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EFC 138 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zimmerman comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park-- What Ive Done. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmerman is looking to slow Henderson down with leg kicks.
Zimmerman throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zimmerman scores with a head kick.
Zimmerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zimmerman just misses with a punch to the body.
Zimmerman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body 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!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zimmerman slaps away a takedown attempt from Henderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eric Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benson Henderson.
Zimmerman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zimmerman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eric Zimmerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zimmerman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zimmerman wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick lands from Zimmerman that sends Henderson to the canvas. Henderson tries to scramble back to his feet but Zimmerman brings him back down into side control.
Henderson looks gassed!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Henderson is looking for a sweep.
Henderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Zimmerman! That's hurt Henderson! Will he recover? Zimmerman fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Zimmerman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Rodalgo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirt Road Anthem. Rodalgo has chosen Ace of Spades - By Motorhead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burnt Faceman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michel Rodalgo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faceman rushes Rodalgo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rodalgo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rodalgo has had enough of the clinch but Faceman keeps him there for the moment.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Faceman.
Rodalgo has a couple of punches blocked by Faceman.
A hook to the body from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodalgo lands a right hand.
Faceman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rodalgo stalling in the clinch but Faceman improves position.
Faceman trying to stall but Rodalgo improves his position.
Rodalgo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Faceman.
Faceman is trying to stall.
Rodalgo effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Rodalgo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Faceman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rodalgo content to stall in guard here.
Faceman wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodalgo wants to control from the top but Faceman keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michel Rodalgo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodalgo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faceman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rodalgo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faceman tries to clinch up but Rodalgo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodalgo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faceman.
Burnt Faceman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodalgo throws a series of punches but Faceman avoids them all with ease.
Rodalgo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faceman moves in looking to clinch but Rodalgo pushes him off.
Faceman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodalgo throws out the jab.
Faceman clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faceman landing knees to the body.
Rodalgo is trying to drag Faceman to the mat but Faceman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Faceman.
Rodalgo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rodalgo works on Faceman's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo lands a left hand.
Rodalgo avoiding damage as Faceman throws knees to the body.
Faceman taking a breather.
Faceman scores with a shot to the side of Rodalgo's head.
Rodalgo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faceman backwards.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodalgo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Rodalgo coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faceman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rodalgo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Faceman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rodalgo on his heels. He'll look to pass Rodalgo's guard now, I'm sure.
Rodalgo controlling Faceman's posture.
Rodalgo has his foot on Faceman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faceman works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faceman controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faceman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Faceman throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodalgo keeping full guard, as Faceman tries to pass.
Faceman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodalgo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodalgo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Faceman controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faceman wants to control from the top but Rodalgo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michel Rodalgo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rodalgo misses with a hook.
Rodalgo throws a low kick, looking for Faceman's leg but Faceman calmly moves out of range.
Rodalgo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Faceman avoids it really well and circles away.
Faceman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rodalgo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faceman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Faceman fails with the takedown.
Rodalgo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodalgo is looking to chop away at Faceman's legs.
Rodalgo misses with a low kick as Faceman jumps back.
Rodalgo shoots in looking for a takedown but Faceman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodalgo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faceman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rodalgo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faceman throws a nice head kick!
Rodalgo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faceman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodalgo moves out of range of the body kick from Faceman.
The fighters circling - Faceman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faceman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodalgo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faceman circles away quickly and effectively.
Faceman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Faceman defending well as Rodalgo loads up on a big left hand.
Faceman scores with a jab to the body.
Faceman misses the jab.
Faceman instigates a clinch.
Rodalgo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Faceman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rodalgo has a couple of punches blocked by Faceman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faceman prevents it.
Burnt Faceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Rodalgo.
Faceman tries to break free but Rodalgo pushes him back against the cage.
Faceman misses with some punches.
Faceman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faceman stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Faceman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faceman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faceman blocks an uppercut.
Rodalgo lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faceman struggles to land a body shot inside as Rodalgo controls his hands.
Faceman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faceman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodalgo avoids it.
Rodalgo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tries to throw a body punch but Rodalgo avoids it by throwing Faceman back against the cage.
Rodalgo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodalgo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Faceman.
Rodalgo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rodalgo swinging wildly here.
Faceman misses the shot to the body.
Rodalgo throws a looping overhand right but Faceman ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Faceman.
Michel Rodalgo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faceman closes the distance and clinches up with Rodalgo, looking for a takedown. Faceman pushes Rodalgo against the cage but Rodalgo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodalgo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Faceman.
Faceman tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodalgo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rodalgo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faceman momentarily.
Faceman tries to clinch but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Faceman closes the distance but Rodalgo moves to the side
and Rodalgo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo misses with a looping right.
Rodalgo swats away the attempt to clinch by Faceman.
A low kick from Rodalgo is predictable there
and Faceman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rodalgo scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Rodalgo.
Faceman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faceman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faceman misses with a hook.
Rodalgo stuffs the takedown.
A lazy left from Rodalgo finds it's target.
Rodalgo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodalgo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faceman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodalgo just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Burnt Faceman will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodalgo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faceman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rodalgo, pushing him back against the cage.
Faceman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodalgo blocks it with crossed arms.
Faceman crunches a lovely knee into Rodalgo's ribcage.
Faceman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rodalgo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faceman swings for the body but Rodalgo moves out of range.
Rodalgo throws a body kick that misses
and Faceman counters by clinching up.
Rodalgo tries to pull guard but Faceman won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Rodalgo.
Rodalgo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faceman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faceman lands an elbow inside.
Rodalgo misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Rodalgo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodalgo blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman misses with the head strike.
Faceman gets through Rodalgo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rodalgo fails to land.
Rodalgo struggles to land a body shot inside as Faceman controls his hands.
Faceman lands with a light punch inside.
Rodalgo digs a right hand into Faceman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faceman's gas tank.
Rodalgo trying to stall but Faceman improves his position.
Rodalgo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodalgo has Faceman pressed against the cage, preventing Faceman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burnt Faceman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rodalgo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rodalgo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faceman tries to break the clinch but Rodalgo is controlling the position.
Faceman tries to work over Rodalgo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faceman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo throws a head punch that misses.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodalgo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Faceman.
Faceman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodalgo's elbow.
Rodalgo tries to stall but Faceman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rodalgo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faceman backwards.
Faceman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faceman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Faceman misses
enabling Rodalgo to counter with a crisp jab.
Faceman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Faceman misses with a body kick.
Rodalgo shoots in for a double leg but Faceman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Faceman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodalgo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faceman clinches up against the cage.
Faceman cracks Rodalgo with a nice body shot.
Rodalgo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Facemans head.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodalgo pushes Faceman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodalgo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faceman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Faceman has a couple of punches blocked by Rodalgo.
A short right from Faceman on the inside.
Faceman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faceman can't find room to land a body shot as Rodalgo controls the action.
Rodalgo blocks a body shot from Faceman.
Faceman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodalgo tries to work over Faceman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faceman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Faceman.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Faceman for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees in the clinch landing for Faceman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Rodalgo.
Faceman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodalgo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rodalgo blocking some punches.
Rodalgo lands with a right to the head.
Rodalgo blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burnt Faceman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faceman 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Burnt Faceman!
A relieved looking Burnt Faceman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Mr Ward has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mr Ward seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Knight!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Ward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ward quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knight is trying to control the action in half guard but Ward is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Knight thows a huge punch but Ward dodges it nicely.
Knight sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ward wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sven Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ward.
Ward cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Ward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Ward is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Ward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That kick from Ward tenderised Knight's leg. Knight is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knight throws an off balance right hand
and Ward counters with a thumping low kick.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knight. Knight circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ward.
Knight misses with a hook to the body
and Ward counters with a leg kick.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Mr Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ward thuds a left hand into Knight's body.
Ward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knight looks gassed!
Knight walks into a jab.
Knight misses with a body punch
and Ward counters with a good low kick that Knight was not able to check.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ward.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ward!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with an uppercut. Ward saw that one coming.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Ward.
Ward looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ward. That's going to slow Knight down.
Knight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ward can pounce on him.
Ward lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Knight takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ward. Ward obviously looking to wear him down.
Ward fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Knight has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward lands with a shot to the body.
Ward throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ward chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ward scores with a nice right hand.
Knight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ward slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ward connects with a nice looking jab.
Ward stuns Knight with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ward, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Ward dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ward tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knight can do to turn this around?
A jab lands there for Ward.
Ward scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ward.
Nice jab there from Ward.
Knight looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ward lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ward bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Ward counters with a nice uppercut.
Knight is breathing heavily.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ward.
Ward with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knight takes a swing at Ward's ribcage but misses.
Knight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ward. Ward obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Ward there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Ward scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knight doesn't seem bothered though.
Ward scores with a nice right hand.
Ward connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knight's hands.
Knight tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ward turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ward connects with a nice looking jab.
Knight walks into a stiff left hand from Ward.
Ward is looking to slow Knight down with leg kicks.
Ward sizes up Knight with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Knight is rocked!
Ward fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Knight is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Ward Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Knight is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mr Ward!
During a confident post fight interview, Mr Ward 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 Mex Ico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mex Ico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ico moves away.
Ico misses with a leg kick
and Valentine counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ico misses with a body shot.
Ico misses with an uppercut.
Ico lands a leg kick that knocks Valentine off balance momentarily.
Valentine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Valentine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ico but Ico pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ico throws a head kick but Valentine moves out of range.
Ico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ico to the ground. Valentine is now in Ico's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ico is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ico keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine pushing down on Ico's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Valentine throwing shots but Ico is blocking nicely.
Valentine frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Valentine lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Valentine controlling the position easily from mount.
Ico is working to get back to half guard.
Valentine tries to control but Ico wriggling away.
Ico keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ico is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Valentine wants to control the pace but Ico is squirming around nicely.
Valentine connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine avoids the attempt from Ico to control.
Valentine lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Valentine dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine with a couple of short strikes.
Valentine scoring with strikes but Ico is staying in there.
Ico is rocked!
Ico takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Valentine's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Valentine! Alexander Valentine retains his middleweight title!
Post fight, Alexander Valentine stared into the camera and said 'In a career full of ups and downs, this win , hopefully, is the start of something amazing! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayburn Hilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hilton comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave . Wayburn Hilton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayburn Hilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Hilton there.
Hilton throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hilton instigates a clinch.
Hilton misses with an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to work over Hilton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Hilton gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with some punches.
Hilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hilton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hilton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Hilton lands a nice elbow.
Hilton landing knees to the body.
Hilton misses with an elbow strike.
Hilton misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Hilton.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Hilton backwards.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilton.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones avoids a wild elbow strike from Hilton.
Hilton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Hilton.
Hilton controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hilton.
It looks like Eddy Jones has been cut.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Hilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Hilton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hilton tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hilton looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Hilton.
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!
Hilton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Hilton lands a nice elbow.
Hilton lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Hilton, against the cage.
Hilton misses with a knee strike.
Hilton throws an elbow but it misses.
Hilton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Hilton controls his hands.
Hilton missing with knees to the body.
Hilton misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hilton.
Hilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
Hilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Hilton pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hilton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hilton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Hilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Hilton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hilton has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hilton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Hilton.
Hilton throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hilton throws an elbow but misses.
Hilton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Hilton.
Hilton tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Hilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries a body shot but Hilton blocks it.
Hilton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Hilton tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Hilton missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hilton.
Hilton lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Hilton.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilton keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Hilton, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hilton throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hilton blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Jones's cut.
That's time! Hilton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones shoots in but Hilton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Hilton slams his shin into Jones's torso.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hilton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Hilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Hilton tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Hilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilton misses with a low kick.
Hilton lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones moves away from the strike by Hilton.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones slips under a jab from Hilton.
Hilton misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Hilton does no damage.
Hilton throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Hilton misses with a hook.
Hilton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hilton wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Wayburn Hilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hilton manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hilton.
Hilton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hilton staying out of range there.
Hilton throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones feints and then cracks Hilton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hilton down.
Hilton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hilton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hilton throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hilton scores with a spinning back kick!
Hilton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wayburn Hilton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones checks a low kick from Hilton.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hilton circles away.
Wayburn Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Jones.
Hilton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hilton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hilton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hilton moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones slips under a jab from Hilton.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hilton.
Hilton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hilton.
Hilton ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hilton checks a low kick from Jones.
Hilton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilton tries to clinch up.
Hilton wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Hilton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hilton wants to land a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Hilton connects with a solid leg kick.
Hilton is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilton blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Wayburn Hilton is winning the standup battle so far.
Hilton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hilton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilton.
Hilton tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Hilton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hilton throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Hilton misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hilton misses with a few strikes there.
Hilton throws a leg kick
and Hilton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hilton tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hilton to the ground. Hilton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hilton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilton is looking to land body kicks.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hilton.
Hilton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayburn Hilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Hilton misses with a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hilton tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Hilton throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Hilton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hilton.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hilton tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Hilton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hilton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilton scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones looks to land a combination but Hilton avoids it well.
Hilton looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Hilton throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hilton thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones lands a body shot.
Hilton misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones tries to bum rush Hilton with a series of wild strikes but Hilton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hilton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hilton stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hilton throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eddy Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hilton swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hilton misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Hilton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Hilton ducks down to avoid it.
Hilton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wayburn Hilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddy Jones.
Hilton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hiltons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones staying out of range there.
Hilton stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hilton is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jones.
Hilton throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Jones looks for a takedown but Hilton sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones slips under a jab from Hilton.
Jones slips under a jab from Hilton.
Hilton looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Hilton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hilton.
Jones stuns Hilton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hilton sprawls well. Hilton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hilton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hilton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilton misses with a wild combination.
Hilton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones blocks a jab.
Hilton throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Hilton misses with a hook.
Hilton misses with a hook.
Hilton misses with a double jab.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hilton circles away quickly and effectively.
Hilton tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hilton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hilton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Hilton sprawls well.
Wayburn Hilton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayburn Hilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hilton 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayburn Hilton!
A very excited looking Wayburn Hilton 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pac Quiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayo comes to the cage accompanied by Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. Quiao has chosen The Motto - Drake Ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pac Quiao!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Quiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Quiao. That snapped Mayo's head back.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayo misses with a hook. Quiao ducked under it nicely.
Mayo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mayo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayo throws a hook but Quiao avoids it easily.
Quiao lands a jab to the head.
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quiao slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Quiao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayo misses the target.
Mayo thuds a left hand into Quiao's body.
Mayo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quiao at a distance.
Mayo slips under a jab.
Quiao scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayo.
Quiao keeps the fight on the outside.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Mayo avoids it well.
Quiao swings for the body but Mayo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mayo misses its intended target.
Mayo looks to clinch
and Quiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quiao tries to keep at a distance but Mayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Mayo.
Mayo lands an elbow that stopped Quiao in his tracks for a moment.
Mayo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quiao wants to get back to striking at distance but Mayo won't allow it.
Mayo lands an elbow just above Quiao 's eye.
Quiao is trying to force a seperation but Mayo has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Mayo.
Mayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quiao's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao has had enough of the clinch but Mayo keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mayo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mayo is looking to control Quiao's arms but Quiao gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayo has his back to the cage.
Quiao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mayo has Quiao pressed against the cage, preventing Quiao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
Mayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quiao's elbow.
Quiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quiao doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayo scores a nice knee to the body.
Quiao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mayo lands a nice uppercut.
Quiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mayo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Mayo.
Mayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quiao throws a lazy right hand but Mayo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quiao.
Mayo looks to land a right hand but Quiao moved out of range.
Quiao walks into a left hand.
Mayo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quiao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quiao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quiao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Quiao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mayo swings for the body but Quiao moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Quiao.
Mayo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mayo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Quiao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Quiao.
Quiao misses with a low kick.
Quiao loads up on a big right hand but Mayo slips the punch.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Quiao misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiao swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayo slips a jab from Quiao.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Quiao counters with a left and a right that stings Mayo.
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 Chris Mayo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Mayo.
Quiao takes a swing at Mayo's ribcage but misses.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Quiao.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayo. Quiao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quiao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mayo to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayo lands a jab to Quiao's midsection.
Mayo thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Mayo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mayo.
Quiao moves out of range of the strikes.
Mayo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chris Mayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Quiao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Mayo lands.
Quiao misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mayo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quiao manages to avoid it.
Quiao slips under a jab.
Mayo misses with a right hand
and Quiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayo thinking.
Pac Quiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
Quiao blocks a jab.
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Mayo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mayo throws a sloppy body shot
letting Quiao counter with a right hand.
Mayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Quiao stuffs the takedown.
Mayo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quiao counters with a stiff right hand.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Mayo avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quiao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Quiao keeps it at a distance.
Pac Quiao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quiao throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quiao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mayo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Quiao.
Quiao lands a nice shot to the body.
Quiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
Mayo misses with a hook to the body
and Quiao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quiao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quiao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayo.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quiao as he jumps to the side.
Quiao punishes Mayo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mayo slips a jab and a cross from Quiao.
Mayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mayo tries a body shot but Quiao blocks it.
Quiao wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayo is pushing Quiao up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Quiao is trying to break the clinch but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quiao wants to break free but Mayo has control.
Mayo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Quiao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quiao avoids it.
Mayo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayo tries to land a knee to the head but Quiao blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quiao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Quiao's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quiao is trying to break the clinch but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
Quiao blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo prevents Quiao from breaking the clinch.
Mayo pushes Quiao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mayo lands a shoulder strike.
Quiao being controlled against the cage.
Mayo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Quiao gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mayo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Quiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quiao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Quiao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Mayo misses.
Quiao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayo.
Quiao looks to land a combination. Mayo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mayo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quiao.
Quiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayo swings widly with a right hand
and Quiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo lands a right hook to the body.
Quiao throws out a loose jab but Mayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quiao connects with a body shot that sends Mayo's belly button to the back.
Quiao is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayo rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Quiao misses.
Quiao swats away the attempt to clinch by Mayo.
Mayo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quiao.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quiao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Quiao circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayo misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Quiao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mayo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Quiao.
Mayo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Quiao in his tracks.
Quiao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Mayo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Quiao.
Quiao misses with a wild body shot.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quiao lands a body shot.
Quiao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Quiao moves out of range as Mayo strikes.
Quiao ducks under a wild hook from Mayo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Quiao.
Quiao looks to land a combination but Mayo avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Mayo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quiao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quiao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mayo throws a body punch but Quiao moves out of range.
Quiao blocks a jab.
Quiao avoids the body shot from Mayo.
Mayo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Quiao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mayo walks into a stiff left hand from Quiao.
Mayo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quiao avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quiao missing with a left hand there. Mayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quiao slips under a jab.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quiao as he jumps to the side.
Quiao lands a body shot.
Mayo closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quiao tries to break free but Mayo pushes him back against the cage.
Mayo landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mayo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quiao wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
Quiao is trying to push Mayo away but Mayo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mayo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pac Quiao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Mayo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quiao misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Mayo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mayo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chris Mayo waved his t-shirt featuring Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everth Cabaret (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Castle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 12 Stones - Bulletproof. 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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200 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Everth Cabaret!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Castle.
Cabaret fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castle on the side of the head.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Cabaret scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Castle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cabaret looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cabaret is trying to control. Castle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castle wants to get back to full guard.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaret is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cabaret trying to control the action but Castle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabaret is working away from the top position though.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Cabaret is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cabaret is trying to control. Castle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Castle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cabaret.
Castle is trying to control but can't.
Castle is not content to let Cabaret control the position.
Cabaret thows a huge punch but Castle dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Cabaret there.
Cabaret wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castle is looking to improve his position.
Cabaret is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castle throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabaret misses with a head shot. Castle uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabaret tries to free his leg and advance position but Castle is retaining full guard.
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabaret trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cabaret trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabaret pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castle is keeping the position for now.
Castle controls Cabaret momentarily but Cabaret frees himself.
Cabaret trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Cabaret slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabaret throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castle keeping full guard, as Cabaret tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castle is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cabaret looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castle is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cabaret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castle throws a leg kick
and Cabaret counters with an outside leg kick.
Castle connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cabaret shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Castle pinned against the cage. Castle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cabaret fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castle misses with a series of wild punches.
Cabaret's jab looks to have found its range, popping Castle under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle tries to work over Cabaret's front leg with a kick but Cabaret checks it.
Cabaret comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cabaret.
Cabaret on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Castle. Castle obviously looking to wear him down.
Castle ducks right into an uppercut from Cabaret.
Eric Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabaret showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castle.
A jab from Cabaret does it's job there.
Cabaret moves into range and clinches up with Castle.
Cabaret lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cabaret wants the takedown. Castle is fighting it off but Cabaret persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Castle's guard against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cabaret trying to control the position from guard on top but Castle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castle working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabaret postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Everth Cabaret has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cabaret cracks Castle with a solid left hand.
Cabaret working some strikes from top position.
Cabaret cracks Castle with a solid left hand.
Castle has momentary wrist control but Cabaret slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabaret postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabaret working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castle's head.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.
Castle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabaret throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cabaret is pushing down on Castle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castle is fighting to maintain full guard but Cabaret has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabaret not doing much here.
Cabaret trying to control the action but Castle is working from the bottom.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cabaret scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cabaret is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Castle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabaret trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Cabaret postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret preventing the sweep.
Cabaret postures up in Castle's guard and throws a big left but Castle blocks it.
Cabaret throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Castle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabaret won't allow Castle to sweep him here.
Castle looking to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabaret landing some decent shots from guard.
Castle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabaret missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castle has momentary wrist control but Cabaret slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Everth Cabaret showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cabaret.
Cabaret throws a leg kick but Castle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cabaret misses with a low kick.
Cabaret buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eric Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cabaret bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Castle's head backwards.
That kick from Cabaret tenderised Castle's leg. Castle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cabaret uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Castle has time to react.
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabaret connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cabaret scores with a nice head shot.
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 head kick from Cabaret lands but Castle takes it in his stride.
A low kick from Castle misses
and Cabaret makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Castle really felt that one!
Castle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cabaret does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
Castle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabaret.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabaret smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castle fails to land with a series of punches.
Cabaret avoids a punch combination nicely.
Everth Cabaret seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabaret checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cabaret shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Castle's guard.
Cabaret slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castle is trying to control the position but Cabaret postures up.
Cabaret stands and throws Castle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Castle looking for a sweep but Cabaret has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabaret with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabaret lands a big elbow.
Cabaret landing punches.
Castle is desperately trying to improve his position but Cabaret has a good base and remains in mount.
Cabaret landing strikes from the mount.
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but Cabaret cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Castle is rocked!
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but Cabaret cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Castle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabaret lands a heavy elbow.
Castle is squirming around, avoiding Cabaret's attempts to control the action.
Cabaret looking to finish Castle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castle!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle tries to reverse the position but Cabaret maintains control.
Castle seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabaret is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Castle is desperately trying to improve his position but Cabaret has a good base and remains in mount.
Castle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cabaret sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cabaret throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Castle to regain full guard.
Castle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cabaret trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eric Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cabaret tries to get to full guard but Castle has control of the leg.
Cabaret is trying to maintain the position but Castle is very close to passing his half guard.
Cabaret is looking to get back to full guard here but Castle has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabaret is looking to regain half guard here but Castle keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Everth Cabaret comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cabaret 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Everth Cabaret!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Haired Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Haired Samson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for McFly.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
McFly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McFly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samson walks into a straight right hand from McFly.
Samson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samson checks a low kick from McFly.
Long Haired Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McFly just misses with a punch to the body.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick lands from McFly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by McFly.
McFly throws a leg kick but Samson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and McFly counters with a left to the body.
Samson misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from McFly.
Samson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McFly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Samson to the mat! Samson manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McFly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McFly is fighting to break Samson's control of his arms but Samson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly trying to control but Samson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson 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.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
McFly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samson keeping moving, preventing McFly from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bubba McFly hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samson.
Samson throws a right hand that misses
and McFly counters with a nice uppercut.
Samson throws a looping overhand right but McFly ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson misses the shot to the body.
Samson takes a swing at McFly's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Samson blocks the leg kick.
McFly fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McFly ducks under a wild hook from Samson.
Samson swings away with a body shot that misses
and McFly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samson throws a lazy uppercut
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samson. McFly does a little dance to reset his feet.
McFly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samson tries to avoid it but McFly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samson to the ground. Samson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bubba McFly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFly - that will leave a mark!
McFly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McFly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McFly lands a high kick!
Samson moves out of range of the body kick from McFly.
Samson swings for the body but McFly moves out of range.
McFly misses with a body kick.
Samson misses with a jab to the body
and McFly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Samson's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Samson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McFly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFly.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for McFly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
McFly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McFly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly is fighting to break Samson's control of his arms but Samson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bubba McFly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Samson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly lands a body shot.
McFly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Samson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McFly doesn't seem bothered though.
Samson misses with a right hand
and McFly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Samson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McFly walks into a straight right hand from Samson.
McFly drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
Samson managing to control the position.
McFly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McFly trying to control the position from guard on top but Samson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McFly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McFly wants to control from the top but Samson keeps moving.
McFly throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson trying to keep a closed guard but McFly is proving a slippery customer.
McFly looking to sit in guard and control but Samson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samson wants to control from the top but McFly keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McFly is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samson moves out of range of the body kick from McFly.
Samson 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.
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 Long Haired Samson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McFly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McFly throws a leg kick but Samson moved away.
McFly slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Samson.
McFly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Samson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Samson scores with a sloppy right hand. McFly should have avoided that one.
McFly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McFly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson looks to throw the jab but McFly is out of range.
Samson 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.
McFly throws a body punch but Samson moves out of range.
Samson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McFly moves away.
Samson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McFly slips a straight right by Samson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McFly.
Samson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McFly was well out of range. Poor timing from Samson.
Samson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McFly.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McFly - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson scores with a jab.
Samson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samson throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.
Long Haired Samson is winning the standup battle so far.
McFly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McFly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McFly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Samson scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFly scores with a decent looking hook.
Samson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly scores with a leg kick.
Samson throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
McFly lands with a nice body kick.
McFly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samson moves away.
McFly moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big right from Samson misses.
Samson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by McFly. That's going to slow Samson down.
The fighters circle momentarily. McFly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McFly fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly throws a front kick aimed at Samson's knee but Samson avoids it well.
McFly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McFly lands with a kick to the ribs.
McFly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Samson is out of range and McFly settles back down.
McFly misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McFly lands with a nice body punch.
Samson misses with a double jab.
McFly tries to work over Samson's front leg with a kick but Samson checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba McFly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McFly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
Long Haired Samson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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