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Lost Legends 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johannes Skaft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Coholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johannes Skaft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Coholic!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaft moves away from the strike by Coholic.
Skaft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Coholic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skaft as he avoids it easily.
Coholic shoots in for a takedown but Skaft shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Skaft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skaft slaps away a takedown attempt from Coholic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johannes Skaft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Al Coholic.
Coholic closes the distance but Skaft moves to the side
and Skaft counters with a series of strikes. Coholic will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaft drops Coholic with a left right combo! Skaft follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Al Coholic has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Coholic is trying to get back to half guard.
Skaft wants to stand but Coholic is controlling his arm.
Skaft working away.
Skaft wants to stand but Coholic has his arm trapped.
Skaft decides to stand up, so the ref orders Coholic to his feet.
Coholic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skaft tries to avoid it but Coholic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skaft to the ground. Skaft escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaft throws a wild body kick that Coholic sees coming a mile off.
Skaft throws a right hand that Coholic ducks under and follows up with a left that Coholic also avoids with ease.
Coholic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Coholic misses with a takedown attempt - Skaft sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johannes Skaft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coholic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skaft pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skaft clinches.
Skaft lands a left hand.
Coholic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skaft misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Skaft fails to land.
Skaft lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coholic backwards.
Coholic is looking to take this one to the mat.
Skaft lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skaft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coholic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Skaft has him pressed against the cage.
Coholic wants to get back to striking at distance but Skaft won't allow it.
Skaft lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coholic blocking some punches.
Skaft misses with the head strike.
Skaft working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coholic decides to pull guard.
Skaft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Skaft has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Coholic is proving hard to escape from.
Coholic looking to control.
Coholic looking for a triangle here. Skaft is fighting it but it looks tight! Coholic pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Skaft is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Al Coholic!
Al Coholic opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Rockford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rockford's choice of entrance music: Build Your Kingdom Here. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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153 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Rockford!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wang cracks Rockford with a big right hand and Rockford goes down!
Rockford is rocked!
It looks like Billy Rockford has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rockford is still in real trouble! Can Wang finish him?
Wang postures up.
Wang stands up from Rockford's guard - Wang perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wang drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Rockford's head, knocking him out cold! Wang is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wing Wang!
An out of breath Wing Wang 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Northman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stroke It. Eric Northman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Northman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northman throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Northman only half commits.
Northman misses with the combination.
Lee looks for the body kick but Northman saw that one coming.
Northman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Northman misses with a few strikes there.
Northman throws a big shot that misses.
Northman throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Northman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Northman misses its intended target.
Eric Northman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Northman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee stuns Northman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee blocks a head kick by Northman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Northman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Northman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.
Northman fails to land with a series of punches.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Northman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Northman's torso.
Northman tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Northman. That did some damage!
Northman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Northman down.
Northman tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Northman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Northman wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Northman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Northman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Northman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Northman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee throws a low kick but Northman moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Northman moves his leg out of the way.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Northman throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Lee connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Northman is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee tests Northman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Northman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Northman moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Northman's knee momentarily.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Northman.
Northman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Northman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Northman's sensitive parts.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Northman takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Northman looks winded!
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Northman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee lands a high kick!
A solid body kick from Lee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Northman to the canvas! Lee follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddy Lee!
After the big win, Freddy Lee made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Rush Supplements 160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryce ODonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rane Kingi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryce ODonnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rane Kingi!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ODonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kingi avoids the head kick by ODonnell.
Kingi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ODonnell. That did some damage!
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kingi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kingi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and ODonnell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ODonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingi. Kingi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingi lands a nice looking body kick.
Kingi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
ODonnell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingi. Kingi obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kingi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
ODonnell moves out of range of the leg kick from Kingi.
Kingi connects with a leg kick. ODonnell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kingi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ODonnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
ODonnell throws a head kick but Kingi moves out of range.
Kingi keeps ODonnell at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick misses from ODonnell.
Kingi with a nice cross.
Bryce ODonnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ODonnell tries to bum rush Kingi with a series of wild strikes but Kingi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
Kingi throws a leg kick but ODonnell checks it.
ODonnell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
ODonnell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for ODonnell.
A jab from Kingi does it's job there.
Crunch! Kingi slams his shin into ODonnell's torso.
ODonnell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingi avoids the head kick by ODonnell.
Kingi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from ODonnell.
Kingi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kingi blocks a head kick by ODonnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODonnell is looking to chop away at Kingi's legs.
Kingi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kingi lands a lovely overhand right.
Donk. ODonnell catches Kingi right on the button with a cross.
Kingi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
ODonnell is rocked!
Kingi throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on ODonnell's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Kingi dives in looking to finish as ODonnell flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Kingi's strikes! Kingi is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! ODonnell's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but ODonnell was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rane Kingi!
After winning the bout, Rane Kingi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bryce ODonnell spoke after the fight, saying 'My hats off to my opponent he's great fighter. Thanks to king Arthur and fallen champions. Thank you fans next time you see me I'm gonna get the win.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bors Ban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ban comes into the arena with Let her go blaring out of the sound system. Young has chosen THE POWER!!! by SNAP as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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287 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bors Ban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bolo Young!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ban is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Donk. Ban catches Young right on the button with a cross.
Young throws a right and a left that Ban avoids nicely.
Ban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Ban moves out of range easily.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ban throws a big shot that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Young. Ban shrugs it off though.
Young throws a wild body kick that Ban sees coming a mile off.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Bors Ban has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ban throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Young and Ban goes tumbling to the canvas! Young follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ban defending well though.
Ban knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Young on the ground.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Young wants to pass the guard but Ban is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young trying to mount his opponent but Ban defends it.
Ban's coaches at MediEval have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Young uses his free foot to push down on Ban's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ban.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ban is looking to escape.
Young lands a couple of good shots and Ban has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ban can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is landing with strikes. Ban can't take much more of this.
Bors Ban's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young connects with a big shot to the side of Ban's head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Young's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Young is landing with strikes. Ban can't take much more of this.
Young lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Young is punishing Ban with some ground and pound.
Ban is rocked!
Jeez, Bors Ban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bors Ban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bolo Young!
After winning the bout, Bolo Young thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Bors Ban stepped up to the mic, saying 'Bolo is a Beast man, what can I say! I'll get back to Medieval and talk with my coaches, and I'll be back stronger next time! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahellno comes to the cage accompanied by Domination. Chras Watsky has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bill H Ahellno's chin.
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186 lbs
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174 lbs
8 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahellno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahellno closes the distance and clinches.
Ahellno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ahellno breaks the clinch.
Watsky tries to keep at a distance but Ahellno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahellno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahellno darts in and clinches Watsky up against the cage.
Ahellno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahellno has closed the distance and engaged Watsky in a clinch.
Ahellno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahellno gets a clinch.
Ahellno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ahellno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ahellno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watsky's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahellno closes the distance and pushes Watsky back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahellno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahellno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahellno keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by Watsky misses
and Watsky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahellno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watsky, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ahellno as Watsky tries to tie him up.
Ahellno breaks the clinch.
Watsky looks to clinch
and Ahellno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ahellno darts in and clinches Watsky up against the cage.
Ahellno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watsky wants to clinch up but Ahellno keeps it at a distance.
Ahellno closes the distance and clinches.
Ahellno leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watsky misses with an elbow strike.
Ahellno working hard to break the clinch.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ahellno rushes Watsky and presses him up against the cage.
Ahellno successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ahellno looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Watsky has picked Ahellno up and slammed him! Ahellno can't keep hold of the triangle and Watsky manages to pass to side control!
Ahellno wants to get back to his feet but Watsky drags him back down.
Watsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ahellno, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahellno is trying to control Watsky's posture but Watsky avoids it.
Ahellno avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Watsky.
Ahellno pushes Watsky away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watsky gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Watsky working the body and head with strikes.
Ahellno is trying to improve his position.
Watsky has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Watsky working the head and body with strikes.
Watsky decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ahellno to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky gets tackled into the cage by Ahellno. Ahellno maintains the clinch.
Ahellno jumps guard and drags Watsky to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Watsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahellno looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahellno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahellno is looking for a triangle but Watsky pushes his legs off easily.
Ahellno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watsky defends well.
Watsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahellno is keeping the position for now.
Ahellno keeping moving, preventing Watsky from controlling successfully.
Ahellno is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watsky defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ahellno pushes Watsky off and gets back to his feet.
Watsky gets a clinch.
Ahellno is trying to force a seperation but Watsky has the dominant position.
Ahellno lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahellno blocking some punches.
Watsky lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Watsky.
Watsky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watsky is looking to clinch but Ahellno is avoiding it.
Watsky jabs Ahellno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watsky feints and as Ahellno raises his hands in defense, Watsky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ahellno pushes Watsky off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill H Ahellno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ahellno gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Watsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ahellno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahellno avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watsky tries to clinch up.
Watsky misses with a low kick as Ahellno jumps back.
Ahellno has managed to clinch.
Ahellno manages to break the clinch.
Ahellno tries to keep at a distance but Watsky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahellno avoids it.
Ahellno avoids the elbow strike from Watsky, against the cage.
Ahellno is pushing Watsky up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ahellno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watsky misses with a knee to the head.
Watsky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watsky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Watsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ahellno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahellno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bill H Ahellno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahellno has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ahellno manages to break the clinch.
Ahellno clinches.
Ahellno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ahellno clinches.
Bill H Ahellno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watsky prevents Ahellno from breaking the clinch.
Ahellno just leaning against Watsky, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Ahellno.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahellno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watskys head.
Ahellno breaks from the clinch.
Ahellno closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno tries to break the clinch but Watsky is controlling the position.
Ahellno manages to break the clinch.
Watsky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ahellno gets a clinch.
Watsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watsky missing with knees to the body.
Ahellno avoids a wild elbow strike from Watsky.
Ahellno breaks the clinch.
Ahellno rushes Watsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watsky misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahellno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watsky darts in trying to clinch
and Ahellno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahellno displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watsky.
Ahellno clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno blocks an elbow strike.
Watsky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ahellno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watsky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahellno has managed to clinch.
Ahellno's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ahellno instigates a clinch.
Watsky trying to control the position but instead, Ahellno has worked for underhooks and has pushed Watsky into the cage.
Ahellno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bill H Ahellno is winning the standup battle so far.
Ahellno takes the fight into the clinch.
Watsky tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bill H Ahellno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chras Watsky.
Ahellno looking to stall.
Watsky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ahellno's face.
Ahellno manages to break the clinch.
Ahellno takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahellno is trying to push Watsky away but Watsky has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ahellno manages to break the clinch.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahellno moves into range and clinches up with Watsky.
Watsky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ahellno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watsky is keeping busy.
Ahellno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahellno takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahellno forces Watsky back against the cage and clinches.
Watsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ahellno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watsky backwards.
Ahellno stalling in the clinch but Watsky improves position.
Watsky works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ahellno working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ahellno is tightening it up a little... Watsky has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Watsky reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Watsky taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ahellno!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bill H Ahellno!
Our winner, Bill H Ahellno, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rajesh Koothrappali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes into the arena with Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue blaring out of the sound system. Koothrappali has chosen Punjab as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rajesh Koothrappali!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shamrock's calf.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koothrappali circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Koothrappali has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Koothrappali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chuck Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Koothrappali tries to avoid it but Shamrock manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Koothrappali to the ground. Koothrappali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Koothrappali scores with a nice strike.
Koothrappali is looking to clinch.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. Shamrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Nice body punch from Koothrappali.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koothrappali. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock throws a hook but Koothrappali avoids it easily.
Koothrappali feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shamrock's calf.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koothrappali moves away.
Shamrock definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shamrock crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koothrappali - the referee stops the clock and Shamrock gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koothrappali. Shamrock manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koothrappali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Koothrappali trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koothrappali into the cage.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Koothrappali tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Koothrappali tries to clinch up.
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
Koothrappali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Koothrappali makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Koothrappali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Koothrappali connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Koothrappali pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koothrappali works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Koothrappali chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Koothrappali takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick there by Koothrappali.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Koothrappali counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koothrappali prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Koothrappali trying to stall but Shamrock improves his position.
Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rajesh Koothrappali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koothrappali.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Koothrappali holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koothrappali stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Koothrappali fails to pull guard.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock tries to circle away but Koothrappali has him pinned against the cage.
Koothrappali is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
Koothrappali tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Koothrappali drops back down to his feet.
Chuck Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rajesh Koothrappali.
Shamrock wants to get back to striking at distance but Koothrappali won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koothrappali leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Koothrappali is controlling him.
Koothrappali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Koothrappali.
Shamrock looking to score a takedown here. Koothrappali is defending well but Shamrock drives through and ends up in Koothrappali's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shamrock wants to get up but he can't break Koothrappali's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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!
Shamrock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Koothrappali escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shamrock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koothrappali working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shamrock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shamrock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Koothrappali.
Koothrappali moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
A solid body kick from Koothrappali.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shamrock if he has to take too many more of those.
Koothrappali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koothrappali as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Koothrappali finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Koothrappali is just out of range.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koothrappali lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Koothrappali saw that one coming.
Koothrappali fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shamrock momentarily.
Koothrappali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koothrappali scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koothrappali looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koothrappali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koothrappali was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koothrappali throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koothrappali.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Koothrappali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Shamrock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamrock pushes Koothrappali up against the cage in a clinch.
Koothrappali is trying to maintain a safe position but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns Koothrappali into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock is trying to push Koothrappali away but Koothrappali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Koothrappali blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shamrock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Koothrappali as he connects with a hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koothrappali, right into the meat.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Koothrappali keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koothrappali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koothrappali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Koothrappali cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koothrappali on the side of the head.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock misses with a left hand
and Koothrappali counters with a good low kick that Shamrock was not able to check.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Koothrappali with a series of wild strikes but Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koothrappali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Koothrappali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koothrappali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koothrappali takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Koothrappali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Koothrappali - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick there by Koothrappali.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Koothrappali counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koothrappali has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Koothrappali off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Koothrappali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koothrappali scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Koothrappali swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali feints and then cracks Shamrock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock throws a one two combo.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Koothrappali avoids it well.
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koothrappali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
A head kick from Koothrappali lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Shamrock takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koothrappali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koothrappali swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Koothrappali lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajesh Koothrappali showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Koothrappali darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Koothrappali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
Koothrappali lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shamrock takes a step back to recover.
Koothrappali lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koothrappali.
Nice shot lands for Koothrappali.
Koothrappali ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Koothrappali fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Koothrappali with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Koothrappali is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Koothrappali moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koothrappali thows a body kick. Shamrock tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shamrock walks forward, straight into a front kick from Koothrappali.
Koothrappali throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koothrappali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Koothrappali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Koothrappali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koothrappali circles away quickly and effectively.
Shamrock takes one to the chin there.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Koothrappali ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Koothrappali.
Crunch! Koothrappali slams his shin into Shamrock's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Koothrappali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Koothrappali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koothrappali scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Koothrappali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koothrappali jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chuck Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koothrappali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koothrappali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock is rocked!
Koothrappali keeps Shamrock at a distance using the push kick.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koothrappali cracks Shamrock with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shamrock tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Koothrappali pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shamrock is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rajesh Koothrappali!
A victorious Rajesh Koothrappali thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein missing with a left hand there. Van Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stein dips to his left and cracks Van Damme with an uppercut!
Van Damme misses with a body shot.
Stein punishes Van Damme's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Van Damme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Stein.
Stein scores with a punch to the head.
Van Damme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stein.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Stein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein ducks under a wild hook from Van Damme.
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Damme throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stein manages to avoid it.
Van Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stein.
Stein shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Damme is trying to defend but Stein finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stein is looking for a kimura but Van Damme is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stein to get the leverage.
Stein is thwarting Van Damme's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Stein's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Van Damme keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stein slows the pace down in half guard.
Van Damme is not content to let Stein control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stein is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Damme is just riding it out for now. Stein eventually gives up the hold.
Stein is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Van Damme is just riding it out for now. Stein eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Damme is in trouble now - Stein has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Van Damme is surviving well by controlling Stein's body position as best he can.
Van Damme felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Stein putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stein lands a heavy elbow.
Stein working for a guillotine from mount but Van Damme is in no mood to give up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Damme is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme taking shots to the head.
Van Damme is still in real trouble! Can Stein finish him?
Stein tries to control but Van Damme wriggling away.
Van Damme seems to have recovered his senses.
Stein is really struggling to control Van Damme but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stein is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stein jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Damme manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ein Stein dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stein looks to land a left hand but Van Damme moved out of range nicely.
Van Damme thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Damme misses the shot to the body.
Stein throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Van Damme throws a poor cross that misses
and Stein counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stein.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Damme is keeping the position for now.
Stein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Van Damme is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Stein is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Stein is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Damme is defending well.
Stein controls the position.
Stein 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein working away.
Van Damme really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Damme defending against the ground and pound.
Van Damme tries to improve position but can't.
Stein landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stein taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein is working to tighten his grip on Van Damme's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Van Damme has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Stein is really squeezing tight and eventually Van Damme passes out! Stein breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ein Stein!
Ein Stein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between VJ Kiwi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kiwi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redlight - Get Out My Head. VJ Kiwi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, VJ Kiwi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmey The Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gangster connects with a solid leg kick.
The Gangster delivers a nice body kick.
The Gangster scores with a hook.
Kiwi throws a nice looking combination but The Gangster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Gangster scores with a head kick.
Kiwi closes the distance and clinches up with The Gangster, looking for a takedown. Kiwi pushes The Gangster against the cage but The Gangster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Gangster lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice straight punches there by Kiwi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiwi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Gangster throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiwi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Gangster misses the shot to the body.
Kiwi fails with the takedown
and The Gangster counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
The Gangster lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Gangster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
The Gangster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VJ Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Gangster lands a body shot.
The Gangster prevents Kiwi from breaking the clinch.
Kiwi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Gangster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Gangster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Gangster with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster scores with a leg kick.
Kiwi has his takedown stuffed
and The Gangster moves into the clinch.
Kiwi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiwi is trying to drag The Gangster to the mat but The Gangster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Gangster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Gangster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiwi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Gangster after a bit of a struggle.
A right hand to the body from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiwi being controlled against the cage.
Kiwi wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. The Gangster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The Gangster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
The Gangster slows down the pace here.
The Gangster lands with a light punch inside.
Kiwi is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Gangster scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
Kiwi tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Gangster working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands a nice uppercut.
The Gangster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kiwi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Gangster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiwi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Gangster avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiwi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Gangster is trying to keep an underhook but Kiwi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kiwi prevents The Gangster from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Kiwi is trying to control the action in half guard but The Gangster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kiwi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kiwi trying to control the action but The Gangster is working from the bottom.
The Gangster felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The Gangster wants to control but Kiwi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kiwi prevents The Gangster from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Gangster is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiwi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiwi's back!
The Gangster is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmey The Gangster dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kiwi shoots and misses
and The Gangster moves into the clinch.
The Gangster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Gangster gets underhooks to prevent Kiwi's takedown attempt.
The Gangster prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VJ Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gangster lands with a left to the head.
The Gangster throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Gangster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Gangster prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Gangster.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Gangster.
Kiwi blocks a body shot from The Gangster.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Gangster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi goes for a takedown attempt but The Gangster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Gangster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The Gangster stuffs the takedown.
The Gangster connects with a jab.
The Gangster scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiwi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiwi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiwi shoots in for a takedown but The Gangster shows good takedown defense.
The Gangster closes the distance and pushes Kiwi back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a right hand.
The Gangster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Gangster cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Gangster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Gangster lands a body punch.
The Gangster lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
The Gangster works on Kiwi's body with a couple of short punches.
The Gangster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiwi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Gangster gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from The Gangster.
A right hook to the body lands for The Gangster.
Kiwi is working for takedown but The Gangster is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Gangster works on Kiwi's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from The Gangster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
Kiwi tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiwi is working for takedown but The Gangster is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Gangster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Gangster lands a body punch.
The Gangster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiwi is trying to break the clinch but The Gangster is controlling him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands with a light punch inside.
The Gangster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
The Gangster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiwi.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Gangster.
The Gangster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Gangster keeps control of Kiwi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee calls for The Gangster to work.
The Gangster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Gangster holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiwi wants to break free but The Gangster has control.
The Gangster misses with a body punch.
The Gangster gets through Kiwi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Gangster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Gangster lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Gangster lands an uppercut.
Kiwi goes for a takedown attempt but The Gangster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Gangster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmey The Gangster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The Gangster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Gangster lands a slapping body shot.
The Gangster lands with a straight right. Kiwi didn't see that one coming.
Timmey The Gangster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiwi misses with a takedown attempt
and The Gangster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Gangster lands with a short shot to the head.
The Gangster misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from The Gangster.
The Gangster working aggressively here.
The Gangster stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Gangster scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
The Gangster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Gangster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Gangster lands a left hand.
The Gangster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiwi tries to score a body lock takedown but The Gangster shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Gangster has him pressed against the cage.
The Gangster gets through Kiwi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands a shoulder strike.
Kiwi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for The Gangster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Gangster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Gangster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Gangster misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Kiwi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiwi is working for takedown but The Gangster is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VJ Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gangster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Gangster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Gangster leaning against his opponent.
Kiwi looking for a takedown.
The Gangster is pressed up against the cage. Kiwi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Gangster down to the mat. The Gangster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Gangster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiwi walks into a straight right hand from The Gangster.
The Gangster is looking to slow Kiwi down with leg kicks.
The Gangster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kiwi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Gangster. The Gangster obviously looking to wear him down.
The Gangster lands a leg kick that knocks Kiwi off balance momentarily.
Kiwi throws an off balance right hand
and The Gangster counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Gangster slows down the pace here.
The Gangster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiwi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Gangster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Gangster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi tries a body shot but The Gangster blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for The Gangster.
The Gangster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kiwis head.
The Gangster gets through Kiwi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from The Gangster.
The Gangster scores with a shot to the side of Kiwi's head.
A right handed body shot lands from The Gangster.
The Gangster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiwi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Gangster regains guard immediately.
Kiwi passes The Gangster's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The Gangster gets back to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwi looking to sit in guard and control but The Gangster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The Gangster looking to pass the guard.
Kiwi seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gangster preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmey The Gangster really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kiwi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The Gangster defends well and Kiwi ends up having to push The Gangster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kiwi blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Gangster.
The Gangster tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Gangster lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiwi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiwi is trying to break the clinch but The Gangster is controlling him.
The Gangster is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kiwi wants to take the fight to the mat but The Gangster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VJ Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Gangster leaning against his opponent.
The Gangster lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Gangster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiwi is trying to drag The Gangster to the mat but The Gangster just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Gangster lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on The Gangster - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Gangster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Gangster content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiwi takes a shot to the head.
Kiwi wants to take the fight to the mat but The Gangster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Gangster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kiwi wants to get back to striking at distance but The Gangster won't allow it.
Kiwi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiwi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiwi goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Gangster prevents it.
The Gangster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Gangster dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Gangster cracks Kiwi with a nice body shot.
Kiwi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiwi wants a takedown.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Gangster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiwi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiwi can't get the takedown.
The Gangster scores with a shoulder strike.
The Gangster'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Gangster lands with a light punch inside.
The Gangster prevents the takedown attempt.
The Gangster pushes Kiwi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Gangster stalling the fight.
Kiwi wants a takedown but no success here.
The Gangster presses Kiwi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from The Gangster.
The Gangster controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from The Gangster.
A short right from The Gangster.
The Gangster lands with a right to the head.
The Gangster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Gangster lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiwi is rocked!
The Gangster lands with a left to the head.
Oh Kiwi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Gangster gets underhooks to prevent Kiwi's takedown attempt.
The Gangster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Gangster lands a right hand.
The Gangster is pressed up against the cage. Kiwi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Gangster down to the mat. The Gangster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Gangster cracks Kiwi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kiwi to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kiwi looks to clinch but The Gangster throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kiwi taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timmey The Gangster!
Timmey The Gangster is the new bantamweight champion!
Timmey The Gangster thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarik Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Easterlund comes into the arena with Harbinger of Sorrow blaring out of the sound system. Werkka Easterlund has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Werkka Easterlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tarik Gibson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterlund blocks a low kick nicely.
Easterlund digs a good hook to Gibson's body.
Gibson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Easterlund pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easterlund scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Tarik Gibson has been cut.
Werkka Easterlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Easterlund.
Easterlund slips under a jab from Gibson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Easterlund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easterlund misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gibson, right into the meat.
Easterlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Easterlund goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gibson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gibson punishes Easterlund's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Easterlund.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Easterlund misses.
Gibson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Easterlund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gibson. That did some damage!
Gibson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Easterlund momentarily.
Jab, jab by Easterlund - just one landing.
Gibson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Easterlund. That did some damage!
Easterlund tries to bum rush Gibson with a series of wild strikes but Gibson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson forces Easterlund back against the cage and clinches.
Easterlund prevents a body shot from Gibson.
Easterlund successfully pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gibson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Easterlund is keeping the position for now.
Gibson wants to control from the top but Easterlund keeps moving.
Gibson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Easterlund, up you get!
Gibson avoids the body shot from Easterlund.
Easterlund misses with a two punch combination.
Gibson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gibson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gibson throws a chopping leg kick but Easterlund manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Easterlund.
Easterlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gibson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Easterlund fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson throws a leg kick but Easterlund moved away.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Easterlund seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gibson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Werkka Easterlund. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson wants to slow Easterlund down by chopping away at his legs.
Easterlund wants to land a leg kick but Gibson is out of range.
Easterlund lands a jab to the nose.
Easterlund looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Easterlund.
Easterlund jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Easterlund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Easterlund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Easterlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gibson moves away.
Gibson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Easterlund uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gibson.
Easterlund slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Easterlund wants to slow Gibson down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson slips under a jab from Easterlund.
Gibson slaps away a takedown attempt from Easterlund, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Easterlund looks to land a combination but Gibson avoids it well.
Easterlund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gibson motions for Easterlund to come forward. Gibson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gibson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Easterlund is rocked!
It looks like Werkka Easterlund has been cut.
Gibson looks to land a right hand but Easterlund moved out of range.
Oh Easterlund is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Easterlund uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gibson.
Easterlund seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Gibson as Easterlund shoots in.
Gibson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Easterlund throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crack! A monster head kick from Gibson and Easterlund falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gibson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarik Gibson!
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