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TDC 72: Loughlin vs. Assante PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lumberjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lumberjack has chosen Have you ever been Mellow? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazushi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kevin Lumberjack!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumberjack stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Lumberjack misses.
Lumberjack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lumberjack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Nakamura or perhaps it was just good defense by Lumberjack which made him look bad.
Lumberjack throws a leg kick but Nakamura checks it.
Lumberjack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakamura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lumberjack is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lumberjack tries to bench press Nakamura off him but Nakamura keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lumberjack manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nakamura looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nakamura is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lumberjack pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lumberjack trying to mount his opponent but Nakamura defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lumberjack in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Lumberjack has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lumberjack looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakamura manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lumberjack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lumberjack is aware though and is defending well.
Lumberjack advances to half guard.
Nakamura trying to control but Lumberjack postures up.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Lumberjack is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nakamura is just riding it out for now. Lumberjack eventually gives up the hold.
Lumberjack prevents Nakamura from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lumberjack slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lumberjack seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakamura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjack trying to control the pace.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Lumberjack trying to control from half guard but Nakamura is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakamura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lumberjack. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Lumberjack lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Kazushi Nakamura has been cut.
Lumberjack scoring well with a low kick there.
Lumberjack misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjack scores with a three punch combo!
Lumberjack scores with a punch to the head.
Lumberjack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakamura.
Lumberjack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Lumberjack misses.
Lumberjack feints and then cracks Nakamura's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakamura down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown but Lumberjack shows good takedown defense.
Some wild striking there from Lumberjack.
Lumberjack throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
Nakamura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lumberjack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Lumberjack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Nakamura's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lumberjack lands a head shot.
Nakamura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lumberjack misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Lumberjack.
Lumberjack 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.
Lumberjack pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakamura is out of range and Lumberjack settles back down.
Lumberjack misses with a two punch combination.
Lumberjack is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakamura preventing the sweep.
Lumberjack pulls Nakamura in close to prevent any damage.
Lumberjack is breathing heavily.
Lumberjack is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakamura defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura drops back looking for a leg! Lumberjack is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lumberjack manages to kick Nakamura off! Nakamura jumps back into Lumberjack's guard.
Nakamura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nakamura won't allow Lumberjack to sweep him here.
Nakamura decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lumberjack, up you get!
Lumberjack scoring well with a low kick there.
Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lumberjack manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lumberjack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nakamura!
Lumberjack gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura has a takedown stuffed.
Lumberjack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura tries for a takedown but Lumberjack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazushi Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lumberjack with a hook.
Nakamura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lumberjack.
Kazushi Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lumberjack throws a right hand that Nakamura ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakamura also avoids with ease.
Nakamura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lumberjack throws a series of punches but Nakamura moves out of range.
Lumberjack throws a series of punches but Nakamura avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lumberjack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nakamura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lumberjack's guard.
Lumberjack has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Nakamura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kevin Lumberjack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lumberjack avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Lumberjack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lumberjack misses with a two punch combination.
Nakamura scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lumberjack is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lumberjack pushes Nakamura off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura dives in and grabs Lumberjack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lumberjack pushes down on Nakamura's head and hops out.
Lumberjack missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lumberjack uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lumberjack misses its intended target.
Lumberjack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lumberjack stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakamura. Nakamura gets slowly back to his feet.
Lumberjack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lumberjack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nakamura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lumberjack has his hands on Nakamura's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazushi Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Nakamura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lumberjack misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Nakamura with that takedown attempt.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura feints and as Lumberjack raises his hands in defense, Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lumberjack is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura 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.
Lumberjack manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nakamura manages to get himself to full guard.
Lumberjack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nakamura's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lumberjack sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kazushi Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lumberjack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lumberjack is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakamura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lumberjack's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakamura working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nakamura jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lumberjack is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lumberjack and Nakamura has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lumberjack regains half guard.
Lumberjack is staying active underneath Nakamura, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lumberjack has his hands clasped together around Nakamura's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but Lumberjack defending well.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Lumberjack is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakamura is pressing down on Lumberjack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lumberjack is holding on for now.
Lumberjack makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lumberjack lands with a nice combination. Nakamura backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Lumberjack. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Lumberjack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lumberjack wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamura slips a nice elbow through Lumberjack's hands, connecting with Lumberjack's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lumberjack makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lumberjack.
Lumberjack is looking to stand up but Nakamura isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakamura thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lumberjack is pulling down on Nakamura's head to control his posture.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Kazushi Nakamura.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Nakamura!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen BJ Penn as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn misses the jab.
Rasputin scores with a nice right hand.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rasputin lands in his opponent's guard.
Rasputin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rasputin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasputin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rasputin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rasputin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rasputin is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rasputin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Rasputin defends it.
Penn is keen to just control but Rasputin is a slippery customer.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura but Rasputin is defending well.
Rasputin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rasputin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rasputin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasputin is looking to escape.
The referee warns Rasputin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that 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.
Rasputin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Penn is trying to defend but Rasputin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rasputin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn controls Rasputin momentarily but Rasputin frees himself.
Rasputin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rasputin preventing the sweep.
Rasputin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Rasputin working some strikes from top position.
Rasputin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rasputin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to stand up but Rasputin is controlling him.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Rasputin from controlling successfully.
Rasputin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Rasputin preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rasputin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penn tries to escape but Rasputin is in control.
Rasputin lands a nice forearm strike.
Penn manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rasputin's best efforts.
Rasputin is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rasputin trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rasputin is tapping! Great win for Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). BJ Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig von Mises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tesla has chosen AC/DC's Thunderstruck 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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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ludwig von Mises!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Mises throws an overhand right that lands on Tesla's shoulder, as Tesla tries to avoid the shot.
Tesla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
von Mises takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from von Mises.
von Mises misses with a hook.
Tesla moves out of range as von Mises strikes.
von Mises misses with a straight left.
Tesla on the wrong end of a nice hook.
von Mises throws a jab but it's blocked by Tesla.
Tesla ducks under a wild hook from von Mises.
von Mises thuds a left hand into Tesla's body.
von Mises swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tesla counters with a straight right hand.
Tesla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tesla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tesla motions for von Mises to come forward. Tesla throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
von Mises throws a shot from downtown. Tesla moves away and avoids it.
Tesla scores with a shot to the body.
Tesla moves out of range as von Mises strikes.
Tesla misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tesla, as that shot connected.
von Mises throws a chopping leg kick but Tesla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from von Mises.
von Mises throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Tesla counter with a right hand.
Tesla slips a straight right by von Mises.
von Mises misses with a low kick.
von Mises swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tesla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
von Mises throws the left hand but Tesla avoids the punch easily.
von Mises takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Tesla.
Tesla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from von Mises.
von Mises throws out a loose jab but Tesla uses good head movement to avoid it.
von Mises lands a glancing blow to the side of Tesla's head.
Tesla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tesla stuns von Mises with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tesla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ludwig von Mises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Mises throws a shot from downtown. Tesla moves away and avoids it.
Tesla with a nice cross.
Tesla slips under a jab from von Mises.
Tesla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
von Mises scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tesla in his tracks.
A decent looking cross lands there for von Mises.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Mises lands the left hand.
von Mises throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tesla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
von Mises misses with a body kick.
Tesla getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice body punch from Tesla.
von Mises thows a left - swing and a miss!
von Mises jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Mises throws an overhand right that lands on Tesla's shoulder, as Tesla tries to avoid the shot.
Tesla works the jab nicely.
Tesla checks the leg kick nicely there.
von Mises throws a hook but Tesla avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Mises misses with a body punch
and von Mises takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from von Mises lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tesla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tesla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tesla is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! von Mises had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tesla slips under a jab from von Mises.
von Mises throws a lazy right hand but Tesla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
von Mises misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tesla counters with a left to the body.
Nice cross by Tesla.
von Mises misses with a jab to the body
and Tesla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tesla takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tesla lands a really nice looking cross but von Mises seems unphased.
von Mises throws a hook but Tesla avoids it easily.
von Mises works Tesla's body with a nice hook.
Tesla connects with a nice looking jab.
von Mises throws the left hand but Tesla avoids the punch easily.
von Mises misses with a low kick.
von Mises swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
von Mises falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tesla connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Tesla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Mises jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tesla moves out of range of the strikes.
von Mises throws a leg kick but Tesla moved away.
Tesla jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
von Mises throws a jab when Tesla was well out of range.
Tesla lands an overhand right.
von Mises is rocked!
Tesla walks forward and throws a big overhand right! von Mises drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tesla swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from von Mises's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikola Tesla!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Inoke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Sosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosa has chosen Dirty Heads-Believe as his entrance music. Alexandre Sosa 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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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pat Inoke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexandre Sosa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa gets the takedown into side control.
Sosa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Inoke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sosa tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sosa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Inoke is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Inoke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sosa off and has taken his back!
Inoke keeps control of the position as Sosa tries to break free.
Inoke lands shots from the back.
Inoke controlling from the back.
Sosa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sosa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sosa is looking to escape.
Sosa working to try and regain half guard.
Inoke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sosa looks a forlorn figure.
Inoke is landing with some decent strikes but Sosa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Inoke has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sosa's face.
A nice elbow there by Inoke.
Inoke landing shots from mount.
Sosa taking shots to the head.
Inoke scoring with strikes but Sosa is staying in there.
Sosa is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Inoke with a couple of short strikes.
Sosa is still in real trouble! Can Inoke finish him?
Inoke lands a big elbow - Sosa is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sosa is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Pat Inoke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofa NappyNaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloud Strife could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kristofa NappyNaps's chin.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofa NappyNaps!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife throws a hook to the side of NappyNaps's head but NappyNaps sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but NappyNaps moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Strife. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strife.
Strife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Strife.
Strife's corner calls for a 1-2. Strife obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NappyNaps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
NappyNaps moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
NappyNaps rushes Strife and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Strife takes an elbow to the forehead.
Strife scores with a hook to the body.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
Strife wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Strife shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Strife's defenses.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strife lands a left hand.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife misses with a short punch on the inside.
NappyNaps looking to throw knees to the head but Strife is blocking nicely.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strife.
Strife is looking to control NappyNaps's arms but NappyNaps gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strife has his back to the cage.
Strife on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strife lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps has Strife pushed against the cage.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife is leaning against NappyNaps and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
Strife throws a punch but it's blocked by NappyNaps.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Strife misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a left hand.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Strife takes a knee right on the jaw!
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
Strife slows down the pace here.
NappyNaps prevents a takedown attempt there.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps landing knees to the head.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife jumps guard.
Strife not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps trying to control but Strife is working from the bottom.
Strife is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
NappyNaps has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Strife is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
NappyNaps is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strife pulls NappyNaps in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kristofa NappyNaps will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but NappyNaps manages to avoid it.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps takes one on the button.
NappyNaps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strife.
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up.
NappyNaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strife tries to bum rush NappyNaps with a series of wild strikes but NappyNaps uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from NappyNaps. No joy for Strife on that attempt.
Cloud Strife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Strife misses the target.
Strife scores with a crisp jab that stopped NappyNaps in his tracks.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but NappyNaps sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a cross.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
Strife closes the distance and clinches up with NappyNaps, looking for a takedown. Strife pushes NappyNaps against the cage but NappyNaps circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - NappyNaps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
NappyNaps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps dodges the punch combination from Strife.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NappyNaps slips a straight right by Strife.
Strife misses with a wild combination.
NappyNaps wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife looks to land a right hand but NappyNaps moved out of range.
Strife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but NappyNaps circles away quickly and effectively.
NappyNaps fails in his attempt to clinch.
NappyNaps fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Strife showed some decent athleticism there.
Strife stops NappyNaps from getting back to his feet.
Strife is sneakily working for an arm triangle but NappyNaps sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife prevents NappyNaps from standing back up.
Strife trying to control from half guard but NappyNaps is working away.
Strife is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, NappyNaps has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NappyNaps wants to control but Strife is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NappyNaps is looking to improve his position.
Strife is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
NappyNaps tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
NappyNaps rushes Strife and presses him up against the cage.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
NappyNaps stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strife takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strife blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Strife.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
NappyNaps with a knee to the head.
Strife looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloud Strife dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
NappyNaps is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife looks for a takedown but NappyNaps sprawls well.
NappyNaps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by NappyNaps.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
NappyNaps tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife dives in and grabs NappyNaps's left leg, looking for a takedown. NappyNaps pushes down on Strife's head and hops out.
A punch combination from Strife misses.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife tries to bum rush NappyNaps with a series of wild strikes but NappyNaps uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strife throws out a loose jab but NappyNaps uses good head movement to avoid it.
NappyNaps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Strife swivels and escapes.
NappyNaps tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife misses with an uppercut.
NappyNaps closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NappyNaps working Strife over with knees to the body.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Strife avoids the damage to the body.
NappyNaps lands a damaging elbow.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
NappyNaps utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Strife is trying to break the clinch but NappyNaps is controlling him.
Strife has NappyNaps pushed against the cage.
NappyNaps tries to stall but Strife uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Strife throws a head punch that misses.
NappyNaps lands a damaging elbow.
Strife working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strife lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Strife's face.
Strife wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strife scores with a hook to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps blocks an uppercut.
NappyNaps blocks a body shot from Strife.
Strife misses with a short punch on the inside.
NappyNaps trying to land knees to the body.
Strife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with NappyNaps's elbow.
Strife takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps looking to slow down the pace here.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section.
NappyNaps is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Strife is defending well for now.
Strife takes a knee to the side of the body.
NappyNaps prevents Strife from breaking the clinch.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Strife is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but NappyNaps is keeping busy.
Strife avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps misses with a knee strike.
NappyNaps missing with knees to the body.
NappyNaps stops a takedown attempt from Strife.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife pulls guard successfully.
Strife looking for submissions from the bottom but instead NappyNaps passes into half guard.
NappyNaps trying to control the action but Strife is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if NappyNaps is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
NappyNaps is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Strife is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
NappyNaps wants to stand but Strife has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofa NappyNaps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think NappyNaps has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofa NappyNaps!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Bastiat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Highwayman. 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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220 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frederic Bastiat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dace Javis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Javis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bastiat doesn't seem phased though.
Javis misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick lands from Bastiat that sends Javis to the canvas. Javis tries to scramble back to his feet but Bastiat brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Dace Javis has been cut.
Javis wants to control but Bastiat postures up.
Javis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bastiat is staying active.
Javis parries the strikes from Bastiat easily there. Bastiat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Javis to escape.
Javis parries the strikes from Bastiat easily there. Bastiat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Javis to escape.
Javis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bastiat's best efforts.
Javis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bastiat is working away from the top position though.
Bastiat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Javis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bastiat slips a nice elbow through Javis's hands, connecting with Javis's forehead.
Bastiat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bastiat thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Javis's head.
Bastiat thows a huge punch but Javis dodges it nicely.
Javis is looking to control Bastiat's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Javis avoid being mounted?
Bastiat will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bastiat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis trying to hold on to Bastiat's head to control him but Bastiat postures up.
Javis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bastiat.
Bastiat is looking to advance position but Javis won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Bastiat.
Bastiat tries to clinch up but Javis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bastiat tries to clinch but Javis moves out of range.
Bastiat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bastiat checks a leg kick.
Bastiat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Javis.
Bastiat walks into a left hand.
Javis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bastiat tries a head kick but it misses.
Bastiat moves forwards but Javis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bastiat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bastiat moves in looking to clinch but Javis pushes him off.
Javis throws a one two combo.
It looks like Frederic Bastiat has been cut.
Javis lands with a nice combination. Bastiat backs away looking to recover.
Javis throws a nice looking combination but Bastiat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Javis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Javis duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastiat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Frederic Bastiat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Javis lands a with a good body shot.
Javis scores with a one two! Bastiat had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Javis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bastiat.
Javis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bastiat is breathing heavily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Javis.
Javis scores with a jab.
Javis lunges at Bastiat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bastiat's hand.
Javis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bastiat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Javis finds it's way round the side to connect with Bastiat's head.
Bastiat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bastiat moves out of range of the leg kick from Javis.
Javis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastiat has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Frederic Bastiat's cut is getting worse.
Javis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Javis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Javis.
Javis lands a jab to the head.
Javis scores with a jab. Bastiat acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Frederic Bastiat's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Javis lands a nice shot that snaps Bastiat's head back.
Bastiat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Javis.
Javis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bastiat walks into a left hand.
Javis clobbers Bastiat with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Javis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Javis cracks a nice hook into Bastiat's ribs.
Javis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Javis jabs at Bastiat's body.
Javis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Javis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Javis lands a body shot.
Javis lands with a nice combination. Bastiat backs away looking to recover.
Jeez, Frederic Bastiat's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Javis scores with a jab to the head.
Javis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bastiat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Javis.
Bastiat gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Javis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Javis passes Bastiat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Javis is trying to control the action in half guard but Bastiat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Javis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frederic Bastiat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dace Javis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Woodstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodstock comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. The crowd seem to be enjoying Stackhouse's choice of entrance music: Every Time I Die - Roman Holiday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Woodstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stackhouse missing with a left hand there. Woodstock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Woodstock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stackhouse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stackhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woodstock.
Woodstock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Woodstock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Woodstock.
Stackhouse shoots for a takedown but Woodstock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Woodstock tries to move into range but Stackhouse moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stackhouse scores with a decent looking hook.
Woodstock blocks a jab.
Stackhouse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woodstock moves away.
Woodstock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stackhouse.
Woodstock misses with a kick to the body.
Stackhouse clinches up against the cage.
Woodstock breaks from the clinch.
Stackhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woodstock was well out of range. Poor timing from Stackhouse.
A shot to the body from Stackhouse misses
and Woodstock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Woodstock misses with a wild combination.
Andy Woodstock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woodstock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stackhouse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woodstock moves out of range as Stackhouse strikes.
Stackhouse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woodstock's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodstock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woodstock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dave Stackhouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodstock throws a head kick that misses.
Stackhouse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stackhouse blocks a head kick by Woodstock.
Woodstock ducks under a wild hook from Stackhouse.
Stackhouse darts in trying to clinch
and Woodstock counters with a head kick. That will keep Stackhouse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Woodstock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woodstock avoids the body shot from Stackhouse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodstock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Woodstock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woodstock throws a head kick that misses.
Woodstock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Woodstock lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stackhouse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stackhouse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stackhouse connects with a jab.
Woodstock is rocked!
Stackhouse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Woodstock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodstock is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stackhouse throws the left hand but Woodstock avoids the punch easily.
Stackhouse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stackhouse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stackhouse shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Woodstock is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Dave Stackhouse!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jagdish Bhagwati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Detroit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jagdish Bhagwati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Detroit!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhagwati slaps away a takedown attempt from Detroit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bhagwati moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Max Detroit has been cut.
Bhagwati misses with a straight right.
Detroit staying out of range there.
Detroit ducks under a wild hook from Bhagwati.
Detroit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bhagwati, pushing him back against the cage.
Bhagwati is trying to break the clinch but Detroit is controlling him.
Detroit is trying to drag Bhagwati to the mat but Bhagwati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Detroit scores with a shoulder strike.
Detroit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bhagwati pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jagdish Bhagwati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Detroit.
Detroit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bhagwati gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Detroit has clasped his hands together around Bhagwati's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Detroit scores with punches from side control.
Detroit trying to control the action but Bhagwati is working from the bottom.
Detroit throws a strike aimed at the side of Bhagwati's head but Bhagwati avoids it well.
Detroit working the ground and pound.
Detroit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Bhagwati is right now.
Bhagwati is looking for a sweep.
Bhagwati knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Detroit on the ground.
Detroit trying to control the position but Bhagwati is working away.
Detroit scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bhagwati wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bhagwati is looking for a sweep.
Bhagwati takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Detroit in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Detroit passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bhagwati!
Detroit prevents Bhagwati from getting the reversal.
Detroit lands a nice shot to the head.
Detroit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bhagwati regains half guard.
Bhagwati tries to get to full guard but Detroit has control of the leg.
Bhagwati throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati is staying active underneath Detroit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bhagwati trying to hold on to Detroit's head to control him but Detroit postures up.
Detroit is trying to control the action in half guard but Bhagwati is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bhagwati wants to get back to his feet.
Detroit is looking to take a break and control but Bhagwati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bhagwati throws the left hand but Detroit avoids the punch easily.
Bhagwati really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bhagwati sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bhagwati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Detroit.
Bhagwati throws a body kick the misses
and Detroit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bhagwati lands a nice shot that snaps Detroit's head back.
Detroit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Detroit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhagwati paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Detroit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Detroit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bhagwati has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bhagwati working aggressively here.
Detroit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bhagwati is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Detroit is trying to drag Bhagwati to the mat but Bhagwati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bhagwati lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Detroit.
Detroit swings wildly with an uppercut but Bhagwati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bhagwati can't break the clinch.
Bhagwati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Detroit wants a takedown but no success here.
Detroit tries for a takedown but Bhagwati manages to get underhooks.
Detroit looks gassed!
Bhagwati looking to stall.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch but Detroit keeps him there for the moment.
Bhagwati looking to stall.
Detroit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bhagwati avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Detroit.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Detroit won't allow it.
Detroit working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Detroit.
Detroit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Detroit prevents Bhagwati from breaking the clinch.
Detroit is working for takedown but Bhagwati is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bhagwati tries to land a knee to the head but Detroit blocks with his arms.
Bhagwati prevents the takedown attempt.
Bhagwati wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Detroit can't get the takedown.
Bhagwati gets through Detroit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Detroit is working for takedown but Bhagwati is calmly controlling the position for now.
Detroit struggles to land a body shot inside as Bhagwati controls his hands.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch but Detroit keeps him there for the moment.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Detroit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bhagwati avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bhagwati on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bhagwati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bhagwati wants to get back to striking at distance but Detroit won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Detroit digs a right hand underneath Bhagwati's ribcage. Bhagwati let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Detroit can't get the takedown.
Bhagwati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bhagwati lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Detroit backwards.
Detroit has Bhagwati pressed against the cage, preventing Bhagwati from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Detroit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Detroit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bhagwati throws a leg kick that is checked
and Detroit moves into the clinch.
Bhagwati tries to stall but Detroit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Detroit blocking some punches.
Detroit scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bhagwati has Detroit pressed against the cage.
Detroit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Detroit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bhagwati wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bhagwati wants to break free but Detroit has control.
Detroit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bhagwati pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Detroit dodges an elbow strike from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati is trying to force a seperation but Detroit has the dominant position.
Bhagwati stops a takedown attempt from Detroit.
Jagdish Bhagwati has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Detroit.
Bhagwati is trying to break free.
Detroit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bhagwati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bhagwati is trying to force a seperation but Detroit has the dominant position.
Bhagwati working hard to break the clinch.
Detroit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bhagwati lands a hook that snaps the head of Detroit backwards.
Detroit tries a knee to the head but Bhagwati blocks it.
Bhagwati displaying some good clinch control by pressing Detroit up against the cage.
Detroit is breathing heavily.
Detroit scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhagwati gets underhooks to prevent Detroit's takedown attempt.
Detroit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bhagwati has had enough of the clinch but Detroit keeps him there for the moment.
Detroit scores with a hook to the body.
Detroit tries to score a body lock takedown but Bhagwati shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhagwati tries to break free but Detroit pushes him back against the cage.
Detroit looking for a takedown.
Detroit prevents Bhagwati from breaking the clinch.
Detroit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bhagwati fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bhagwati misses with a jab to the body
and Detroit counters by moving into the clinch.
Detroit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bhagwati's efforts to push away.
Bhagwati wants to break free but Detroit has control.
Bhagwati is looking to break free of the clinch but Detroit has double underhooks.
Bhagwati tries to break free but Detroit pushes him back against the cage.
Detroit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bhagwati gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Detroit goes for a takedown attempt but Bhagwati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A combination from Bhagwati does no damage.
Jagdish Bhagwati is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhagwati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Detroit counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bhagwati's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Detroit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Detroit tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bhagwati is trying to break the clinch but Detroit is controlling him.
Bhagwati wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Detroit has him pressed against the cage.
Detroit is trying to drag Bhagwati to the mat but Bhagwati just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhagwati creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Detroit fails to land.
Detroit goes for a takedown attempt but Bhagwati pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bhagwati throws a jab when Detroit was well out of range.
Detroit moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Bhagwati. That snapped Detroit's head back.
Bhagwati misses with a series of wild punches.
Detroit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detroit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bhagwati.
A low kick from Bhagwati misses
and Detroit counters with a shoot takedown. Bhagwati fights it but they end up in guard.
Detroit wants to control from the top but Bhagwati keeps moving.
Bhagwati looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhagwati, not yet.
Bhagwati is trying to keep Detroit in close.
Detroit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Detroit trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhagwati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Detroit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bhagwati looking to control.
Detroit trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhagwati is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Detroit clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detroit prevents Bhagwati from breaking the clinch.
Bhagwati is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bhagwati is trying to force a seperation but Detroit has the dominant position.
Detroit tries to land a knee to the head but Bhagwati blocks with his arms.
Detroit has Bhagwati pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Detroit pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bhagwati tumbling to the mat - Detroit dives into Bhagwati's guard.
Bhagwati looking for a sweep. Not yet Bhagwati, not yet.
Bhagwati is trying to control the position but Detroit postures up.
Bhagwati is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Detroit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Detroit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Detroit stopping the sweep attempt from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bhagwati tries to get out of the position.
Detroit connects with a couple of short punches.
Detroit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Detroit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Detroit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Detroit checks a low kick from Bhagwati.
Bhagwati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhagwati keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhagwati throws a jab when Detroit was well out of range.
Detroit shoots in but no luck this time.
Bhagwati looks to throw a body kick
and Detroit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bhagwati's guard now.
Detroit scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bhagwati keeping moving, preventing Detroit from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bhagwati holds on and takes a little breather.
Detroit wants to control from the top but Bhagwati keeps moving.
Detroit prevents Bhagwati from getting back to his feet.
Detroit wants to control from the top but Bhagwati keeps moving.
Detroit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Detroit preventing the sweep.
Detroit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bhagwati tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Detroit was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhagwati.
Detroit tries to clinch but Bhagwati moves out of range.
Detroit doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhagwati circles away.
A low kick from Bhagwati misses
and Detroit counters with a shoot takedown. Bhagwati fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Detroit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Detroit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bhagwati tries to roll over but Detroit keeps him under control.
Detroit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Max Detroit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bhagwati is looking to escape.
Detroit is trying to control. Bhagwati wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bhagwati tries to roll over but Detroit keeps him under control.
Detroit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Detroit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bhagwati with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jagdish Bhagwati has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Detroit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Detroit feints and as Bhagwati raises his hands in defense, Detroit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bhagwati wants to sweep but no luck.
Bhagwati keeping full guard, as Detroit tries to pass.
Detroit won't allow Bhagwati to sweep him here.
Detroit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Detroit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bhagwati has momentary wrist control but Detroit slips an elbow through the middle.
Detroit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bhagwati looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bhagwati throws a right and a left that Detroit avoids nicely.
Bhagwati misses with a few strikes there.
Bhagwati throws a looping overhand right but Detroit ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Detroit scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns Bhagwati that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Detroit lands a big elbow.
Detroit lands a nice shot to the head.
Bhagwati is looking to improve his position but Detroit isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Detroit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bhagwati is in all sorts of trouble here.
Detroit with good strikes from the mount here!
Bhagwati is in a horrible position here. Detroit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Detroit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bhagwati can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Detroit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Detroit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bhagwati's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Detroit throws some wild stikes that Bhagwati manages to avoid easily.
Bhagwati is looking to get to half guard.
Detroit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bhagwati really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Detroit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Detroit.
Detroit landing strikes from the mount and Bhagwati is in trouble!
Bhagwati is in all sorts of trouble here.
Max Detroit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bhagwati regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Detroit seems content to control.
Bhagwati is trying to stand up here but Detroit is controlling him well.
Bhagwati missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Detroit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Detroit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Detroit!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho misses the target.
More defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from More.
A combination from More does no damage.
More checks a low kick from Ho.
Nice defenses there by More.
More moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
More checks a leg kick.
More catches Ho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho scores with a jab.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as More throws out the jab.
Ho scores with a jab. More acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
More throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
More uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
Ho blocks a head kick by More.
More displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho tries a low kick but More avoids it.
Ho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho pivots, looking for a leg kick but More is out of range and Ho settles back down.
More slips a jab and a cross from Ho.
More moves out of range as Ho strikes.
Ho misses with a wild body shot.
Ho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho walks into a jab.
Ho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More misses with a leg kick.
More gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho.
More takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
More looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
More throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by More.
No joy there for Ho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
More lands an overhand right.
More connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Ho as he checks the leg kick.
More ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
More slips under a jab.
More throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheers as More lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but More bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
More lands a nice shot to the body.
More misses with a straight right.
More will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
More on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
More lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as More backs up against the cage.
Ho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
More lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
More is looking to chop away at Ho's legs.
A big right from More misses.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but More sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
More scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on More's shoulder, as More tries to avoid the shot.
Ho looks gassed!
Ho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from More misses.
A leg kick checked by Ho.
Ho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from More.
More looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
More cracks Ho with a good jab.
More slips a straight right by Ho.
More lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
More lands a slapping body shot.
Ho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
More throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
More fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ho.
More keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
More fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
More throws a shot to the body.
More misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
More lands a nice shot that snaps Ho's head back.
More connects with a body shot.
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
More lands with a straight right. Ho didn't see that one coming.
Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
More fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
More lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
More slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
More throws a leg kick that misses.
More is looking to chop away at Ho's legs.
More paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
More is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice straight punches there by More. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of More.
More listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
More's corner calls for a 1-2. More obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho is rocked!
Ho on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho is still on wobbly legs! Can More finish him?
More works Ho's body with a nice hook.
Ho avoids the head kick by More.
Ho seems to have recovered his senses.
More connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
More lands a really nice looking cross but Ho seems unphased.
Ho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
More swings away with a leg kick that misses.
More misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Ho blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More 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.
More misses with a body shot.
More ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
More uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
More throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
More misses with a low kick as Ho jumps back.
More cracks Ho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
More throws a front kick aimed at Ho's knee but Ho avoids it well.
More throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
More takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
More lands with a shot to the body.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from More.
More displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
A lazy left from More finds it's target.
More dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A kick lands to the mid section there for More.
More lands a nice shot to the body.
More moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
More misses with a double jab.
More cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas More dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from More.
More throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
Ho throws a looping overhand right but More ducks down to avoid it.
More lands with a right hand.
Ho throws out a loose jab but More uses good head movement to avoid it.
More bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
More scores with a body shot.
Ho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
More misses with a two punch combination.
More throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
More tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
More tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as More checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ho blocks a jab.
Ho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract More.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. More sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
More throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
More throws a good cross that connects.
Ho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho misses with a body shot.
Ho is breathing heavily.
More ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
More defending well as Ho loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More scores with a shot to the body.
More misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho. More does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but More slips the punch.
More throws a head kick but Ho moves out of range.
More throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
Ho avoids the body shot from More.
More throws a push kick but Ho slaps the foot to one side.
A punch combination from More misses.
More checks a leg kick.
More throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho on the side of the head.
Ho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from More.
Thomas More is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A left and a right from More both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
A combination from Ho does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by More as he connects with a hook.
Nice shot by More.
More digs a good hook to Ho's body.
Jab by More.
More cracks Ho with an open hand slap.
More fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho checks the leg kick nicely there.
More with a nice cross.
A lazy left from More finds it's target.
Ho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
More connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho. Ho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
More scores with a jab to the jaw.
More is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
More throws a monster overhand right that drops Ho! More follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas More!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Loughlin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Damage Inc.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Assante's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Salvatore Assante is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laurent Loughlin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin throws the kick towards the body but Assante avoids it.
Assante dips to his left and cracks Loughlin with an uppercut!
Loughlin throws a hook but Assante blocks it.
Assante swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assante defending well as Loughlin loads up on a big left hand.
Loughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assante.
Loughlin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assante moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Assante misses.
Loughlin throws a combination that misses
and Assante makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assante is looking to clinch.
Assante moves in looking to clinch but Loughlin pushes him off.
Assante looks to score with a jab to the body but Loughlin is just out of range.
Loughlin tries to land a front kick but Assante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Loughlin takes a swing at Assante's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Loughlin
and Assante counters with a left and a right that stings Loughlin.
Assante doesn't manage to clinch there - Loughlin circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Assante counters with a nice body kick.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Assante.
Assante misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assante was well out of range. Poor timing from Loughlin.
Assante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loughlin.
Assante moves into the clinch successfully.
Loughlin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assante has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Assante as Loughlin tries to tie him up.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Loughlin controls the action.
Loughlin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assante lands a body punch.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante keeps control of Loughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Assante misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Assante.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loughlin manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Assante finds it's target.
Assante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Loughlin is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assante lands a slapping body shot.
Assante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Loughlin blocks a body shot from Assante.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Loughlin can't break the clinch.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Assante lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Assante lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Loughlin's ribcage. Loughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loughlin or not.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
Assante gets through Loughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Loughlin.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante is working Loughlin over against the cage.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loughlin or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assante works on Loughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
Assante is leaning against Loughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Loughlin controls the action.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands a left hand.
Assante presses Loughlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Assante lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loughlin blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
Assante lands a body punch.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assante with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assante connects with a body shot.
Assante lands with a kick to the temple. Loughlin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Assante has taken the fight to the clinch.
Assante lands a body punch.
A short left from Assante.
Loughlin blocks an uppercut.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante presses Loughlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loughlin blocks a body shot from Assante.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Loughlin's ribcage. Loughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Assante.
Assante digs a right hand into Loughlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loughlin's gas tank.
Assante misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assante.
Loughlin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante presses Loughlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assante creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Assante.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante lands a hook that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Loughlin's ribcage. Loughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assante.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
Assante cracks Loughlin with a nice body shot.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loughlin or not.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loughlin backwards.
Salvatore Assante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Assante on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Assante.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loughlin or not.
Assante is leaning against Loughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante cracks Loughlin with a nice body shot.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Loughlin's ribcage. Loughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a right hand.
Assante is working Loughlin over against the cage.
Loughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
Assante lands a body shot.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
Assante tries a body shot but Loughlin blocks it.
Assante misses with a punch to the body.
Loughlin blocking some punches.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Loughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loughlin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
Good body shot from Assante.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Loughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Assante.
A shot in the inside from Assante.
Assante working aggressively here.
Assante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loughlin's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante lands with a nice body kick.
Assante swinging wildly here.
Assante with a hook.
Assante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loughlin.
Assante displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loughlin throws out the jab.
Salvatore Assante seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Loughlin misses.
Loughlin misses with the combination.
Loughlin throws a sloppy head kick and Assante moves out of range easily.
Loughlin blocks a head kick by Assante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante is looking to clinch.
Loughlin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Assante throws the kick towards the body but Loughlin avoids it.
Laurent Loughlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assante misses with a low kick.
Assante digs a good body shot into Loughlin's ribs.
Assante misses with the combination.
Assante throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loughlin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assante blocks a jab.
Assante moves out of range as Loughlin throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assante. Loughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loughlin throws a body kick the misses
and Assante counters with a head kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Assante in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Assante moves out of range as Loughlin throws a body kick.
Loughlin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Assante lands but Loughlin takes it in his stride.
Loughlin throws a combination that misses
and Assante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Assante showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loughlin.
Assante with a nice cross.
Loughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loughlin lands an overhand right.
Assante fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assante ducks under a wild hook from Loughlin.
Loughlin throws the kick towards the body but Assante avoids it.
Assante misses with a low kick.
Assante pushes Loughlin up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin blocks a body shot from Assante.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assante has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loughlin.
Assante tries to work over Loughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assante tries to throw a body punch but Loughlin avoids it by throwing Assante back against the cage.
Assante lands with a right to the head.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Loughlin.
Assante lands a left hand.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
Assante has Loughlin pressed against the cage, preventing Loughlin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Loughlin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Assante.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assante takes a swing at Loughlin's ribcage but misses.
Loughlin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assante fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loughlin throws a jab when Assante was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin misses with a kick to the body
and Assante counters with a good low kick that Loughlin was not able to check.
Loughlin thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Loughlin.
Assante wants to clinch up but Loughlin keeps it at a distance.
Assante tries to clinch up but Loughlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assante moves away.
Loughlin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assante lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Loughlin throws a body kick the misses
and Assante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assante throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laurent Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assante turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assante throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loughlin misses with the body kick
and Assante counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Assante scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loughlin misses with a looping right.
Assante scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Assante throws a body kick that misses.
Assante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Loughlin.
Assante blocks a head kick by Loughlin.
Loughlin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Assante counters with a head kick. That will keep Loughlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Assante throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assante lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loughlin takes a step back to recover.
A jab from Loughlin misses.
Assante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loughlin.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Loughlin throws the left hand but Assante avoids the punch easily.
Assante lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante's corner calls for a 1-2. Assante obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loughlin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loughlin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assante.
Assante throws a head kick but Loughlin moves out of range.
Loughlin misses with a double jab
and Assante counters by clinching up.
Loughlin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assante tries to throw a body punch but Loughlin avoids it by throwing Assante back against the cage.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loughlins head.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Assante keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loughlin's efforts to push away.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
Assante lands a left hand.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assante scores with a hook to the body.
Assante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Loughlin or not.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Loughlin's ribcage. Loughlin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Assante throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Loughlins head.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante tries to work over Loughlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Assante - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
A short left from Assante.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante cracks Loughlin with a nice body shot.
Assante lands a body shot.
Loughlin wants to break free but Assante has control.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Assante is leaning against Loughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Loughlin blocks a body shot from Assante.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Loughlin controls his hands.
Assante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante gets through Loughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
A short right from Assante on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assante cracks Loughlin with a nice body shot.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Assante.
A short left from Assante.
Assante lands a body punch.
Loughlin tries to break the clinch but Assante is controlling the position.
Assante lands a shot to the body.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loughlin blocking some punches.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assante cracks Loughlin with a nice body shot.
Loughlin blocks a body shot from Assante.
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Assante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Assante dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Loughlin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assante throws a wild body kick that Loughlin sees coming a mile off.
Loughlin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assante connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loughlin momentarily.
Assante looks to score with a jab to the body but Loughlin is just out of range.
Loughlin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Loughlin moves out of range easily.
Loughlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Loughlin throws a lazy body kick
and Assante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Loughlin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Assante is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Loughlin swinging wildly here.
Loughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Assante is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a jab but it's blocked by Assante.
Loughlin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Assante tries to clinch but Loughlin is having none of it.
Loughlin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loughlin keeps the fight on the outside.
Assante clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Assante as the two fighters clinch.
Assante lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Loughlin.
Assante lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assante tries a body shot but Loughlin blocks it.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante works on Loughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante scores with a shot to the side of Loughlin's head.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Loughlin controls the action.
Loughlin prevents a body shot from Assante.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Loughlin is looking to control Assante's arms but Assante gets an underhook and turns him. Now Loughlin has his back to the cage.
Laurent Loughlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assante gets through Loughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Assante is leaning against Loughlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Assante.
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!
Assante lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Assante.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Loughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loughlin is trying to break the clinch but Assante is controlling him.
Assante lands with a light punch inside.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Loughlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin is trying to maintain a safe position but Assante gets an underhook and turns Loughlin into the cage.
Assante digs a right hand into Loughlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loughlin's gas tank.
Assante keeps control of Loughlin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assante works on Loughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Loughlin is looking to break free of the clinch but Assante has double underhooks.
Assante lands a left hand.
Assante lands a nice shot to the body.
Assante pushes Loughlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Assante.
Assante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Assante blocks a body shot from Loughlin.
Loughlin breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Assante closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Loughlin tries to circle away but Assante has him pinned against the cage.
Assante misses with a punch to the body.
Assante works on Loughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Assante lands an uppercut.
Loughlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loughlin tries to break free but Assante pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loughlin.
Loughlin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loughlin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Loughlin fails to land.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loughlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Assante 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 42:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 42:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!
Salvatore Assante is the new light heavyweight champion!
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