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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeo Matsukata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Chalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeo Matsukata has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takeo Matsukata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luis Chalas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsukata fails to land the takedown.
Matsukata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeo Matsukata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chalas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matsukata counters with a takedown into side control.
Matsukata trying to control the action but Chalas is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chalas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Chalas is looking to improve his position.
Matsukata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matsukata tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Chalas.
Chalas looking for subs from the bottom but Matsukata mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsukata thowing shots but they're missing.
Chalas holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matsukata tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chalas is squirming around, avoiding Matsukata's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Matsukata connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chalas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Matsukata controlling the pace for now.
Matsukata wants to control the pace but Chalas is squirming around nicely.
Matsukata prevents Chalas from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsukata really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matsukata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chalas is looking to escape.
Chalas working to try and regain half guard.
Chalas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Matsukata's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Matsukata looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matsukata controlling the position well here. Chalas rolled but Matsukata kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsukata keeps control of the position as Chalas tries to break free.
Chalas is keeping busy.
Chalas tries to roll but Matsukata sticks to his back.
Will Matsukata go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Matsukata is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Chalas taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Matsukata.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeo Matsukata!
Takeo Matsukata spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cottrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Cottrell looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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259 lbs
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255 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cameron Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Cottrell!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Black, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cottrell looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Black fails with the takedown.
Cottrell shoots and misses
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black is trying to get an arm triangle but Cottrell is defending well.
Black looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black works to advance to full mount. Cottrell defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cottrell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black wants to take Cottrell's back here but Cottrell is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Black working for a submission but Cottrell is keeping him at bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Jimmy Cottrell has been cut.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cottrell?
Cottrell has given up his back. Will we see Black going for some submissions?
Black patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Cottrell is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Black has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Cottrell taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cameron Black!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Moxon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 12 Stones - Bulletproof. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
16 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Moxon!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moxon misses the jab.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moxon.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moxon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moxon cracks a nice hook into Castle's ribs.
Moxon looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Moxon throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
Moxon throws an overhand right that lands on Castle's shoulder, as Castle tries to avoid the shot.
Castle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Moxon shoots in looking for a takedown. Castle tries to sprawl out of it but Moxon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Moxon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Castle.
Moxon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castle slips under a jab from Moxon.
That kick from Castle tenderised Moxon's leg. Moxon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moxon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxon digs a good body shot into Castle's ribs.
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
Moxon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moxon somewhat.
Castle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxon.
Moxon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moxon is trying to get an arm triangle but Castle is defending well.
Castle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castle is working hard here to advance position.
Moxon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moxon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Moxon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle can't do much from the bottom here.
Castle is looking for a sweep.
Castle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moxon is looking to improve his position.
Moxon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Castle pulls his head out easily.
Castle slows the pace down in half guard.
Castle has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon working to try and regain half guard.
Moxon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Castle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Moxon!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moxon is desperately trying to improve his position but Castle has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle lands a big shot there that rocks Moxon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Castle landing strikes from the mount.
Moxon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Castle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moxon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxon is in a horrible position here. Castle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Castle landing strikes from the mount and Moxon is in trouble!
Castle controlling from the full mount.
Moxon is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle working Moxon over with strikes here.
Moxon sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moxon looking for submissions off his back.
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 Eric Castle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moxon missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxon swings for the body but Castle moves out of range.
Castle closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Moxon.
Moxon misses with a double jab
and Castle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Moxon's knee momentarily.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moxon misses with the combination.
Moxon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Castle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moxon throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Moxon misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Moxon misses its intended target.
Moxon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Moxon 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Moxon jabs Castle right on the nose. Castle blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon gets a takedown into half guard.
Moxon is breathing heavily.
Moxon blocks the strikes from Castle.
Moxon is looking for submissions but instead, Castle has regained full guard.
Castle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moxon throwing strikes from guard but Castle blocks nicely.
Castle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Castle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moxon wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Castle working for a triangle but Moxon defends it easily.
Eric Castle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Castle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Moxon manages to get himself to full guard.
Moxon has momentary wrist control but Castle slips an elbow through the middle.
Castle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Castle lands a couple of elbows.
Moxon 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.
Moxon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Castle is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands a couple of digs.
Castle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Castle scoring with some ground and pound.
Moxon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moxon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Castle trying to control but Moxon is working from the bottom.
Castle tries to free his leg and advance position but Moxon is retaining full guard.
Castle content to stall in guard here.
Castle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Castle passes into half guard.
Castle moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Moxon.
A lull in the action here.
Castle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle gets to mount! Moxon was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Moxon is bucking up trying to escape but Castle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Castle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Castle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moxon throws a series of punches but Castle avoids them all with ease.
Castle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moxon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castle.
Moxon throws a series of punches but Castle moves out of range.
Moxon throws a leg kick but Castle checks it.
Jonathan Moxon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moxon throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castle blocks a head kick by Moxon.
Moxon digs a good hook to Castle's body.
Moxon thows a leg kick but Castle checks it
and Castle counters with a series of strikes. Moxon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castle throws a series of punches but Moxon avoids them all with ease.
Castle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moxon shoots in and drives through. Castle sprawls well.
Moxon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxon throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Castle throws a leg kick but Moxon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Castle swinging wildly here.
Moxon misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxon missing with a left hand there. Castle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moxon just misses with a punch to the body.
Moxon takes a swing at Castle's ribcage but misses.
Castle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moxon throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Moxon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Castle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Moxon misses with a kick to the body.
Castle tried to score with a low kick but Moxon checks it.
Castle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moxon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castle slips a jab from Moxon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moxon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Castle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Moxon throws a poor cross that misses
and Castle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Castle. That's going to slow Moxon down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moxon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Moxon lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moxon throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Moxon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castle manages to avoid it.
Jonathan Moxon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moxon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Moxon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castle's half guard.
Castle is pressing down on Moxon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Castle looking for a sweep. Not yet Castle, not yet.
Castle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Castle trying to control but Moxon is having none of it.
Castle landing punches.
Castle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Castle raining down shots from the mount!
Moxon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moxon wants to control but Castle is having none of it.
Castle 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.
Castle raining down shots from the mount!
Eric Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moxon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Moxon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castle 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Castle!
Eric Castle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ka Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ka Lima!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima thows a body shot but no joy.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Ka Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deGrasse Tyson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lima throws a series of punches but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima lands with a right hand.
It looks like Neil deGrasse Tyson has been cut.
Lima connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
deGrasse Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
deGrasse Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
deGrasse Tyson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lima. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lima cracks deGrasse Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. deGrasse Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a straight right.
Lima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Lima misses with a few strikes there.
Lima scores with a decent looking hook.
Lima throws a head kick that misses.
Lima misses with a head kick.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a jab.
deGrasse Tyson walks into a jab.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but deGrasse Tyson moves away.
Lima lands a body shot.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick which misses Lima's front leg but catches the back leg as Lima tries to avoid it.
Lima misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Lima throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a head kick by Lima.
Lima misses with a looping right.
A lazy left from Lima finds it's target.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a head kick by Lima.
deGrasse Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lima avoids the head kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Lima looks to score with a jab to the body but deGrasse Tyson is just out of range.
deGrasse Tyson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
deGrasse Tyson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
deGrasse Tyson throws a wild body kick that Lima sees coming a mile off.
deGrasse Tyson misses with a head kick.
Lima looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lima throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima gets tackled into the cage by deGrasse Tyson. deGrasse Tyson maintains the clinch.
Lima blocks an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
deGrasse Tyson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
deGrasse Tyson tries a knee to the head but Lima blocks it.
Lima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lima taking a breather.
deGrasse Tyson lands a knee to the head.
Lima tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. deGrasse Tyson smiles and moves away.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and deGrasse Tyson is able to avoid easily.
deGrasse Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four 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!
Jab by Lima.
deGrasse Tyson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lima throws a solid leg kick but deGrasse Tyson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lima.
deGrasse Tyson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lima connects with a crisp jab.
Lima jabs deGrasse Tyson right on the nose. deGrasse Tyson blinks but takes it well.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is getting worse.
Lima moves out of range of the leg kick from deGrasse Tyson.
Lima lands with an uppercut that bounces deGrasse Tyson off the cage and back into range.
deGrasse Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
deGrasse Tyson walks into a left hand.
Lima throws a low kick but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range easily.
Lima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deGrasse Tyson lands the left hand.
Lima works the jab nicely.
Nice cross by Lima.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ka Lima dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lima misses with a low kick.
deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lima avoids it.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lima avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
deGrasse Tyson trying to land knees to the body.
Lima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lima with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lima prevents deGrasse Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Lima blocks an elbow strike from deGrasse Tyson.
Lima looking to slow down the pace here.
Lima manages to break the clinch.
Lima throws a low kick, looking for deGrasse Tyson's leg but deGrasse Tyson calmly moves out of range.
Lima rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but deGrasse Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Lima finds it's way through deGrasse Tyson's defenses.
Lima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lima lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Lima. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lima.
Lima throws a hook to the side of deGrasse Tyson's head but deGrasse Tyson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
deGrasse Tyson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
deGrasse Tyson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
deGrasse Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lima has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by deGrasse Tyson.
Lima misses with a straight right.
deGrasse Tyson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lima's calf.
Lima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
deGrasse Tyson tries to score with a low kick but Lima moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima lands a leg kick that knocks deGrasse Tyson off balance momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deGrasse Tyson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lima moves out of range as deGrasse Tyson strikes.
deGrasse Tyson avoids the body shot from Lima.
A head kick misses from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
deGrasse Tyson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lima lands with a shot to the body.
deGrasse Tyson throws a hook to the side of Lima's head but Lima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and deGrasse Tyson moves out of range easily.
Lima throws a head kick that deGrasse Tyson semi-blocks.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
deGrasse Tyson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from deGrasse Tyson. That one must have hurt.
Lima just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lima thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on deGrasse Tyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Lima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lima throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lima connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeez, Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
deGrasse Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
deGrasse Tyson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Neil deGrasse Tyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ka Lima!
Our winner, Ka Lima, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by . Winter has chosen ICE COLD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jack Winter has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeremy Johnson's chin.
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144 lbs
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135 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Winter!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson dives in and grabs Winter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Winter pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Winter throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Winter leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Winter jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winter as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Winter. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Nice uppercut there from Winter.
Jack Winter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Winter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson cracks Winter with a big elbow.
Winter taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson works to advance to full mount. Winter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Winter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Winter?
Poor strikes thrown by Johnson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Johnson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throwing strikes here but Winter is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson breaks from Winter's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winter is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Winter is rocked!
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Winter is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Winter looks gassed!
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Winter covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Johnson!
Jeremy Johnson is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Jeremy Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eyesometimes Blackchicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackchicks has chosen call to prayer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Eyesometimes Blackchicks has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dr Gonzo's chin.
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142 lbs
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Eyesometimes Blackchicks!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackchicks fails with a takedown attempt.
Blackchicks jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blackchicks connects with a right hand. Gonzo shakes it off.
Gonzo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blackchicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzo.
Blackchicks lands a jab to Gonzo's midsection.
Blackchicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzo.
That kick from Gonzo tenderised Blackchicks's leg. Blackchicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blackchicks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackchicks scores with a jab.
Blackchicks throws a body punch but Gonzo moves out of range.
Gonzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackchicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzo.
Gonzo misses with a body shot.
Blackchicks lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Gonzo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackchicks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eyesometimes Blackchicks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzo is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzo scores with a punch to the head.
Blackchicks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo feints and then cracks Blackchicks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackchicks down.
A jab from Blackchicks does it's job there.
Gonzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blackchicks's hands.
Gonzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blackchicks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gonzo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blackchicks!
Gonzo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gonzo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blackchicks hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzo with a couple of short strikes.
Gonzo landing shots from mount.
Gonzo with the ground and pound from mount.
Blackchicks is looking to improve his position but Gonzo isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Blackchicks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gonzo.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gonzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gonzo dominating with strikes here.
Blackchicks is rocked!
Blackchicks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackchicks is still in real trouble! Can Gonzo finish him?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Blackchicks in real trouble here! The ref calls for Blackchicks to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dr Gonzo!
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