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MMAL 66: Rua Vs. Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deep Fryer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Deep Fryer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fryer moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Fryer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fryer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fryer is staying tight to Jones's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Fryer stands up.
Fryer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fryer counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is trying to keep Fryer in close.
Fryer passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Fryer seems content to control.
Fryer decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fryer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Fryer seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Deep Fryer just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Fryer moves out of range easily.
Jones looks gassed!
Jones throws a head kick but Fryer moves out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Fryer.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fryer forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Fryer turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fryer manages to end up in side control.
Fryer is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jones is trying to escape and Fryer transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jones is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fryer! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Deep Fryer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Tiongson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White 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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dj Tiongson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Roberto Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto misses the shot to the body.
Tiongson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sotto.
Sotto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tiongson counters with a takedown into side control.
Sotto is trying to control Tiongson's posture but Tiongson avoids it.
Tiongson taking a breather here.
Tiongson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tiongson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tiongson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sotto has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto wants to control but Tiongson postures up.
Tiongson controlling from side mount.
Tiongson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sotto to his feet.
Sotto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tiongson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sotto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiongson gets to his feet. Sotto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sotto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tiongson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiongson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiongson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotto is retaining full guard.
Tiongson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sotto looks gassed!
Tiongson distracts Sotto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tiongson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dj Tiongson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tiongson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tiongson working the ground and pound from side control.
Tiongson lands an elbow.
Tiongson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sotto some visible discomfort.
Tiongson controlling from side mount.
Tiongson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dj Tiongson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tiongson moves into the clinch.
Tiongson breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiongson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tiongson lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Tiongson 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.
Tiongson closes the distance and clinches.
Sotto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tiongson is defending well.
Tiongson manages to pull guard.
Tiongson pulls Sotto in close to his closed guard and prevents Sotto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tiongson wants to sweep here but Sotto controlling him for the moment.
Tiongson seems keen to control Sotto's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tiongson is on top in guard.
Tiongson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotto can do to turn this around?
Tiongson gets to his feet - Sotto follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotto thows a leg kick but Tiongson checks it
and Tiongson counters with a crisp one two that drops Sotto! Tiongson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sotto to his feet! Sotto is in big trouble!
Sotto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiongson shoots in for a takedown. SLAM! Brutal! Sotto is out cold and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Dj Tiongson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manu Ginobili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shady Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shady Marshall was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Manu Ginobili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Shady Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginobili throws a nice looking combination but Marshall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ginobili chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ginobili fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ginobili scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Marshall throws a series of punches but Ginobili moves out of range.
Ginobili misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ginobili checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ginobili lands a brutal head kick. Marshall looks out on his feet and Ginobili throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Manu Ginobili!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Misuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Pump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Pump is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Misuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Pump!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Pump misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pump misses with a hook
and Misuki counters with a crisp one two that drops Pump! Misuki thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pump to his feet! Pump is in big trouble!
Pump is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Misuki rushes Pump and presses him up against the cage.
Pump is still on wobbly legs! Can Misuki finish him?
Misuki breaks from the clinch.
Misuki lands a big right hook! Pump looks hurt but is still standing! Misuki lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Pump falls down and Misuki dives in with a huge hammer fist! Pump's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Misuki runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Misuki!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Spider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Kimura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Spider!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spider throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Spider misses with a body kick.
Kimura shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kimura passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kimura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kimura dominating with strikes here.
Spider really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kimura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Spider tries to improve his position but instead Kimura has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spider wants to get back to his feet.
Kimura keeps control of the position easily here as Spider tries to buck him off.
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.
Spider has hold of Kimura's leg, trying to break free but it's let Kimura lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Spider is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Kimura throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Kimura!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donatello Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Mallao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Mallao has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Donatello Crizanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Roger Mallao!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crizanto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mallao. Mallao circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mallao misses with a takedown attempt
and Crizanto counters by clinching up.
Crizanto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mallao backwards.
Crizanto presses Mallao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crizanto digs a right hand underneath Mallao's ribcage. Mallao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike.
Crizanto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mallao backwards.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Mallao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mallao's gas tank.
Crizanto landing knees to the body.
Mallao looks gassed!
Crizanto lands an elbow that stopped Mallao in his tracks for a moment.
Mallao tries to pull guard but Crizanto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Crizanto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crizanto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crizanto lands a body punch.
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crizanto digs a right hand underneath Mallao's ribcage. Mallao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mallao letting Crizanto take a breather here.
Crizanto pushes Mallao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Mallao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mallao's gas tank.
Crizanto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crizanto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mallao's face.
Crizanto digs a right hand underneath Mallao's ribcage. Mallao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crizanto lands a nice knee to the body.
Crizanto lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Crizanto is working Mallao over against the cage.
Crizanto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Crizanto.
Crizanto presses Mallao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Crizanto.
Nice body punch from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crizanto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mallao is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crizanto pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Donatello Crizanto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Mallao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crizanto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crizanto lands with a right to the head.
Crizanto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crizanto lands a shot to the body.
Crizanto lands with a light punch inside.
Crizanto scores with a hook to the body.
Crizanto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mallao up against the cage.
Good body shot from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands with a short shot to the head.
Crizanto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mallao backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crizanto.
Crizanto slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto pushes Mallao back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crizanto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crizanto lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Crizanto.
Nice elbow from Crizanto.
Crizanto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Mallao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mallao's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crizanto slowing the pace effectively.
Crizanto scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Crizanto.
Crizanto lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Crizanto.
Crizanto just leaning against Mallao, taking a breather.
Crizanto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mallao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crizanto digs a right hand into Mallao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mallao's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Crizanto as the two fighters clinch.
Crizanto lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto is working Mallao over against the cage.
Crizanto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crizanto.
Crizanto is leaning against Mallao and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crizanto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crizanto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mallao or not.
Crizanto is working Mallao over against the cage.
Crizanto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crizanto crunches a lovely knee into Mallao's ribcage.
Crizanto lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Crizanto.
A shot in the inside from Crizanto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crizanto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crizanto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crizanto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mallao takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donatello Crizanto 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.
Mallao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crizanto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crizanto Throws a clean left jab. Crizanto Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Mallao's chin! Mallao crumbles to the ground and Crizanto follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Crizanto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Donatello Crizanto!
Donatello Crizanto made sure to mention his sponsor, 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Bellica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Knoxville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nikolai Bellica has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Bellica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Knoxville!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxville takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellica on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bellica clinches with his opponent.
Bellica prevents Knoxville from breaking the clinch.
Knoxville wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellica has him pressed against the cage.
Knoxville looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bellica leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bellica keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Knoxville's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Bellica.
Knoxville blocks a body shot from Bellica.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bellica.
Knoxville is trying to force a seperation but Bellica has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville prevents a body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knoxville working hard to break the clinch.
Knoxville can't break the clinch.
Knoxville has had enough of the clinch but Bellica keeps him there for the moment.
Bellica tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knoxville's elbow.
Bellica utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knoxville is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bellica works on Knoxville's body with a couple of short punches.
Bellica lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bellica lands a body punch.
Knoxville looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knoxville's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands an elbow that stopped Knoxville in his tracks for a moment.
Bellica lands a nice elbow.
Good body shot from Bellica.
Knoxville can't break the clinch.
Bellica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bellica lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bellica taking a breather.
Bellica stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bellica misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bellica lands a hook that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
Knoxville takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bellica misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellica comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands a nice uppercut.
Come on Bellica - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Bellica on the inside.
Bellica lands a nice knee to the body.
Bellica lands with a left to the head.
Bellica makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Bellica.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bellica lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bellica working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bellica.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellica lands an elbow that stopped Knoxville in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellica creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellica works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellica lands a knee to the body.
Bellica lands a body punch.
Bellica putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Knoxville in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bellica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
Bellica presses Knoxville against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bellica lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bellica scores with a shoulder strike.
Bellica pushes Knoxville back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellica.
Bellica softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Bellica.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bellica.
Bellica is working Knoxville over against the cage.
Bellica lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knoxville backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Bellica dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bellica lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Knoxville.
Bellica steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Knoxville is out on his feet! Bellica sets himself and nearly takes Knoxville's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolai Bellica!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nikolai Bellica waved his t-shirt featuring 1337 ANZAC 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akbar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Padilla comes to the cage accompanied by boom!!!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Akbar Hussein!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussein blocks the body kick.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Hussein steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Padilla just misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Padilla misses the target.
Hussein tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Padilla swivels and escapes.
Padilla misses with a body kick.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Hussein avoids it.
Robin Padilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hussein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hussein wants it to stay on the feet.
Hussein looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
Padilla throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein throws an overhand right that lands on Padilla's shoulder, as Padilla tries to avoid the shot.
Hussein is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hussein closes the distance and clinches up with Padilla, looking for a takedown. Hussein pushes Padilla against the cage but Padilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but Hussein shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Padilla drives through with a takedown into Hussein's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hussein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Padilla controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hussein wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla trying to move into half guard but instead Hussein has managed to sweep!
Padilla looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hussein is one step ahead there.
Padilla throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla 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.
Padilla keeping moving, preventing Hussein from controlling successfully.
Hussein might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Padilla kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussein won't allow Padilla to sweep him here.
Hussein throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussein trying to control but Padilla is working from the bottom.
Padilla will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Akbar Hussein wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Hussein as Padilla shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Padilla throws a push kick but Hussein slaps the foot to one side.
Padilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Hussein sprawls well. He's pushed Padilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Padilla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hussein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Padilla sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hussein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hussein can't do much from the bottom here.
Hussein is not content to let Padilla control the position.
Hussein can't do much from the bottom here.
Hussein is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to advance to mount but Hussein instead regains half guard.
Hussein is in trouble now - Padilla has advanced to mount!
Padilla looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Padilla there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hussein tries to hold on but Padilla postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Padilla looking to control but Hussein is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla breaks from Hussein's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hussein misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Padilla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hussein.
Hussein should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Padilla slips a straight right by Hussein.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hussein as he avoids it easily.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hussein sprawls well. Hussein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Padilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Padilla throws a hook to the side of Hussein's head but Hussein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but Hussein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Padilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Padilla.
Padilla shoots in but no luck this time.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hussein.
Padilla slips under a jab from Hussein.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but Hussein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Padilla looks to land a body kick but Hussein moved away.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
Padilla fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hussein avoids it really well and circles away.
Padilla defending well as Hussein loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hussein's waist but Hussein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Padilla off to one side.
Hussein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Padilla moves away.
Hussein shoots in for a double leg but Padilla sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Padilla.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein slaps away a takedown attempt from Padilla, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Padilla dives in and scores a takedown into Hussein's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Padilla trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Padilla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Padilla stands and throws Hussein's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla swings around for an armbar but Hussein sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Padilla's guard.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Padilla keeps moving.
Padilla looking to control.
Hussein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hussein looking to sit in guard and control but Padilla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hussein looking for a guillotine here but Padilla defends easily.
Padilla passes Hussein's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla slips a nice elbow through Hussein's hands, connecting with Hussein's forehead.
Padilla trying to control from half guard but Hussein is working away.
Padilla thows a huge punch but Hussein dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussein is looking for a sweep. Padilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hussein is just riding it out for now. Padilla eventually gives up the hold.
Hussein trying to control but Padilla postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla 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.
Hussein misses with a straight left.
Padilla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussein defends it nicely.
Padilla stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Padilla wants it to stay on the feet.
Padilla scores with a takedown into Hussein's guard.
Hussein tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Robin Padilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Padilla throws an elbow that misses. Hussein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Padilla's guard. Nice move by Hussein!
Hussein tries to free his leg and advance position but Padilla is retaining full guard.
Hussein stopping the sweep attempt from Padilla.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Padilla's head.
Hussein stopping the sweep attempt from Padilla.
Hussein drops back, looking for a kneebar! Padilla looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Padilla looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Padilla!
Padilla throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hussein on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Padilla seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Padilla looks up at the clock and then as Hussein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Padilla smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla scores with punches from side control.
Padilla tries to move to full mount but Hussein actually manages to regain half guard.
Padilla is keen to just control but Hussein is a slippery customer.
Padilla throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Padilla lands with a punch from half guard.
Padilla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Padilla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussein trying to control here.
Padilla scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Padilla slips a nice elbow through Hussein's hands, connecting with Hussein's forehead.
Padilla sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hussein defending well though.
Padilla lands strikes from half guard.
Padilla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hussein wants to get back to full guard.
Padilla thows a huge punch but Hussein dodges it nicely.
Padilla works his way into side control.
Padilla is trying to get an arm triangle but Hussein is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Padilla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hussein is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ground and pound from Padilla seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Padilla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hussein is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Padilla working the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hussein sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Padilla misses with an uppercut. Hussein saw that one coming.
Padilla is looking to land body kicks.
Hussein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Padilla manages to avoid it.
Hussein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Padilla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hussein can do to turn this around?
Hussein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hussein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Hussein.
Hussein throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Hussein is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Padilla misses with a looping right.
Padilla tries for a takedown but Hussein circles away easily
and Hussein counters with a straight right hand.
Padilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hussein moves away.
Padilla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hussein.
Hussein misses the shot to the body.
Padilla shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hussein pinned against the cage. Hussein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hussein gets a double leg takedown into Padilla's guard.
Hussein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hussein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hussein is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Padilla is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Padilla has escaped and now he's on top!
Hussein has momentary wrist control but Padilla slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hussein is trying to keep Padilla in close.
Padilla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Hussein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Padilla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla advances to half guard.
Hussein is trying to get back to full guard.
Padilla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Padilla looks to land a strike but Hussein avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hussein keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Padilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hussein is keeping the position for now.
Padilla makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Padilla trying to control but Hussein is working from the bottom.
Padilla postures up in Hussein's guard and throws a big left but Hussein blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Padilla defends it easily.
Padilla is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hussein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hussein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Padilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla had his way with Akbar Hussein in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Padilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but Hussein shows good takedown defense.
Hussein misses with a straight right.
Padilla doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Hussein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robin Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussein looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Padilla is fending him off so far but Hussein persists. Nope, Padilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Hussein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla has a takedown stuffed.
Padilla throws a jab when Hussein was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hussein defends it nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hussein lands with a hook. Padilla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Padilla avoids the body shot from Hussein.
Hussein throws a body punch but Padilla moves out of range.
Hussein throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Hussein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hussein dives in and grabs Padilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes down on Hussein's head and hops out.
Padilla closes the distance and clinches up with Hussein, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes Hussein against the cage but Hussein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akbar Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein throws a jab when Padilla was well out of range.
Padilla misses with a takedown attempt
and Hussein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hussein loads up on a big right hand but Padilla slips the punch.
Hussein misses with a hook.
Padilla misses with a straight left.
Padilla throws the kick towards the body but Hussein avoids it.
Padilla tries to work over Hussein's front leg with a kick but Hussein checks it.
Padilla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Padilla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Padilla misses with a takedown attempt
and Hussein counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hussein thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Padilla's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is looking for a sweep. Hussein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hussein trying to control from half guard but Padilla is working away.
Hussein is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Padilla is trying to get back to full guard.
Hussein is keen to just control but Padilla is a slippery customer.
Hussein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Padilla manages to get to full guard.
Padilla tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein wants to pass the guard but Padilla is keeping the position.
Hussein stands up over Padilla, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Padilla looking for a sweep. Not yet Padilla, not yet.
Hussein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Padilla wants to sweep but no luck.
Padilla is working hard here to advance position.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Padilla keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussein sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Padilla's guard.
Robin Padilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hussein missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla tries to roll over but Hussein keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akbar Hussein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Padilla 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Robin Padilla made sure he mentioned 1337 ANZAC , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pepito Manalotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonichie Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pepito Manalotto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tonichie Hong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manalotto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hong manages to avoid it.
Manalotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hong looks to land a right hand but Manalotto moved out of range.
Manalotto connects with a body shot.
Manalotto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hong was well out of range. Poor timing from Manalotto.
Hong misses the shot to the body.
Hong moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Manalotto coming out on top.
Hong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manalotto.
Hong throws a leg kick but Manalotto sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Manalotto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manalotto scoring well with a low kick there.
Manalotto punishes Hong's body with a nice straight punch.
Hong avoids the head kick by Manalotto.
Manalotto jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Tonichie Hong has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Manalotto. Beautiful body shot.
Hong looks gassed!
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manalotto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong misses with a hook. Manalotto ducked under it nicely.
Manalotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Manalotto avoids the body shot from Hong.
Manalotto misses the shot to the body.
Manalotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hong.
Hong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hong tries a knee to the head but Manalotto blocks it.
Hong keeps control of Manalotto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hong looking to throw knees to the head but Manalotto is blocking nicely.
Manalotto is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Manalotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manalotto is looking to break free of the clinch but Hong has double underhooks.
Hong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Manalotto blocks it with crossed arms.
Manalotto tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Hong lands a good knee to the midsection. Manalotto won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manalotto is trying to break the clinch but Hong is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Manalotto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Hong.
Hong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manalotto tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manalotto tries to circle away but Hong has him pinned against the cage.
Manalotto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Manalotto tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Manalotto avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Manalotto working hard to break the clinch.
Manalotto is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manalotto's brow.
A bit of stalling here from Hong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manalotto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Manalotto wants to get back to striking at distance but Hong won't allow it.
Hong tries to land a knee to the head but Manalotto blocks with his arms.
Hong prevents a body shot from Manalotto.
Hong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hong blocking some punches.
Manalotto misses with some punches.
Hong lands a knee to the head.
Manalotto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Manalotto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Manalotto avoids the elbow strike from Hong, against the cage.
Manalotto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hong misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Manalotto's brow.
Hong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manalotto.
Manalotto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manalotto blocks an elbow strike from Hong.
Hong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manalotto's efforts to push away.
Manalotto struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Hong misses with a knee to the head.
Hong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Manalotto blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Manalotto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Manalotto takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hong throws a hook but Manalotto blocks it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hong breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Manalotto.
Hong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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 Pepito Manalotto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tonichie Hong's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manalotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Manalotto works the jab nicely.
Manalotto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manalotto.
Manalotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong misses with a hook.
Manalotto throws a lazy right hand but Hong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hong scores with a shot to the body.
Manalotto misses the shot to the body.
Manalotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Manalotto lands with a shot to the body.
Manalotto lands a slapping body shot.
Manalotto lands a glancing blow to the side of Hong's head.
Hong misses with a double jab.
Manalotto lands with a nice body punch.
Hong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Manalotto can pounce on him.
Hong is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manalotto.
Hong takes one to the side of the head.
Hong avoids the body shot from Manalotto.
Hong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manalotto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Manalotto cracks a nice hook into Hong's ribs.
Manalotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Manalotto there.
Manalotto throws a head kick but Hong moves out of range.
Manalotto thows a body shot but no joy.
Manalotto misses with a looping right.
Manalotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manalotto lunges at Hong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hong's hand.
A head kick by Hong misses
and Manalotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manalotto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An inside leg kick lands from Manalotto.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hong 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.
Donk. Manalotto catches Hong right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Manalotto does it's job there.
That has opened up Tonichie Hong's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manalotto.
Manalotto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manalotto jabs at Hong's body.
Manalotto cracks Hong with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Manalotto! Hong is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pepito Manalotto!
Pepito Manalotto really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 1337 ANZAC logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clive Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Jester as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arturo Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Clive Williams!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Rua holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Rua manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arturo Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clive Williams.
Rua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rua scores a nice knee to the body.
Rua has Williams pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Clive Williams has been cut.
Rua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Rua.
Rua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams avoiding damage as Rua throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
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!
Rua trying to land knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Williams has eaten all the pies!
Rua dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Rua turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rua keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Clive Williams's cut even more.
Rua working Williams over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rua.
Rua crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rua lands an elbow inside.
Rua lands a nice knee to the body.
Rua missing with knees to the body.
Rua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rua obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rua.
The cut above Clive Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
Williams is rocked!
Rua pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Williams! Rua unloads with more strikes and Williams sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Rua!
Arturo Rua managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN, into his post fight interview.
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