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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conrad's entrance music is Rider Part II. A fine choice. Jones has chosen Lacuna Coil - Without Fear as his entrance music. Jack Conrad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Granite chin |
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Good gas tank |
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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
18 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Jones!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conrad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Conrad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Conrad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Conrad lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones scores with a jab.
It looks like Jack Conrad has been cut.
Conrad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Conrad does no damage.
Conrad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Conrad lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Conrad breaks from the clinch.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a low kick.
A big right from Conrad misses.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Conrad misses with a wild combination.
Conrad jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Conrad gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants a takedown.
Conrad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Conrad controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Conrad is breathing heavily.
Conrad managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones pushes Conrad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones goes for a takedown attempt but Conrad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jones drives through and clinches with Conrad against the cage.
Conrad throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones working Conrad over with knees to the body.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conrad.
Jones tries to work over Conrad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conrad blocking some punches.
Conrad tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Conrad managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a right hand.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Jones lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Conrad controls his hands.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Conrad into the cage.
Conrad tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Conrad is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Conrad being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Conrad is blocking nicely.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Conrad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conrad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones lands a head shot.
Conrad throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Conrad.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Conrad scores with a nice strike.
Conrad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Conrad.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Curtis Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conrad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Conrad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Conrad is out of range.
Conrad misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Conrad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Conrad does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slips under a jab.
Conrad is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Conrad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Conrad keeps the fight on the outside.
Conrad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conrad blocks a jab.
Conrad scores with a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a hook
and Conrad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Conrad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Conrad 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.
Conrad trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Conrad is having none of it.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones has his foot on Conrad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Conrad works his way back into a safe position though.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Conrad lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Conrad throwing strikes but missing.
Jones is trying to keep Conrad in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Conrad is proving a slippery customer.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones is wriggling around but Conrad manages to pass to half guard.
Conrad is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conrad.
Conrad wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Conrad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Conrad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Conrad slips under a jab from Jones.
Conrad throws a good cross that connects.
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Conrad lands a head shot.
Conrad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conrad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Conrad tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Conrad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Conrad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Conrad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Conrad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conrad throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Conrad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Conrad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Conrad throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Conrad misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Conrad throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position but Conrad is working away.
Jones tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Jones working away.
Conrad might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
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!
Conrad is trying to buck Jones off.
Conrad wants to control but Jones postures up.
Jones controls the position.
Conrad prevents Jones from moving into mount.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Conrad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Conrad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Conrad jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Conrad just misses with a punch to the body.
Conrad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones checks a leg kick nicely.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Conrad in a clinch.
Conrad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Conrad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Conrad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Conrad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conrad manages to break the clinch.
Conrad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Conrad 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Conrad!
Jack Conrad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Ceasar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Darnielle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Darnielle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Ceasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Darnielle!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darnielle throws the left hand but Ceasar avoids the punch easily.
Darnielle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Darnielle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John Darnielle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darnielle connects with a single shot there.
Darnielle connects with a body shot.
Darnielle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darnielle looks for the body kick but Ceasar saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darnielle misses with the combination.
Darnielle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ceasar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ceasar tries to clinch up.
Ceasar has closed the distance and engaged Darnielle in a clinch.
Ceasar prevents the takedown attempt.
Ceasar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darnielle misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ceasar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ceasar as he avoids it easily.
Darnielle shoots in for a takedown but Ceasar shows good takedown defense.
Julius Ceasar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Darnielle.
Ceasar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ceasar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ceasar tries to work over Darnielle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ceasar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ceasar throws a punch but it's blocked by Darnielle.
Darnielle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Darnielle wants to stand but Ceasar is controlling the position.
Darnielle pulls Ceasar in close to prevent any damage.
Darnielle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ceasar puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ceasar stops Darnielle from getting back to his feet.
Ceasar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ceasar slips a straight right by Darnielle.
Darnielle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ceasar counters with a right hand to the body.
Julius Ceasar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Ceasar avoids the head kick by Darnielle.
Darnielle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ceasar.
A combination from Darnielle does no damage.
Darnielle blocks a head kick by Ceasar.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Ceasar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darnielle throws a looping overhand right but Ceasar ducks down to avoid it.
Ceasar tries to clinch
letting Darnielle counter with a right hand.
Darnielle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle looks to land a combination but Ceasar avoids it well.
Darnielle throws a right hand that Ceasar ducks under and follows up with a left that Ceasar also avoids with ease.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Ceasar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Darnielle thows a body shot but no joy.
Darnielle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Darnielle throws a leg kick
and Ceasar counters with a two punch combo.
A leg kick checked by Ceasar.
Ceasar tries to clinch up but Darnielle circles away and keeps his distance.
Ceasar throws a series of punches but Darnielle moves out of range.
Darnielle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ceasar tries to clinch up.
Ceasar pushes Darnielle up against the cage in a clinch.
Ceasar gets through Darnielle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ceasar misses with the head strike.
Ceasar wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar pushes Darnielle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ceasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ceasar misses with the head strike.
Ceasar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ceasar.
Ceasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darnielle's elbow.
Ceasar is stalling here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceasar misses with a body punch.
Darnielle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ceasar seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Darnielle can turn it around.
Darnielle blocks a body shot from Ceasar.
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 Julius Ceasar will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Darnielle swats away the attempt to clinch by Ceasar.
John Darnielle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Darnielle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ceasar has managed to clinch.
Ceasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darnielle breaks from the clinch.
Darnielle throws a low kick but Ceasar moves out of range easily.
Ceasar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darnielle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darnielle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ceasar avoids it really well and circles away.
Ceasar slips a jab and a cross from Darnielle.
Darnielle swings widly with a right hand
and Ceasar counters with a three punch combo that has Darnielle backing up. Darnielle nods at Ceasar to acknowledge the strikes.
Darnielle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Darnielle swings for the body but Ceasar moves out of range.
Darnielle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle throws a leg kick which misses Ceasar's front leg but catches the back leg as Ceasar tries to avoid it.
Ceasar thuds a left hand into Darnielle's body.
Darnielle throws a leg kick but Ceasar checks it.
Ceasar drops his hands momentarily and Darnielle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darnielle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ceasar's half guard.
Darnielle prevents Ceasar from standing back up.
Ceasar is in trouble now - Darnielle has advanced to mount!
Darnielle misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ceasar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ceasar tries to hold on but Darnielle pushes him away.
Darnielle goes for an armbar but Ceasar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ceasar.
Ceasar advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceasar stops Darnielle from getting back to his feet.
Darnielle is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ceasar works his way into side control.
Darnielle tries to improve position but can't.
Darnielle keeps trying to improve his position.
Ceasar stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle stuns Ceasar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ceasar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Darnielle wants to slow Ceasar down by chopping away at his legs.
Ceasar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darnielle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ceasar scrambles back to his feet.
Darnielle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ceasar tries to clinch there but Darnielle circles away.
Darnielle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ceasar was well out of range. Poor timing from Darnielle.
Darnielle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ceasar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Darnielle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Darnielle wants to control from the top but Ceasar keeps moving.
Ceasar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Darnielle is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Darnielle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ceasar keeps working.
Darnielle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darnielle is trying to control. Ceasar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Darnielle is looking for a kimura here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darnielle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ceasar sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Darnielle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darnielle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Darnielle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Darnielle scores with a punch to the head.
Ceasar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Darnielle tries to break free but Ceasar pushes him back against the cage.
Ceasar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Darnielle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ceasar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ceasar doesn't manage to clinch there - Darnielle circles away.
Darnielle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ceasar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ceasar tries to clinch but Darnielle moves out of range.
John Darnielle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darnielle misses with a hook
and Ceasar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darnielle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ceasar momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darnielle misses the jab.
Darnielle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darnielle avoids the body shot from Ceasar.
Darnielle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darnielle circles away from the clinch attempt
and Darnielle counters with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Darnielle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ceasar.
Darnielle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darnielle throws a looping overhand right but Ceasar ducks down to avoid it.
Darnielle wants to land a leg kick but Ceasar is out of range.
Darnielle shoots for a takedown but Ceasar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Darnielle throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasar moves out of range easily.
Ceasar avoids the body shot from Darnielle.
Ceasar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darnielle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darnielle is defended easily by Ceasar.
Julius Ceasar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Darnielle.
Darnielle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darnielle looks for the body kick but Ceasar saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Ceasar finds it's target.
Ceasar wants to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ceasar closes the distance and pushes Darnielle back into the cage.
Darnielle tries to pull guard but Ceasar holds him up against the cage and eventually Darnielle drops back down to his feet.
Ceasar lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ceasar's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Darnielle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ceasar.
Nice elbow from Ceasar.
It looks like John Darnielle has been cut.
Darnielle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ceasar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ceasar can't find room to land a body shot as Darnielle controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darnielle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ceasar.
Ceasar slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darnielle.
Ceasar has Darnielle pressed against the cage, preventing Darnielle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Darnielle blocks a body shot from Ceasar.
Ceasar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ceasar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ceasar misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Ceasar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ceasar 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Ceasar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Blyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali comes to the cage accompanied by General Levy - Professional Ganja Smoker. Blyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of The Tiger. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Blyer!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blyer swinging wildly here.
Ali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blyer's calf.
Blyer misses with a double jab.
Ali scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Blyer throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blyer moves away.
Ali takes a swing at Blyer's ribcage but misses.
Blyer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Blyer looks to land a left hand but Ali moved out of range nicely.
Blyer digs a good hook to Ali's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
A shot to the body from Blyer misses
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
Ali tests Blyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocky Blyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blyer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
The fighters circling - Blyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ali darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blyer swings widly with a right hand
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ali is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Blyer misses with an uppercut
and Ali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ali.
Ali takes one to the chin there.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali connects with a right hand. Blyer shakes it off.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Blyer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Blyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali counters with a low kick, right behind Blyer 's knee.
It looks like Ali has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ali slips a jab from Blyer.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blyer misses the shot to the body.
Blyer takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Ali moves out of range.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali punishes Blyer's body with a nice straight punch.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Blyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blyer slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Blyer misses with a wild body shot.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyer catches Ali with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali dips to his left and cracks Blyer with an uppercut!
Blyer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ali counters with an outside leg kick.
Blyer throws an off balance right hand
and Ali counters with a head kick.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blyer misses with a hook.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blyer.
A leg kick checked by Blyer.
No joy there for Blyer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blyer slips a straight right by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Blyer lands.
Blyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blyer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyer.
Nice straight punches there by Blyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blyer.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Rocky Blyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blyer throws a combination. Ali tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Ali cracks Blyer with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick but Blyer moves out of range.
Ali has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali moves out of range as Blyer strikes.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ali.
Blyer blocks a head kick by Ali.
Blyer dodges the punch combination from Ali.
Blyer throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blyer cracks a nice hook into Ali's ribs.
Jab by Ali.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Blyer counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ali.
Mohammed Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali blocks a jab.
Blyer tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali scores with a leg kick.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Ali catches Blyer right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blyer looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blyer walks into a straight right hand from Ali.
Ali scores with a nice head shot.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Blyer avoids the body shot from Ali.
Blyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali looks to land a right hand but Blyer moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blyer misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammed Ali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a head kick but Blyer moves out of range.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali dodges the punch combination from Blyer.
Blyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blyer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Blyer throws a series of punches but Ali avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blyer.
Blyer misses the jab.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Blyer tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blyer throws a good cross that connects.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blyer manages to avoid it.
Blyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blyer connects with a body shot that sends Ali's belly button to the back.
Blyer lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Blyer misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Blyer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ali counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Blyer misses with a body punch
and Ali counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ali counters with a thumping low kick.
Blyer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blyer in his tracks.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Blyer loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Ali throws the left hand but Blyer avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyer throws a right and a left that Ali avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Blyer.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyer circles away quickly and effectively.
Rocky Blyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Blyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Blyer's head.
Ali slips under a jab.
Blyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ali throws an overhand right that lands on Blyer's shoulder, as Blyer tries to avoid the shot.
Blyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Blyer. Those never looked like landing.
Ali lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Blyer misses its intended target.
Ali lands a body shot.
Blyer misses with a looping right.
Blyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ali circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blyer misses with a straight right.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mohammed Ali.
Well Ali has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Ali!
During a confident post fight interview, Mohammed Ali thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodel Hiligaynon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Peppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiligaynon comes to the cage accompanied by Down and Out . Rodel Hiligaynon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Rodel Hiligaynon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Peppers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peppers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hiligaynon.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
Hiligaynon has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Peppers slips a jab from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Peppers checks a leg kick.
Peppers lands a leg kick that knocks Hiligaynon off balance momentarily.
Peppers jabs at Hiligaynon's body.
Peppers misses with a leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws a push kick but Peppers slaps the foot to one side.
Peppers has Hiligaynon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hiligaynon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peppers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peppers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peppers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hiligaynon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hiligaynon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hiligaynon misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peppers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
Brian Peppers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiligaynon moves away.
Hiligaynon misses with an uppercut.
Peppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Hiligaynon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiligaynon takes one to the chin there.
Peppers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight left.
Peppers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiligaynon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon loads up on a big right hand but Peppers slips the punch.
Peppers throws a front kick that sends Hiligaynon stumbling back into the cage.
Peppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A leg kick checked by Peppers.
Hiligaynon throws a poor cross that misses
and Peppers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Peppers scores with the left hand. Hiligaynon knows he should have avoided that one.
Peppers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peppers looks to land a body kick but Hiligaynon moved away.
Peppers blocks a jab.
Peppers connects with the punch.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peppers but Peppers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peppers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hiligaynon is out of range and Peppers settles back down.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Peppers swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiligaynon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hiligaynon throws an overhand right that lands on Peppers's shoulder, as Peppers tries to avoid the shot.
Hiligaynon slips a jab from Peppers.
Peppers lands with a shot to the body.
Peppers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peppers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiligaynon circles away quickly and effectively.
Peppers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hiligaynon avoids a kick to the body.
Hiligaynon misses with a hook.
Hiligaynon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiligaynon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peppers was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiligaynon.
A leg kick checked by Hiligaynon.
Nice uppercut lands for Hiligaynon. That snapped Peppers's head back.
Hiligaynon tries to land a front kick but Peppers steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peppers.
Hiligaynon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peppers as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodel Hiligaynon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hiligaynon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peppers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peppers throws a leg kick
and Hiligaynon counters with a left to the body.
Peppers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hiligaynon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hiligaynon looks to throw the jab but Peppers is out of range.
Peppers lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Peppers moved away.
Peppers swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Donk. Peppers catches Hiligaynon right on the button with a cross.
Hiligaynon throws a leg kick but Peppers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Peppers dominated that 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.
Peppers wants to clinch
and Hiligaynon counters with a straight right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hiligaynon.
Peppers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peppers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brian Peppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight right.
Hiligaynon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hiligaynon avoids the body shot from Peppers.
Hiligaynon scores with a decent looking hook.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
Peppers moves out of range of the leg kick from Hiligaynon.
A low kick from Peppers misses
and Hiligaynon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hiligaynon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiligaynon clobbers Peppers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peppers cracks Hiligaynon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hiligaynon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Peppers throws a sloppy head kick and Hiligaynon moves out of range easily.
Hiligaynon tries to score with a low kick but Peppers moves his leg out of the way.
Peppers throws a body punch but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon tries a low kick but Peppers avoids it.
Peppers delivers a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Hiligaynon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Hiligaynon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Peppers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon pushes Peppers away with a front kick.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers slips a straight right by Hiligaynon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peppers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hiligaynon checks a low kick from Peppers.
Peppers throws a low kick but Hiligaynon avoids it.
Peppers connects with a crisp jab.
Hiligaynon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hiligaynon moves out of range as Peppers throws a body kick.
Peppers scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peppers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon scores with a jab to the head.
Peppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiligaynon manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hiligaynon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hiligaynon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peppers.
Hiligaynon looks to land a body kick but Peppers moved away.
Peppers thuds his right hand into Hiligaynon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peppers just misses with a punch to the body.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon throws a hook to the side of Peppers's head but Peppers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiligaynon throws a head kick that misses.
Peppers jabs Hiligaynon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiligaynon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peppers lands a body shot.
Peppers wants to clinch up but Hiligaynon keeps it at a distance.
Peppers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiligaynon throws out the jab.
Peppers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiligaynon finds it's way round the side to connect with Peppers's head.
Peppers tries to clinch but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon thows a body kick. Peppers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Peppers takes one on the button.
Brian Peppers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiligaynon is looking to chop away at Peppers's legs.
Peppers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peppers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peppers misses with a body shot
letting Hiligaynon counter with a right hand.
Peppers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Peppers doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiligaynon circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiligaynon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppers.
Hiligaynon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peppers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Peppers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hiligaynon rather than just go for the knockout.
Hiligaynon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodel Hiligaynon will probably get the nod.
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!
Peppers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiligaynon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peppers looks to throw a body kick
and Hiligaynon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hiligaynon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Peppers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peppers is looking to score with low kicks.
Hiligaynon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Peppers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Hiligaynon.
Sloppy strikes from Hiligaynon. Those never looked like landing.
Peppers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hiligaynon staying out of range there.
Peppers misses with a body shot.
Jab by Peppers.
Peppers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hiligaynon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppers. Hiligaynon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peppers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hiligaynons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hiligaynon misses the jab.
Crunch! Peppers slams his shin into Hiligaynon's torso.
Peppers is looking to clinch.
Hiligaynon throws a jab when Peppers was well out of range.
Peppers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hiligaynon looks to land a right hand but Peppers moved out of range.
Hiligaynon with a hook.
Hiligaynon connects with a looping right hand.
Hiligaynon tries to move into range but Peppers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peppers scores with a jab. Hiligaynon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiligaynon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peppers throws a leg kick but Hiligaynon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hiligaynon walks into a left hand.
Peppers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiligaynon.
Hiligaynon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peppers misses with a few strikes there.
Peppers slips under a jab.
Hiligaynon misses with a head kick.
Hiligaynon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peppers throws out a leg kick but Hiligaynon moves out of range and Peppers only half commits.
Peppers swings for the body but Hiligaynon moves out of range.
Hiligaynon throws a shot from downtown. Peppers moves away and avoids it.
Hiligaynon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hiligaynon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppers misses the shot to the body.
Hiligaynon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peppers takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Peppers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peppers thows a body shot but no joy.
Peppers tries to clinch there but Hiligaynon circles away.
Hiligaynon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiligaynon checks a leg kick.
Peppers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiligaynon connects with a leg kick. Peppers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slow jab from Peppers misses its intended target.
Hiligaynon throws a series of strikes that have Peppers backpedaling.
Peppers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Some bone on bone action there as Hiligaynon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hiligaynon avoids the body shot from Peppers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppers scores with a kick to the body.
Peppers misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiligaynon.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Hiligaynon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiligaynon misses with a straight right.
Peppers connects with a body shot that sends Hiligaynon's belly button to the back.
Peppers throws a lazy right hand but Hiligaynon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peppers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hiligaynon gets through Peppers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peppers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peppers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hiligaynon fails to land.
A short uppercut from Peppers.
Hiligaynon lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Peppers.
Well Peppers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Peppers!
A victorious Brian Peppers 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Zoidberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Freak On A Leash. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
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222 lbs
35 - 21 - 1 |
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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
36 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Zoidberg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoidberg tries a low kick but Steele avoids it.
We've been informed that Zoidberg has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Steele moves out of range as Zoidberg throws a body kick.
Steele checks a low kick from Zoidberg.
Steele throws the kick towards the body but Zoidberg avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Steele
and Zoidberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Zoidberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like John Zoidberg has been cut.
Steele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zoidberg is looking to slow Steele down with leg kicks.
Steele throws a wild body kick that Zoidberg sees coming a mile off.
Zoidberg connects with a leg kick. Steele looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick from Zoidberg lands but Steele takes it in his stride.
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!
Zoidberg scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zoidberg scores with a leg kick.
John Zoidberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele throws a push kick but Zoidberg slaps the foot to one side.
Zoidberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zoidberg throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Steele is out of range and Zoidberg settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steele, right into the meat.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steele.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoidberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zoidberg goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Zoidberg is predictable there
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele walks forward, straight into a front kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Steele scores with the left hand. Zoidberg knows he should have avoided that one.
Zoidberg scores with a leg kick.
Steele looks to land a combination but Zoidberg avoids it well.
Zoidberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steele.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg is looking to land body kicks.
Zoidberg moves out of range as Steele throws a body kick.
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zoidberg. That did some damage!
Steele misses with a two punch combination.
Zoidberg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg throws a wild body kick that Steele sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Steele has knocked Zoidberg down with a huge combo! Steele steps away and waves a wobbly Zoidberg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zoidberg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zoidberg cracks the inside of Steele's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zoidberg connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Steele dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zoidberg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Steele checks it well.
Steele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Zoidberg - that will leave a mark!
Zoidberg lands a front kick.
Zoidberg looks to land a body kick but Steele moved away.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A bone on bone clash there as Steele blocks the leg kick.
Zoidberg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zoidberg tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Steele is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a front kick aimed at Steele's knee but Steele avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zoidberg. That's going to slow Steele down.
Steele throws a lazy body kick
and Zoidberg counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steele blocks the body kick.
Steele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zoidberg cracks the inside of Steele's front leg.
Zoidberg thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up John Zoidberg's cut even more.
Zoidberg throws the kick towards the body but Steele avoids it.
Steele is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zoidberg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
Steele takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zoidberg in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Steele moves in looking to clinch but Zoidberg pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zoidberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steele takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zoidberg throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Zoidberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steele will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steele lands a big head kick that sends Zoidberg tumbling to the mat! Steele takes a step backwards and waves Zoidberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Zoidberg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zoidberg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steele's sensitive parts.
Zoidberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Steele finish him?
Zoidberg avoids a kick to the body.
Zoidberg looks to throw a body kick
and Steele counters with a solid body kick.
George Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zoidberg is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Zoidberg thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a nice kick to the body.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg blocks a head kick by Steele.
Nice body kick from Zoidberg.
Zoidberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zoidberg throws a low kick but Steele avoids it.
Steele misses with a kick to the body
and Zoidberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Steele misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Steele throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that George Steele will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Zoidberg is just out of range.
A good leg kick by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Zoidberg is predictable there
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zoidberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoidberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zoidberg scores with a kick to the body.
Zoidberg defending well as Steele loads up on a big left hand.
Zoidberg throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steele counters with a solid body kick.
Steele is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoidberg is looking to land body kicks.
Zoidberg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zoidberg moves out of range of the body kick from Steele.
Zoidberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg looks for the body kick but Steele saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Steele.
Zoidberg shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steele takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zoidberg misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body kick.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
Zoidberg throws a wild body kick that Steele sees coming a mile off.
Steele misses with a kick to the body
and Zoidberg counters with an inside leg kick.
Zoidberg tries to land a body kick
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Zoidberg 's knee.
John Zoidberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoidberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Zoidberg.
Steele checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steele throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zoidberg.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick but Steele sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zoidberg misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg scores with a head kick. Steele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele misses with a body kick.
Zoidberg looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zoidberg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoidberg breaks the clinch.
Zoidberg throws a leg kick which misses Steele's front leg but catches the back leg as Steele tries to avoid it.
Steele lands a big head kick that sends Zoidberg tumbling to the mat! Steele takes a step backwards and waves Zoidberg back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The cut above John Zoidberg's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Zoidberg throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zoidberg thows a leg kick but Steele checks it
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Zoidberg's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Zoidberg misses with a kick to the body
and Steele counters with a nice leg kick.
Zoidberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steele tries to clinch but Zoidberg is having none of it.
Zoidberg blocks a head kick by Steele.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoidberg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zoidberg can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Steele!
An out of breath George Steele thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Supernova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Santana Ft Everlast - Put Your Lights On kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Eric Cartman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
28 - 15 - 0 |
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Very quick |
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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
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sunny Supernova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Supernova throws a head kick but Cartman moves out of range.
Supernova avoids the body shot from Cartman.
Supernova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cartman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Supernova will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Supernova pulls Cartman in close to prevent any damage.
Cartman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cartman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Supernova wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Cartman is now in half guard.
Cartman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Supernova has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartman is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cartman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supernova tries to get to full guard but Cartman has control of the leg.
Cartman is thwarting Supernova's attempts to control the position.
Cartman is keen to just control but Supernova is a slippery customer.
Cartman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cartman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cartman is stalling here. Supernova is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cartman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Supernova has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman trying to control but Supernova flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Supernova is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Cartman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Supernova has the hooks in. Cartman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Supernova is not going to allow Cartman to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Cartman right now.
Cartman tries to escape but Supernova has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Supernova keeps control of the position easily here as Cartman tries to buck him off.
Cartman tries to roll but Supernova sticks to his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Supernova has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that 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.
Supernova connects with a high kick.
Supernova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Supernova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Supernova throws a combination that misses
and Cartman counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Supernova's guard now.
Supernova has momentary wrist control but Cartman slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Supernova working a defensive guard here.
Supernova is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartman trying to move into half guard but instead Supernova has managed to sweep!
Cartman wants to sweep but no luck.
Cartman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Supernova postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Supernova postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Supernova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Supernova misses with a head kick.
Supernova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Supernova misses with a double jab
and Cartman counters with a takedown into side control.
Supernova avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cartman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supernova trying his best to control but Cartman has mounted him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Supernova's face.
It looks like Sunny Supernova has been cut.
Eric Cartman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartman cracks Supernova with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cartman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Supernova is rocked!
Sunny Supernova's cut is getting worse.
Supernova tries to hold on but Cartman pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cartman! Supernova is hurt baaadly! Cartman is firing away with more strikes - Supernova is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cartman!
Our winner, Eric Cartman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Esko Takanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heimo Hulahula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
179 lbs
40 - 18 - 2 |
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36
182 lbs
33 - 16 - 2 |
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World class 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
40 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Esko Takanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heimo Hulahula!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulahula cracks Takanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Takanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hulahula uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takanen has time to react.
Takanen slips a straight right by Hulahula.
Hulahula throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Takanen's head coaches at Dark Violence Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Takanen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Takanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulahula.
Takanen blocks a jab.
Hulahula cracks a nice hook into Takanen's ribs.
Hulahula misses the shot to the body.
Hulahula shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hulahula dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Takanen.
Takanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hulahula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takanen tries to land a leg kick but Hulahula saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hulahula finds it's way round the side to connect with Takanen's head.
A punch lands to the side of Hulahula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takanen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hulahula pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hulahula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanen manages to avoid it.
Hulahula lands with an overhand left.
Hulahula bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hulahula in side control, throwing shots but Takanen defends.
Who's going to make the next move?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Hulahula trying to control the action but Takanen is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanen wants to control but Hulahula postures up.
Hulahula grinds an elbow into Takanen's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takanen is trying to improve his position.
Takanen can't do much from the bottom here.
Takanen parries the strikes from Hulahula easily there. Hulahula is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Takanen to escape.
Hulahula trying to control the position but Takanen is working away.
Takanen prevents Hulahula from improving position.
An elbow from Hulahula crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanen tries to improve position but can't.
Hulahula trying to control the action but Takanen is working from the bottom.
Hulahula working away.
Takanen tries to improve position but can't.
Takanen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hulahula tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hulahula throws an elbow but Takanen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hulahula is putting a hurting on Takanen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Takanen sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula thows a huge punch but Takanen dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulahula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Takanen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hulahula is looking to take a break and control but Takanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takanen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hulahula is working away from the top position though.
Hulahula throwing shots but Takanen is blocking nicely.
Takanen trying to control from the bottom.
Hulahula trying to mount his opponent but Takanen defends it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen is staying active underneath Hulahula, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heimo Hulahula will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Takanen dips to his left and cracks Hulahula with an uppercut!
Hulahula shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takanen but Takanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takanen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hulahula darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Takanen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heimo Hulahula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulahula.
Takanen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hulahula scores with a hook.
Hulahula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hulahula.
Esko Takanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Hulahula checks the leg kick.
Hulahula throws a hook but Takanen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hulahula.
Hulahula slips under a jab.
Hulahula lands an overhand right.
Takanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hulahula.
Takanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hulahula.
Hulahula cracks Takanen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Takanen swinging wildly here.
Takanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hulahula looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takanen misses with a left hand
and Hulahula counters with a single leg into guard. Takanen didn't expect that.
Takanen managing to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulahula keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takanen's head.
Heimo Hulahula has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula is looking to work some ground and pound but Takanen has wrist control.
Takanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hulahula missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hulahula throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hulahula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hulahula lands a couple of elbows.
Takanen looking to control.
Takanen is adopting a defensive guard.
Hulahula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hulahula accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hulahula working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hulahula postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hulahula sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Esko Takanen just wasn't active enough.
Hulahula sizes up Takanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hulahula shoots in and drives through. Takanen sprawls well.
Takanen takes one to the side of the head.
Takanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Hulahula takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hulahula blocks a head kick by Takanen.
Hulahula ducks under a wild hook from Takanen.
Takanen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hulahula is able to avoid easily.
Takanen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hulahula misses with a wild body shot.
Takanen throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Takanen!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takanen is trying to control Hulahula's posture but Hulahula avoids it.
An elbow from Hulahula crashes against the mat.
Hulahula throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hulahula creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Takanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hulahula wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hulahula works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Hulahula.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hulahula passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Takanen!
Hulahula dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heimo Hulahula showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hulahula uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takanen.
No joy there for Hulahula, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takanen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hulahula throws a hook but Takanen avoids it easily.
Hulahula slips a jab from Takanen.
Takanen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hulahula fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takanen manages to avoid it.
Takanen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hulahula on the side of the head.
Hulahula takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takanen missing with a left hand there. Hulahula was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takanen lands with an uppercut that bounces Hulahula off the cage and back into range.
Hulahula misses with a two punch combination.
Takanen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hulahula in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Hulahula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takanen doesn't seem phased though.
Hulahula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanen moves away.
Hulahula takes one on the button.
A swing and a miss from Hulahula.
Hulahula ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takanen moves away.
Takanen misses with an uppercut. Hulahula saw that one coming.
Esko Takanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hulahula connects with a jab.
Hulahula dives in for a single leg takedown but Takanen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hulahula avoiding damage as Takanen throws knees to the body.
Takanen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hulahula.
Hulahula struggles to land a body shot inside as Takanen controls his hands.
Hulahula scores with a shoulder strike.
Esko Takanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula controlling the action here for a moment.
Hulahula misses with some punches.
Takanen breaks the clinch.
Hulahula rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hulahula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hulahula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takanen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hulahula.
Hulahula lunges at Takanen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takanen's hand.
Takanen takes one on the button.
Hulahula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hulahula's jab looks to have found its range, popping Takanen under the eye.
Hulahula scores with a jab. Takanen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Takanen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hulahula's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hulahula manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Takanen on his heels. He'll look to pass Takanen's guard now, I'm sure.
Takanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hulahula is in close to Takanen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hulahula preventing the sweep.
Heimo Hulahula is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hulahula content to stall in guard here.
Hulahula's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulahula trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hulahula can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hulahula controlling from the top position.
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!
Takanen is trying to control the position but Hulahula postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hulahula throwing strikes from guard but Takanen blocks nicely.
Takanen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heimo Hulahula comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hulahula has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heimo Hulahula!
After winning the bout, Heimo Hulahula 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neil comes to the cage accompanied by Golden Brown. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cmon Feel The Noise kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Thomas Stark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
33 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey O Neil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before O Neil can pounce on him.
O Neil misses with a low kick.
Stark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Neil.
Stark is looking to land body kicks.
O Neil goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
Stark checks the leg kick nicely there.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark throws a hook but O Neil blocks it.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick from O Neil.
Stark takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Neil tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
O Neil misses with the body kick
and Stark makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. O Neil really felt that one!
Stark slips under a jab from O Neil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a chopping leg kick but O Neil manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
O Neil misses with a few strikes there.
O Neil throws an overhand right that lands on Stark's shoulder, as Stark tries to avoid the shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stark.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Neil works over Stark's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow O Neil down.
O Neil throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
O Neil wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
O Neil lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from O Neil.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stark finds it's way through O Neil's defenses.
O Neil lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mickey O Neil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark tries to work over O Neil's front leg with a kick but O Neil checks it.
O Neil's corner calls for a 1-2. O Neil obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Neil connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stark's hands.
O Neil slips a straight right by Stark.
Stark takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stark walks into a left hand.
O Neil lands with a cross.
O Neil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from O Neil misses its intended target.
Stark misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Neil if he has to take too many more of those.
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from O Neil misses.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark blocks a jab.
O Neil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stark.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
O Neil tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
O Neil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Neil misses with a lunging right hand
and Stark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neil throws a right hand that misses
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
O Neil misses with a straight right.
O Neil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark throws a leg kick but O Neil moved away.
Stark misses with a body shot.
O Neil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stark can pounce on him.
Stark connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
O Neil takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Neil takes a head kick and keeps coming.
O Neil misses with a right hand
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neil throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stark.
Stark takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Mickey O Neil will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
O Neil moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Neil fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stark.
O Neil throws a leg kick but Stark checks it.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
O Neil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stark. That one must have hurt.
O Neil thumps Stark with a low kick.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
O Neil looks to land a body kick but Stark moved away.
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!
O Neil misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
O Neil is looking to slow Stark down with leg kicks.
We've been told by O Neil's head coaches at Broken Halo Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil checks a leg kick.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil blocks a leg kick.
O Neil tries to work over Stark's front leg with a kick but Stark checks it.
A head kick from Stark lands but O Neil takes it in his stride.
It looks like Mickey O Neil has been cut.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Neil.
O Neil throws the kick towards the body but Stark avoids it.
O Neil misses with a looping right.
Stark cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Neil throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Neil connects with a jab.
O Neil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neil gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stark counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Neil throws a big shot that misses.
O Neil moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Neil is looking to land body kicks.
O Neil misses with a wild body shot.
O Neil misses with an uppercut.
Stark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stark misses the jab.
O Neil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
O Neil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
Stark lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Neil's sensitive parts.
O Neil shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neil checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stark throws a leg kick but O Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
Stark misses with a low kick as O Neil jumps back.
O Neil takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Neil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stark.
Stark moves out of range of the body kick.
O Neil misses with an uppercut
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
O Neil throws a lazy right hand but Stark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Neil looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
O Neil takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Neil misses with a right hand
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Neil moves out of range of the body kick.
Thomas Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from O Neil.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark swings away with a leg kick that misses.
O Neil throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a nice kick to the body.
O Neil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stark.
Stark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Neil.
Stark throws a leg kick
letting O Neil counter with a right hand.
Stark avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
O Neil misses with the combination.
O Neil is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but O Neil is just out of range.
O Neil fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mickey O Neil's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Neil is looking to land body kicks.
Stark avoids the body shot from O Neil.
O Neil will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stark tries to land a body kick
and O Neil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Neil throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
O Neil just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark thumps O Neil with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Stark finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
Stark throws a wild body kick that O Neil sees coming a mile off.
O Neil blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - O Neil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Neil is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from O Neil is predictable there
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark ducks under a wild hook from O Neil.
O Neil fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from O Neil lands but Stark takes it in his stride.
O Neil throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stark on the side of the head.
Stark throws a leg kick but O Neil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Neil misses with a jab to the body
and Stark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Neil's calf.
O Neil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks for the body kick but O Neil saw that one coming.
Stark throws a leg kick but O Neil checks it.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Neil.
O Neil throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. O Neil does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Neil throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a leg kick.
O Neil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stark is able to avoid easily.
Stark scores with a jab.
Stark lands a nice shot that snaps O Neil's head back.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Neil.
O Neil misses with a body shot.
O Neil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Neil fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Neil.
Some wild striking there from O Neil.
Stark lands with a straight right. O Neil didn't see that one coming.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Neil tried to score with a low kick but Stark checks it.
Stark ducks right into an uppercut from O Neil.
O Neil throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stark.
O Neil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark slips under a jab from O Neil.
Stark throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stark. That's going to slow O Neil down.
O Neil throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stark circles away quickly and effectively.
O Neil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
O Neil throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Neil lands with a nice body punch.
Stark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stark looks to land a right hand but O Neil moved out of range.
Stark lands the left hand.
Stark cracks the inside of O Neil's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A leg kick checked by Stark.
O Neil misses with a straight left.
Stark misses with an uppercut. O Neil saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stark has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stark!
Thomas Stark very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between José Nabijos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabijos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is IF I DIE TONIGHT. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, José Nabijos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabijos avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Yamada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yamada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nabijos misses with a low kick.
Yamada throws a solid leg kick but Nabijos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamada.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Nabijos scores with a shot to the side of Yamada's head.
Nabijos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nabijos.
Nabijos swings wildly with an uppercut but Yamada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head punch that misses.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Nabijos drops back down to his feet.
Nabijos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nabijos moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Yamada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nabijos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nabijos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nabijos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Nabijos.
Nabijos is looking to slow Yamada down with leg kicks.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada moves to clinch but Nabijos breaks away
and Nabijos moves into the clinch.
Nabijos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nabijos is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Yamada to work.
Nabijos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
Yamada manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Nabijos from controlling successfully.
Nabijos advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is trying to move to mount but Yamada reverses beautifully and ends up in Nabijos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to stand but Nabijos is controlling from the bottom.
Nabijos working a defensive guard here.
Nabijos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamada doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamada manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nabijos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yamada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yamada is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Nabijos.
Yamada working away.
Nabijos tries to bench press Yamada off him but Yamada keeps the position.
Nabijos is not content to let Yamada control the position.
Nabijos tries to improve position but can't.
Yamada wants to stand but Nabijos is controlling his arm.
Nabijos is looking for a sweep.
Yamada is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nabijos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nabijos is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to move to mount but Nabijos blocks the move with his legs.
Yamada is looking to take a break and control but Nabijos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabijos is trying to control Yamada's posture but Yamada avoids it.
Nabijos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamada wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nabijos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yamada's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nabijos is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabijos is pressing down on Yamada's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
José Nabijos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabijos.
Nabijos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yamada closes the distance and pushes Nabijos back into the cage.
Yamada has Nabijos pressed against the cage, preventing Nabijos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nabijos.
Nabijos throws a head punch that misses.
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
Nabijos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nabijos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nabijos working aggressively here.
Nabijos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Nabijos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nabijos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Nabijos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nabijos tries to work over Yamada's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nabijos to keep the fight standing.
Nabijos jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Nabijos around his waist. Nabijos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamada just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nabijos working aggressively here.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Nabijos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for José Nabijos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Nabijos drops back down to his feet.
Nabijos looking to slow down the pace here.
Nabijos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Nabijos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada throws a body punch but Nabijos moves out of range.
A head kick from Yamada lands but Nabijos takes it in his stride.
It looks like José Nabijos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabijos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nabijos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nabijos throws a front kick aimed at Yamada's knee but Yamada avoids it well.
Nabijos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nabijos throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nabijos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nabijos.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
Nabijos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nabijos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Nabijos.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Nabijos is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Nabijos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nabijos doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yamada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nabijos rather than just go for the knockout.
Nabijos keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nabijos throws an overhand right that lands on Yamada's shoulder, as Yamada tries to avoid the shot.
Yamada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Nabijos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch but Nabijos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nabijos moves away from the strike by Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamada.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Yamada misses.
Yamada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamada motions for Nabijos to come forward. Yamada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nabijos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yamada has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yamada takes a swing at Nabijos's ribcage but misses.
Nabijos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nabijos blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Nabijos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nabijos.
Nabijos drives through and clinches with Yamada against the cage.
Yamada keeps control of Nabijos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kane Yamada will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nabijos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabijos throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada throws a low kick but Nabijos moves out of range easily.
Nabijos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamada moves away.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabijos.
Nabijos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yamada throws out the jab.
Nabijos misses with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Yamada there.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Nabijos connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Yamada.
Both fighters circling a little - Yamada finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nabijos swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nabijos manages to avoid it.
Nabijos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yamada lands a front kick.
Yamada takes a swing at Nabijos's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Nabijos blocks the leg kick.
Nabijos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yamada.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabijos defending well as Yamada loads up on a big left hand.
Nabijos tried to score with a low kick but Yamada checks it.
Yamada takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nabijos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamada scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Nabijos misses its intended target.
Nabijos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yamada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nabijos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nabijos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nabijos tries to move into range but Yamada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nabijos with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nabijos. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Nabijos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nabijos rushes Yamada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nabijos fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nabijos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos misses with a punch to the body.
Nabijos taking a breather.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamada working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nabijos backwards.
Yamada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nabijos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nabijos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
Yamada gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nabijos jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Nabijos around his waist. Nabijos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nabijos tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for José Nabijos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabijos is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Nabijos into the cage.
Yamada prevents a body shot from Nabijos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nabijos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada lands a body punch.
Nabijos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nabijos misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nabijos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Nabijos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada wants to slow Nabijos down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Nabijos finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but José Nabijos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Yamada checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nabijos misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamada looks to land a right hand but Nabijos moved out of range.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick from Nabijos.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada looks to land a body kick but Nabijos moved away.
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Nabijos slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
Nabijos missing with a left hand there. Yamada was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nabijos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabijos throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Nabijos moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada misses with a leg kick.
Nabijos cracks Yamada with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nabijos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nabijos throws a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Nabijos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nabijos.
Yamada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nabijos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yamada can pounce on him.
Nabijos throws a big shot that misses.
Nabijos cracks the inside of Yamada's front leg.
Nabijos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yamada manages to avoid it.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Nabijos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada swats away the attempt to clinch by Nabijos.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Nabijos circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabijos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nabijos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada punishes Nabijos's body with a nice straight punch.
Nabijos throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Nabijos misses with the combination.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but Nabijos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yamada prevents Nabijos from breaking the clinch.
Nabijos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Nabijos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nabijos.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabijos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nabijos as he connects with a hook.
Yamada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Nabijos circles away.
Yamada lands a leg kick that knocks Nabijos off balance momentarily.
Nabijos throws a low kick, looking for Yamada's leg but Yamada calmly moves out of range.
Nabijos jabs at Yamada's body.
Nabijos is looking to clinch.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nabijos!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabijos clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabijos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yamada throws a leg kick which misses Nabijos's front leg but catches the back leg as Nabijos tries to avoid it.
Nabijos looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Nabijos tries to bum rush Yamada with a series of wild strikes but Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabijos throws a series of punches but Yamada avoids them all with ease.
Nabijos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamada circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Yamada.
Yamada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Nabijos's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada throws a series of punches but Nabijos moves out of range.
Nabijos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nabijos wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on José Nabijos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Nabijos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nabijos moves away.
Yamada tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Yamada attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Nabijos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nabijos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nabijos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nabijos scores with the left hand. Yamada knows he should have avoided that one.
Nabijos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Nabijos misses its intended target.
Nabijos takes one to the side of the head.
Nabijos moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada feints and then cracks Nabijos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nabijos down.
Nabijos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Yamada misses.
Nabijos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yamada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nabijos.
A combination from Nabijos does no damage.
Nabijos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabijos throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nabijos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nabijos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nabijos checks it well.
Nabijos checks a leg kick nicely.
Yamada tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nabijos is able to avoid easily.
Nabijos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nabijos misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nabijos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nabijos if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nabijos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nabijos was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
Nabijos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Yamada. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Nabijos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nabijos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabijos throws a wild body kick that Yamada sees coming a mile off.
Yamada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nabijos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada instigates a clinch.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Nabijos struggles to land a body shot inside as Yamada controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nabijos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Nabijos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nabijos wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamada won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nabijos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nabijos misses with the head strike.
Nabijos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabijos working hard to break the clinch.
Nabijos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nabijos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nabijos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamada.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada is trying to pull guard but Nabijos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nabijos stalling in the clinch.
Nabijos is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to José Nabijos.
I think Nabijos 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 48:47
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... José Nabijos!
José Nabijos retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, José Nabijos took to the microphone: '"I was not the easy way out you were hoping for ay wey? Bad move amigo." (best attempt at GSP impression) "Pat, I am not impressed with your performance." (insert evil laugh here) "Keep your lunch money, after you retire, you will need it." '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Amok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amok comes to the cage accompanied by Devils. Maia has chosen Hells Bells as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 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
43 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uriel Amok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miko Maia!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maia darts in looking for a takedown but Amok gets double underhooks and turns Maia into the cage.
Amok blocking some punches.
Amok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maia tries to throw a body punch but Amok avoids it by throwing Maia back against the cage.
Maia is trying to break the clinch but Amok has him pressed against the cage.
Amok has picked Maia up - he's going for a ride! Amok dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Maia wants to control but Amok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Amok wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
Maia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Amok wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
Maia lands a decent shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Amok is one step ahead there.
Amok working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia looking for a sweep. Not yet Maia, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amok passes Maia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Maia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maia is still trying to improve position.
Amok scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amok working over Maia with some ground and pound. Maia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Amok tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maia is refusing to be controlled, as Amok sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amok not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Amok wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Amok working the head and body with strikes.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Maia is pressing down on Amok's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Amok forces his way into half guard.
Amok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia tries to get to full guard but Amok has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Amok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Amok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maia is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Amok 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.
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amok slips a nice elbow through Maia's hands, connecting with Maia's forehead.
Amok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Amok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Maia trying to control here.
Maia wants to improve his position but Amok is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
Maia taking some punishment here, with Amok in his half guard.
Amok trying to control from Maia's half guard. Maia has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Amok lands a couple of elbows.
Amok throwing strikes but missing.
Amok passes Maia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maia tries to roll over but Amok keeps him under control.
Amok is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Amok dominated that 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.
Maia throws a body kick that misses
and Amok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maia won't be happy with that.
Amok creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maia is trying to improve his position.
Amok in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amok landing a few strikes.
Amok working the head with strikes.
Amok wants to control but Maia is keeping him busy.
Maia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Amok's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Amok's back!
Amok wants to control his opponent's hands but Maia gets his hands free.
Uriel Amok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amok tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Amok has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Amok is really stuck here.
Maia connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Amok to escape the position.
Amok is trying to break free.
Amok is working hard here to advance position.
Amok tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Maia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Uriel Amok has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amok looks a forlorn figure.
Uriel Amok's cut is getting worse.
Amok is in a horrible position here. Maia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking for a guillotine from mount but Amok is having none of it.
Amok takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Amok regains half guard.
Maia stalling away here and it's allowed Amok to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Maia cracks Amok with a solid left hand.
Maia stopping the sweep attempt from Amok.
Maia throwing strikes from guard but Amok blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maia throws an elbow that misses. Amok uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maia's guard. Nice move by Amok!
Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amok is aware though and is defending well.
Maia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Amok is aware though and is defending well.
Maia 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.
Amok passes Maia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Amok sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maia defending well though.
Amok wants to take a breather but Maia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amok is nestled in close to Maia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Amok wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Amok lands with a punch from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amok is keen to just control but Maia is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maia manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amok manages to get himself to full guard.
Amok is looking for a triangle but Maia pushes his legs off easily.
Maia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maia defends it easily.
Amok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miko Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Uriel Amok's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Maia wants it to stay on the feet.
Amok moves away from the strike by Maia.
Amok throws a low kick but Maia avoids it.
Maia throws a head kick that misses
and Amok counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maia is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia 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.
Amok throwing strikes from guard but Maia blocks nicely.
Amok landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia wants to stand and escape but Amok is having none of it.
Amok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Amok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Amok has managed to get both his arms back between Maia's legs - danger averted.
Amok landing with the ground and pound.
Amok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Amok advances to half guard.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Amok pulls his head out easily.
Maia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Amok working Maia over with strikes.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Maia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Amok scores with a couple of nice shots.
Maia is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maia wants to improve his position but Amok is controlling well.
Amok drops an elbow to the side of Maia's head.
Amok lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Amok there.
Maia is rocked!
Amok is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Maia!
Maia is still in real trouble! Can Amok finish him?
Amok softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Maia is out cold! Amok jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uriel Amok!
Uriel Amok retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Uriel Amok 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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