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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chief Chippewa (ranked 3339 p4p, 97 weight class) and Suge Knight (ranked 3001 p4p, 93 weight class). Knight has chosen Compton as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Suge Knight enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Chippewa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Suge Knight!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chippewa.
Chippewa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Knight sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chippewa tries for a takedown but Knight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Knight misses with a two punch combination.
Knight's corner calls for a 1-2. Knight obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Chief Chippewa has been cut.
Chippewa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Knight tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chippewa is in Knight's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knight can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chippewa won't allow Knight to sweep him here.
Chippewa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knight is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knight has escaped and now he's on top!
Knight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chippewa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chippewa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knight defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chippewa has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Knight should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chippewa has tightened it up now! Knight should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chief Chippewa!
During a confident post fight interview, Chief Chippewa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 2617 p4p, 356 weight class) and Luciano Bizarria (ranked 2488 p4p, 339 weight class). Cocaine's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nothing To Lose. Bizarria has chosen Arnaldo Antunes - Alta Noite as his entrance music. Luciano Bizarria 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luciano Bizarria!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocaine needs to keep his hands up - Bizarria had a free shot at his head there.
We've been told by Cocaine's head coaches at The Takeover that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bizarria misses with a hook. Cocaine ducked under it nicely.
Cocaine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Luciano Bizarria has been cut.
Bizarria fails with a takedown attempt.
Bizarria ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Cocaine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Bizarria.
Cocaine throws out a loose jab but Bizarria uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bizarria tries to clinch but Cocaine is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bizarria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cocaine moves away.
Bizarria connects with a right hand. Cocaine shakes it off.
A big left from Cocaine misses.
A little jabbing left from Bizarria on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizarria throws out the jab.
Bizarria misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Cocaine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bizarria with a poor takedown
and Cocaine counters with a stiff right hand.
Cocaine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bizarria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizarria throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Bizarria.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bizarria or perhaps it was just good defense by Cocaine, which made it look bad.
Johnny Cocaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luciano Bizarria.
Bizarria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cocaine throws out the jab.
Bizarria looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bizarria connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cocaine. Cocaine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bizarria has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bizarria throws a right hand that misses
and Cocaine counters with a stiff right hand.
Bizarria ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Bizarria wants to counter the offense by Cocaine and move into the clinch position.
Bizarria throws a lazy right hand but Cocaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine throws an overhand right that lands on Bizarria's shoulder, as Bizarria tries to avoid the shot.
Bizarria moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bizarria might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Bizarria takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cocaine throws the left hand but Bizarria avoids the punch easily.
Bizarria scores with a jab to the body.
Bizarria tests Cocaine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bizarria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cocaine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bizarria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cocaine moves away.
Bizarria cracks a nice hook into Cocaine's ribs.
A jab from Cocaine misses.
A nice side step and Bizarria releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bizarria goes for a double leg but Cocaine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cocaine continues to drive forward.
Bizarria misses with a body shot.
It looked like Cocaine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bizarria.
Luciano Bizarria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bizarria cracks Cocaine with a good jab.
Bizarria with a hook.
Bizarria takes a swing at Cocaine's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Cocaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bizarria throws a body shot but no joy.
Cocaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bizarria shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cocaine but Cocaine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cocaine misses with a left hand
and Bizarria counters with a stiff right hand.
Cocaine lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Bizarria.
Bizarria throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cocaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizarria paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizarria has a takedown stuffed.
Bizarria is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cocaine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bizarria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bizarria avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cocaine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bizarria circles away quickly and effectively.
Cocaine drives through and clinches with Bizarria against the cage.
Bizarria drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cocaine gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bizarria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bizarria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cocaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cocaine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bizarria manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cocaine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Bizarria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Bizarria's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bizarria throws a big shot that misses.
Cocaine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bizarria lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bizarria. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cocaine tries to move into range but Bizarria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bizarria shoots in but Cocaine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cocaine swings widly with a right hand
and Cocaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cocaine slips a straight right by Bizarria.
A little feinted left hand from Cocaine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cocaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizarria shoots in for a takedown but Cocaine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bizarria manages to avoid it.
Cocaine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cocaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Decent striking displayed by Bizarria there.
Luciano Bizarria seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizarria blocks a jab.
Cocaine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cocaine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cocaine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bizarria scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Cocaine.
Cocaine clobbers Bizarria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bizarria closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A telegraphed right hand from Cocaine misses the target.
Bizarria throws a looping overhand right but Cocaine ducks down to avoid it.
Bizarria keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizarria doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bizarria swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizarria ducks under a wild hook from Cocaine.
Cocaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cocaine misses with a straight right.
Bizarria cracks Cocaine with an open hand slap.
Cocaine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cocaine throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizarria.
Bizarria doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bizarria misses the shot to the body.
Bizarria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cocaine moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Cocaine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bizarria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bizarria lands an overhand right.
Bizarria gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cocaine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Luciano Bizarria's cut even more.
Johnny Cocaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luciano Bizarria.
Bizarria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cocaine moves away.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine leaves Bizarria with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bizarria lands with a shot to the body.
Bizarria avoids the body shot from Cocaine.
Cocaine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bizarria in his tracks.
Cocaine lands a big shot that drops Bizarria! Can he finish him?
Bizarria is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine gets to his feet and stands over Bizarria, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Bizarria felt that one! Cocaine unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Bizarria from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cocaine!
After the big win, Johnny Cocaine made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 1955 p4p, 241 weight class) and Mungo Jerry (ranked 2597 p4p, 301 weight class). Jack Jackson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mungo Jerry's chin.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mungo Jerry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerry misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jerry moves into the clinch.
Jerry presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jerry is keeping busy.
Jerry managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Nice body punch from Jerry - that landed with a thud.
Jerry is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jerry lands with a right to the head.
Good body shot from Jerry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jerry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jerry lands a body punch.
Jerry manages to break the clinch.
Jerry drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jerry is looking for the KO!
Jackson is rocked!
It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Jerry throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jackson is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mungo Jerry!
A victorious Mungo Jerry 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Frazier (ranked 3941 p4p, 473 weight class) and Comeon Hitme (ranked 2825 p4p, 379 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hitme's choice of entrance music: Face Fisted - Dethklok. Comeon Hitme acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comeon Hitme!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier lands with a nice body kick.
Hitme misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frazier tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Hitme does no damage.
Hitme shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frazier counters with a good low kick that Hitme was not able to check.
Hitme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitme fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frazier sprawls well initially but Hitme persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Frazier manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hitme keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hitme has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frazier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hitme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frazier prevents the takedown attempt.
Clay Frazier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Comeon Hitme.
Hitme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitme tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hitme goes for a takedown attempt but Frazier pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hitme throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hitme looks winded!
Hitme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Comeon Hitme has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hitme wants to clinch up but Frazier keeps it at a distance.
Frazier scores with a jab to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Frazier scores with a nice strike.
Hitme is rocked!
Clay Frazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hitme tries to clinch up.
Hitme is still on wobbly legs! Can Frazier finish him?
Frazier weaves into range and cracks Hitme right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hitme goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Frazier is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Frazier!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Finnegan (ranked 1853 p4p, 213 weight class) and Erik Eriksson (ranked 1945 p4p, 221 weight class). Finnegan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rogues - Gravel Walk. Eriksson has chosen The Script - Hall of Fame as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Finnegan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erik Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finnegan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Finnegan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnegan scores with a hook.
Finnegan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Finnegan gets in close and tags Eriksson with a short punch that almost sends Eriksson to the mat! Oh Eriksson is in big trouble! He turns his back on Finnegan, trying to create some distance but Finnegan rushes him, striking wildly and Eriksson goes down! The referee tackles Finnegan into the cage to end the fight! Finnegan is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Finnegan!
Roy Finnegan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Erik Eriksson had this to say: 'He was the better fighter this time.
You win lose, and you some some.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 2183 p4p, 68 weight class) and Ubungu Bamboo Face (ranked 1683 p4p, 52 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Knox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ubungu Bamboo Face!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamboo Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bamboo Face moves away.
Bamboo Face scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Zeta Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face loads up on a big right hand but Knox slips the punch.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Bamboo Face holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bamboo Face can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Knox misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboo Face misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face tries to throw a body punch but Knox avoids it by throwing Bamboo Face back against the cage.
Bamboo Face tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bamboo Face throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Bamboo Face scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bamboo Face blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Ubungu Bamboo Face has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face has a couple of punches blocked by Knox.
A head punch on the inside from Bamboo Face fails to land.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox just leaning against Bamboo Face, taking a breather.
Bamboo Face blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bamboo Face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bamboo Face lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knox has Bamboo Face pressed against the cage.
Bamboo Face misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bamboo Face has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bamboo Face can turn it around.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bamboo Face's elbow.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Knox lands a shot to the body.
Bamboo Face lands a nice shot to the body.
Knox lands a nice uppercut.
Bamboo Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knox looking to slow down the pace here.
Bamboo Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
A short body shot lands from Knox as the two fighters clinch.
Knox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Knox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Bamboo Face controls the action.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Knox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeta Knox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut.
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.
Bamboo Face's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knox connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bamboo Face scrambles back to his feet.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knox looks to clinch
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bamboo Face keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Bamboo Face is just out of range.
Knox misses the body punch
and Bamboo Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bamboo Face jabs Knox right on the nose. Knox blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bamboo Face has time to react.
Bamboo Face digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox tries to close the distance and clinch but Bamboo Face swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knox scores with a hook.
That has opened up Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Bamboo Face ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knox takes one on the button.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Bamboo Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bamboo Face cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bamboo Face is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bamboo Face pushes Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocks an uppercut.
Knox pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox tries a body shot but Bamboo Face blocks it.
Knox misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bamboo Face misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
Knox misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboo Face lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamboo Face blocking some punches.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
A short left from Knox.
Bamboo Face misses with some punches.
Bamboo Face doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zeta Knox has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bamboo Face blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboo Face blocks a body shot from Knox.
Knox struggles to land a body shot inside as Bamboo Face controls his hands.
Knox misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Knox working aggressively here.
Bamboo Face fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox presses Bamboo Face against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knox.
Bamboo Face swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox lands an uppercut.
The cut above Ubungu Bamboo Face's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here.
Knox tries to throw a body punch but Bamboo Face avoids it by throwing Knox back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubungu Bamboo Face will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Knox scores with a jab.
Bamboo Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox tries to counter by clinching up but Bamboo Face breaks away and moves out of range.
Bamboo Face swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bamboo Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Bamboo Face takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bamboo Face moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face pushes Knox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knox misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Bamboo Face.
Knox scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Knox blocking some punches.
Knox lands with a right to the head.
Knox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bamboo Face.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox misses with some punches.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knox can't find room to land a body shot as Bamboo Face controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face misses with a body punch.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Bamboo Face blocks an uppercut.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bamboo Face working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamboo Face prevents a body shot from Knox.
Knox lands an uppercut.
Knox is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Knox - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knox misses with a body punch.
A short left from Knox.
Ubungu Bamboo Face's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knox swings wildly with an uppercut but Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch on the inside.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Knox - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knox cracks Bamboo Face with a nice body shot.
Knox lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knox throws a punch but it's blocked by Bamboo Face.
Bamboo Face tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knox tries to work over Bamboo Face's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bamboo Face lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Bamboo Face lands with a left to the head.
Knox misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeta Knox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knox 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeta Knox!
A very excited looking Zeta Knox made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meltroco Bimbotinque (ranked 2840 p4p, 307 weight class) and Franky Stanky (ranked 2197 p4p, 246 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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24
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meltroco Bimbotinque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Stanky!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbotinque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanky.
Bimbotinque drives through with a takedown into Stanky's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bimbotinque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bimbotinque keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stanky's head.
Bimbotinque pushes down on Stanky's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stanky is looking to get back to is feet but Bimbotinque passes into side control.
The strikes coming from Bimbotinque are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stanky taking a bit of punishment here - Bimbotinque scoring with strikes.
Bimbotinque looks up at the clock and then as Stanky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bimbotinque smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bimbotinque scores with punches from side control.
Bimbotinque in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
Bimbotinque tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque working the body and head with strikes.
Stanky taking a bit of punishment here - Bimbotinque scoring with strikes.
Bimbotinque is looking to take a break and control but Stanky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bimbotinque lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stanky taking a bit of punishment here - Bimbotinque scoring with strikes.
Stanky is trying to buck Bimbotinque off.
Bimbotinque working the ground and pound.
Stanky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bimbotinque connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque working the ground and pound.
Stanky is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stanky is rocked!
The ground and pound from Bimbotinque seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bimbotinque in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stanky is still in real trouble! Can Bimbotinque finish him?
Stanky explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Stanky seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque shoots in and bounces Stanky off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bimbotinque is pushing down on Stanky's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stanky is fighting to maintain full guard but Bimbotinque has managed to sneak the leg through.
Still in half guard, Bimbotinque seems content to control.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stanky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stanky taking some punishment here, with Bimbotinque in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque trying to control the pace.
Bimbotinque thows a huge punch but Stanky dodges it nicely.
Stanky is staying active underneath Bimbotinque, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stanky is looking to escape.
Bimbotinque scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bimbotinque seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bimbotinque with the ground and pound but Stanky uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bimbotinque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bimbotinque is in close to Stanky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bimbotinque chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bimbotinque lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bimbotinque prevents Stanky from getting back to his feet.
Bimbotinque scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bimbotinque prevents Stanky from getting back to his feet.
Bimbotinque distracts Stanky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bimbotinque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bimbotinque wants to control from the top but Stanky keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bimbotinque accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bimbotinque is working Stanky over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bimbotinque staying out of range there.
Bimbotinque feinted with a counter takedown.
Stanky closes the distance but Bimbotinque moves to the side
and Bimbotinque counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet but Bimbotinque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bimbotinque working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bimbotinque distracts Stanky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stanky keeping moving, preventing Bimbotinque from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbotinque is really struggling to control Stanky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bimbotinque looking to sit in guard and control but Stanky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanky wanted to stand there but Bimbotinque had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbotinque trying to control the position.
Stanky won't allow Bimbotinque to sweep him here.
Bimbotinque controls Stanky momentarily but Stanky frees himself.
Stanky wants to stand but Bimbotinque is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bimbotinque wants to sweep here but Stanky controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bimbotinque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stanky manages to get himself to full guard.
Bimbotinque working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stanky's head.
Bimbotinque won't allow Stanky to get back to his feet.
Bimbotinque trying to control but Stanky is working from the bottom.
Stanky is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bimbotinque dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bimbotinque landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bimbotinque scores with punches from side control.
Stanky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stanky is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bimbotinque connects with a decent elbow.
Stanky is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bimbotinque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanky keeps working.
Stanky is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bimbotinque has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque cracks Stanky with a big elbow.
Stanky felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stanky tries to escape but Bimbotinque is in control.
Bimbotinque is looking to take a break and control but Stanky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bimbotinque advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bimbotinque working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meltroco Bimbotinque dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bimbotinque shoots in but Stanky avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stanky throws a series of strikes that have Bimbotinque backpedaling.
Bimbotinque throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bimbotinque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Stanky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bimbotinque looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet but Bimbotinque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bimbotinque postures up in Stanky's guard and throws a big left but Stanky blocks it.
Bimbotinque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanky can do to turn this around?
Bimbotinque stops Stanky from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbotinque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanky is keeping the position for now.
Bimbotinque lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bimbotinque trying to control but Stanky is working from the bottom.
Bimbotinque missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stanky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bimbotinque with a nice head shot there.
Bimbotinque throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bimbotinque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bimbotinque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bimbotinque scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stanky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bimbotinque.
Bimbotinque stands up over Stanky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stanky is looking to stand up but Bimbotinque isn't so interested in that idea.
Meltroco Bimbotinque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bimbotinque is looking to work some ground and pound but Stanky has wrist control.
Bimbotinque with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbotinque prevents Stanky from getting back to his feet.
Bimbotinque working some strikes from top position.
Stanky wants to stand up but Bimbotinque is controlling him.
Bimbotinque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stanky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stanky wants to get back to his feet but Bimbotinque is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bimbotinque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bimbotinque connects with a single shot there.
Stanky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bimbotinque fails to land with a series of punches.
Meltroco Bimbotinque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanky wants to clinch but Bimbotinque slips to the side
enabling Bimbotinque to counter with a crisp jab.
Bimbotinque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franky Stanky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Bimbotinque.
Franky Stanky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Bimbotinque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bimbotinque tries to keep at a distance but Stanky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bimbotinque breaks from the clinch.
Bimbotinque scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bimbotinque moves out of range as Stanky strikes.
Franky Stanky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bimbotinque moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Stanky misses.
Bimbotinque seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stanky misses with a double jab
and Bimbotinque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Meltroco Bimbotinque showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bimbotinque, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meltroco Bimbotinque!
A victorious Meltroco Bimbotinque thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boo Lee (ranked 1369 p4p, 209 weight class) and Kevin Space (ranked 2045 p4p, 293 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Boo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Space!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Space takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Space or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee, which made it look bad.
Lee tried to score with a low kick but Space checks it.
Lee gets caught flat footed, as Space shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Space's elbow.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
It looks like Kevin Space has been cut.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Space wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Space's elbow.
Space wants to stall.
Space has clasped his hands together around Lee's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Lee throws Space to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee defending well as Space loads up on a big left hand.
Space misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Space feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Space changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee controlling Space's posture.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Space passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Space is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Space wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Space tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
Space advances to full mount.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Space content just to control the position here.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Space trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Space with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lee gets back to half guard.
Space wants to pass to mount but Lee is defending the position.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Nice uppercut lands for Lee. That snapped Space's head back.
Space takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boo Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Space moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Space.
Lee tries to work over Space's front leg with a kick but Space checks it.
Lee stuffs the takedown.
Boo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Space.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Space misses with a head kick.
Lee is looking to counter punch.
Space bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Kevin Space seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Space checks a leg kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Space has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Space blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Space is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lee.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Space's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Lee misses.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Space walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Space tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Space bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Space steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws the left hand but Space avoids the punch easily.
Space bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Space drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Space misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Space swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Space throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Space lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Space can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pushes Space up against the cage in a clinch.
Space tries for a takedown but Lee manages to get underhooks.
Lee is leaning against Space and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Space.
Space tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Lee.
Space is breathing heavily.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee slips under a jab from Space.
Space scores with a body shot.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Space is now in Lee's guard.
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!
Space trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Space is controlling him.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Space can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Space is having none of it.
Lee pulls Space in close to his closed guard and prevents Space from doing any damage or advancing position.
Space slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Space tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Space prevents Lee from escaping the position.
Lee throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee punishes Space's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Space displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Space takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Space is out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Space uses good head movement to avoid it.
Space shoots and misses
and Space takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That has opened up Kevin Space's cut even more.
Boo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Space.
Space throws a combination that misses
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee pushes Space up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Space gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Space.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Space.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Space's elbow.
Space is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lee gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Space just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Space misses with a straight right.
Space fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
It appears Lee was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee avoids the body shot from Space.
Lee blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boo Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Space's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Space dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Space's head and hops out.
A jab from Space misses.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lee defending well as Space loads up on a big left hand.
Lee 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.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Space ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Space dives in for a single leg takedown but Lee sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook. Space ducked under it nicely.
Space ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Space slips a jab from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Space misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Space ducks down to avoid it.
Space keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Space finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slow jab from Space misses its intended target.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Space just manages to avoid it.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Space looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Space misses with a head kick.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Space just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Space's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Space.
Space uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Space drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lee defends it well.
Space throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space misses with a low kick.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Boo Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Space with the counter takedown but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee takes a swing at Space's ribcage but misses.
And Space tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Space bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Space tries to counter it with a takedown but Lee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lee throws a body punch but Space moves out of range.
Space missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Space misses.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kevin Space has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee cracks the inside of Space's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Space.
Space walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Space's shoulder, as Space tries to avoid the shot.
Space misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Space throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Space ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Space keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Space has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Space's head.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Space shoots and misses
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boo Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Space.
Space takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee slips under a jab from Space.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Space slips under a jab.
Space on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Space wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and as Space loses concentration momentarily, Lee counters with a picture perfect head kick! Space goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Boo Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Boo Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Budimon (ranked 1521 p4p, 177 weight class) and Brian Grimes (ranked 1436 p4p, 170 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Grimes.
Budimon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budimon clobbers Grimes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Budimon throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Budimon.
Budimon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budimon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Budimon connects with a looping right hand.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Grimes ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Budimon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Budimon. Grimes shrugs it off though.
Nice defenses there by Grimes.
Budimon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bronko´s Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Budimon throws a head kick that Grimes semi-blocks.
It looks like Brian Grimes has been cut.
A left lands for Budimon.
Budimon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grimes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
Grimes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Budimon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grimes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Budimon counters with a thumping low kick.
Budimon avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Budimon digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Budimon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grimes. That did some damage!
Budimon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Budimon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab from Budimon.
Simon Budimon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budimon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grimes's hands.
Budimon lunges at Grimes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grimes's hand.
Budimon swings widly with a right hand
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Simon Budimon has been cut.
Grimes blocks a jab.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Grimes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Grimes on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Budimon lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Budimon misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimes.
A jab from Budimon does it's job there.
Grimes walks into a jab.
Budimon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grimes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budimon.
Budimon throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Grimes misses.
Budimon throws a hook to the side of Grimes's head but Grimes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budimon throws a hook but Grimes avoids it easily.
Grimes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Budimon scores with a head kick. Grimes tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Budimon.
Budimon throws a leg kick which misses Grimes's front leg but catches the back leg as Grimes tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budimon misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budimon looks to land a left hand but Grimes moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grimes! But no joy.
Budimon swings for the body but Grimes moves out of range.
Grimes unleashes a big counter combination but Budimon bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Grimes throws a leg kick which misses Budimon's front leg but catches the back leg as Budimon tries to avoid it.
Grimes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grimes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Budimon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Budimon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grimes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budimon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grimes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Budimon lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Budimon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot lands for Budimon.
Grimes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Budimon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grimes throws out a loose jab but Budimon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Budimon digs a good hook to Grimes's body.
Grimes blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimes. That snapped Budimon's head back.
Grimes throws a wild body kick that Budimon sees coming a mile off.
Budimon is looking to chop away at Grimes's legs.
Grimes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes lands a left and a right that send Budimon crashing to the mat, dazed. Grimes thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Budimon is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Grimes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budimon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oh Budimon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grimes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budimon.
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
Grimes throws a series of punches but Budimon moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Budimon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budimon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grimes counters with a straight right hand.
Budimon is looking to slow Grimes down with leg kicks.
Budimon swings widly with a right hand
and Grimes counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Budimon falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Vale (ranked 979 p4p, 129 weight class) and Maki Pulu (ranked 1385 p4p, 177 weight class). Vale comes into the arena with Motorhead-Iron Fist blaring out of the sound system. Pulu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maki Pulu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulu misses with an uppercut.
Vale is looking to counter punch.
Vale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vale cracks Pulu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pulu misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pulu misses the target.
Pulu throws a looping overhand right but Vale ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Vale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulu.
Pulu misses with a straight right.
Pulu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pulu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vale.
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!
Pulu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pulu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pulu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vale defending well as Pulu loads up on a big left hand.
Vale throws a right and a left that Pulu avoids nicely.
Vale lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu throws a lazy head kick
and Vale counters with a straight right hand.
Pulu thumps Vale with a low kick.
Pulu ducks under a wild hook from Vale.
Pulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pulu throws a wild body kick that Vale sees coming a mile off.
Pulu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Maki Pulu has been cut.
Vale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Pulu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vale throws the left hand but Pulu avoids the punch easily.
It looks like Vale has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Vale lands a slapping body shot.
Pulu looks to land a right hand but Vale moved out of range.
Vale avoids the body shot from Pulu.
Pulu misses with an uppercut.
Vale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pulu just misses with a punch to the body.
Vale tries to move into range but Pulu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pulu's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pulu forces Vale back against the cage and clinches.
Vale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pulu misses with the head strike.
Pulu lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Vale fails to land.
Pulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pulu.
Vale tries to circle away but Pulu has him pinned against the cage.
Pulu has a couple of punches blocked by Vale.
Pulu misses with the head strike.
Pulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pulu tries a body shot but Vale blocks it.
Pulu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vale tries a body shot but Pulu blocks it.
Vale pushes Pulu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale controls his hands.
Pulu misses with the head strike.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vale is trying to force a seperation but Pulu has the dominant position.
Pulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Vale controls his hands.
Vale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale blocks an uppercut.
Pulu wants a takedown but no success here.
Vale scores with a shoulder strike.
Vale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vale scores with a hook to the body. Pulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vale lands a nice looking body shot.
Pulu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simon Vale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vale throws a nice looking combination but Pulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vale moves away.
Vale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale misses with a straight right.
Vale defending well as Pulu loads up on a big left hand.
Vale throwing a counter right hand but Pulu manages to avoid it.
Pulu walks into a stiff left hand from Vale.
Vale cracks Pulu with an open hand slap.
Vale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pulu throws a body kick that misses
and Vale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pulu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pulu is trying to get back to full guard.
Vale 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.
Pulu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pulu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Vale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maki Pulu's cut.
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.
Pulu has a takedown stuffed.
Pulu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pulu can do to turn this around?
Pulu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pulu pushes Vale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pulu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Vale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pulu controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pulu is pushing down on Vale's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vale is fighting to maintain full guard but Pulu has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale is trying to get back to full guard.
Pulu is looking to advance position but Vale won't allow it.
Pulu is looking to take a break and control but Vale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pulu is trying to work for a kimura but Vale is defending well.
Vale is looking to control Pulu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vale avoid being mounted?
Vale is staying active underneath Pulu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Vale here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pulu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vale is just riding it out for now. Pulu eventually gives up the hold.
Vale tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pulu manages to move to mount!
Vale tries to hold on but Pulu postures up.
Vale really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pulu wants to control the pace but Vale is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pulu content just to control the position here.
Vale tries to reverse the position but Pulu maintains control.
Pulu controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pulu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Vale really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Pulu is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Vale is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Vale flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Pulu anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Vale and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Pulu slips an arm under Vale chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Pulu has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Pulu is squeezing on Vale like an anaconda would it's prey. Vale fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Maki Pulu!
Maki Pulu is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Maki Pulu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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