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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Spence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogin comes to the cage accompanied by real american. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
60 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hulk Hogin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noah Spence!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spence clinches with his opponent.
Hogin misses with a body punch.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hogin is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hogin obliges.
Hogin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hogin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Hogin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence avoiding damage as Hogin throws knees to the body.
Hogin scores with a shot to the side of Spence's head.
Nice elbow from Hogin.
It looks like Noah Spence has been cut.
Hogin tries to break free but Spence pushes him back against the cage.
Spence blocks an uppercut.
Hogin blocking some punches.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogin wants the takedown. Spence is fighting it off but Hogin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Spence's guard against the cage.
Hogin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hogin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin drops back looking for a leg! Spence is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spence manages to kick Hogin off! Hogin jumps back into Spence's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spence can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogin connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spence utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spence trying to control the position.
Hogin landing some decent shots from guard.
Hogin throws a big elbow that misses.
Hogin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spence is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogin won't allow Spence to sweep him here.
Spence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogin postures up in Spence's guard and throws a big left but Spence blocks it.
Spence really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hogin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Spence is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hogin is controlling him.
Hogin landing some decent shots from guard.
Spence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spence is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hogin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogin drops back looking for a leg! Spence is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spence manages to kick Hogin off! Hogin jumps back into Spence's guard.
Hogin throwing strikes but missing.
Hogin preventing the sweep.
Hogin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hogin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Spence avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hogin.
Hogin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hogin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spence defending well though.
Spence is doing well to control the position and prevent Hogin from advancing to side control.
Hogin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hogin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spence wants to get back to his feet.
Spence keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Hogin there.
Hogin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spence defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hulk Hogin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Spence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spence punishes Hogin's body with a nice straight punch.
Hogin throws a sloppy head kick and Spence moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Spence.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spence swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Spence.
Spence tries to work over Hogin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Spence.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spence scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence works on Hogin's body with a couple of short punches.
Spence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hogin backwards.
Spence tries a body shot but Hogin blocks it.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Spence.
Hogin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogin is looking to control Spence's arms but Spence gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hogin has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Spence.
Hogin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hogin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogin controls his hands.
Hogin trying to control the position but instead, Spence has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hogin into the cage.
Spence misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spence tries a body shot but Hogin blocks it.
Hogin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hogin takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hogin.
Spence misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence working aggressively here.
Hogin digs a right hand into Spence's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spence's gas tank.
Hogin lands a damaging elbow.
Hogin struggles to land a body shot inside as Spence controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Hogin.
Hogin blocks an uppercut.
Spence working aggressively here.
Spence tries to work over Hogin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spence.
Spence misses with some punches.
Hogin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Noah Spence seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Spence works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spence tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by Hogin.
Hogin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogin avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spence.
Hogin has Spence pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Spence manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Spence tries to throw a body punch but Hogin avoids it by throwing Spence back against the cage.
Hogin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hogin misses with an elbow strike.
Hogin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence blocks a body shot from Hogin.
Hogin blocks an uppercut.
Spence misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogin can't find room to land a body shot as Spence controls the action.
Spence tries to work over Hogin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hogin looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spence lands a left hand.
Spence prevents a body shot from Hogin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spence.
Still in the clinch, Spence scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hogin is keeping busy.
Spence doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spence lands with a short shot to the head.
Hogin tries to break the clinch but Spence is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hogin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogin takes a shot to the head.
Spence lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hogin or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Spence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Noah Spence's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spence lands a nice hook to Hogin's body. Hogin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hogin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spence counters with a two punch combo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hogin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Spence scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogin blocks an uppercut.
Spence blocks an elbow strike.
Spence tries a body shot but Hogin blocks it.
Spence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spence taking a breather.
Spence working aggressively here.
Spence pushes Hogin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hogin letting Spence take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Spence fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Spence.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hogin backwards.
Spence lands a nice uppercut.
Spence presses Hogin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Spence.
Spence lands with a short shot to the head.
Hogin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spence creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hogin with a big uppercut! Hogin tries to clinch up but Spence pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hogin to the mat! Hogin covers up and Spence unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noah Spence!
Noah Spence decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Uhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Uhler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uhler has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Uhler blocks with his arms.
Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Uhler won't want to take too many of those.
Uhler looks winded!
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!
Santos tries a knee to the head but Uhler blocks it.
Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Brad Uhler has been cut.
Santos has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Uhler goes down! Santos dives on top of him - Uhler manages to get guard.
Uhler is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Uhler, up you get!
Uhler is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos rushes Uhler and presses him up against the cage.
Uhler seems to have recovered his senses.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uhler takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos working the clinch nicely. Uhler is working for position but Santos cracks him with a big knee to the head! Uhler crumples up against the cage and Santos lands two more shots before the ref can save Uhler! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Matt Santos!
In his post fight interview, Matt Santos gave a big smile as he said 'I fought a great opponent tonight. I have nothing but respect for him. I have a feeling our paths will cross again in the future.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Matiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matiss has chosen Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Samuels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Matiss!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuels misses with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Matiss.
Matiss clinches.
Matiss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Samuels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Samuels takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Sam Samuels has been cut.
Matiss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Samuels is breathing heavily.
Matiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Matiss working Samuels over with knees to the body.
Matiss lands a knee to the body.
Matiss leaning against his opponent.
Matiss with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Matiss.
Matiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Matiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Samuels won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matiss is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matiss lands a nice knee to the body.
Matiss lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Matiss.
Matiss crunches a lovely knee into Samuels's ribcage.
Matiss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matiss lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Samuels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Matiss.
Matiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Samuels won't want to take too many of those.
Matiss lands a big knee to the head and Samuels goes down! Matiss pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Matiss!
Mario Matiss thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diesel Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Xzibit-Release Date . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diesel Power!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lilke misses.
Power wants to clinch up but Lilke keeps it at a distance.
Power misses with the combination.
Power throws a head kick that misses.
Lilke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Power throws a big shot that misses.
Lilke throws a wild body kick that Power sees coming a mile off.
Power scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lilke wants to control but Power is keeping busy.
Lilke is trying to stand up here but Power is controlling him well.
Power throwing shots but Lilke is blocking nicely.
Power has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilke is looking to escape.
Power missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is thwarting Lilke's attempts to control the position.
Power missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Power trying to control from half guard but Lilke is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilke wants to get back to his feet.
Lilke tries to roll over but Power keeps him under control.
Power is thwarting Lilke's attempts to control the position.
Power trying to mount his opponent but Lilke defends it.
Power moves into full mount! Lilke won't be happy about that!
Lilke is working to get back to half guard.
Lilke taking shots to the head.
BOOM! Power connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lilke is rocked!
It looks like Alvin Lilke has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power loads up with a big shot that hurts Lilke! He's pulled Power in close but Power has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Lilke survive? More strikes from Power and Lilke is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diesel Power!
A victorious Diesel Power thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bee Killah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee Killah struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 266.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Norwegian Viking has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bee Killah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killah tries to clinch but Viking moves away
and Viking counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Killah tries to clinch up but Viking circles away and keeps his distance.
Killah tries to close the distance and clinch but Viking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Killah tries to clinch but Viking moves away
and Viking counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Bee Killah has been cut.
Viking throws a hook but Killah blocks it.
Killah is looking to clinch but Viking is avoiding it.
Killah tries to close the distance and clinch but Viking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking circles away from the clinch attempt.
Killah tries to clinch up but Viking circles away and keeps his distance.
Killah lands a nice shot to the body.
Killah tries to clinch but Viking is having none of it.
Viking circles away from the clinch attempt
and Viking counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Killah thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killah tries to clinch up.
Bee Killah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking misses with a looping right.
Viking throws a right hand that Killah ducks under and follows up with a left that Killah also avoids with ease.
Killah gets a clinch.
Killah working Viking over with knees to the body.
Viking is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Killah lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Norwegian Viking has been cut.
Killah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Killah lands a hook that snaps the head of Viking backwards.
Killah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viking is rocked!
A fake to the body and Killah gets the Thai clinch. He wastes no time and tries to connect with knees to the head. This is dangerous for Viking! He should get out! Another devastating knee and Viking falls head first to the ground. It's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Bee Killah!
After winning the bout, Bee Killah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Soplamocos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soplamocos has chosen Eye of the Tiger!!! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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50 - 21 - 2 |
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196 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kid Soplamocos!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Soplamocos. Ferreira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Soplamocos moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a low kick, looking for Soplamocos's leg but Soplamocos calmly moves out of range.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Soplamocos.
Soplamocos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Soplamocos looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
Ferreira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soplamocos moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Nice cross by Ferreira.
It looks like Kid Soplamocos has been cut.
A low kick from Ferreira misses
and Soplamocos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Soplamocos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira avoids the head kick by Soplamocos.
Soplamocos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ferreira finds it's way round the side to connect with Soplamocos's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soplamocos slips under a jab.
Soplamocos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soplamocos moves away.
Soplamocos throws a front kick that sends Ferreira stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses.
Soplamocos blocks a head kick by Ferreira.
Kid Soplamocos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Ferreira misses its intended target.
Ferreira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira throws a leg kick but Soplamocos checks it.
Ferreira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira connects with a crisp jab.
Ferreira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferreira is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Soplamocos slips the punch.
Soplamocos ducks under a wild hook from Ferreira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soplamocos looks to land a left hand but Ferreira moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
A head kick misses from Soplamocos.
Ferreira swings for the body but Soplamocos moves out of range.
Soplamocos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soplamocos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferreira.
Soplamocos tries to move into range but Ferreira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soplamocos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
Soplamocos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira lands a lovely overhand right.
Soplamocos throws a leg kick that misses.
Soplamocos connects with a leg kick. Ferreira looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soplamocos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the head.
That has opened up Kid Soplamocos's cut even more.
Soplamocos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Soplamocos avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Nice uppercut lands for Soplamocos. That snapped Ferreira's head back.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soplamocos manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Ferreira as he connects with a hook.
Ferreira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ferreira misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soplamocos throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Soplamocos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Soplamocos.
The crowd cheers as Ferreira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Soplamocos doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soplamocos tries to clinch there but Ferreira circles away.
Soplamocos throws a wild body kick that Ferreira sees coming a mile off.
Ferreira wants to clinch.
Ferreira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ferreira is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Soplamocos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Soplamocos misses with a hook. Ferreira ducked under it nicely.
Ferreira with a nice cross.
Soplamocos misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soplamocos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soplamocos throws out the jab.
Ferreira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferreira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ferreira wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kid Soplamocos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soplamocos throws a leg kick but Ferreira sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soplamocos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soplamocos throws the kick towards the body but Ferreira avoids it.
Soplamocos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferreira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Soplamocos is looking to clinch but Ferreira is avoiding it.
Soplamocos misses with a head kick.
Ferreira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Soplamocoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Soplamocos avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
Ferreira tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soplamocos is able to avoid easily.
Ferreira is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Soplamocos blocks a jab.
Ferreira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soplamocos tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Soplamocos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soplamocos feints and then cracks Ferreira's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ferreira down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Soplamocos works Ferreira's body with a nice hook.
Ferreira misses with the combination.
Soplamocos tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferreira is able to avoid easily.
Ferreira tries to move into range but Soplamocos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soplamocos moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Soplamocos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira throws a good cross that connects.
The cut above Kid Soplamocos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ferreira's corner calls for a 1-2. Ferreira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Soplamocos checks the leg kick.
Soplamocos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferreira.
Soplamocos tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soplamocos missing with a left hand there. Ferreira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soplamocos misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira connects with a solid leg kick.
Soplamocos blocks a jab.
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Soplamocos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Soplamocos persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Soplamocos fails with the takedown
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Soplamocos is breathing heavily.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferreira. That snapped Soplamocos's head back.
Ferreira connects with a crisp jab.
Kid Soplamocos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ferreira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kid Soplamocos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ronaldo Ferreira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Waltz from Les Sylphides. Domingo Perez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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32
174 lbs
33 - 15 - 0 |
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30
157 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astoria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Astoria tries to clinch up.
Astoria pivots, looking for a leg kick but Perez is out of range and Astoria settles back down.
Astoria misses with a body shot.
Perez throws a shot from downtown. Astoria moves away and avoids it.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Astoria is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Perez there.
Astoria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez catches Astoria with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Astoria swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Astoria tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Astoria momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Astoria misses.
Astoria has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Astoria's head.
Astoria connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Astoria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perez showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Astoria is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Astoria keeps working.
Astoria is defending against the submission attempts here by Perez.
Perez works his way into full mount!
Perez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Astoria tries to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Astoria is desperately trying to improve his position but Perez has a good base and remains in mount.
Astoria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astoria wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Astoria's face.
Astoria wants to hold on but Perez pushes him away.
Perez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Astoria looks a forlorn figure.
Perez with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astoria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Astoria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Perez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Astoria is rocked!
Perez postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Astoria in real trouble here! The ref calls for Astoria to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingo Perez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
145 lbs
25 - 21 - 0 |
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30
154 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taj Mahal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahal misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mahal.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mahal crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Diaz - the referee stops the clock and Mahal gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Diaz. Mahal manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Mahal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diaz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahal throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Mahal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mahal misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick from Mahal.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahal.
A clash of legs there as Diaz blocks the low kick.
Diaz slips a straight right by Mahal.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice jab there from Mahal.
Diaz works the jab nicely.
Mahal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mahal misses the jab.
Mahal misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mahal looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mahal with the active half guard here but Diaz passes nicely into side control.
Diaz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mahal's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahal is trying to improve his position.
Mahal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz trying to control the position but Mahal is working away.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz lands an elbow.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mahal gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mahal!
Mahal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mahal tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mahal is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mahal has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the head.
Mahal has given up his back here.
Mahal is really stuck here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to stick to Mahal's back but Mahal is turning into Diaz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Diaz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mahal.
Mahal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Mahal from controlling successfully.
Diaz wriggles free and stands up.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Mahal throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Mahal just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Mahal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diaz wants the takedown. Mahal is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mahal's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mahal misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
Mahal misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Mahal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mahal is looking to improve his position.
Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Mahal defends the submission attempt.
Mahal is looking to improve his position.
Mahal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mahal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Diaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Mahal is retaining full guard.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oscar Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mahal working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Diaz has passed into half guard!
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Mahal's hands, connecting with Mahal's forehead.
Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mahal doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mahal is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mahal.
Mahal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mahal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mahal has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mahal does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Mahal's head.
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mahal actively working from the bottom here.
Mahal won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz wants to work for an arm triangle but Mahal is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mahal throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Mahal throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz scores with a jab. Mahal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Mahal pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mahal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mahal shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Mahal counters with a single leg into guard. Diaz didn't expect that.
Diaz is trying to keep Mahal in close.
Mahal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Diaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Diaz has escaped and now he's on top!
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mahal looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diaz passes into side control.
Mahal is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz working the body and head with strikes.
Diaz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Mahal manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Diaz is thwarting Mahal's attempts to control the position.
Mahal tries to roll over but Diaz keeps him under control.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura but Mahal is defending well.
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mahal sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Mahal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mahal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Mahal keeps moving.
Mahal looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz trying to control but Mahal is working from the bottom.
Mahal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Diaz defends it easily.
Mahal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mahal tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diaz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz controlling the position.
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.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mahal, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Oscar Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mahal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mahal backwards.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mahal can't fight it off and eventually Diaz manages to take the fight to the floor. Mahal looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mahal throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mahal isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Diaz stacks Mahal on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Diaz!
You can see the frustration on Mahal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mahal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Mahal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz working away.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mahal tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahal gets back to half guard.
Mahal moves into full guard.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mahal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz is pushing down on Mahal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mahal is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahal is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Diaz is working for a kimura but Mahal is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz is looking for a kimura but Mahal is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diaz to get the leverage.
Mahal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mahal throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Mahal tries to buck Diaz off but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Mahal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahal wants to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mahal's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahal is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mahal, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Diaz had his way with Taj Mahal in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mahal misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Mahal misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Diaz forces Mahal back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz wants a takedown.
Mahal gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahal.
Mahal throws a head punch that misses.
Mahal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahal is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahal down to the mat. Mahal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahal misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a solid body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahal misses the target.
Mahal takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Mahal tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mahal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Diaz moves out of range as Mahal throws a body kick.
Diaz clobbers Mahal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oscar Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahal. That's going to slow Diaz down.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Mahal manages to get underhooks.
Mahal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mahal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mahal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahal tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Mahal misses with a knee strike.
Mahal is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahal down to the mat. Mahal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick from Mahal is predictable there
and Diaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahal motions for Diaz to come forward. Mahal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahal misses with a low kick.
Mahal looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to clinch but Mahal moves out of range.
Taj Mahal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Mahal throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Mahal misses with a looping left.
Mahal is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Mahal lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Mahal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
Mahal shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Oscar Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Taj Mahal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahal thumps Diaz with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mahal misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Mahal does it's job there.
Diaz darts in and clinches Mahal up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mahal fails to land.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Mahal sprawls well.
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Mahal pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahal throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz checks a low kick from Mahal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taj Mahal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Diaz!
Oscar Diaz is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujisaki comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle - Guns N' Roses blaring out of the sound system. Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. Karl Grossman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman throws out a leg kick but Fujisaki moves out of range and Grossman only half commits.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Fujisaki checks it.
Fujisaki avoids the body shot from Grossman.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fujisaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Fujisaki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grossman. Fujisaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman connects with a crisp jab.
Grossman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fujisaki throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman cracks Fujisaki with a good jab.
Grossman throws a right hand that Fujisaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Fujisaki also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujisaki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grossman back to the cage. Fujisaki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fujisaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grossman throws a hook but Fujisaki blocks it.
Grossman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fujisaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Grossman.
Fujisaki lands with a right hand.
Fujisaki tries to keep at a distance but Grossman has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fujisaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grossman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grossman gets through Fujisaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fujisaki tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Fujisaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Grossman leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Fujisaki is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Grossman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujisaki's efforts to push away.
Grossman manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujisaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grossman throws a head kick that half lands.
Fujisaki is rocked!
It looks like Dokonjonosuke Fujisaki has been cut.
Fujisaki gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Grossman gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fujisaki is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
A victorious Karl Grossman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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