
Blixt lands a right hand.
Blixt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blixt lands with a right to the head.
Hoyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blixt backwards.
Hoyo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blixt can't find room to land a body shot as Hoyo controls the action.
Blixt prevents a body shot from Hoyo.
Hoyo lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hoyo.
Hoyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hoyo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hoyo lands with a light punch inside.
Blixt lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Blixt.
Hoyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blixt backwards.
Blixt scores with a shot to the side of Hoyo's head.
A short left from Blixt.
Blixt trying to land knees to the body.
Blixt blocks a body shot from Hoyo.
Hoyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Blixt.
Blixt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blixt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but Hoyo blocks with his arms.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Blixt as the two fighters clinch.
Blixt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blixt tries to throw a body punch but Hoyo avoids it by throwing Blixt back against the cage.
Blixt lands a knee to the body.
Blixt tries to work over Hoyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blixt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoyo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoyo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoyo.
Blixt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blixt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hoyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoyo lands a hook that snaps the head of Blixt backwards.
Hoyo prevents a body shot from Blixt.
Hoyo presses Blixt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Widar Blixt will probably get the nod.
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.
Blixt throws a big shot that misses.
Hoyo takes one on the button.
Hoyo lunges at Blixt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blixt's hand.
Blixt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blixt.
Hoyo throws out a counter right but Blixt avoids it with no problem.
Blixt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoyo throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Blixt misses the target.
Froyo Hoyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoyo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoyo looks to throw the jab but Blixt is out of range.
It looked like Blixt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Blixt lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyo tries to clinch but Blixt is having none of it.
Blixt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hoyo manages to circle out of the way.
Hoyo tests Blixt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blixt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blixt wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blixt digs a good hook to Hoyo's body.
Hoyo swings widly with a right hand
and Blixt counters with a stiff right hand.
Blixt connects with a right hand. Hoyo shakes it off.
Blixt closes the distance and clinches.
Hoyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blixt looking to throw knees to the head but Hoyo is blocking nicely.
Hoyo is working Blixt over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hoyo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixt scores with a hook to the body.
Hoyo lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hoyo.
Blixt missing with knees to the body.
Hoyo misses with a body punch.
Blixt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hoyo misses with a punch to the body.
Hoyo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hoyo has a couple of punches blocked by Blixt.
Hoyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoyo gets through Blixt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blixt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hoyo throws a head punch that misses.
Blixt tries to work over Hoyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hoyo.
Blixt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Hoyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyo takes a shot to the head.
Blixt misses with the head strike.
Hoyo lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Blixt - that landed with a thud.
Hoyo is trying to stall.
Blixt misses with a knee to the head.
Hoyo looking to slow down the pace here.
Hoyo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blixt scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blixt.
Hoyo stalling in the clinch but Blixt improves position.
Blixt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blixt blocks an uppercut.
Hoyo trying to stall but Blixt improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blixt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blixt landing knees to the head.
Hoyo is rocked!
A short right from Blixt on the inside.
Hoyo is still on wobbly legs! Can Blixt finish him?
Blixt tries to throw a body punch but Hoyo avoids it by throwing Blixt back against the cage.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blixt is working Hoyo over against the cage.
Blixt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hoyo takes a shot to the head.
Blixt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Blixt.
Hoyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blixt lands with a light punch inside.
Blixt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blixt misses with a knee to the head.
Blixt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Blixt working Hoyo over with knees to the body.
Blixt landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blixt.
Hoyo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Widar Blixt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blixt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blixt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hoyo backwards.
Hoyo throws a head punch that misses.
Blixt tries a body shot but Hoyo blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blixt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blixt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blixt jerks Hoyo's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hoyo drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Blixt goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Blixt because Hoyo was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Widar Blixt!
Widar Blixt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. Kassim Magufuli I V is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magufuli I V fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Magufuli I V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Magufuli I V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan is looking to slow Magufuli I V down with leg kicks.
Ryan staying out of range there.
Ryan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Magufuli I V looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Ryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Magufuli I V lands with a hook. Ryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magufuli I V misses with a looping left.
Magufuli I V swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan with a jab.
Magufuli I V tries to clinch but Ryan is having none of it.
Magufuli I V throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan slips under a jab.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magufuli I V.
Kassim Magufuli I V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Magufuli I V tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Magufuli I V.
Ryan tries a low kick but Magufuli I V avoids it.
Magufuli I V doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magufuli I V misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Ryan both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
It seemed like Magufuli I V was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Magufuli I V takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magufuli I V looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Magufuli I V bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Magufuli I V moves his leg out of the way.
Magufuli I V connects with an inside leg kick.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magufuli I V sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Magufuli I V on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Magufuli I V.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a jab to the nose.
Magufuli I V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magufuli I V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Magufuli I V blocks the body kick.
Magufuli I V throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
Magufuli I V throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Magufuli I V crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ryan - the referee stops the clock and Magufuli I V gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ryan. Magufuli I V manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Magufuli I V has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ryan 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Magufuli I V tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ryan. That's going to slow Magufuli I V down.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryan scores with a jab. Magufuli I V acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan defending well as Magufuli I V loads up on a big left hand.
Magufuli I V throws a right hand that misses
and Magufuli I V takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magufuli I V moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
Magufuli I V now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ryan 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.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Magufuli I V was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magufuli I V drops his hands for a split second and Ryan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Magufuli I V face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Ryan follows up with a right hand that knocks Magufuli I V into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jimmy Ryan made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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