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Reach 77 - Man vs. Bateman PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sinbi Taewoong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Double Trouble. Sinbi Taewoong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Amir Thompson's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sinbi Taewoong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taewoong tries a head kick but it misses.
Amir Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taewoong sprawls well initially but Thompson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taewoong is trying to stand back up but Thompson is controlling him
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taewoong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taewoong tries to get out of the position.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taewoong to regain full guard.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taewoong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thompson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taewoong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson won't allow Taewoong to get back to his feet.
Taewoong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taewoong's head.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thompson postures up in Taewoong's guard and throws a big left but Taewoong blocks it.
Taewoong is breathing heavily.
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taewoong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson postures up in Taewoong's guard and throws a big left but Taewoong blocks it.
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taewoong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taewoong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taewoong is working an open guard so Thompson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taewoong misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Thompson looking to ground and pound but Taewoong is blocking nicely.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloads with some shots from mount but Taewoong bucks and avoids them well.
Thompson punching from mount but Taewoong doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Taewoong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thompson misses with a head shot.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taewoong is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Thompson! Taewoong is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Amir Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jizz In My Pants. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodalgo's choice of entrance music: Ace of Spades - By Motorhead. This should be fireworks!
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156 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
Rodalgo connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
Rodalgo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Rodalgo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wade makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wade.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Wade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Rodalgo with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to control but Wade is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodalgo's guard.
Wade showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodalgo tries to strike from the bottom.
Wade postures up.
Rodalgo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodalgo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodalgo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wade defends it easily.
Rodalgo wants to control but Wade passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wade trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wade can't control as he wanted to and Rodalgo manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Rodalgo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wade's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wade's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodalgo looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Wade is controlling Rodalgo 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodalgo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo is trying to keep Wade in close.
Rodalgo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodalgo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wade passes into half guard.
Wade not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wade is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodalgo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wade slips a nice elbow through Rodalgo's hands, connecting with Rodalgo's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo trying to hold on to Wade's head to control him but Wade postures up.
Rodalgo gets full guard.
Wade is stalling in the full guard.
Rodalgo keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodalgo is retaining full guard.
Rodalgo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wade postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michel Rodalgo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodalgo throws a body punch but Wade moves out of range.
Wade scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wade misses with a low kick.
Rodalgo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rodalgo looks to land a left hand but Wade moved out of range nicely.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodalgo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wade counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Good shot there by Wade.
Wade thows a body shot but no joy.
Rodalgo doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Nice shot lands for Wade.
A jab from Rodalgo finds it's way through Wade's defenses.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rodalgo blocks a head kick by Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wade as he jumps to the side.
Michel Rodalgo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rodalgo checks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Wade. That snapped Rodalgo's head back.
Wade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodalgo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wade rather than just go for the knockout.
Rodalgo checks a low kick from Wade.
Rodalgo throws a big shot that misses.
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wade.
Wade scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Wade 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rodalgo misses with a takedown attempt - Wade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodalgo shoots in looking for a takedown. Wade tries to sprawl out of it but Rodalgo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wade manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gary Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Wade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodalgo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wade moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodalgo is in close to Wade's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rodalgo throws an elbow that misses. Wade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rodalgo's guard. Nice move by Wade!
Rodalgo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wade manages to get himself to full guard.
Wade trying to keep a closed guard but Rodalgo is proving a slippery customer.
Rodalgo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Wade keeps moving.
Wade has momentary wrist control but Rodalgo slips an elbow through the middle.
Wade looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodalgo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wade works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wade looking for a sweep. Not yet Wade, not yet.
Rodalgo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo throwing strikes from guard but Wade blocks nicely.
Wade being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodalgo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade controls Rodalgo momentarily but Rodalgo frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Rodalgo scores with a punch to the head.
Rodalgo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodalgo avoids the head kick by Wade.
Gary Wade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodalgo rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wade blocking some punches.
Wade working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rodalgo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rodalgo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wade's waist but Wade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodalgo off to one side.
Wade throws a solid leg kick but Rodalgo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wade.
Rodalgo slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Rodalgo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodalgo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodalgo wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Rodalgo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodalgo.
Wade connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut there from Rodalgo.
Wade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodalgo looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Rodalgo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade scores with a body shot.
Rodalgo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rodalgo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wade throws a body punch but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade thuds his right hand into Rodalgo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rodalgo. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodalgo.
Rodalgo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rodalgo throws a jab when Wade was well out of range.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gary Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a nice body kick.
Rodalgo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wade.
Wade is looking to land body kicks.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the side of Wade's head but Wade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodalgo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodalgo thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodalgo moves out of range as Wade throws a body kick.
Rodalgo needs to keep his hands up - Wade had a free shot at his head there.
Wade cracks a nice hook into Rodalgo's ribs.
Michel Rodalgo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense.
Gary Wade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Rodalgo is looking to clinch.
Rodalgo scores with a jab to the head.
Rodalgo misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Rodalgo. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo works Wade's body with a nice hook.
Rodalgo shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wade cracks Rodalgo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rodalgo misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodalgo.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Rodalgo counters with a left and a right that stings Wade.
Rodalgo scores with a sloppy right hand. Wade should have avoided that one.
Rodalgo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodalgo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wade throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Rodalgo sees coming a mile off.
Wade thows a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Rodalgo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade misses with a wild combination.
Wade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodalgo.
Wade lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodalgo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wade's head.
Rodalgo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wade gets caught napping as Rodalgo dives in and scores a takedown. Wade manages to retain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michel Rodalgo.
I've got Rodalgo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Rodalgo!
After the big win, Michel Rodalgo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semin Cuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ruent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Down - Bury Me In Smoke. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semin Cuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Ruent!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Semin Cuk has been cut.
Cuk throws a hook to the side of Ruent's head but Ruent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ruent clobbers Cuk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruent moves away from the strike by Cuk.
Ruent clinches up against the cage.
Cuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruent's elbow.
Ruent blocks a body shot from Cuk.
Cuk is leaning against Ruent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Ruent.
Cuk prevents a body shot from Ruent.
Cuk is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands a nice shot to the body.
Cuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ruents head.
Cuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cuk throws a head punch that misses.
Ruent takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Rick Ruent has been cut.
Cuk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ruent backwards.
Ruent unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruent.
Ruent blocks a body shot from Cuk.
Cuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ruent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuks head.
Nice body punch from Ruent - that landed with a thud.
Cuk misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuk trying to stall but Ruent improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Ruent as the two fighters clinch.
Ruent tries to work over Cuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cuk trying to control the position but instead, Ruent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cuk into the cage.
Ruent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuk blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Cuk misses
and Ruent counters with a left to the body.
Cuk throws the left hand but Ruent avoids the punch easily.
Cuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ruent is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruent manages to avoid it.
Cuk cracks the inside of Ruent's front leg.
Cuk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cuk, as that shot connected.
Cuk moves out of range of the body kick.
Ruent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cuk slips under a jab.
Cuk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruent doesn't seem bothered though.
Semin Cuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruent tries to clinch but Cuk moves out of range.
Ruent pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuk looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruent is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Ruent there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cuk.
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!
Ruent misses with an uppercut
enabling Cuk to counter with a crisp jab.
Cuk throws a right hand that Ruent ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruent also avoids with ease.
Ruent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cuk lands a slapping body shot.
Nice cross by Ruent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruent throws a good cross that connects.
Semin Cuk's cut is getting worse.
A punch lands to the side of Ruent 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cuk thuds a left hand into Ruent's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Ruent will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ruent tries to bum rush Cuk with a series of wild strikes but Cuk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cuk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ruent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cuk misses with a hook
and Ruent counters with a good, hard body kick but Cuk shrugs it off.
Cuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruent looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cuk throws a hook but Ruent blocks it.
Cuk dodges the punch combination from Ruent.
A jab lands there for Cuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuk scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ruent.
Rick Ruent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ruent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cuk misses the body punch
and Ruent counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cuk's knee momentarily.
Ruent misses with a body shot.
Cuk dodges the punch combination from Ruent.
Cuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruent takes a swing at Cuk's ribcage but misses.
Cuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuk throws a body punch but Ruent moves out of range.
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!
Ruent scores with a jab to the body.
Ruent throws a shot from downtown. Cuk moves away and avoids it.
Cuk scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruent should have avoided that one.
Ruent throws a hook to the side of Cuk's head but Cuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruent was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuk.
Ruent clinches.
Ruent struggles to land a body shot inside as Cuk controls his hands.
Cuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ruent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cuk is keeping busy.
Semin Cuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuk can't find room to land a body shot as Ruent controls the action.
Cuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cuk.
Cuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cuk looking to stall.
Cuk taking a breather.
Cuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent tries to land knees in the clinch but Cuk avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruent can't find room to land a body shot as Cuk controls the action.
Cuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Ruent controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruent scores with a shot to the side of Cuk's head.
Cuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruent lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuk blocks a body shot from Ruent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuk is working Ruent over against the cage.
Ruent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cuk looks to land a combination but Ruent avoids it well.
A big right from Cuk misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Semin Cuk will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ruent looks to land a body kick but Cuk moved away.
Cuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruent.
Ruent throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cuk misses with a hook
and Cuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruent moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cuk jabs at Ruent's body.
Cuk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Ruent explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruent throws a leg kick which misses Cuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Cuk tries to avoid it.
Ruent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruent lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cuk misses with a looping right.
Cuk misses with a hook. Ruent ducked under it nicely.
Cuk circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Ruent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ruent connects with a right hand. Cuk shakes it off.
Cuk is rocked!
Cuk throws a right hand that misses
and Ruent counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rick Ruent!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Czolgosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banner's entrance music is xavier rudd - energy song. A fine choice. 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 Leon Czolgosz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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25
170 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leon Czolgosz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Czolgosz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banner just misses with a punch to the body.
Czolgosz throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Czolgosz shoots in for a takedown but Banner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Czolgosz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Banner.
Banner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Banner lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Banner wants to control from the top but Czolgosz keeps moving.
Czolgosz working for a triangle but Banner defends it easily.
Banner cracks Czolgosz with a solid left hand.
Banner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Czolgosz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner landing strikes.
Banner taking a breather here.
Czolgosz tries to improve position but can't.
Banner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Banner wants to control but Czolgosz is keeping him busy.
Banner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Czolgosz is looking for a sweep.
Czolgosz trying to remain calm as Banner controls from the top position.
Banner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Czolgosz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz tries to improve position but can't.
Banner tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banner is staying tight to Czolgosz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Banner trying to control the action but Czolgosz is working from the bottom.
Czolgosz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banner connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Czolgosz some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Czolgosz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Banner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Banner controls the position.
Banner working the ground and pound.
Banner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Banner working the ground and pound.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Czolgosz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Czolgosz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Czolgosz tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czolgosz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Czolgosz is looking for a sweep. Banner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Banner is keen to just control but Czolgosz is a slippery customer.
Czolgosz has hold of Banner's hands but Banner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Czolgosz tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Banner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Banner seems content to control.
Banner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Banner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Czolgosz looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner 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.
Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice sprawl there from Czolgosz as Banner shoots in.
Czolgosz throws a jab when Banner was well out of range.
Czolgosz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Banner sprawls well. Banner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Czolgosz gets slowly back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banner, as that shot connected.
Czolgosz moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner tries to clinch there but Czolgosz circles away.
Banner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Czolgosz throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Czolgosz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Czolgosz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Banner misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Banner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Czolgosz doesn't seem phased though.
Banner gets a double leg takedown into Czolgosz's guard.
Czolgosz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Czolgosz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Banner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Czolgosz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Banner cracks Czolgosz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Czolgosz is looking for a sweep.
Banner is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Czolgosz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Banner is looking to take a break and control but Czolgosz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Banner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bruce Banner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banner working away.
Czolgosz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Czolgosz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Czolgosz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Czolgosz is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Banner is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Czolgosz tries to reverse the position but Banner maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner lands a big elbow.
BOOM! Banner connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banner lands a nice shot to the head.
Czolgosz can't escape the position.
Banner scoring with strikes but Czolgosz is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Czolgosz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Banner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Banner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Czolgosz wants to hold on but Banner pushes him away.
Banner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Banner raining down shots from the mount!
Czolgosz can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Banner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Czolgosz is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Banner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Czolgosz's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Banner dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Banner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Banner grinds an elbow into Czolgosz's temple.
Banner lands an elbow.
Banner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Czolgosz's legs.
Czolgosz wants to control but Banner postures up.
Czolgosz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Banner trying to control the position but Czolgosz is working away.
Czolgosz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Banner's best efforts.
Banner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Czolgosz!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Czolgosz is in a horrible position here. Banner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Czolgosz is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner working the ground and pound effectively.
Banner controlling his opponent.
Banner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Czolgosz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Banner landing strikes from the mount.
Czolgosz somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banner lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Czolgosz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Czolgosz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner scores with a takedown into Czolgosz's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Czolgosz wants to sweep here but Banner controlling him for the moment.
Czolgosz has his foot on Banner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Banner works his way back into a safe position though.
Czolgosz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Czolgosz is looking to sweep but instead, Banner has passed into half guard.
Banner is trying to control the action in half guard but Czolgosz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Czolgosz wants to improve his position but Banner is controlling well.
Banner trying to mount his opponent but Czolgosz defends it.
Czolgosz is refusing to be controlled, as Banner sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Czolgosz tries to roll over but Banner keeps him under control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Banner maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Czolgosz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Banner has cracked it and Czolgosz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Banner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Banner!
A very excited looking Bruce Banner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenric Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen Simply Ravishing as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
212 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenric Kyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the head kick by Kyle.
Brown throws a series of punches but Kyle avoids them all with ease.
Kyle checks a low kick from Brown.
Kyle takes one on the button.
Brown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kyle's sensitive parts.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Brown.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
Kyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
Kyle lands with a shot to the body.
Kyle has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyle.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown thuds a left hand into Kyle's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyle wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Craig Brown wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Brown throws a body punch but Kyle moves out of range.
Brown throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kyle.
Kyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kyle staying out of range there.
Kyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown throws a right hand that Kyle ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyle also avoids with ease.
Kyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kyle is defended easily by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brown misses with a hook
and Kyle counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kyle. That's going to slow Brown down.
Kyle gets in close and tags Brown with a short punch that almost sends Brown to the mat! Oh Brown is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kyle, trying to create some distance but Kyle rushes him, striking wildly and Brown goes down! The referee tackles Kyle into the cage to end the fight! Kyle is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenric Kyle!
After the big win, Kenric Kyle made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors CLOSING •‡• LION Clothing •‡• [LAST STOCK in 1DAY and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steven NZonzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ratrick Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh has chosen Quake Arena as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven NZonzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ratrick Obeh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NZonzi throws the left hand but Obeh avoids the punch easily.
A left lands for NZonzi.
Obeh throws out a leg kick but NZonzi moves out of range and Obeh only half commits.
NZonzi throws a jab when Obeh was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by NZonzi.
NZonzi walks into a jab.
Obeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NZonzi instigates a clinch.
NZonzi tries to land a knee to the head but Obeh blocks with his arms.
NZonzi misses with an elbow strike.
Obeh misses with some punches.
NZonzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
NZonzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Obeh blocks it with crossed arms.
NZonzi missing with knees to the body.
NZonzi stalling in the clinch.
Obeh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of NZonzis head.
Obeh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and NZonzi avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NZonzi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Obeh's face.
NZonzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obeh lands a left hand.
Obeh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a knee strike.
Obeh blocks an elbow strike.
Obeh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but NZonzi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obeh slips a jab from NZonzi.
Obeh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice shot lands for NZonzi.
Nice uppercut lands for Obeh. That snapped NZonzi's head back.
NZonzi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A bone on bone clash there as Obeh blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Obeh, right into the meat.
NZonzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Obeh thumps NZonzi with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
NZonzi checks a low kick from Obeh.
Obeh moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - NZonzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obeh throws a head kick but NZonzi moves out of range.
NZonzi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
NZonzi slips a straight right by Obeh.
A swing and a miss from NZonzi.
Obeh throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Obeh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obeh checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for NZonzi.
Obeh misses with a double jab.
Obeh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but NZonzi moves away.
Obeh 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.
Obeh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
NZonzi scores with a jab to the head.
NZonzi tried to score with a low kick but Obeh checks it.
NZonzi misses with an uppercut.
Obeh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
NZonzi misses with a low kick.
Obeh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from NZonzi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi forces Obeh back against the cage and clinches.
Obeh trying to control the position but instead, NZonzi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obeh into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obeh.
NZonzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Obeh dodges an elbow strike from NZonzi.
Obeh throws a punch but it's blocked by NZonzi.
Obeh tries a knee to the head but NZonzi blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by NZonzi.
It looks like Ratrick Obeh has been cut.
NZonzi lands a nice elbow.
NZonzi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
NZonzi takes a knee right on the jaw!
NZonzi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
NZonzi misses with an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for NZonzi.
Obeh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obeh with a knee to 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!
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Obeh fails to land.
NZonzi looking to throw knees to the head but Obeh is blocking nicely.
Obeh breaks from the clinch.
NZonzi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obeh manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by NZonzi there.
Good leg kick by Obeh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
NZonzi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Obeh is looking to slow NZonzi down with leg kicks.
NZonzi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by NZonzi misses
and Obeh counters with a nice uppercut.
NZonzi missing with a left hand there. Obeh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
NZonzi checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obeh misses the shot to the body.
Obeh ducks under a wild hook from NZonzi.
Obeh looks to throw the jab but NZonzi is out of range.
Obeh checks the leg kick nicely there.
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 Steven NZonzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ratrick Obeh'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.
NZonzi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
NZonzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
NZonzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steven NZonzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NZonzi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obeh is looking to score with low kicks.
NZonzi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
NZonzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obeh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
NZonzi moves into the clinch.
NZonzi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obeh lands a knee to 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!
Obeh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obeh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
NZonzi lunges at Obeh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obeh's hand.
Obeh slips a straight right by NZonzi.
Obeh looks to land a right hand but NZonzi moved out of range.
Obeh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
NZonzi closes the distance and clinches.
NZonzi throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Obeh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
NZonzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Obeh dodges an elbow strike from NZonzi.
NZonzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ratrick Obeh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Obeh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
NZonzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
NZonzi missing with knees to the body.
NZonzi misses with an elbow over the top.
Obeh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obeh lands with a kick to the temple. NZonzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
NZonzi forces Obeh back against the cage and clinches.
NZonzi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Obeh is defending well for now.
Obeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
NZonzi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Obeh misses with a knee to the head.
Obeh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
NZonzi checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obeh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
NZonzi thumps Obeh with a low kick.
NZonzi wants to clinch.
NZonzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Obeh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from NZonzi.
NZonzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
NZonzi wants to clinch up but Obeh keeps it at a distance.
Obeh misses with an uppercut. NZonzi saw that one coming.
Obeh lets loose with a powerful body kick. NZonzi will feel that in the morning.
NZonzi is looking to clinch.
Obeh misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Obeh.
NZonzi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Obeh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
NZonzi lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steven NZonzi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab from NZonzi.
Obeh throws a lazy right hand but NZonzi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obeh misses with a low kick.
NZonzi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
NZonzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
Obeh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by NZonzi.
NZonzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
NZonzi misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Obeh.
Obeh keeps the fight on the outside.
Obeh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Obeh tries to score with a low kick but NZonzi moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
NZonzi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Obeh swats away the attempt to clinch by NZonzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi throws the left hand but Obeh avoids the punch easily.
Obeh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
NZonzi looks to land a right hand but Obeh moved out of range.
Obeh slips under a jab from NZonzi.
Obeh jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Obeh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
NZonzi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Obeh. Obeh obviously looking to wear him down.
NZonzi misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Obeh.
Obeh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
NZonzi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obeh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - NZonzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
NZonzi connects with a crisp jab.
Obeh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but NZonzi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steven NZonzi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ratrick Obeh's cut.
That's time! NZonzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
NZonzi checks a leg kick nicely.
Obeh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
NZonzi works the jab nicely.
NZonzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obeh under the eye.
Obeh misses with a straight right.
Obeh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
NZonzi misses with a straight right.
Obeh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by NZonzi. NZonzi obviously looking to wear him down.
NZonzi missing with a left hand there. Obeh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obeh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Obeh coming out on top.
NZonzi throws an overhand right that lands on Obeh's shoulder, as Obeh tries to avoid the shot.
NZonzi misses with a looping right.
NZonzi tries to clinch up.
Obeh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Obeh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from NZonzi.
That kick from NZonzi tenderised Obeh's leg. Obeh is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh tries to work over NZonzi's front leg with a kick but NZonzi checks it.
NZonzi ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as NZonzi checks a leg kick.
NZonzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obeh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NZonzi misses with an uppercut.
NZonzi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Obeh.
NZonzi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obeh.
NZonzi scores with a jab to the head.
NZonzi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
NZonzi wants to land a leg kick but Obeh is out of range.
Obeh misses with a low kick.
Obeh misses with a straight right.
NZonzi connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Obeh.
Steven NZonzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi throws an overhand right that lands on Obeh's shoulder, as Obeh tries to avoid the shot.
NZonzi's corner calls for a 1-2. NZonzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NZonzi misses with a looping left.
Obeh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
NZonzi connects with a right hand. Obeh shakes it off.
NZonzi lunges at Obeh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Obeh's hand.
Obeh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Obeh throws a leg kick
and NZonzi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
NZonzi throws a body punch but Obeh moves out of range.
Obeh tries to work over NZonzi's front leg with a kick but NZonzi checks it.
NZonzi has closed the distance and engaged Obeh in a clinch.
NZonzi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obeh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obeh blocks an elbow strike.
Obeh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but NZonzi has him pressed against the cage.
NZonzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NZonzi tries a knee to the head but Obeh blocks it.
Obeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Obeh is trying to break the clinch but NZonzi has him pressed against the cage.
NZonzi pushes off an throws an elbow but Obeh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
NZonzi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
NZonzi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Obeh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Obeh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
NZonzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
NZonzi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Obeh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but NZonzi blocks it with crossed arms.
Obeh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
NZonzi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Obeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Obeh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
NZonzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NZonzi pushes off an throws an elbow but Obeh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
NZonzi lands an elbow inside that Obeh shrugs off.
NZonzi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Obeh avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
NZonzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratrick Obeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh avoiding damage as NZonzi throws knees to the body.
Obeh misses with a knee to the head.
NZonzi misses with an elbow strike.
Obeh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of NZonzi backwards.
Obeh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Obeh.
Obeh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
NZonzi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NZonzi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Obeh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
NZonzi landing knees to the head.
NZonzi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obeh being controlled against the cage.
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven NZonzi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well NZonzi 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven NZonzi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steven NZonzi thanked Prestige Nutrition (160!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly Randolph has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vinny Vegas's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vinny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randolph can pounce on him.
Randolph throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
A big right from Randolph misses.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vegas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Randolph makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vegas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randolph.
Vegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randolph was well out of range. Poor timing from Vegas.
Vegas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Randolph finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vegas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vegas is looking to land body kicks.
Randolph moves out of range of the leg kick from Vegas.
Randolph looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
Randolph throws a wild body kick that Vegas sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Randolph, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph clinches.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas trying to land knees to the body.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by Randolph.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Vegas gets underhooks to prevent Randolph's takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randolph.
Vegas misses with a knee strike.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randolph misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as Randolph controls his hands.
Vegas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Randolph creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Randolph.
A right hand to the body from Randolph.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randolph lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas trying to land knees to the body.
Randolph misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randolph lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Vinny Vegas has been cut.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Randolph misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas prevents the takedown attempt.
Vegas is looking to control Randolph's arms but Randolph gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vegas has his back to the cage.
Randolph gets control of Vegas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Randolph will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Randolph managing to control the position.
Vegas is looking to stand up but Randolph won't let him.
Randolph seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Randolph is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vegas is aware though and is defending well.
Randolph looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Randolph controls Vegas momentarily but Vegas frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas stands and steps away. Randolph gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vegas moves out of range of the strikes.
Vegas moves out of range of the body kick from Randolph.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Randolph's shoulder, as Randolph tries to avoid the shot.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Randolph.
Randolph chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vegas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randolph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Randolph moves out of range as Vegas throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Randolph.
Vegas misses with a series of wild punches.
Randolph tests Vegas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vegas is looking to chop away at Randolph's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph blocks a head kick by Vegas.
Randolph throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Randolph tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vegas walks into a left hand.
Randolph jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randolph moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Randolph looks to throw the jab but Vegas is out of range.
Randolph looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegas is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randolph.
Randolph scores with a jab to the head.
Vegas is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vegas.
Oh Vegas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randolph tries to land a front kick but Vegas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Randolph throws a right hand that Vegas ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegas also avoids with ease.
A big left from Vegas misses.
Vegas seems to have got his legs back now.
Vegas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Randolph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Vegas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Randolph gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vegas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Randolph takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vegas staying out of range there.
Randolph lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vegas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vegas swinging wildly here.
Donk. Randolph catches Vegas right on the button with a cross.
Randolph is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vegas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vegas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vegas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Randolph checks the leg kick nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Randolph blocks the low kick.
Sly Randolph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vegas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegas tries to land a leg kick but Randolph saw it coming and moves away.
A slow jab from Vegas misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Vegas goes down! Can Randolph finish him!?
Vegas keeping full guard, as Randolph tries to pass.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vegas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Randolph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vegas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vegas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randolph throws an elbow that misses. Vegas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randolph's guard. Nice move by Vegas!
Vegas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vegas stopping the sweep attempt from Randolph.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph looking to control.
Vegas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randolph on the ground.
Vegas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vegas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Randolph's guard.
Randolph 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.
Vegas wants to stand but Randolph has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vegas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Randolph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vegas has managed to get both his arms back between Randolph's legs - danger averted.
Vegas gets to his feet. Randolph looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A punch lands to the side of Randolph 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Randolph's head backwards.
Vegas throws an overhand right that lands on Randolph's shoulder, as Randolph tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Randolph.
Vegas 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.
Randolph tries to land a leg kick but Vegas saw it coming and moves away.
Vegas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vegas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Randolph looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vegas.
Vegas slips a straight right by Randolph.
Randolph keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vegas.
Vegas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vegas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randolph.
A shot to the liver by Randolph. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randolph misses with a hook.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Randolph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas throws a head kick that misses.
Vegas with a hook.
Vegas takes one to the side of the head.
Vegas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegas ducks under a wild hook from Randolph.
Vinny Vegas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vegas scores with a spinning back kick!
Vegas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vegas throws a body kick that misses.
Vegas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vegas misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randolph connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vegas checks a leg kick nicely.
No joy there for Randolph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid body kick from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sly Randolph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vinny Vegas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vegas throws a jab when Randolph was well out of range.
Randolph looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Randolph moves out of range of the body kick from Vegas.
Randolph blocks a low kick nicely.
Randolph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randolph throws a body punch but Vegas moves out of range.
Randolph lands a nice looking body shot.
Randolph shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vegas pinned against the cage. Vegas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Randolph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Randolph swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Randolph misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas checks a leg kick.
Vegas throws a push kick but Randolph slaps the foot to one side.
Randolph throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Vegas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vegas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vegas blocks a jab.
Randolph cracks Vegas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randolph.
Randolph fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vegas.
Randolph shoots in and gets a takedown into Vegas's guard.
Randolph wants to pass the guard but Vegas is keeping the position.
Sly Randolph has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vegas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph postures up in Vegas's guard and throws a big left but Vegas blocks it.
Randolph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randolph postures up in Vegas's guard and throws a big left but Vegas blocks it.
Randolph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vegas is keeping the position for now.
Vegas scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Randolph swings for the body but Vegas moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vegas takes a swing at Randolph's ribcage but misses.
Vegas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vegas connects with an inside leg kick.
Vegas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Randolph.
Vegas thuds his shin into the meat of Randolph's side.
Randolph scores with a hook.
Vegas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randolph.
Sly Randolph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vegas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Randolph swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randolph misses with an uppercut. Vegas saw that one coming.
Vegas moves out of range of the leg kick from Randolph.
Randolph loads up on a big right hand but Vegas slips the punch.
Vegas slips under a jab.
Vegas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinny Vegas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vegas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Randolph looks to land a right hand but Vegas moved out of range.
Randolph defending well as Vegas loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Vegas misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Randolph.
Vegas tries a low kick but Randolph avoids it.
Randolph throws a hook but Vegas blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Randolph blocks the low kick.
Randolph fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Randolph attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randolph scores with a nice strike.
Randolph works Vegas's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Vegas.
Randolph fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vegas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Randolph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Randolph 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sly Randolph!
During a confident post fight interview, Sly Randolph thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Alexander Valentine 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valentine misses with a straight right.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Valentine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
Valentine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sanchez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Valentine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valentine throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Valentine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valentine slips under a jab.
Valentine ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Valentine moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves out of range as Valentine throws a body kick.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Valentine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Valentine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Valentine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Valentine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Valentine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Valentine moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Valentine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valentine shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Valentine thumps Sanchez with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanchez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine connects with the punch.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Valentine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Valentine lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Valentine swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Valentine avoids it.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Valentine's head.
Valentine missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Valentine.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Valentine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Valentine cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Valentine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez throws a push kick but Valentine slaps the foot to one side.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentine.
Valentine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Valentine throws a low kick, looking for Sanchez's leg but Sanchez calmly moves out of range.
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentine fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sanchez misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine misses with a low kick.
Sanchez works Valentine's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentine.
Valentine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
An inside leg kick from Valentine misses.
Valentine shoots in but no luck this time.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanchez blocks the leg kick.
Valentine swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Valentine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine is looking to improve his position.
Valentine is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez lands a jab.
Good leg kick by Valentine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Valentine's head but Valentine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valentine is able to avoid easily.
Sanchez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valentine throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Valentine saw that one coming.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Valentine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanchez, as that shot connected.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Valentine's ribs.
Valentine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Valentine, as that shot connected.
Sanchez connects with a high kick.
Valentine cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
A lazy left from Valentine finds it's target.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Valentine moved away.
A swing and a miss from Valentine.
Valentine with a nice cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valentine.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Valentine.
Jab from Valentine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valentine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Valentine moves out of range.
Valentine misses with the body kick
and Sanchez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valentine.
Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Valentine throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Valentine only half commits.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Valentine swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Valentine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valentine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Valentine.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sanchez checks it well.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Valentine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sanchez at a distance.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Valentine. That snapped Sanchez's head back.
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!
Valentine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Valentine's calf.
Valentine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanchez's head.
Valentine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Valentine lands.
Valentine throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentine is just out of range.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Valentine.
Valentine blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Valentine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Valentine dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Valentine tenderised Sanchez's leg. Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.
Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Valentine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentine avoids a kick to the body.
Valentine misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Valentine defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Valentine throws a lazy uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a low kick, right behind Valentine 's knee.
Sanchez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Valentine takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Sanchez as he checks the leg kick.
Good shot there by Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sanchez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valentine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Valentine throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valentine scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Valentine connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Alexander Valentine is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
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!
Valentine misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Valentine down.
Oswaldo Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Valentine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Valentine walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Valentine.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentine.
Valentine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Valentine jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine throws a lazy body kick
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Valentine thinking.
A jab from Valentine misses.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Valentine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanchez counters with a body kick that stops Valentine in his tracks momentarily.
Sanchez wants to slow Valentine down by chopping away at his legs.
Valentine misses with a body kick.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Valentine punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Valentine can pounce on him.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Valentine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valentine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Valentine.
Valentine throws a front kick that sends Sanchez stumbling back into the cage.
Alexander Valentine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a front kick that sends Valentine stumbling back into the cage.
Valentine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a low kick but Valentine moves out of range easily.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valentine feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Valentine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentine thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentine circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez is looking to chop away at Valentine's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oswaldo Sanchez.
I think Valentine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Valentine!
Alexander Valentine bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pequeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Apollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pequeno comes to the cage accompanied by Cão da Morte by Mão Morta. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Pequeno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Apollo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apollo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Apollo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Apollo controlling the position easily from mount.
Pequeno defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Apollo.
Apollo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pequeno is now in Apollo's guard. A big mistake from Apollo there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pequeno trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Pequeno looking to pass the guard.
Apollo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pequeno controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pequeno passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno trying to control the action but Apollo is working from the bottom.
Apollo struggling a bit here.
Apollo regains half guard.
Pequeno is trying to control. Apollo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pequeno is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Pequeno trying to control the position from guard on top but Apollo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pequeno wants to pass the guard but Apollo is keeping the position.
Apollo trying to control the position.
Pequeno stopping the sweep attempt from Apollo.
Pequeno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Apollo is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Apollo holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Pequeno uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo lands a head kick!
Pequeno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
Pequeno misses with a kick to the body.
Pequeno scores with a punch to the head.
Pequeno missing with a left hand there. Apollo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pequeno misses with an uppercut.
Pequeno's corner calls for a 1-2. Pequeno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pequeno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apollo avoids the head kick by Pequeno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pequeno misses with a jab to the body
and Apollo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pequeno plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apollo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pequeno.
Apollo ducks right into an uppercut from Pequeno.
It looks like Ryan Apollo has been cut.
Apollo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pequeno.
Apollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Joao Pequeno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Apollo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Apollo avoids a kick to the body.
Pequeno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apollo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Apollo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apollo throws a head kick that misses.
Apollo throws a series of punches but Pequeno avoids them all with ease.
Pequeno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pequeno scores with a decent looking hook.
Apollo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pequeno pinned against the cage. Pequeno gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pequeno swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Apollo.
Apollo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pequeno moves out of range of the body kick.
Pequeno with a nice cross.
Apollo is rocked!
Pequeno drops Apollo with a big left hand! Apollo is injured, injured bad! Pequeno jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Pequeno!
Joao Pequeno gave a mention to Canadian Fighter Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by He-Man theme song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bateman's choice of entrance music: Huey Lewis and The News - Hip to be Square. He Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, He Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
It looks like He Man has been cut.
Bateman blocks a jab.
Bateman throws a sloppy head kick
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bateman throws a leg kick that misses.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for He Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bateman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Bateman checks it.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Man looks for a takedown but Bateman sprawls well.
Man defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bateman avoids it really well and circles away.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Bateman misses with a kick to the body.
Man takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man scores with a body shot.
Bateman is looking to land body kicks.
Man shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Man showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man prevents Bateman from improving his position.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Bateman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Man is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control. Bateman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bateman tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bateman wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Bateman manages to get to full guard.
Bateman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bateman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bateman manages to get himself to full guard.
Bateman looking to control.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bateman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Bateman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
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.
Bateman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bateman pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Bateman misses with some punches.
Bateman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bateman.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Man drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bateman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Bateman misses with a body punch.
Bateman misses with the head strike.
Bateman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for He Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bateman throws a head punch that misses.
Bateman prevents a body shot from Man.
Bateman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bateman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bateman.
Bateman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bateman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bateman misses with the head strike.
Man escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bateman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man prevents Bateman from improving his position.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bateman wants to control but Man is keeping busy.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
He Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Bateman wants to get back to full guard.
Bateman trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Man is thwarting Bateman's attempts to control the position.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Bateman is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that He Man will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Bateman misses the shot to the body.
Man drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Man is chipping away with strikes.
Bateman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bateman is controlling Man's trapped leg to prevent Man from advancing to side control.
Bateman tries to kick Man off in order to stand up. Man Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bateman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Man wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Man postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bateman tries to improve position but can't.
Man working the ground and pound.
Bateman parries the strikes from Man easily there. Man is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bateman to escape.
Man has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Bateman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bateman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bateman trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Man connects with a nice short shot to Bateman's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Man is looking for a kimura here.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman trying to control here.
Bateman tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.
Bateman wants to get back to his feet.
Man is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Man's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Man's back!
Man staying busy and making it hard for Bateman to control.
Bateman slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Man breaks Bateman's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bateman seems keen to control Man's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bateman stuffs the takedown.
Bateman staying out of range there.
Man scores with a body shot.
Bateman throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Man misses with an uppercut. Bateman saw that one coming.
Bateman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Man back to the cage. Bateman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bateman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man scores a takedown into full mount!
Man is trying to control here but Bateman has managed to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Bateman is trying to maintain the position but Man is very close to passing his half guard.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bateman defending well though.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bateman is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a strike but Bateman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Man lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bateman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man prevents Bateman from getting back to his feet.
Man keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bateman's head.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Bateman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Bateman wants to sweep but no luck.
Man cracks Bateman with a solid left hand.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man had his way with Patrick Bateman in that round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Man shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bateman pinned against the cage. Bateman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bateman misses with a body shot.
Bateman misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
Bateman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Man to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Bateman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Man 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pulls Bateman in close to his closed guard and prevents Bateman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bateman wants to stand but Man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patrick Bateman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man wants to sweep here but Bateman controlling him for the moment.
Bateman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We're going to have a standup here because He Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Man shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bateman is trying to defend but Man finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Bateman's head.
Man stalling.
Man tries to pass to full mount but Bateman defends it.
Man looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bateman is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
He Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bateman looking for submissions off his back.
Man is just content to waste time from the top position. Bateman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
He Man showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... He Man!
He Man retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath He Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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