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CFC 506 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 4697 p4p, 5535 weight class) and Dan Dillon (ranked 162 p4p, 170 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dillon fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Joe misses.
Joe misses with a straight right.
Dillon throws out a counter right but Joe avoids it with no problem.
Joe throws the left hand but Dillon avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Joe
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Dillon lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe misses with a jab to the body
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Joe misses
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Dillon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe slips a straight right by Dillon.
As Dillon tries to get set, Joe tries to push him back and clinch up but Dillon manages to avoid the attempt.
Dillon looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Joe misses with a hook
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe misses with a hook
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dillon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A lazy body kick from Joe
and Dillon counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dillon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dillon manages to circle out of the way.
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.
A low kick from Joe misses
and Dillon counters with a left to the body.
Dillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
A low kick from Joe is predictable there
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe misses with a body kick.
Dillon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Dillon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dillon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Joe throws an overhand right that lands on Dillon's shoulder, as Dillon tries to avoid the shot.
Dillon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon punishes Joe's body with a nice straight punch.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Dillon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a leg kick but Dillon moved away.
A nice side step and Dillon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Joe 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.
Joe throws the left hand but Dillon avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Dillon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Joe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Joe misses with a right hand
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
Dillon is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dillon takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dillon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Dillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Dillon has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dillon.
Dillon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dillon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dillon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dillon lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dillon wants to stall.
Joe fails to pull guard.
Joe tries to pull guard but Dillon holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buddah Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dillon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe really is a fat lump.
Dillon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Dillon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dillon breaks the clinch.
Joe throws a lazy head kick
and Dillon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon lands with a cross.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Dillon moved out of range nicely.
Dillon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dillon throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Joe tries a low kick but Dillon avoids it.
Dillon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dillon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe throws a jab but it's blocked by Dillon.
Dillon throws a counter combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dillon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Joe misses.
Dillon is looking for the big counter here.
Buddah Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Dillon breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dillon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Dillon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Dillon wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Dillon misses with a body punch.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillon smiles and moves away.
Dillon lands a really nice looking cross but Joe seems unphased.
A head kick by Joe misses
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Joe has Dillon up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a body shot from Dillon.
Dillon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dillon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dillon misses with a body punch.
Dillon struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dillon.
Dillon tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Dillon tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe prevents Dillon from breaking the clinch.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillon.
Joe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Joe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dillon trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dillon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dan Dillon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon wants to stand but Joe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dillon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillon content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Joe has locked up a guillotine! Joe's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Dillon is holding on here and Joe must be using up a lot of energy. Dillon has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Joe gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buddah Joe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Cholo (ranked 4325 p4p, 4827 weight class) and Rude Boy (ranked 192 p4p, 212 weight class). Han Cholo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Han Cholo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rude Boy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cholo manages to avoid it.
It looked like Cholo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cholo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cholo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cholo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Boy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
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.
Cholo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Cholo misses its target.
Cholo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cholo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Boy counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rude Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 9:10
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rude Boy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akeen Coker (ranked 3632 p4p, 6006 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 162 p4p, 240 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeen Coker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
Coker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gavin, pushing him back against the cage.
Coker blocks an uppercut.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coker stalling against the cage.
Coker 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.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
Gavin can't find room to land a body shot as Coker controls the action.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Gavin fails to land.
Gavin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gavin slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coker leaning against his opponent.
Gavin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Coker.
Gavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gavin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coker blocks an uppercut.
Gavin tries for a takedown but Coker manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coker.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but Coker avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Gavin on the inside.
Gavin swings wildly with an uppercut but Coker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Coker blocks an uppercut.
Gavin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gavin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gavin is trying to trip Coker. He has hold of a leg but Coker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gavin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 9:10
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Orion (ranked 2498 p4p, 2483 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 110 p4p, 108 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Orion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Orion is stalling here.
Orion stalls.
Kurosaki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orion up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orion being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kurosaki has Orion pressed against the cage.
Orion stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for Orion to work.
Kurosaki leaning against his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Akio Kurosaki.
Kurosaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orion, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kurosaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!
An out of breath Akio Kurosaki 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 1705 p4p, 1435 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 67 p4p, 58 weight class). 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty has Atsushi up against the cage in a clinch.
O Doherty is looking to control Atsushi's arms but Atsushi gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Doherty has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Come on O Doherty - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Doherty leaning against his opponent.
O Doherty continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty letting Atsushi take a breather here.
Atsushi just leaning against O Doherty, taking a breather.
O Doherty is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Atsushi is pushing O Doherty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atsushi stalling in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
O Doherty controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Doherty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
A very excited looking Cathal O Doherty 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Paunovic (ranked 2541 p4p, 2613 weight class) and Rocky Fortuna (ranked 114 p4p, 119 weight class). Fortuna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godfather Theme by Nino Rota. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Paunovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocky Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Fortuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paunovic misses the shot to the body.
Fortuna wants to counter with a clinch but Paunovic pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortuna throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortuna looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paunovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paunovic.
Paunovic connects with a body shot.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
As Fortuna tries to get set, Paunovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Fortuna manages to avoid the attempt.
Fortuna scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paunovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paunovic. Fortuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortuna tries to counter with a clinch but Paunovic shakes him off and moves away.
Paunovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Paunovic.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paunovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Fortuna.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocky Fortuna.
Well Fortuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Fortuna!
Rocky Fortuna decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 845 p4p, 2267 weight class) and Joshua Whitlock (ranked 32 p4p, 96 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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155
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146
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Whitlock!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Chris Dean and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitlock moves into the clinch.
Whitlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arroyo stalls.
Arroyo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Arroyo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Arroyo.
Whitlock just leaning against Arroyo, taking a breather.
Whitlock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Whitlock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arroyo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Whitlock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arroyo up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo has Whitlock pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joshua Whitlock.
Well Whitlock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Whitlock!
Joshua Whitlock thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 515 p4p, 722 weight class) and Fook Man (ranked 16 p4p, 26 weight class). 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 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fook Man!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson gets tackled into the cage by Man. Man maintains the clinch.
Munson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Man - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Man is pushing Munson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Munson stalling against the cage.
Man has Munson pressed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fook Man.
Munson has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Munson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fook Man.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 9:10
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fook Man!
A very excited looking Fook Man 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Smith (ranked 197 p4p, 818 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 7 p4p, 30 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Creep. Hackett has chosen Foe Tha Love of Money as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenneth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett closes the distance and clinches.
Hackett stalls.
Hackett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hackett receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Hackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Hackett.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Hackett in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hackett is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hackett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hackett's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Hackett to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
A relieved looking James Hackett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacks Sole (ranked 331 p4p, 402 weight class) and Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 10 p4p, 12 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacks Sole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma has managed to clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Chukwuma.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chukwuma is struggling to control the position.
Chukwuma will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sole up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sole stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sole dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chukwuma controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tinashe Chukwuma.
Sole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chukwuma leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chukwuma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chukwuma continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A bit of stalling here from Sole.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinashe Chukwuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chukwuma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
During a confident post fight interview, Tinashe Chukwuma thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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