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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diesal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Diesal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson digs a good body shot into Diesal's ribs.
Wilson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diesal misses with a double jab.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diesal has time to react.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson jabs Diesal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Diesal.
Diesal takes one to the chin there.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Diesal punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diesal's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook but Diesal blocks it.
Diesal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diesal keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson cracks a nice hook into Diesal's ribs.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diesal lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson looks gassed!
Diesal misses with a double jab
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diesal misses with a double jab
and Wilson counters with a low kick, right behind Diesal 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesal looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Diesal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Diesal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
Wilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diesal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wilson counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Diesal does no damage.
Diesal misses with a body punch
and Diesal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Diesal's head but Diesal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Diesal is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice combination there by Wilson.
Diesal moves out of range of the leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diesal on the side of the head.
Diesal is rocked!
Wilson drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Diesal's head, knocking him out cold! Wilson is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wade Wilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Kantola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Faure has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Travis Faure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jussi Kantola!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faure throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kantola tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Faure is in Kantola's guard.
Faure thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Faure pushes down on Kantola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kantola wants to control but Faure is keeping busy.
Faure trying to mount his opponent but Kantola defends it.
Faure is looking for a kimura here.
Faure passes to side control.
Faure looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Faure is trying to get an arm triangle but Kantola is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faure swings around for an armbar but Kantola sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Faure's guard.
Faure has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kantola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faure throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kantola wants to control from the top but Faure keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faure looking for a guillotine here but Kantola defends easily.
Faure lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kantola!
Faure moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kantola has worked his arm free - good work by Kantola!
Kantola manages to get back to half guard.
Faure is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kantola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faure.
Faure blocks the strikes from Kantola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kantola is defending against the submission attempts here by Faure.
Faure works his way into full mount!
Faure jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kantola is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kantola and Faure has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kantola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kantola is trying to control Faure's posture but Faure avoids it.
Faure tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Faure has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Faure tries for a kimura but Kantola is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kantola sneaks back into half guard.
Faure seems to be looking for submissions.
Faure seems to be working for a kimura but Kantola defends the submission attempt.
Faure wants to pass to mount but Kantola is defending the position.
Faure is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Kantola to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Faure drops back looking for a leg! Kantola is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kantola manages to kick Faure off! Faure jumps back into Kantola's guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faure stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kantola swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faure is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Faure stopping the sweep attempt from Kantola.
Faure has gone for a leg lock! Kantola slips out almost immediately though and dives into Faure's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kantola would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kantola drops back looking for a leg! Faure is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Faure manages to kick Kantola off! Kantola jumps back into Faure's guard.
Kantola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faure looking for a guillotine here but Kantola defends easily.
Kantola preventing the sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kantola wants to control from the top but Faure keeps moving.
Faure is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faure keeping moving, preventing Kantola from controlling successfully.
Faure is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Faure is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kantola sees it coming and defends easily.
Faure is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Faure works his way into full mount!
Kantola is trying desperately to improve position.
Faure looking for a guillotine from mount but Kantola is having none of it.
Faure moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kantola has worked his arm free - good work by Kantola!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Faure dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Faure drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Faure tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kantola tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faure tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Faure is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kantola is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kantola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kantola is looking for a sweep.
Faure tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Faure has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Faure working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Faure is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kantola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantola sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Faure wants to pass to mount but Kantola is defending the position.
Faure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Faure is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kantola sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faure wants to work for an arm triangle but Kantola is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Faure is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kantola has managed to free his arm - good work.
Faure is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kantola is trying to control but can't.
Kantola is defending against the submission attempts here by Faure.
Faure is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Kantola is looking for a sweep. Faure is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Faure is trying for a kimura here. Kantola looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Faure wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Travis Faure!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by In The Morning. 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 Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Piper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
St Piper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Achilles checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Piper misses with a two punch combination.
St Piper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick from St Piper.
St Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick from St Piper.
Achilles throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Piper slips a straight right by Achilles.
Achilles moves out of range of the body kick.
Achilles shoots in but St Piper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Achilles throws a nice looking combination but St Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles misses with a double jab.
Achilles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Piper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Piper swinging wildly here.
St Piper misses with a series of wild punches.
Achilles tries to bum rush St Piper with a series of wild strikes but St Piper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Achilles moves away.
St Piper takes a swing at Achilles's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Piper. That's going to slow Achilles down.
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.
Achilles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Piper misses with an attempted mid kick.
St Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Achilles is defended easily by St Piper.
St Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Achilles.
St Piper takes the fight into the clinch.
St Piper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from St Piper.
A short left from Achilles.
A shot in the inside from Achilles.
A hook to the body from St Piper.
St Piper avoids a wild elbow strike from Achilles.
Achilles managing to block the knees to the body from St Piper.
St Piper stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Achilles.
Achilles blocks an uppercut.
Achilles trying to control the position but instead, St Piper has worked for underhooks and has pushed Achilles into the ropes.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Achilles on the inside.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Piper.
Achilles is breathing heavily.
St Piper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Piper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Piper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Achilles.
Achilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Piper throws an elbow but it misses.
St Piper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Achilles lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Achilles lands a hook that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
Achilles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Piper is looking to clinch but Achilles is avoiding it.
St Piper blocks a jab.
St Piper lands with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
St Piper misses with a kick to the body.
St Piper throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Piper tries to clinch but Achilles is having none of it.
Achilles clinches with his opponent.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
St Piper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Achilles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
A right handed body shot lands from St Piper.
St Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
St Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
Achilles misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Piper lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for St Piper.
St Piper scores with a shoulder strike.
St Piper lands a left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
St Piper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Achilles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Piper is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Achilles avoids the elbow strike from St Piper, against the ropes.
St Piper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
St Piper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Piper has Achilles pressed against the ropes, preventing Achilles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Piper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Achilles takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Piper works on Achilles's body with a couple of short punches.
Achilles tries to stall but St Piper uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from St Piper.
Achilles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Piper lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Piper as Achilles tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Achilles fails to land.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Achilles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Piper lands a body punch.
St Piper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Piper tries to land knees in the clinch but Achilles avoids the damage to the body.
St Piper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
St Piper lands a body punch.
Achilles manages to break the clinch.
St Piper lands a nice shot to the body.
St Piper throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Piper wants to clinch.
St Piper throws a low kick but Achilles avoids it.
St Piper looks to land a body kick but Achilles moved away.
Sloppy strikes from St Piper. Those never looked like landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
St Piper moves into range and clinches up with Achilles.
Achilles has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Achilles.
Achilles lands a right hand.
Achilles throws an elbow but it misses.
St Piper blocking some punches.
St Piper taking a breather.
St Piper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Achilles tries a knee to the head but St Piper blocks it.
St Piper is looking to control Achilles's arms but Achilles gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Piper has his back to the ropes.
Achilles is trying to maintain a safe position but St Piper gets an underhook and turns Achilles into the ropes.
St Piper lands a shoulder strike.
Achilles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Achilles prevents a body shot from St Piper.
Achilles working hard to break the clinch.
St Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Achilles lands a left hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
St Piper is trying to stall.
Achilles is trying to stall.
Achilles seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but St Piper is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Achilles blocks an elbow strike.
St Piper misses with the head strike.
St Piper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Achilles lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Piper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Achilles swings wildly with an uppercut but St Piper uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Piper wants to stall.
Achilles blocking some punches.
Achilles throws a punch but it's blocked by St Piper.
St Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Achilles uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Achilles.
St Piper blocks the elbow strike.
Achilles manages to break the clinch.
Achilles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Piper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Achilles.
Achilles tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. St Piper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Achilles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Achilles misses with a looping right.
St Piper throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Achilles walks into a straight right hand from St Piper.
St Piper looks to land a body kick but Achilles moved away.
Achilles looks to land a left hand but St Piper moved out of range nicely.
Achilles blocks a head kick by St Piper.
St Piper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Achilles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutus Achilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Achilles swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene St Piper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.
Achilles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Achilles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
St Piper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper throws the kick towards the body but Achilles avoids it.
St Piper misses with a body shot.
Achilles throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Achilles does no damage.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Piper sprawls well. St Piper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Achilles gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws a push kick but Achilles slaps the foot to one side.
St Piper looks to land a left hand but Achilles moved out of range nicely.
St Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Achilles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
St Piper throws a leg kick but Achilles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Achilles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Achilles avoids a kick to the body.
Achilles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Achilles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Achilles is looking to work some ground and pound but St Piper has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Achilles preventing the sweep.
St Piper is breathing heavily.
Achilles sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Piper's guard.
St Piper wants to get back to his feet.
Achilles working St Piper over with strikes.
St Piper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Achilles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Achilles passes to full mount!
St Piper tries to reverse the position but Achilles maintains control.
Achilles raining down shots from the mount!
St Piper is looking to get to half guard.
St Piper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles working St Piper over with strikes here.
Achilles landing shots from mount.
St Piper wants to control but Achilles is having none of it.
Achilles landing strikes from the mount and St Piper is in trouble!
St Piper is rocked!
Achilles with a couple of short strikes.
St Piper is still in real trouble! Can Achilles finish him?
St Piper is bucking up trying to escape but Achilles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Achilles connects with a bit shot that sees St Piper covering up! More strikes from Achilles and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Achilles is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Achilles!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Erra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufrick Massinoble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufrick Massinoble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrea Erra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufrick Massinoble!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Erra misses.
Erra lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Erra.
It looks like Rufrick Massinoble has been cut.
Massinoble tries to clinch but Erra is having none of it.
Massinoble tries to clinch there but Erra circles away.
Erra slaps away a takedown attempt from Massinoble, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Massinoble shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Erra as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Erra misses.
Massinoble tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erra swivels and escapes.
Andrea Erra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rufrick Massinoble.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erra. Massinoble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Erra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erra misses with a wild body shot.
Erra punishes Massinoble's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Erra drops his shoulder and cracks Massinoble with a huge uppercut! Massinoble goes down! Can Erra finish him?
Massinoble looks gassed!
Erra gets to his feet. Massinoble looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rufrick Massinoble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erra throws a nice looking combination but Massinoble bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Massinoble avoids the body shot from Erra.
Erra drops Massinoble with a big left hand and mounts him. Massinoble is in big trouble!
Massinoble is rocked!
Erra controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrea Erra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Massinoble just misses with a punch to the body.
Massinoble staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massinoble shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Erra sprawls well. Erra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Massinoble gets slowly back to his feet.
Massinoble avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erra misses with an uppercut.
Erra throws a series of punches but Massinoble avoids them all with ease.
Erra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Massinoble in his tracks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Erra.
Massinoble tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Erra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Massinoble shoots in and drives through. Erra sprawls well.
Massinoble ducks under a wild hook from Erra.
Erra missing with a left hand there. Massinoble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Massinoble wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erra avoids the head kick by Massinoble.
Erra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erra throws a shot to the body.
Andrea Erra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Massinoble with that takedown attempt.
Erra scores with a hook to the body. Massinoble takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erra looks to throw the jab but Massinoble is out of range.
Erra lands a jab to Massinoble's midsection.
Erra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Massinoble walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Erra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oooh a lovely combination from Erra sends Massinoble down but not out. Erra dives into side control looking to finish.
Erra stands up and beckons Massinoble to his feet.
Massinoble takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Massinoble 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Erra connects with a looping right hand.
Erra connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Massinoble tumbling to the canvas! Erra pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Massinoble was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andrea Erra!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zwuanga Umbumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
280 lbs
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250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zwuanga Umbumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umbumba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Umbumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Hawkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawkins tries to clinch up.
Hawkins tries to bum rush Umbumba with a series of wild strikes but Umbumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Umbumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Umbumba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hawkins pinned against the cage. Hawkins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Umbumba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Umbumba persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawkins moves in looking to clinch but Umbumba pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawkins. Umbumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umbumba on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Zwuanga Umbumba has been cut.
Umbumba moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Umbumba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hawkins sprawls well initially but Umbumba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Umbumba is breathing heavily.
Umbumba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umbumba.
Umbumba prevents Hawkins from standing back up.
Hawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Umbumba sits in half guard.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umbumba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Umbumba.
Umbumba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Umbumba.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umbumba.
Umbumba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Umbumba takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umbumba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umbumba lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umbumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba slips a nice elbow through Hawkins's hands, connecting with Hawkins's forehead.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Umbumba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Umbumba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Umbumba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umbumba.
Umbumba working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hawkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Umbumba scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Umbumba there.
Hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Umbumba.
Umbumba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Umbumba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Umbumba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Umbumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Umbumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawkins has hold of Umbumba's hands but Umbumba slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Umbumba is nestled in close to Hawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umbumba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Umbumba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawkins taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba slows the pace down in half guard.
Umbumba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Umbumba there.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hawkins taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umbumba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba lands with a punch from half guard.
Umbumba is nestled in close to Hawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Umbumba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Umbumba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Umbumba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hawkins taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Umbumba.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hawkins is trying to stand back up but Umbumba is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Umbumba lands a nice short elbow.
Umbumba working Hawkins over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umbumba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Umbumba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Umbumba.
Umbumba lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hawkins hang on?
Umbumba scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Umbumba scoring with strikes but Hawkins is staying in there.
Umbumba with good strikes from the mount here!
Umbumba can't control as he wanted to and Hawkins manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Umbumba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Umbumba lands with a punch from half guard.
Umbumba working over Hawkins with some ground and pound. Hawkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umbumba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawkins taking some punishment here, with Umbumba in his half guard.
Umbumba is nestled in close to Hawkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zwuanga Umbumba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zwuanga Umbumba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Umbumba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawkins momentarily.
Umbumba shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense.
Hawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Umbumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umbumba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkins throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Umbumba on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands the left hand.
Hawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawkins tries to clinch but Umbumba moves out of range.
Hawkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Umbumba backs up against the ropes.
Umbumba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Umbumba cracks Hawkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Umbumba working the body and head with strikes.
Umbumba working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba misses with the ground and pound.
Umbumba working the ground and pound from side control.
Umbumba creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hawkins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hawkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Umbumba fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Umbumba drags him back down.
Umbumba working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Umbumba prevents Hawkins from escaping the position.
Umbumba working the ground and pound.
Umbumba working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba lands a decent elbow from side control.
Umbumba working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Umbumba landing strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Umbumba is working Hawkins over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hawkins is not content to let Umbumba control the position.
Umbumba working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba lands some shots froms side control.
Umbumba in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zwuanga Umbumba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hawkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Umbumba in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hawkins is trying to get back to his feet.
Hawkins bucks up and tries to throw Umbumba off but instead Umbumba has got his back!
Hawkins is trying to remain composed but Umbumba is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Umbumba. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba is punishing Hawkins with some ground and pound.
Hawkins grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Can Hawkins hold on?! Umbumba is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Umbumba 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.
Umbumba is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Umbumba gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Umbumba gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Umbumba apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Umbumba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hawkins is fending him off so far but Umbumba persists. Nope, Hawkins circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zwuanga Umbumba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Hawkins.
Umbumba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Umbumba gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Umbumba with that takedown attempt.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Umbumba throws a hook but Hawkins avoids it easily.
Umbumba avoids the head kick by Hawkins.
Umbumba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jason Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umbumba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hawkins but Hawkins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Umbumba defending well as Hawkins loads up on a big left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hawkins is trying to defend but Umbumba finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Umbumba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hawkins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Umbumba is trying to control the action in half guard but Hawkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Umbumba working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Umbumba stops Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Umbumba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Umbumba keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Umbumba there.
Umbumba stalling away here and it's allowed Hawkins to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Umbumba trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Umbumba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Umbumba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Umbumba connects with a couple of short punches.
Umbumba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hawkins's head.
Umbumba makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Umbumba landing some decent shots from guard.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Umbumba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Umbumba prevents Hawkins from getting back to his feet.
Umbumba advances to half guard.
Umbumba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Umbumba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawkins can do to turn this around?
Umbumba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jason Hawkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwuanga Umbumba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umbumba controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zwuanga Umbumba showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Umbumba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Zwuanga Umbumba!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Zwuanga Umbumba!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Zwuanga Umbumba!
Zwuanga Umbumba wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Venturia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ball's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hammer Smashed Face. Joe Ball could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Venturia's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Ball!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Venturia!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venturia dips to his left and cracks Ball with an uppercut!
It looks like Joe Ball has been cut.
Venturia pushes Ball away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ball. Venturia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Venturia lands a leg kick that knocks Ball off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venturia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Venturia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ball throws a lazy right hand but Venturia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venturia bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ball loads up on a big right hand but Venturia slips the punch.
Ball defending well as Venturia loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Venturia lands.
Ball misses the shot to the body.
Venturia tries a low kick but Ball avoids it.
Venturia tries to score with a low kick but Ball moves his leg out of the way.
Ball lands a nice shot to the body.
Venturia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ball throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venturia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Venturia.
Venturia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ball walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe Ball's cut is getting worse.
Venturia has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ball loads up on a big right hand but Venturia slips the punch.
Ball chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Venturia can pounce on him.
Ball is breathing heavily.
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!
Ball throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ball keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Venturia throws a leg kick which misses Ball's front leg but catches the back leg as Ball tries to avoid it.
Venturia lands a nice shot to the body.
Venturia lands with an overhand left.
Ball ducks under a wild hook from Venturia.
Venturia scores with the left hand. Ball knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe Ball's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ball uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venturia.
Venturia lands a big head kick that sends Ball tumbling to the mat! Venturia takes a step backwards and waves Ball back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ball is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Ball's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Venturia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In The Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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224 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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194 cm
22
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimasa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morimasa.
Smith cracks the inside of Morimasa's front leg.
A lazy left from Morimasa finds it's target.
Morimasa jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morimasa connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Morimasa.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Morimasa connects with a crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morimasa.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith checks a leg kick.
Morimasa dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Morimasa tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Morimasa avoids a kick to the body.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimasa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morimasa scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Morimasa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morimasa rushes Smith and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but Morimasa gets an underhook and turns Smith into the ropes.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Morimasa.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Morimasa has the dominant position.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Morimasa blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Morimasa avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.
It looks like Mike Smith has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Morimasa trying to land knees to the body.
Morimasa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morimasa.
Morimasa trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Morimasa into the ropes.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith being controlled against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to break free.
Morimasa pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Mike Smith's cut is getting worse.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morimasa lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Morimasa is struggling to control the position.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morimasa lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Morimasa lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Mike Smith's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith tries a body shot but Morimasa blocks it.
Morimasa misses with an elbow over the top.
Morimasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith avoiding damage as Morimasa throws knees to the body.
Morimasa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morimasa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Morimasa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Morimasa, against the ropes.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Morimasa.
Morimasa has Smith pressed against the ropes, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morimasa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morimasa avoiding damage.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Morimasa trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Morimasa backwards.
Morimasa is stalling here.
Smith is trying to stall.
Morimasa throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith wants to break free but Morimasa has control.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Morimasa controlling the action here for a moment.
Morimasa prevents a body shot from Smith.
Morimasa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Mike Smith's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Morimasa throws an elbow but misses.
Morimasa lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Smith's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Miyake Morimasa!
Miyake Morimasa is the new light heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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