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EFC 38 - EFC -VS- ROF PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenneth Noisewater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Noisewater's choice of entrance music: Boats 'n Hoes. Kenneth Noisewater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeranimo Milner's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenneth Noisewater!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Noisewater shoots for a takedown but Milner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Milner misses with a series of wild punches.
Milner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Noisewater circles away quickly and effectively.
Noisewater drops his hands momentarily and Milner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Milner throws a right hand that Noisewater ducks under and follows up with a left that Noisewater also avoids with ease.
Milner misses with a two punch combination.
Noisewater fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Noisewater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noisewater thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Milner wants to stand up but Noisewater is controlling him.
Noisewater has gone for a leg lock! Milner slips out almost immediately though and dives into Noisewater's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Noisewater wants to improve his position but instead Milner has moved into half guard.
Milner wants to stand up but Noisewater has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Noisewater is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Milner in particular looking to stall.
Milner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Milner can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Noisewater is looking to escape.
Noisewater holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Milner tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater is working to get back to half guard.
Milner misses with a head shot.
Milner trying to control but Noisewater is having none of it.
Milner misses with a head shot.
Milner is trying to control here but Noisewater has managed to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Noisewater manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Noisewater trying to keep a closed guard but Milner is proving a slippery customer.
Milner stopping the sweep attempt from Noisewater.
Milner is looking to work some ground and pound but Noisewater has wrist control.
Milner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Noisewater is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Milner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenneth Noisewater will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noisewater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Milner circles away.
Milner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milner looks to throw the jab but Noisewater is out of range.
Noisewater defending well as Milner loads up on a big left hand.
Noisewater gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noisewater closes the distance and clinches up with Milner, looking for a takedown. Noisewater pushes Milner against the cage but Milner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Milner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noisewater manages to avoid it.
Milner digs a good hook to Noisewater's body.
Noisewater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Milner is fending him off so far but Noisewater persists. Nope, Milner circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeranimo Milner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Noisewater.
Milner wants to clinch
and Noisewater counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Milner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Milner tries to get out of the position.
Noisewater decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Milner, up you get!
Noisewater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Noisewater uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Milner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner throws a right hand that Noisewater ducks under and follows up with a left that Noisewater also avoids with ease.
Noisewater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Noisewater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Milner misses with a wild body shot.
Milner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noisewater counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Noisewater trying to advance position but Milner counters by regaining guard.
Milner lands an upkick as Noisewater stands over him.
Noisewater throws a big right hand that misses.
Milner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Noisewater is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Milner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Milner has escaped and now he's on top!
Noisewater is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noisewater 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.
Milner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Noisewater being controlled here, momentarily.
Noisewater looking for a sweep. Not yet Noisewater, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner controls from within his opponent's guard.
Noisewater is trying to control the position but Milner postures up.
Milner trying to control but Noisewater is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Milner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noisewater is looking to clinch.
Milner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Milner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noisewater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Noisewater rushes Milner and presses him up against the cage.
Noisewater gets control of Milner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Noisewater will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Milner looking to pass the guard.
Noisewater working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milner.
Milner wants to pass the guard but Noisewater is keeping the position.
Noisewater keeping moving, preventing Milner from controlling successfully.
Milner works over Noisewater with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kenneth Noisewater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Milner swings for the body but Noisewater moves out of range.
Milner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Noisewater takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Noisewater moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Milner as the two fighters clinch.
Milner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Milner connects with a body shot.
Noisewater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Milner's guard.
Noisewater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Milner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Noisewater stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Noisewater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noisewater drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Milner dives on top into guard.
Noisewater can't keep his opponent in guard - Milner advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kenneth Noisewater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Milner working over Noisewater with some ground and pound. Noisewater looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milner frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Noisewater is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milner throws some wild stikes that Noisewater manages to avoid easily.
Milner controlling his opponent.
Milner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Noisewater is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Milner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Milner landing strikes from the mount and Noisewater is in trouble!
Milner trying to control but Noisewater is having none of it.
Kenneth Noisewater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Milner tries to control but Noisewater wriggling away.
Milner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Noisewater tries to reverse the position but Milner maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Milner wants to control the pace but Noisewater is squirming around nicely.
Noisewater is trying to escape the mount.
Milner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jeranimo Milner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milner lands a big shot there that rocks Noisewater but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Noisewater manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeranimo Milner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noisewater 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho Shaman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raul Hughes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shaman is looking to clinch but Hughes is avoiding it.
Shaman throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes lands a glancing blow to the side of Shaman's head.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Shaman.
Nice straight punches there by Hughes. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hughes.
Shaman wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Hughes works over Shaman's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Psycho Shaman has been cut.
Shaman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hughes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shaman in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes slips under a jab.
Shaman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Shaman connects with a single shot there.
Hughes throws a shot from downtown. Shaman moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shaman lands a big head kick that sends Hughes tumbling to the mat! Shaman takes a step backwards and waves Hughes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hughes is rocked!
It looks like Raul Hughes has been cut.
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!
Shaman tries to clinch but Hughes is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hughes. Shaman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shaman throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Shaman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shaman misses with a double jab
and Hughes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shaman thinking.
Shaman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hughes lands a nice hook to Shaman's body. Shaman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shaman misses with a body punch
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaman misses with a straight right.
Shaman misses with a body kick.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shaman tries to land a leg kick but Hughes saw it coming and moves away.
Shaman wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from Hughes misses.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hughes punishes Shaman's body with a nice straight punch.
Psycho Shaman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shaman misses the body punch
and Hughes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Hughes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shaman doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a jab.
Good shot there by Hughes.
Shaman throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Shaman misses with a jab to the body
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shaman is rocked!
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Shaman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shaman tries to move into range but Hughes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hughes finish him?
Hughes throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Shaman colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hughes as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Shaman is left battered and dazed whilst Hughes and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Hughes!
Raul Hughes is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Giovanni Van Der Zwet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Toby Diaby was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Zwet looks to land a right hand but Diaby moved out of range.
Van Der Zwet lands with a shot to the body.
Diaby ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Zwet.
Diaby shoots in but Van Der Zwet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Diaby.
Van Der Zwet throws the left hand but Diaby avoids the punch easily.
Van Der Zwet displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaby.
Van Der Zwet lands a right hook to the body.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Zwet looks to land a combination but Diaby avoids it well.
Diaby walks into a jab.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Zwet works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaby.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toby Diaby.
Diaby looks gassed!
Diaby scores with a takedown into Van Der Zwet's guard.
Van Der Zwet is looking to stand up but Diaby isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Van Der Zwet has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Diaby manages to get his head free but now Van Der Zwet has transitioned to an armbar! Diaby grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Van Der Zwet! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Armstrong 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson leaves Armstrong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Armstrong in his tracks.
Tyson lands a big shot that drops Armstrong! Can he finish him?
Armstrong is rocked!
Tyson tries to stand but Armstrong is controlling from the bottom.
Armstrong pushes Tyson off and scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a hook. Armstrong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Armstrong shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Armstrong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tyson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tyson is not content to let Armstrong control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Armstrong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Tyson as Armstrong shoots in.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Tyson connects with a single shot there.
Tyson throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson lands a big shot that drops Armstrong! Can he finish him?
Oh Armstrong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson wants to stand but Armstrong is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tyson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson throws a jab when Armstrong was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tyson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tyson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
Tyson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Armstrong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Tyson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck for Armstrong with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Armstrong is looking to close the distance but Tyson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Armstrong crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Armstrong is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mike Tyson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Loxo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ele Loxo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Loxo.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loxo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Loxo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn throws a hook but Loxo blocks it.
Loxo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loxo looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Loxo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Loxo.
Loxo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loxo there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn with a nice cross.
A jab from Penn misses.
Loxo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loxo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Ele Loxo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn cracks Loxo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loxo is rocked!
Loxo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Loxo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loxo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loxo circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Loxo moved out of range.
Loxo seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Loxo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn swings for the body but Loxo moves out of range.
Loxo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Loxo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Left hook, right uppercut from Loxo.
Loxo misses with the combination.
Loxo avoids the body shot from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loxo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loxo clinches up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loxo.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loxo's efforts to push away.
Loxo fails to pull guard.
Loxo tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Loxo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Loxo.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Penn.
Loxo tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Loxo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Penn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn! BJ Penn retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Bramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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218 lbs
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203 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Masahiko kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregory Bramer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bramer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
kimura avoids the head kick by Bramer.
Bramer throws a head kick that misses.
kimura blocks a head kick by Bramer.
Nice jab there from Bramer.
kimura looks to land a right hand but Bramer moved out of range.
kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bramer.
A punch combination from kimura misses.
Bramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as kimura throws out the jab.
kimura takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Masahiko kimura has been cut.
Bramer throws a sloppy head kick and kimura moves out of range easily.
kimura looks for a takedown but Bramer sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
kimura throws a leg kick but Bramer moved away.
kimura swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bramer.
kimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
kimura throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bramer's waist but Bramer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kimura off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
kimura avoids the head kick by Bramer.
Bramer lands with a hook. kimura tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bramer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bramer throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Bramer.
Bramer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bramer lands a big head kick that sends kimura tumbling to the mat! Bramer takes a step backwards and waves kimura back to his feet - he wants the finish!
kimura is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bramer throws an absolute beast of a head kick! kimura is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gregory Bramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Farid Abdellaoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Rhoe Tayona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Farid Abdellaoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, L Rhoe Tayona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdellaoui throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abdellaoui misses with a two punch combination.
Tayona shoots in for a double leg but Abdellaoui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abdellaoui gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tayona to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Abdellaoui can't keep his opponent in guard - Tayona advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abdellaoui tries to get to full guard but Tayona has control of the leg.
Tayona is trying to control the action in half guard but Abdellaoui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Abdellaoui on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Abdellaoui tries to get out of the position.
Tayona prevents Abdellaoui from improving his position.
Abdellaoui is refusing to be controlled, as Tayona sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona stalling away here and it's allowed Abdellaoui to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Abdellaoui manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tayona tries to hold on but Abdellaoui pushes him away.
Abdellaoui wants to control the pace but Tayona is squirming around nicely.
Abdellaoui controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abdellaoui avoids the attempt from Tayona to control.
Abdellaoui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abdellaoui tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Abdellaoui avoids the attempt from Tayona to control.
Tayona is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdellaoui trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abdellaoui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Abdellaoui tries to control but Tayona wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Farid Abdellaoui just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tayona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abdellaoui.
Tayona throws out a loose jab but Abdellaoui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdellaoui closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like L Rhoe Tayona has been cut.
Tayona shoots in for a takedown but Abdellaoui shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
L Rhoe Tayona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tayona shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdellaoui sprawls well. He's pushed Tayona's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farid Abdellaoui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of L Rhoe Tayona.
Abdellaoui lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tayona is rocked!
Abdellaoui lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Tayona is looking to close the distance but Abdellaoui sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Tayona crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Tayona is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Farid Abdellaoui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martin Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sotiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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194 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Sotiar!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sotiar throws out the jab.
Sotiar 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.
Sotiar looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sotiar.
Dawkins throws a big shot that misses.
Sotiar throws a head kick that misses.
Dawkins ducks right into an uppercut from Sotiar.
Sotiar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dawkins misses with an uppercut. Sotiar saw that one coming.
Sotiar throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it.
Dawkins digs a good body shot into Sotiar's ribs.
Mark Sotiar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotiar.
Dawkins missing with a left hand there. Sotiar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Dawkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sotiar doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sotiar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sotiar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawkins 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.
Sotiar seems keen to control Dawkins's posture.
Sotiar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sotiar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sotiar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawkins is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sotiar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sotiar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotiar dodges the punch combination from Dawkins.
Dawkins shoots for a takedown but Sotiar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sotiar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Martin Dawkins has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sotiar, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sotiar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Sotiar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.
Sotiar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sotiar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Dawkins blocks the low kick.
Sotiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Sotiar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sotiar.
Mark Sotiar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sotiar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sotiar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Sotiar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins is keen to just control but Sotiar is a slippery customer.
Sotiar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sotiar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawkins controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins wants to control but Sotiar is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Sotiar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Dawkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Sotiar.
Dawkins lands a slapping body shot.
Dawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Sotiar's shoulder, as Sotiar tries to avoid the shot.
Sotiar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Sotiar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotiar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotiar.
Dawkins misses with a straight right.
Sotiar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Sotiar.
Sotiar lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sotiar lands a big uppercut and Dawkins crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dawkins looks OK. Sotiar waves Dawkins back to his feet!
Dawkins is rocked!
Dawkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oh Dawkins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sotiar throws a leg kick which misses Dawkins's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawkins tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Sotiar misses.
Dawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotiar cracks Dawkins with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sotiar has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dawkins to stand back up!
Dawkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sotiar can pounce on him.
Sotiar lands an uppercut, right on the button! Dawkins tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Sotiar!
Mark Sotiar is the new middleweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Mary Jane . Turk has chosen Y'all must've forgot as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Turk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Turk scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Turk's defenses.
Turk breaks from the clinch.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett has Turk up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Turk stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
Turk throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turk.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Sackett cracks the inside of Turk's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Sackett moves in looking to clinch but Turk pushes him off.
Turk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Turk lands a jab-cross combination.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett misses with an elbow over the top.
Turk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Sackett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turk is defending well for now.
Sackett lands a damaging elbow.
Sackett lands an elbow inside that Turk shrugs off.
Sackett keeps control of Turk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sackett throws an elbow but it misses.
Sackett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turk is trying to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling him.
Sackett lands an elbow inside.
Turk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turk pinned against the cage. Turk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Turk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turk throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Turk misses with a double jab.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Mario Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Sackett catches Turk right on the button with a cross.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Turk.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk is having none of it.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A big left from Turk misses.
Turk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turk.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orlando Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turk.
Turk checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
Sackett throws the left hand but Turk avoids the punch easily.
Turk with a nice cross.
Turk throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turk's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turk misses with a kick to the body
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Turk moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Turk checks it.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett shoots for a double leg takedown but Turk sprawls well. He's pushed Sackett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turk misses with a body shot
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries to clinch up but Turk circles away and keeps his distance.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Orlando Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands a with a good body shot.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett cracks Turk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turk lands a jab-cross combination.
Turk tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett throws an elbow but it misses.
Sackett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Turk up against the cage.
Turk avoids the elbow strike from Sackett, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Turk.
Sackett missing with knees to the body.
Sackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk avoids the elbow strike from Sackett, against the cage.
Turk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turk blocks an elbow strike from Sackett.
Turk taking a breather.
Sackett lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Sackett.
Turk blocks an elbow strike.
Turk avoids a wild elbow strike from Sackett.
Turk lands a shot to the body.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett prevents Turk from breaking the clinch.
Turk is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Turk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett lands an elbow that stopped Turk in his tracks for a moment.
Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Turk circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Sackett dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Sackett wants to clinch.
Turk misses with a hook to the body
and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch.
Turk blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Turk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sackett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turk thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Turk keeps it at a distance.
Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Turk.
Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Turk blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sackett!
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Sackett or perhaps it was just good defense by Turk which made him look bad.
Turk throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sackett lands a head kick!
Turk throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Turk circles away.
Turk moves out of range of the strikes.
Mario Turk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk blocks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turk, as that shot connected.
Turk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turk moves into range and clinches up with Sackett.
Turk prevents Sackett from breaking the clinch.
Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turk moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turk.
Sackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Turk.
Good exchange - Turk coming out on top.
It looks like Orlando Sackett has been cut.
Turk lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Turk misses with a kick to the body.
Turk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Orlando Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Turk to score with a decent uppercut.
Turk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Turk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sackett misses with a jab to the body
and Turk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turk lands a left and a right that send Sackett crashing to the mat, dazed. Turk thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turk. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett closes the distance but Turk moves to the side
and Turk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett swinging wildly here.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to clinch but Turk moves away
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett darts in trying to clinch
and Turk counters with a stiff right hand.
Turk throws a sloppy body shot
and Sackett holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Turk is looking to break free of the clinch but Sackett has double underhooks.
Sackett prevents Turk from breaking the clinch.
Turk misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sackett keeps control of Turk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Turk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sackett has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Sackett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between igor glozman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). glozman comes to the cage accompanied by enae Volare Mezzo. This should be fireworks!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, igor glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
A big right from Thompson misses.
glozman dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. glozman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson lands with a straight right. glozman didn't see that one coming.
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
glozman throws a predictable looking body shot
and glozman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like igor glozman has been cut.
glozman throws a combination. Thompson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by glozman.
glozman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jet Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson jabs glozman right on the nose. glozman blinks but takes it well.
Thompson connects with a body shot.
glozman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
glozman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to de liver by Thompson. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by glozman.
glozman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from glozman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. glozman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says glozman as he avoids it easily.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. glozman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
glozman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
glozman 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.
Thompson with a jab.
glozman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
glozman is rocked!
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and glozman counters with a two punch combo.
Oh glozman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
glozman seems to have got his legs back now.
glozman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on glozman's shoulder, as glozman tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
glozman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Thompson misses.
glozman loads up on a big right hand but Thompson slips the punch.
glozman scores with a jab.
glozman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson lands a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thompson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by glozman.
glozman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts glozman, as that shot connected.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but glozman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
glozman lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tests glozman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
glozman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
glozman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
glozman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
glozman throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. glozman saw that one coming.
glozman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That has opened up Jet Thompson's cut even more.
glozman scores with a nice strike.
glozman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from glozman.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from glozman.
Thompson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but glozman is out of range.
Thompson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! glozman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
glozman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
glozman scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The cut above Jet Thompson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
glozman looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
glozman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thompson's calf.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
glozman moves out of range of the strikes.
glozman throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
glozman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looks to land a left hand but glozman moved out of range nicely.
glozman blocks a jab.
Thompson misses the jab.
glozman looks to land a combination. Thompson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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 igor glozman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
glozman dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
glozman slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
glozman scoring well with a low kick there.
glozman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck glozman on the side of the head.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and glozman counters with a right hand to the body.
Thompson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
igor glozman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
glozman scores with the left hand. Thompson knows he should have avoided that one.
Jet Thompson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
glozman cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
glozman moves out of range as Thompson strikes.
glozman slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - glozman had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on glozman's shoulder, as glozman tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jet Thompson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). igor glozman!
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