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NYF 113: Perry vs Harklie PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 879 p4p, 1303 weight class) and Mae Joon (ranked 95 p4p, 134 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mae Joon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joon jabs Garrone to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Joon finds it's target.
Garrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Garrone misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrone misses the target.
Joon misses with a hook. Garrone ducked under it nicely.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garrone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garrone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garrone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrone's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Garrone stuns Joon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mae Joon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Garrone misses with a few strikes there.
Joon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Garrone works the jab nicely.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Garrone. That snapped Joon's head back.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Joon staying out of range there.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joon throws a shot from downtown. Garrone moves away and avoids it.
Garrone wants to slow Joon down by chopping away at his legs.
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
An attempted straight right counter from Garrone misses the target.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Garrone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Garrone is looking for a counter combo.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter punch.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Joon misses with a straight left.
Garrone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Garrone misses with a wild combination.
Joon now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrone swings for the body but Joon moves out of range.
It seemed like Joon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garrone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garrone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Joon misses with a shot to the body
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrone slips a jab from Joon.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garrone has time to react.
Garrone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joon scores with the left hand. Garrone knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Garrone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Joon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrone slips a straight right by Joon.
Joon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Joon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
A jab from Joon misses.
The fighters circling - Joon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
Garrone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garrone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garrone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joon manages to avoid it.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrone fails with the takedown.
Garrone just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrone misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Garrone slips a straight right by Joon.
Joon thuds a left hand into Garrone's body.
Joon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joon swings for the body but Garrone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
Garrone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joon.
Garrone has been working on his balance at California Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Joon.
Joon lands a jab to Garrone's midsection.
Joon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garrone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joon scores with a jab to the body.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
Garrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garrone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joon misses the jab.
Joon lands a really nice looking cross but Garrone seems unphased.
Joon throws a looping overhand right but Garrone ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joon punishes Garrone's body with a nice straight punch.
Joon misses with a hook.
Garrone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joon misses the body punch
and Garrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Garrone misses with a series of wild punches.
Francesco Garrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Joon scores with a body shot.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrone should have avoided that one.
Joon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garrone throws out the jab.
Joon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joon throws a poor cross that misses
and Garrone counters with a straight right hand.
Joon misses with a wild body shot.
Joon connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joon slips a jab and a cross from Garrone.
Garrone looks to land a combination but Joon avoids it well.
Joon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Garrone - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon throws the left hand but Garrone avoids the punch easily.
Garrone connects with a jab.
Joon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joon misses with a right hand
letting Garrone counter with a right hand.
Garrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Joon.
Joon lunges at Garrone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garrone's hand.
Joon misses the shot to the body.
Garrone misses with an uppercut. Joon saw that one coming.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Joon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garrone counters with a two punch combo.
Joon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some wild striking there from Garrone.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garrone ducks under a wild hook from Joon.
Garrone throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Joon dips to his left and cracks Garrone with an uppercut!
Joon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garrone's head.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Garrone thinks about countering with a body kick.
Garrone attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mae Joon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garrone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Joon checks it well.
Garrone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joon finds it's way round the side to connect with Garrone's head.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Joon looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
Joon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon throws an overhand right that lands on Garrone's shoulder, as Garrone tries to avoid the shot.
Joon scores with a nice strike.
Garrone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrone scores with a nice strike.
Joon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garrone.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joon lands an overhand right.
Garrone misses with a two punch combination.
Joon misses with a shot to the body
and Garrone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garrone stuns Joon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joon scores with a jab to the body.
Garrone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
Garrone moves away from the strike by Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Joon cracks Garrone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Joon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Joon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joon.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrone throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Joon misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrone looks to score with a jab to the body but Joon is just out of range.
Garrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone jabs Joon right on the nose. Joon blinks but takes it well.
Joon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon scores with a hook.
Garrone misses with a hook.
Joon throws a hook but Garrone avoids it easily.
Joon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joon misses with a body shot.
Joon throws a jab but it's blocked by Garrone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Joon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Joon throws a shot to the body.
Joon misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joon just misses with a punch to the body.
Joon scores with a sloppy right hand. Garrone should have avoided that one.
Garrone defending well as Joon loads up on a big left hand.
Joon misses with an uppercut. Garrone saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mae Joon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Garrone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Joon.
A slow jab from Joon misses its intended target.
Garrone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joon.
Joon throws a hook to the side of Garrone's head but Garrone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joon avoids the body shot from Garrone.
Joon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garrone throws a series of punches but Joon avoids them all with ease.
Garrone moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
A big right from Joon misses.
Joon throws a body shot but no joy.
Garrone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Garrone.
No joy there for Garrone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Joon lands a right hook to the body.
Garrone catches Joon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garrone.
Nice jab there from Joon.
Joon looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Garrone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Garrone throws a looping overhand right but Joon ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrone lands a nice shot that snaps Joon's head back.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrone.
Garrone throwing a counter right hand but Joon manages to avoid it.
Joon misses with an uppercut.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garrone slips under a jab.
Garrone is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Joon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garrone looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Joon misses.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter punch.
Garrone tries to move into range but Joon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garrone.
Garrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Garrone scores with a four punch combination!
Joon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joon cracks a nice hook into Garrone's ribs.
Joon connects with a nice looking jab.
Joon misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joon throws a jab when Garrone was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Garrone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garrone moves away.
Joon lands with an overhand left.
Garrone is looking to land body kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
Joon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garrone manages to avoid it.
Garrone is looking to score with low kicks.
Joon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joon looks to land a right hand but Garrone moved out of range.
It looked like Garrone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garrone avoids the body shot from Joon.
Joon throws out a loose jab but Garrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garrone misses with the combination.
Francesco Garrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Garrone counters with a right hand to the body.
Garrone pivots, looking for a leg kick but Joon is out of range and Garrone settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Garrone.
Garrone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Joon looks to land a left hand but Garrone moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Joon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joon misses with a hook
and Garrone counters with a nice uppercut.
Joon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garrone was well out of range. Poor timing from Joon.
Garrone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Garrone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garrone lands an overhand right.
Garrone drops his hands momentarily and Joon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mae Joon is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Joon misses the target.
Garrone is looking to chop away at Joon's legs.
Joon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garrone.
Garrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joon circles away quickly and effectively.
Joon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Garrone.
Garrone looks to throw the jab but Joon is out of range.
Joon moves out of range as Garrone strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joon! But no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garrone misses with a looping right.
Garrone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Francesco Garrone.
Well Joon 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mae Joon!
Mae Joon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tenzin Tsering (ranked 1483 p4p, 2434 weight class) and Benoit Girou (ranked 176 p4p, 263 weight class). Tsering comes to the cage accompanied by Мен – тыва мен. Tenzin Tsering has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenzin Tsering!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benoit Girou!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Tsering, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tsering keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Girou's corner calls for a 1-2. Girou obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Tenzin Tsering has been cut.
Girou lands a slapping body shot.
Girou blocks a jab.
Girou misses the shot to the body.
Tsering cracks Girou with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Benoit Girou has been cut.
Nice straight punches there by Girou. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Girou.
Tsering takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girou throws a shot to the body.
Girou scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Girou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tsering misses with a looping left.
Girou let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Girou lands with a shot to the body.
Girou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsering.
Girou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tsering rather than just go for the knockout.
Tsering takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Girou cracks Tsering with a good jab.
A slow jab from Tsering misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Tsering.
Girou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Tsering.
Girou lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tsering at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsering throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tsering looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tsering lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Girou scores with a nice head shot.
Tsering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Girou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tsering.
Tsering swings widly with a right hand
and Girou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Tsering misses.
Tsering takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsering is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Tsering.
Tsering looks to throw the jab but Girou is out of range.
Girou has managed to clinch.
Tsering is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Girou is defending well.
Girou breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tsering on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Girou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Girou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tsering's hands.
Girou digs a good hook to Tsering's body.
Girou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Girou.
Girou scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tsering walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Girou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tsering has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Girou works Tsering's body with a nice hook.
Girou has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tsering fails to land with a series of punches.
Girou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Girou slips a jab from Tsering.
Tsering takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Tsering misses its intended target.
Girou scores with a nice right hand.
Girou thuds a left hand into Tsering's body.
Girou lands a slapping body shot.
Girou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Girou sizes up Tsering with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Girou does it's job there.
Tenzin Tsering's cut is getting worse.
Girou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Girou is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Girou rushes Tsering and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Tsering is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Girou piles on the pressure and Tsering crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benoit Girou!
Tenzin Tsering spoke after the fight, saying 'Without loss, we would not grow. I will be back and better.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Miocic (ranked 2621 p4p, 2172 weight class) and Mike Maron (ranked 278 p4p, 237 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miocic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent. Mike Maron told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Maron!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Maron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maron.
Sloppy strikes from Miocic. Those never looked like landing.
Miocic scores with a jab to the body.
Maron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maron connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miocic momentarily.
Maron connects with a solid leg kick.
Miocic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miocic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maron has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maron connects with an inside leg kick.
Miocic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maron rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miocic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Miocic misses.
Maron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maron cracks Miocic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maron has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Miocic to stand back up!
Miocic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maron.
Miocic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Maron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Maron.
Miocic misses with a looping left.
Miocic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maron lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Maron cracks Miocic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Maron has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Miocic to stand back up!
 Miocic is rocked!
A punch combination from Maron misses.
Oh Miocic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miocic throws a series of punches but Maron moves out of range.
Maron lands a big uppercut and Miocic crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miocic looks OK. Maron waves Miocic back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miocic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maron circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Miocic tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Maron wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Maron!
Mike Maron spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Jon Miocic stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was a tough opponent.
I've had a long career. It's been quite a ride. I don't know what the org has planned for me, but I'll discuss it with my manager and the higher ups after this.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joao Gabriel (ranked 1188 p4p, 988 weight class) and Mario Simbolon (ranked 153 p4p, 123 weight class). Gabriel comes to the cage accompanied by Circo das Galinhas. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Simbolon!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Topper Green and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simbolon misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel feinted with a counter takedown.
Gabriel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Simbolon lands an overhand right.
Simbolon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Simbolon slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Simbolon throws a jab but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Simbolon scores with a punch to the head.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Simbolon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gabriel is rocked!
Gabriel tries to get into range but Simbolon steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gabriel! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Simbolon scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Simbolon!
After winning the bout, Mario Simbolon 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 Tommy Moody (ranked 815 p4p, 2540 weight class) and Kareem Gallegos (ranked 87 p4p, 264 weight class). Moody comes into the arena with New Authentic - The Abyss blaring out of the sound system. Kareem Gallegos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kareem Gallegos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moody throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Moody fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moody misses with a wild combination.
Moody slips under a jab from Gallegos.
Moody cracks Gallegos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gallegos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gallegos looks for a takedown but Moody sprawls well.
Gallegos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moody just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Moody blocks the low kick.
Gallegos misses with a lunging right hand
and Moody counters with a stiff right hand.
Gallegos cracks Moody with a good jab.
Moody slips a jab from Gallegos.
Moody lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Gallegos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moody closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallegos is still on wobbly legs! Can Moody finish him?
Moody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallegos manages to avoid it.
Gallegos seems to have recovered his senses.
Moody swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallegos.
Moody throws a looping overhand right but Gallegos ducks down to avoid it.
Gallegos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Moody throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moody throws a right hand that Gallegos ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallegos also avoids with ease.
Gallegos misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallegos avoids the body shot from Moody.
Moody is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallegos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Gallegos.
Moody slaps away a takedown attempt from Gallegos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid body kick from Moody.
Gallegos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallegos slips a straight right by Moody.
Moody throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallegos misses with a straight right.
Gallegos get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Gallegos stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Moody runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Moody!
A relieved looking Tommy Moody 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 507 p4p, 638 weight class) and Kurko Kallio (ranked 55 p4p, 67 weight class). Eclaro comes to the cage accompanied by I'm The Boy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kurko Kallio!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Eclaro there.
Kallio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eclaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Kallio.
Kallio throws a shot from downtown. Eclaro moves away and avoids it.
Kallio throws a big shot that misses.
Eclaro appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kallio throws out a loose jab but Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kallio throws a hook to the side of Eclaro's head but Eclaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eclaro drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kallio sprawls and moves away.
A low kick from Kallio misses
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Eclaro tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eclaro scoring with punches and elbows.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
Eclaro goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kallio has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Eclaro but great work by Kallio.
Eclaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Eclaro is looking to reverse the position.
Kallio wants to control but Eclaro is keeping him busy.
Eclaro tries to improve position but can't.
Kallio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eclaro keeps working.
Eclaro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro wants to pass to mount but Kallio is defending the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eclaro connects with a nice short shot to Kallio's temple.
Kallio tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control.
Kallio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eclaro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kallio manages to get to full guard.
Eclaro 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.
Kallio has his foot on Eclaro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eclaro works his way back into a safe position though.
Eclaro chips away with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Kallio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eclaro chips away with some ground and pound.
Kallio can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro trying to control from half guard but Kallio is working away.
Eclaro works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Eclaro crashes against the mat.
Eclaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kallio is looking for a sweep.
Kallio struggling a bit here.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Eclaro moves into full mount!
Eclaro cracks Kallio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kallio is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kallio is working to get back to half guard.
Eclaro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kallio's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eclaro lands a couple of good shots and Kallio has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kallio tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kallio is looking to improve his position but Eclaro isn't that keen on the idea.
Eclaro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eclaro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Eclaro landing strikes from the mount and Kallio is in trouble!
Eclaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kallio working to try and regain half guard.
Eclaro is landing with some decent strikes but Kallio is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that round.
That's time! Eclaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kallio misses with a hook
and Eclaro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eclaro is pushing down on Kallio's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kallio is fighting to maintain full guard but Eclaro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul Eclaro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eclaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kallio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kallio is staying active underneath Eclaro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kallio wants to get back to full guard.
Eclaro is pressing down on Kallio's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kallio is holding on for now.
Eclaro wants to control but Kallio is keeping him busy.
Kallio is looking to control Eclaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kallio avoid being mounted?
Eclaro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kallio.
Eclaro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kallio sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kallio reverses the position - he's now on top in Eclaro's guard.
Eclaro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kallio's guard.
Kallio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Eclaro with a nice head shot there.
Eclaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kallio can't keep his opponent in guard - Eclaro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kallio taking some punishment here, with Eclaro in his half guard.
Eclaro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kallio defending well though.
Eclaro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kallio!
Eclaro trying to control but Kallio is having none of it.
Eclaro avoids the attempt from Kallio to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kallio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eclaro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eclaro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kallio defends well.
Eclaro working for submissions but it's allowed Kallio to get to half guard.
Eclaro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kallio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro keeping full guard, as Kallio tries to pass.
Eclaro keeping moving, preventing Kallio from controlling successfully.
Eclaro working for a triangle but Kallio defends it easily.
Eclaro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kallio has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Eclaro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kallio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kallio wants to control but Eclaro is keeping him busy.
Kallio moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kallio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Eclaro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Eclaro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Eclaro dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kallio tries a head kick but it misses.
Eclaro tries to counter with a takedown but Kallio is quick to defend against it.
Kurko Kallio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kallio feints and then cracks Eclaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Eclaro down.
Kallio thows a leg kick but Eclaro checks it
and Eclaro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Eclaro working the head and body with strikes.
Kallio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eclaro trying to control but Kallio is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kallio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
Kallio trying to keep a closed guard but Eclaro is proving a slippery customer.
Eclaro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kallio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Eclaro has managed to get both his arms back between Kallio's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallio looking for a sweep. Not yet Kallio, not yet.
Eclaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kallio is keeping the position for now.
Kallio working for a triangle but Eclaro defends it easily.
Eclaro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kallio tries to buck Eclaro off but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kallio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kallio gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallio is looking to improve his position but Eclaro isn't that keen on the idea.
Eclaro scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kallio?
Eclaro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kallio is working to get back to half guard.
Eclaro is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kallio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kallio regains half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eclaro prevents Kallio from improving his position.
Eclaro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Eclaro trying to control the action but Kallio is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallio won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
Eclaro is trying to control the action in half guard but Kallio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kallio tries to roll over but Eclaro keeps him under control.
Eclaro trying to mount his opponent but Kallio defends it.
Kallio manages to get to full guard.
Eclaro stands and throws Kallio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kallio!
Eclaro prevents Kallio from getting the reversal.
Kallio is squirming around, avoiding Eclaro's attempts to control the action.
Eclaro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kallio can do to turn this around?
Eclaro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kallio is trying desperately to improve position.
Eclaro working Kallio over with strikes here.
Eclaro cracks Kallio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kallio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Eclaro landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eclaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
An out of breath Paul Eclaro 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Isoa Tawake (ranked 323 p4p, 1003 weight class) and Joe Diddy (ranked 41 p4p, 129 weight class). Diddy has chosen lvl99ROIDMAGE as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Isoa Tawake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Diddy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddy misses with a series of wild punches.
Tawake forces Diddy back against the cage and clinches.
Diddy blocks the elbow strike.
Diddy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tawake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Diddy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tawake prevents it.
Tawake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Diddy.
Diddy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diddy.
Diddy tries to score a body lock takedown but Tawake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tawake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diddy has a couple of punches blocked by Tawake.
Tawake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diddy takes an elbow to the temple.
Tawake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tawake prevents the takedown attempt.
Diddy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tawake takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake lands a damaging elbow.
Tawake lands an elbow inside that Diddy shrugs off.
Diddy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tawake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Diddy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Our sources have told us that Tawake has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tawake.
Tawake slowing the pace effectively.
Diddy lands a hook that snaps the head of Tawake backwards.
Tawake prevents the takedown attempt.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diddy's defenses.
Diddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tawake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tawake avoids a wild elbow strike from Diddy.
Tawake missing with knees to the body.
Diddy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tawake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've been informed that Diddy 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.
Diddy is working for takedown but Tawake is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diddy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddy goes for a takedown attempt but Tawake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tawake lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tawake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tawake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diddy misses with a body shot.
Tawake slips a jab from Diddy.
Diddy rushes Tawake and presses him up against the cage.
Tawake missing with knees to the body.
Tawake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diddy backwards.
Tawake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tawake tries to work over Diddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tawake gets underhooks to prevent Diddy's takedown attempt.
Diddy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diddy blocks the elbow strike.
Tawake takes a shot to the head.
Tawake throws an elbow that misses.
Tawake trying to stall but Diddy improves his position.
Tawake working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tawake misses with an elbow over the top.
Tawake can't find room to land a body shot as Diddy controls the action.
Tawake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tawake backwards.
Tawake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Diddy misses with some punches.
Tawake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tawake throws an elbow that misses.
Tawake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diddy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tawake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tawake blocking some punches.
Diddy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake is trying to stall.
Diddy tries to throw a body punch but Tawake avoids it by throwing Diddy back against the cage.
Diddy throws a head punch that misses.
Tawake stalling against the cage.
Tawake pushes off an throws an elbow but Diddy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diddy takes a shot to the head.
Diddy turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Diddy manages to end up in side control.
Tawake sneaks out the side door and pushes Diddy away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tawake closes the distance and pushes Diddy back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tawake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tawake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diddy tries for a takedown but Tawake manages to get underhooks.
Diddy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tawake stops a takedown attempt from Diddy.
Tawake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diddy avoids it.
Diddy has Tawake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tawake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diddy's defenses.
Tawake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diddy wants a takedown but no success here.
Diddy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tawake missing with knees to the body.
Tawake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tawake lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tawake misses with a body punch.
Diddy wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tawake.
Diddy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Tawake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diddy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tawake's waist but Tawake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diddy off to one side.
Tawake tests Diddy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tawake moves into range and clinches up with Diddy.
Tawake lands an elbow that stopped Diddy in his tracks for a moment.
Diddy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diddy pushes Tawake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diddy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tawake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Diddy.
Tawake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tawake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tawake prevents the takedown attempt.
Tawake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tawake throws an elbow but misses.
Tawake blocks the elbow strike.
Tawake blocking some punches.
Tawake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tawake throws an elbow but misses.
Diddy has Tawake pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diddy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tawake tumbling to the mat - Diddy dives into Tawake's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diddy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tawake is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tawake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tawake wants to stand up but Diddy is controlling him.
Diddy looking to pass the guard.
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.
Tawake keeping moving, preventing Diddy from controlling successfully.
Tawake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tawake wants to stand but Diddy is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tawake moves out of range of the strikes.
Diddy throws a lazy right hand but Tawake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tawake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Diddy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tawake defends well and Diddy ends up having to push Tawake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diddy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tawake sprawls well. Tawake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diddy gets slowly back to his feet.
Diddy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diddy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tawake jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tawake takes a swing at Diddy's ribcage but misses.
Diddy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diddy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Diddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tawake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diddy wants to pass the guard but Tawake is defending well.
Tawake is refusing to be controlled, as Diddy sits in half guard.
Diddy is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diddy moves into full mount! Tawake won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tawake has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Diddy is controlling the position but Tawake somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Tawake is not content to let Diddy control the position.
Tawake is trying to stand back up but Diddy is controlling him
Diddy is pressing down on Tawake's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tawake is holding on for now.
Diddy is trying to control the action in half guard but Tawake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joe Diddy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diddy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tawake haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isoa Tawake dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tawake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tawake rushes Diddy and presses him up against the cage.
Tawake stalling.
Tawake misses with a body punch.
Tawake digs a right hand into Diddy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diddy's gas tank.
Diddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Tawake controls his hands.
Tawake throws an elbow but it misses.
Tawake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diddy can do to turn this around?
Tawake tries a knee to the head but Diddy blocks it.
Tawake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tawake lands a right hand.
Diddy pushes off an throws an elbow but Tawake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tawake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tawake lands a right hand.
Diddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Isoa Tawake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diddy has a couple of punches blocked by Tawake.
Diddy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tawake lands an elbow just above Diddy 's eye.
Diddy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diddy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tawake takes a shot to the head.
Diddy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tawake scores with a hook to the body.
Tawake gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Diddy.
Diddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tawake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diddy.
Tawake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diddy managing to block the knees to the body from Tawake.
Tawake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tawake prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Tawake.
Tawake lands a nice elbow.
Tawake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diddy avoids it.
Tawake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tawake is trying to maintain a safe position but Diddy gets an underhook and turns Tawake into the cage.
Tawake has a couple of punches blocked by Diddy.
Tawake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diddy's defenses.
Diddy takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tawake lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddy is looking for a takedown.
Isoa Tawake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Diddy.
Diddy gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tawake regains guard.
Tawake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diddy is controlling him.
Diddy looking to pass the guard.
Tawake keeping moving, preventing Diddy from controlling successfully.
Tawake wants to stand up but Diddy is controlling him.
Diddy throws a big elbow that misses.
Tawake can't keep his opponent in guard - Diddy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tawake is not content to let Diddy control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tawake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tawake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diddy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diddy prevents Tawake from standing back up.
Diddy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tawake knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diddy uses his free foot to push down on Tawake's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tawake.
Isoa Tawake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddy pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Diddy is still trying to improve position.
Diddy trying to control but Tawake is having none of it.
Diddy wants to take his opponent's back but Tawake doesn't allow it.
Diddy unloads with some shots from mount but Tawake bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isoa Tawake.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tawake, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isoa Tawake!
Isoa Tawake 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 266 p4p, 660 weight class) and Matthew Murray (ranked 26 p4p, 65 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Murray!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray moves into the clinch.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silalahi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Silalahi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray working aggressively here.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray pushes Silalahi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silalahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silalahi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Murray - that landed with a thud.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silalahi throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murray.
Silalahi stalling the fight.
Silalahi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silalahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silalahi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silalahi. That's going to slow Murray down.
Murray rushes Silalahi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Silalahi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
Silalahi can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Silalahi tries to work over Murray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray lands a right hand.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murray.
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Murray misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Silalahi to work.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Silalahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Murray misses with some punches.
Silalahi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murray avoids it.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Silalahi controls the action.
Silalahi prevents a body shot from Murray.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Silalahi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Murray.
It looks like Greggory Silalahi has been cut.
Murray scores with a hook to the body.
Silalahi blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silalahi looking to slow down the pace here.
Murray lands a left hand.
Silalahi misses with a punch on the inside.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silalahi or not.
Silalahi working hard to break the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silalahi backwards.
Silalahi is rocked!
Silalahi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Silalahi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silalahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silalahi or not.
Silalahi is breathing heavily.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Murray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi wants to get back to striking at distance but Murray won't allow it.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray throws a punch but it's blocked by Silalahi.
Silalahi blocks an uppercut.
Silalahi seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray digs a right hand underneath Silalahi's ribcage. Silalahi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Murray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silalahi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silalahi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Murray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silalahi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murray is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Murray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silalahi's elbow.
Silalahi pushes Murray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silalahi.
Murray lands a big right hand that drops Silalahi! The killer instinct kicks in and Murray finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Murray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Murray!
After winning the bout, Matthew Murray 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Figueson Deiveiredo (ranked 436 p4p, 725 weight class) and Zane Raven (ranked 36 p4p, 66 weight class). Deiveiredo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mission Impossible - Adam Clayton. Raven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Figueson Deiveiredo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Raven!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven throws a body shot but no joy.
Deiveiredo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raven is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Raven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Deiveiredo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Deiveiredo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Forge 👊 in the buildup to the fight.
Raven shoots in but no luck this time.
Deiveiredo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deiveiredo won't be happy with that.
Deiveiredo is trying to control Raven's posture but Raven avoids it.
Raven throws a strike aimed at the side of Deiveiredo's head but Deiveiredo avoids it well.
Raven advances to full mount.
Raven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raven tries to control but Deiveiredo wriggling away.
Raven looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raven cracks Deiveiredo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Deiveiredo is trying to escape the mount.
Raven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raven controlling the pace for now.
Deiveiredo is trying desperately to improve position.
Deiveiredo tries to improve his position but Raven has taken his back! Raven has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Deiveiredo tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Raven pushes Deiveiredo away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zane Raven!
Zane Raven is the new bantamweight champion!
Our winner, Zane Raven, 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.
In defeat, Figueson Deiveiredo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Dude got lucky, but luck runs out.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kawainui Perry (ranked 91 p4p, 594 weight class) and Grant Harklie (ranked 16 p4p, 81 weight class). Harklie has chosen Holycrud as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawainui Perry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Harklie!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Perry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harklie. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Harklie. That snapped Perry's head back.
Harklie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perry lands with a hook. Harklie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grant Harklie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry takes one to the side of the head.
Harklie throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Harklie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harklie misses with some punches.
Harklie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harklie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perry lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harklie tries to throw a body punch but Perry avoids it by throwing Harklie back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Perry throws an elbow but it misses.
Perry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Grant Harklie has been cut.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harklie backwards.
Harklie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harklie misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perry creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry scores with a hook to the body.
Harklie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Perry.
Harklie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry is leaning against Harklie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Perry - that landed with a thud.
Harklie working aggressively here.
Perry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harklie looks winded!
Harklie throws a punch but it's blocked by Perry.
Harklie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perry lands a damaging elbow.
Harklie takes an elbow to the temple.
Perry lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perry lands an elbow inside that Harklie shrugs off.
Perry lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harklie swings wildly with an uppercut but Perry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perry.
A body shot lands from Perry.
Perry scores with a shot to the side of Harklie's head.
Perry lands a shot to the body.
Perry lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harklie backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry cracks Harklie with a nice body shot.
Perry pushes Harklie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perry lands an elbow just above Harklie 's eye.
Harklie is rocked!
Perry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harklie has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perry seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Harklie can turn it around.
Perry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harklie is still on wobbly legs! Can Perry finish him?
Perry lands an elbow inside.
Perry dips a shoulder and cracks Harklie with a mighty uppercut! Harklie falls back against the cage and Perry unloads with a barrage of strikes! Harklie is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Perry screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kawainui Perry!
Kawainui Perry retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kawainui Perry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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