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SPARTA 30 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Clements (ranked 5466 p4p, 559 weight class) and Portgas D Ace (ranked 5468 p4p, 560 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Clements!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Portgas D Ace!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clements misses the jab.
D Ace slips a straight right by Clements.
Clements lands a right hook to the body.
D Ace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clements finds it's way round the side to connect with D Ace's head.
It looks like Portgas D Ace has been cut.
Clements swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and D Ace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clements thinking.
A slow jab from D Ace misses its intended target.
Clements clinches.
A right hand to the body from D Ace.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Ace is trying to break free.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Clements lands with a light punch inside.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clements blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Ace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from D Ace.
D Ace lands a shoulder strike.
D Ace blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by D Ace.
D Ace misses with a punch on the inside.
D Ace blocking some punches.
D Ace prevents a body shot from Clements.
D Ace manages to break the clinch.
A big left from D Ace misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Ace. Clements does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace throws a right and a left that Clements avoids nicely.
Clements tries to clinch up.
D Ace is looking for the big counter here.
D Ace cracks Clements with a right hand to the side of the head.
Clements takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Abel Clements has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clements tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from D Ace! But no joy.
Clements dips to his left and cracks D Ace with an uppercut!
Clements ducks under a wild hook from D Ace.
D Ace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clements.
A big right from D Ace misses.
Clements moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on D Ace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
D Ace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clements rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but D Ace moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
D Ace throws out a counter right but Clements avoids it with no problem.
Clements staying out of range there.
Clements swinging wildly here.
Clements lands with a good body shot.
D Ace sizes up Clements with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
D Ace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - D Ace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clements misses the shot to the body.
D Ace appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
D Ace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clements works the jab nicely.
Clements wants to clinch up but D Ace keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from D Ace on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
D Ace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clements at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by D Ace there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D Ace uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clements.
D Ace moves forwards but Clements connects with a nice, crisp jab.
D Ace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clements was well out of range. Poor timing from D Ace.
Clements misses with a lunging right hand
and D Ace counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clements thinking.
D Ace jabs Clements right on the nose. Clements blinks but takes it well.
D Ace lands a nice looking body shot.
Clements punishes D Ace's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clements. D Ace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clements walks into a stiff left hand from D Ace.
D Ace just misses with a punch to the body.
Clements takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clements looks to land a right hand but D Ace moved out of range.
D Ace clobbers Clements with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Portgas D Ace will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
D Ace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clements in his tracks.
Clements wants to clinch.
Clements throws a jab but it's blocked by D Ace.
D Ace throws out a loose jab but Clements uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Ace has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clements finds it's way round the side to connect with D Ace's head.
Clements closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clements's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clements duly obliges.
D Ace lands with a good body shot.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - D Ace circles away.
Clements tries to clinch up.
Clements moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ace digs a right hand underneath Clements's ribcage. Clements let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clements lands a left hand.
Clements swings wildly with an uppercut but D Ace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clements has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
D Ace throws a head punch that misses.
D Ace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Clements fails to land.
Clements throws a head punch that misses.
Clements pushes D Ace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Clements.
Clements softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clements lands a right hand that snaps the head of D Ace backwards.
D Ace tries a body shot but Clements blocks it.
Abel Clements has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
D Ace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clements rushes D Ace and presses him up against the cage.
D Ace blocking some punches.
D Ace lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Clements on the inside.
D Ace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clements has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from D Ace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by D Ace.
D Ace blocks an uppercut.
Clements blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clements blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D Ace prevents a body shot from Clements.
D Ace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Clements.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clements misses with some punches.
Clements misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clements has a couple of punches blocked by D Ace.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
Clements tries to throw a body punch but D Ace avoids it by throwing Clements back against the cage.
Clements misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Clements.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clements scores with a hook to the body.
Clements throws a punch but it's blocked by D Ace.
D Ace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Ace.
Clements takes a shot to the head.
D Ace lands a right hand.
D Ace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clements lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
D Ace throws a head punch that misses.
Clements throws a blind hook that connects with the side of D Aces head.
Clements keeps the fight in the clinch, despite D Ace's efforts to push away.
A short left from D Ace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Clements dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clements fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches D Ace on the side of the head.
Clements tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. D Ace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
D Ace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clements doesn't manage to clinch there - D Ace circles away.
D Ace takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Clements cracks D Ace with a right hand to the side of the head.
D Ace is rocked!
BOOM! Clements lands a beautiful left hook that drops D Ace. D Ace tries to recover but Clements is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and D Ace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
In his post fight interview, Abel Clements started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kazehaya (ranked 3642 p4p, 70 weight class) and Keiki Hale (ranked 5489 p4p, 109 weight class). Keiki Hale has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Takeru Kazehaya's chin.
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263 lbs
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260 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Takeru Kazehaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keiki Hale!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kazehaya.
Hale slips under a jab from Kazehaya.
Hale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hale defending well as Kazehaya loads up on a big left hand.
Kazehaya catches Hale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kazehaya feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kazehaya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hale misses with a straight right.
Kazehaya misses with an uppercut.
Kazehaya dives in and scores a takedown into Hale's guard.
Hale has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazehaya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazehaya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazehaya has managed to get both his arms back between Hale's legs - danger averted.
Kazehaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Hale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale working for a triangle but Kazehaya defends it easily.
Kazehaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Hale is retaining full guard.
Kazehaya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazehaya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hale throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kazehaya uses it to pass to side control.
Kazehaya is looking to take a break and control but Hale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hale tries to bench press Kazehaya off him but Kazehaya keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kazehaya trying to control the action but Hale is working from the bottom.
Hale is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kazehaya is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hale has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazehaya goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hale has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kazehaya but great work by Hale.
Hale looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kazehaya tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kazehaya's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hale has hold of Kazehaya's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kazehaya seems comfortable defending it but Hale has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kazehaya is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kazehaya is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hale couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Keiki Hale!
Our winner, Keiki Hale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Casaus (ranked 3212 p4p, 298 weight class) and Abel Hershon (ranked 6424 p4p, 425 weight class). Abel Hershon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aaron Casaus's chin.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Casaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abel Hershon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casaus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hershon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casaus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Casaus throws a jab when Hershon was well out of range.
Casaus throws a hook but Hershon blocks it.
Hershon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casaus.
Casaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hershon.
Casaus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hershon.
Hershon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Hershon misses.
Nice shot by Hershon.
A shot to the liver by Hershon. Beautiful body shot.
Hershon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Casaus is out of range and Hershon settles back down.
Hershon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hershon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hershon throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut there from Hershon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casaus misses with a hook. Hershon ducked under it nicely.
Casaus tries to clinch there but Hershon circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Casaus rushes Hershon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Casaus lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hershon.
Casaus misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hershon fails to land.
Casaus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casaus throws a punch but it's blocked by Hershon.
Hershon blocks an uppercut.
Hershon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hershon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Casaus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Casaus is looking to clinch but Hershon is avoiding it.
Casaus clinches up against the cage.
Casaus misses with a body punch.
A short left from Casaus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casaus scores with a shot to the side of Hershon's head.
Hershon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casaus's elbow.
Casaus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hershon throws a punch but it's blocked by Casaus.
Casaus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hershon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hershon misses with a body punch.
Hershon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hershon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casaus slips under a jab from Hershon.
Casaus throws a good cross that connects.
Hershon scores with a nice body kick.
Hershon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Casaus misses.
Hershon throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershon throws a body shot but no joy.
Casaus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hershon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Hershon misses
and Hershon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Casaus.
A swing and a miss from Casaus.
Casaus misses with a lunging right hand
and Hershon counters with a nice leg kick.
Hershon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Hershon.
Hershon misses with the body kick
letting Casaus counter with a right hand.
Hershon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hershon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casaus has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hershon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Casaus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hershon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hershon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casaus blocks a body shot from Hershon.
Casaus working aggressively here.
Hershon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Casaus.
Casaus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hershon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Hershon.
Casaus swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Casaus punishes Hershon's body with a nice straight punch.
Hershon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Casaus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hershon is rocked!
Casaus drops Hershon with a naaaaasty hook - Hershon is in real trouble here! Casaus dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Casaus!
A less than humble Aaron Casaus 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 Kyo Yodachai (ranked 4470 p4p, 425 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 3884 p4p, 401 weight class). Kyo Yodachai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Banchamek Buakaw's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyo Yodachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw rushes Yodachai and presses him up against the cage.
Buakaw lands with a right to the head.
Buakaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yodachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yodachai misses with an elbow over the top.
Buakaw lands a left hand.
Yodachai tries to land knees in the clinch but Buakaw avoids the damage to the body.
Buakaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yodachai backwards.
Yodachai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buakaw.
A short body shot lands from Buakaw as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yodachai throws an elbow but misses.
Buakaw blocks the elbow strike.
Yodachai missing with knees to the body.
Buakaw lands a nice uppercut.
Buakaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yodachai tries a knee to the head but Buakaw blocks it.
Buakaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Buakaw on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buakaw.
Buakaw cracks Yodachai with a nice body shot.
Yodachai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buakaw lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Buakaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A body shot lands from Buakaw.
Yodachai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Buakaw.
Yodachai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Buakaw is defending well for now.
Yodachai stalling in the clinch but Buakaw improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buakaw.
Nice body punch from Buakaw.
Buakaw is leaning against Yodachai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buakaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yodachais head.
Yodachai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yodachai tries to land a knee to the head but Buakaw blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buakaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buakaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yodachai is rocked!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Buakaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Yodachai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Buakaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yodachai seems to have got his legs back now.
Buakaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buakaw blocks an elbow strike from Yodachai.
Yodachai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buakaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yodachai backwards.
Buakaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buakaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Buakaw.
Yodachai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Banchamek Buakaw has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Buakaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yodachai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yodachai tries a knee to the head but Buakaw blocks it.
Yodachai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yodachai pushes off an throws an elbow but Buakaw leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Buakaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buakaw avoids the elbow strike from Yodachai, against the cage.
Yodachai misses with an elbow over the top.
Yodachai misses with an elbow over the top.
Buakaw managing to block the knees to the body from Yodachai.
Buakaw lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buakaw.
Buakaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Buakaw works on Yodachai's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yodachai throws an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Buakaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buakaw creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Yodachai's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Yodachai drops to his knees and Buakaw pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banchamek Buakaw!
Banchamek Buakaw tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bekithemba Seme (ranked 3103 p4p, 152 weight class) and Moses Pickart (ranked 5464 p4p, 231 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bekithemba Seme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moses Pickart!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pickart has closed the distance and engaged Seme in a clinch.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme is looking to break free of the clinch but Pickart has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pickart.
Seme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pickarts head.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pickart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seme is rocked!
Pickart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seme throws a wild body kick that Pickart sees coming a mile off.
Pickart is looking to clinch.
Pickart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Seme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seme tries a body shot but Pickart blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme seems to have got his legs back now.
Seme working aggressively here.
Seme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pickart lands with a right hand.
Pickart avoids the head kick by Seme.
Pickart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pickart tries to clinch up but Seme circles away and keeps his distance.
Seme lands with a shot to the body.
Pickart dodges the punch combination from Seme.
Seme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pickart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seme counters with an inside leg kick.
Pickart moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seme tried to score with a low kick but Pickart checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Seme.
Seme lands a head kick. Pickart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Moses Pickart has been cut.
Seme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickart misses the shot to the body.
Pickart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pickart tries to throw a body punch but Seme avoids it by throwing Pickart back against the cage.
Seme blocks an uppercut.
Seme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pickart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pickart closes the distance but Seme moves to the side
and Seme counters with a stiff right hand.
Seme misses with a wild body shot.
Seme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pickart looks to clinch
and Seme counters with a head kick. That will keep Pickart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pickart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seme momentarily.
Pickart tries to clinch there but Seme circles away.
Seme connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seme.
Pickart moves in looking to clinch but Seme pushes him off.
Pickart doesn't manage to clinch there - Seme circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seme circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pickart pushes Seme up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seme.
Seme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seme tries to work over Pickart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme breaks the clinch.
Seme throws a nice head kick!
Seme wants to slow Pickart down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickart.
Pickart closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bekithemba Seme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Pickart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seme throws a hook to the side of Pickart's head but Pickart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pickart.
Seme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pickart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickart is looking to clinch.
Seme is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pickart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pickart swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pickart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pickart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Seme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pickart.
Seme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickart was well out of range. Poor timing from Seme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickart lands a head shot.
Pickart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Pickart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seme tries to move into range but Pickart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pickart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seme misses with a looping right.
Pickart closes the distance and clinches.
Seme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pickart is keeping busy.
Pickart scores with a shot to the side of Seme's head.
Seme tries a body shot but Pickart blocks it.
Seme working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seme struggles to land a body shot inside as Pickart controls his hands.
Seme misses with a punch to the body.
Seme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seme scores with a head kick. Pickart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Seme works Pickart's body with a nice hook.
Pickart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bekithemba Seme is winning the standup battle so far.
Seme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pickart's head.
Seme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pickart.
Seme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickart.
Seme shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pickart eats them both and turns towards Seme to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pickart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pickart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickart.
Pickart catches Seme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pickart checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickart! But no joy.
Seme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pickart can do to turn this around?
Pickart throws a right and a left that Seme avoids nicely.
Seme throws a nice head kick!
Pickart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seme.
Pickart throws a punch but it's blocked by Seme.
Pickart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pickart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pickart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seme.
Pickart pushes Seme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme lands with a left to the head.
Seme blocks an uppercut.
Seme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme prevents a body shot from Pickart.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickart blocking some punches.
Pickart prevents Seme from breaking the clinch.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickart uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bekithemba Seme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Pickart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Seme lands with a kick to the temple. Pickart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pickart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seme throws an overhand right that lands on Pickart's shoulder, as Pickart tries to avoid the shot.
Seme throws a head kick but Pickart moves out of range.
Seme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickart.
Seme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickart 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.
Pickart connects with a right hand. Seme shakes it off.
Pickart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seme misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickart gets a clinch.
Seme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Pickart.
A right handed body shot lands from Seme.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickart throws a punch but it's blocked by Seme.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moses Pickart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pickart misses with a punch on the inside.
Seme blocking some punches.
Pickart throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seme.
Seme manages to break the clinch.
Pickart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Pickart.
Jab from Seme.
Pickart avoids the head kick by Seme.
Seme scores with a nice body kick.
Seme looks for the body kick but Pickart saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickart! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickart cracks Seme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Pickart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pickart misses with a looping right.
Pickart tries to clinch but Seme moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seme.
Pickart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pickart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickart has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Pickart lands a nice uppercut.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Pickart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moses Pickart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickart drives through and clinches with Seme against the cage.
Pickart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme blocks a body shot from Pickart.
Pickart tries to throw a body punch but Seme avoids it by throwing Pickart back against the cage.
Pickart misses with the head strike.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pickart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickart blocking some punches.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme misses with a punch to the body.
Pickart has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Bekithemba Seme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pickart.
Seme misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Pickart.
Pickart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seme working aggressively here.
Pickart keeps control of Seme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pickart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pickart sizes up Seme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pickart cracks Seme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moses Pickart.
I think Seme 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bekithemba Seme!
An out of breath Bekithemba Seme thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 3329 p4p, 358 weight class) and Denzel Knives (ranked 3466 p4p, 370 weight class). Knives has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music. Denzel Knives has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Floyd Mayweather's chin.
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Knives!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knives lands a head shot.
It looks like Floyd Mayweather has been cut.
A cross from Mayweather lands.
Mayweather loads up on a big right hand but Knives slips the punch.
Mayweather misses with a body shot
and Knives counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mayweather is rocked!
Mayweather misses with a body shot
and Knives counters with a huge right that knocks Mayweather out cold! Knives is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denzel Knives!
Our winner, Denzel Knives, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dome Graybeard (ranked 3295 p4p, 305 weight class) and Samart Payakaroon (ranked 2917 p4p, 277 weight class). Graybeard's entrance music is Remember The Name. A fine choice. Samart Payakaroon is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dome Graybeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Payakaroon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakaroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graybeard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payakaroon.
Graybeard scores with a shot to the body.
Graybeard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A left lands for Graybeard.
Graybeard swings for the body but Payakaroon moves out of range.
Graybeard circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Payakaroon to the canvas! Payakaroon doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Graybeard keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dome Graybeard!
Dome Graybeard decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Samart Payakaroon was interviewed post fight and said 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 3131 p4p, 409 weight class) and Krzistov Wojcik (ranked 2366 p4p, 329 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Krzistov Wojcik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndlandla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wojcik's head backwards.
Wojcik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ndlandla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ndlandla connects with the punch.
Wojcik is rocked!
Ndlandla walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wojcik drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ndlandla swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wojcik's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nqobile Ndlandla!
After winning the bout, Nqobile Ndlandla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 1165 p4p, 148 weight class) and Kenshi Kimura (ranked 1864 p4p, 221 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 The Island, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenshi Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Wills misses.
Wills closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kimura did well to prevent Wills getting side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kimura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kimura has his foot on Wills's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wills works his way back into a safe position though.
Kimura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wills landing some decent shots from guard.
Kimura has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wills throwing strikes but missing.
Wills trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Wills has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura working a defensive guard here.
Wills works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura gets full guard.
Wills throws a big right hand that misses.
Wills pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now.
Kimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wills with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kimura has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wills working some strikes from top position.
Wills got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wills has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
Kimura working a defensive guard but Wills passes into half guard.
Kimura has hold of Wills's hands but Wills slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kimura trying to hold on to Wills's head to control him but Wills postures up.
Kimura actively working from the bottom here.
Wills is thwarting Kimura's attempts to control the position.
Kimura tries to get to full guard but Wills has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills is keen to just control but Kimura is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wills looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kimura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kimura trying to control but Wills postures up.
Wills thows a huge punch but Kimura dodges it nicely.
Wills slips a nice elbow through Kimura's hands, connecting with Kimura's forehead.
Wills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wills lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kimura trying to control but Wills postures up.
Wills lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura trying to control here.
Wills lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kimura is doing well to control the position and prevent Wills from advancing to side control.
Kimura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kimura.
Kimura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills landing some decent shots from guard.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wills is in close to Kimura's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wills scoring with some ground and pound.
Kimura is looking for a triangle here but Wills uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kimura is trying to work for a sweep but Wills has mounted him!
Kimura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wills lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kimura hang on?
Wills working Kimura over with strikes here.
Kimura working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimura tries to hold on but Wills pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills prevents Kimura from getting the reversal.
Wills connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wills lands a big shot there that rocks Kimura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kimura can't escape the position.
Wills is landing with some decent strikes but Kimura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wills postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kimura looks a forlorn figure.
Kimura is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Wills! Kimura is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Samson Wills!
Samson Wills decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Romeo (ranked 693 p4p, 112 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 758 p4p, 122 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Olha a Explosão. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Romeo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romeo defends it nicely.
As Gracie looks to move away, Romeo throws a big counter combo but Gracie just gets out of the way.
Gracie swings for the body but Romeo moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot
and Romeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeo.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Romeo.
Gracie feints the counter takedown.
Romeo throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romeo as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romeo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Gracie misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romeo cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romeo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Gracie is rocked!
Romeo tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Romeo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royce Gracie!
Royce Gracie is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Royce Gracie 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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