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BFE 112: Hair vs Rojas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conner Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agamemnon Coon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Conner Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Agamemnon Coon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coon showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz trying to hold on to Coon's head to control him but Coon postures up.
Coon prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz is looking to escape.
Coon winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cruz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coon is working away from the top position though.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Coon is controlling well.
Coon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coon connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coon.
Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coon.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Coon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coon is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Coon thows a big elbow that misses.
Coon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coon looking to pass the guard.
Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Coon working some strikes from top position.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Coon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Coon pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Coon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Coon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Coon.
Coon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cruz wants to get back to his feet.
Coon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Coon there.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Coon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coon passes to full mount!
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Coon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cruz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Coon landing punches.
Cruz is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Coon postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Cruz is out cold - huge knockout for Coon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Agamemnon Coon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Duty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Machine. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karl Duty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Donovan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Karl Duty has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Duty blocks the low kick.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Duty avoids them all with ease.
Donovan looks to land a body kick but Duty moved away.
A leg kick checked by Duty.
Duty shoots in for a double leg but Donovan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Donovan misses with a series of wild punches.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donovan lands a jab-cross combination.
Donovan looks for the body kick but Duty saw that one coming.
Donovan lands a leg kick that knocks Duty off balance momentarily.
Donovan looks for the body kick but Duty saw that one coming.
Duty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Donovan throws a right and a left that Duty avoids nicely.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duty has him pressed against the cage.
Duty tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Donovan tightens his grip and picks Duty up, before dumping him to the ground. Duty manages to land in guard.
Donovan wants to stand and escape but instead Duty has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet but Duty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Donovan looks gassed!
Duty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duty has an Americana. Donovan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Duty is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Duty hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Karl Duty!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo The Little Italian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Little Italian has chosen la dibla as his entrance music. Enzo The Little Italian is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo The Little Italian!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from The Little Italian finds it's target.
Stevens misses with a combination
and The Little Italian counters with a head kick. That will keep Stevens thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Little Italian clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The Little Italian keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevens's efforts to push away.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Little Italian pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Little Italian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Little Italian has Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
The Little Italian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
It looks like Richard Stevens has been cut.
The Little Italian lands a nice elbow.
The Little Italian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but The Little Italian won't allow it.
The Little Italian lands a big knee! That's hurt Stevens! Oh, he's all over the place! The Little Italian lands another knee that sends Stevens to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo The Little Italian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes into the arena with Rev Theory - Hell Yeah blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lee.
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Machida manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
Lee is looking for a triangle here but Machida uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Machida presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Machida landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Machida tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida fails to land the takedown.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Machida.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Machida counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Machida working for a submission but Lee is keeping him at bay.
Lee is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Machida locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Lee is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lyoto Machida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Penniman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Penniman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Buzz Killer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penniman tried to score with a low kick but Killer checks it.
Penniman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penniman misses with a combination
and Killer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penniman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penniman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penniman lands an overhand right.
Penniman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penniman, right into the meat.
Penniman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penniman is looking to clinch.
Penniman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killer's sensitive parts.
Killer throws a jab when Penniman was well out of range.
Penniman misses with a lunging right hand
and Killer counters with a nice body shot.
Penniman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Killer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penniman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penniman tries to land a front kick but Killer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penniman throws a right hand that Killer ducks under and follows up with a left that Killer also avoids with ease.
Penniman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Killer counters with a thumping low kick.
Penniman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Killer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penniman to score with a decent uppercut.
Penniman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penniman thinking.
Killer misses with a two punch combination.
Penniman defending well as Killer loads up on a big left hand.
Killer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Killer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penniman doesn't seem phased though.
Penniman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Killer counters with a good low kick that Penniman was not able to check.
Penniman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penniman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Killer counters with a three punch combo that has Penniman backing up. Penniman nods at Killer to acknowledge the strikes.
Penniman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penniman lands with a good body shot.
Penniman misses with a lunging right hand
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penniman scores with a nice strike.
An inside leg kick lands from Penniman.
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!
Penniman misses with a leg kick
letting Killer counter with a right hand.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penniman throws a poor cross that misses
and Killer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Richard Penniman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Killer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penniman throws a right hand that misses
and Killer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penniman misses with an uppercut
and Killer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penniman looks to throw the jab but Killer is out of range.
Penniman misses with a hook. Killer ducked under it nicely.
Penniman throws a leg kick
letting Killer counter with a right hand.
A cross from Killer lands.
Penniman looks to land a left hand but Killer moved out of range nicely.
Penniman misses with a leg kick
and Killer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penniman misses with a leg kick
and Killer counters with a nice uppercut.
Killer 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.
Killer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penniman misses with an uppercut
letting Killer counter with a right hand.
Penniman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Killer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penniman throws a low kick but Killer avoids it.
Penniman throws a lazy uppercut
and Killer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Killer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penniman has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penniman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Killer counters with a left to the body.
Penniman is breathing heavily.
Penniman tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Penniman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Killer counters with a left to the body.
Killer lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Penniman misses
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
Killer throws a sloppy head kick and Penniman moves out of range easily.
Penniman misses with a series of wild punches.
Penniman misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Killer dominated that round.
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.
Penniman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Penniman misses.
Penniman wants to clinch
and Killer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penniman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
Killer lands an overhand right.
Penniman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Killer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer digs a good hook to Penniman's body.
Penniman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buzz Killer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penniman throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Killer to counter with a crisp jab.
Penniman misses the body punch
and Killer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penniman lands a right hook to the body.
Penniman swings widly with a right hand
and Killer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Killer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Killer walks into a jab.
Penniman throws an off balance right hand
and Killer counters with a good low kick that Penniman was not able to check.
Penniman's corner calls for a 1-2. Penniman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penniman slips a jab from Killer.
The crowd cheers as Killer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penniman doesn't seem phased though.
Penniman misses with an uppercut
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the liver by Penniman. Beautiful body shot.
Penniman misses with a lunging right hand
and Killer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penniman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Killer looks to score with a jab to the body but Penniman is just out of range.
Richard Penniman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penniman misses with the combination.
Killer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penniman throws a body kick that misses.
Penniman fails to land with a series of punches.
Killer ducks under a wild hook from Penniman.
Penniman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Killer counters with a nice body shot.
Penniman connects with an inside leg kick.
Penniman throws a poor cross that misses
and Killer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penniman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penniman tries to clinch up but Killer circles away and keeps his distance.
Penniman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penniman misses with a hook
and Killer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penniman thinking.
Penniman wants to land a leg kick but Killer is out of range.
Penniman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Penniman misses
and Killer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Killer stuns Penniman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penniman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penniman misses with a double jab
and Killer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Killer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Penniman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Penniman misses with a lunging right hand
and Killer counters with a straight right hand.
Penniman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Killer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Killer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Killer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penniman is rocked!
Killer lands a nice hook to Penniman's body. Penniman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Killer cracks Penniman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Penniman falls to his knees and Killer doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzz Killer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keastie Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keastie Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Saber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Saber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saber throws a right hand that misses
and Kannegaard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber lands a jab.
Kannegaard misses with a hook to the body
and Saber counters with a nice body shot.
Kannegaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kannegaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut
and Saber counters with a straight right hand.
Saber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Saber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kannegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saber manages to avoid it.
Saber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kannegaard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saber scrambles back to his feet.
Saber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Saber misses the body punch
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
Kannegaard throws an off balance right hand
and Saber counters with a right hand to the body.
Kannegaard lands a lovely overhand right.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Saber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saber tries to move into range but Kannegaard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kannegaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Saber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saber throws a hook but Kannegaard blocks it.
Saber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kannegaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cameron Saber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kannegaard looks to land a left hand but Saber moved out of range nicely.
Saber moves out of range as Kannegaard strikes.
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.
Saber misses with a shot to the body
and Kannegaard counters with a low kick, right behind Saber 's knee.
Saber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kannegaard. That one must have hurt.
Kannegaard takes a swing at Saber's ribcage but misses.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard throws a series of strikes that have Saber backpedaling.
Saber slips a jab from Kannegaard.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard.
Keastie Kannegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kannegaard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber misses with a hook
and Kannegaard counters with a low kick, right behind Saber 's knee.
Saber blocks a head kick by Kannegaard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saber scores with the left hand. Kannegaard knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keastie Kannegaard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kannegaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Kannegaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Kannegaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kannegaard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Keastie Kannegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard jabs Saber right on the nose. Saber blinks but takes it well.
Saber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kannegaard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Saber misses
and Kannegaard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard misses with a looping right.
Kannegaard looks to land a left hand but Saber moved out of range nicely.
Saber misses with a takedown attempt
and Kannegaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kannegaard cracks a nice hook into Saber's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannegaard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Saber digs a good body shot into Kannegaard's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Kannegaard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saber doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kannegaard swings widly with a right hand
and Saber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kannegaard thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keastie Kannegaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kannegaard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Keastie Kannegaard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keemo Jakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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321 lbs
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321 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Keemo Jakkar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakkar wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Jakkar moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jakkar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Jakkar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a right hand.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Jakkar's head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Jakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva avoiding damage as Jakkar throws knees to the body.
Jakkar missing with knees to the body.
Jakkar looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
Jakkar wants a takedown.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
Jakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jakkar blocks with his arms.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jakkar.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jakkar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva cracks Jakkar with a nice body shot.
Silva is pushing Jakkar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar misses with a knee strike.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Jakkar's takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to stall but Jakkar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jakkar.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keemo Jakkar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Silva.
Jakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Silva.
Jakkar throws a lazy head kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jakkar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Jakkar off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds his right hand into Jakkar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jakkar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakkar's face.
Jakkar misses with a knee to the head.
Jakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Jakkar.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Jakkar being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva 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.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva taking a breather.
Jakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jakkar jumps guard but Silva stands there with Jakkar around his waist. Jakkar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Jakkar missing with knees to the body.
Jakkar goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jakkar tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Jakkar is breathing heavily.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jakkar doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jakkar's face.
Jakkar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keemo Jakkar.
Jakkar looks to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Jakkar circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Jakkar gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
Jakkar letting Silva take a breather here.
Jakkar tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Jakkar drops back down to his feet.
Silva avoiding damage as Jakkar throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
Jakkar is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jakkar up against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jakkar.
Silva pushes Jakkar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jakkar takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Keemo Jakkar has been cut.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jakkar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jakkar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jakkar letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jakkar can do to turn this around?
Jakkar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jakkar backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyoto Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jakkar blocks it.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakkar being controlled against the cage.
Jakkar takes a shot to the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Jakkar's ribcage. Jakkar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jakkar blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jakkar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jakkar tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Jakkar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva pushes Jakkar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keemo Jakkar's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Silva clinches.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Jakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jakkar.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jakkar.
Silva avoiding damage as Jakkar throws knees to the body.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jakkar up against the cage.
Silva gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jakkar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Lyoto Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Jakkar misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jakkar on the side of the head.
Keemo Jakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jakkar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jakkar takes one on the button.
A low kick from Jakkar misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jakkar takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jakkar up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Jakkar trying to land knees to the body.
Jakkar missing with knees to the body.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jakkar's ribcage.
Jakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Jakkar misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Jakkar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lyoto Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keemo Jakkar.
Jakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva avoiding damage.
Jakkar tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lyoto Silva.
Silva lands a jab to Jakkar's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Jakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Jakkar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is looking to control Jakkar's arms but Jakkar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Jakkar's head.
Silva has Jakkar pushed against the cage.
Jakkar tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Jakkar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakkar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Luciania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Luciania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geoff Paul!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luciania throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Luciania makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Luciania.
Luciania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paul lands a couple of digs.
Luciania is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Paul scoring with punches to the head and body.
Luciania will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Paul landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul working some strikes from top position.
Paul trying to control but Luciania is working from the bottom.
Paul trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Luciania has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Paul can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luciania looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciania is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Paul stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciania swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
Paul throwing strikes from guard but Luciania blocks nicely.
Paul keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Luciania's head.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
Paul is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paul got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luciania has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paul has managed to get both his arms back between Luciania's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Luciania is breathing heavily.
Paul wants to control from the top but Luciania keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciania working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paul.
Luciania working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Luciania is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Paul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paul trying to control the position from guard on top but Luciania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luciania has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul stands up over Luciania, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Salvatore Luciania will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paul darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania is pressing down on Paul's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paul thows a big elbow that misses.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Luciania looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paul passes into half guard.
Paul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Paul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paul trying to mount his opponent but Luciania defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciania trying to control but Paul postures up.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paul slips a nice elbow through Luciania's hands, connecting with Luciania's forehead.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paul throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul trying to control the action but Luciania is working from the bottom.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Luciania is not content to let Paul control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Still in half guard, Paul seems content to control.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul wants to control but Luciania is keeping him busy.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Geoff Paul has got the better of the ground game so far.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Paul.
Paul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Paul there.
Paul working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Paul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paul looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Luciania is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Paul is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Paul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciania has hold of Paul's hands but Paul slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Luciania is trying to get back to full guard.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Paul winds up and cracks Luciania with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Paul with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Paul takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paul is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Paul 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. This is the final round!
Paul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Paul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Paul lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Paul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Luciania's face.
Luciania'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.
Paul landing strikes, looking to finish!
Luciania is trying to escape the mount.
Luciania in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Luciania is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciania is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Luciania regains half guard.
Paul lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Paul lands a nice short elbow.
Luciania looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul working the head and body with strikes.
Paul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luciania. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Luciania is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luciania looking for submissions off his back.
Paul sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Luciania is refusing to be controlled, as Paul sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paul in particular looking to stall.
Luciania looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciania gets back to full guard.
Paul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Paul is pushing down on Luciania's leg trying to pass to half guard. Luciania is fighting to maintain full guard but Paul has managed to sneak the leg through.
Paul is pressing down on Luciania's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luciania is holding on for now.
Luciania actively working from the bottom here.
Paul working over Luciania with some ground and pound. Luciania looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciania gets back to full guard.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Luciania is keeping the position.
Paul is looking to work some ground and pound but Luciania has wrist control.
Paul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Luciania escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Paul gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Paul scoring with some ground and pound.
Luciania is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Paul defends well.
Paul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paul lands a couple of elbows.
Paul thows a big elbow that misses.
Paul lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Luciania is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paul is aware though and is defending well.
Luciania has momentary wrist control but Paul slips an elbow through the middle.
Luciania keeping moving, preventing Paul from controlling successfully.
Paul engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Luciania throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paul landing some decent shots from guard.
Paul postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paul has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge 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... Geoff Paul!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James has chosen Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James closes the distance and clinches.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Datsik blocks it with crossed arms.
Datsik lands a body shot.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Datsik blocks with his arms.
A short right from Datsik.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Datsik won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Datsik.
It looks like Helio James has been cut.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Datsik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
James misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Datsik.
James looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik lands with a left to the head.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Datsik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Datsik throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Datsik.
A short body shot lands from Datsik as the two fighters clinch.
Datsik lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Datsik.
Datsik is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Datsik.
A short right from Datsik.
James misses with an elbow strike.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
Datsik lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Datsik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Datsik scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Datsik lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James takes a shot to the head.
Datsik misses with a punch on the inside.
Datsik presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Datsik swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Datsik misses with a hook from the clinch.
James blocks an uppercut.
Datsik digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Datsik.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
A hook to the body from Datsik.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Datsik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of James backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Datsik digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Datsik gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Datsik is working James over against the cage.
Datsik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Datsik lands a right hand.
Datsik throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Datsik lands with a right to the head.
James throws an elbow that misses.
Datsik scores with a shoulder strike.
Datsik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Datsik.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Datsik creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Datsik.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James takes a shot to the head.
James blocking some punches.
James throws an elbow that misses.
Datsik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Datsik scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Datsik lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Datsik.
Datsik digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Datsik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James wants to get back to striking at distance but Datsik won't allow it.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Datsik gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Datsik.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Datsik.
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Datsik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Datsik lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Datsik scores with a nice short uppercut.
Datsik presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Datsik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Datsik working aggressively here.
Datsik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Datsik - that landed with a thud.
Datsik makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Datsik dodges an elbow strike from James.
A nice left hand lands by Datsik.
James blocks an uppercut.
James blocks an uppercut.
Datsik lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Datsik.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
James takes a shot to the head.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik lands a right hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
James trying to stall but Datsik improves his position.
Datsik lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik working aggressively here.
James trying to stall but Datsik improves his position.
Datsik stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James tries to stall but Datsik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
Datsik scores with a shot to the side of James's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Datsik dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helio James's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice sprawl there from James as Datsik shoots in.
Datsik misses with a hook
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James drives through and clinches with Datsik against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik digs a right hand underneath James's ribcage. James let out a lung full of air as it connected.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James is breathing heavily.
Datsik misses with a jab to the body
and Datsik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Datsik.
Nice body punch from Datsik.
James throws a leg kick
and Datsik counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik misses with a hook
and James counters with a thumping low kick.
Good leg kick by James there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Datsik sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Datsik tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helio James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James forces Datsik back against the cage and clinches.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Datsik lands with a short head shot on the inside.
James taking a breather.
Datsik misses with some punches.
A short right from Datsik on the inside.
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
Datsik is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Datsik lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James blocks an uppercut.
Datsik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Datsik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Datsik digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Datsik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Datsik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Datsik.
Datsik lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik lands a body shot.
Datsik lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Datsik.
Datsik working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Datsik lands a shoulder strike.
Datsik presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viacheslav Datsik has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Datsik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Datsik lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Datsik pushes James back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Datsik lands with a short shot to the head.
Datsik misses with the head strike.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
A head punch on the inside from Datsik fails to land.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
Datsik misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viacheslav Datsik dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helio James'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!
James fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Datsik manages to avoid it.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Datsik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Datsik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Datsik is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Datsik counters with a right hand to the body.
Datsik moves out of range of the leg kick from James.
Helio James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Viacheslav Datsik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
James throws an off balance right hand
and Datsik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Datsik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Datsik.
James looking to stall.
Datsik avoids a wild elbow strike from James.
Datsik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James blocks an uppercut.
Datsik works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Datsik throws a punch but it's blocked by James.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
James holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Datsik lands a body punch in the clinch.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Datsik is blocking nicely.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Datsik's brow.
James misses with an elbow strike.
James tries to circle away but Datsik has him pinned against the cage.
James wants to break the clinch but can't.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James wants to break free but Datsik has control.
James trying to control the position but instead, Datsik has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
James is trying to break free.
Datsik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, James throws an elbow but misses.
Datsik prevents James from breaking the clinch.
Datsik lands with a light punch inside.
Datsik has a couple of punches blocked by James.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, James just misses with a elbow thrown towards Datsik's brow.
Datsik swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
James missing with knees to the body.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Datsik avoids it.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James tries to break the clinch but Datsik is controlling the position.
James is looking to break free of the clinch but Datsik has double underhooks.
James tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Datsik avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viacheslav Datsik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Datsik has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viacheslav Datsik!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crixus Hair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rojas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hair's entrance music is I Made it. A fine choice. Rojas has chosen Cant be Touched as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Crixus Hair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Rojas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hair tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rojas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hair.
Hair misses with a lunging right hand
and Rojas counters with a head kick. That will keep Hair thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hair throws a sloppy head kick
and Rojas counters with a body kick.
Rojas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hair thows a leg kick but Rojas checks it
and Rojas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hair connects with a crisp jab.
Crixus Hair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojas lands a big head kick that sends Hair tumbling to the mat! Rojas takes a step backwards and waves Hair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hair is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hair swings widly with a right hand
and Rojas counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominic Rojas!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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