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Bushido 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Laid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sendoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Laid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Akira Sendoh's chin.
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289 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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245 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Laid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Sendoh!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sendoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sendoh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Laid.
Sendoh slaps away a takedown attempt from Laid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Laid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laid scores with a takedown into Sendoh's guard.
Laid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Laid throwing strikes but missing.
Laid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sendoh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sendoh wants to stand and escape but Laid is having none of it.
Laid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sendoh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sendoh is looking to stand up but Laid isn't so interested in that idea.
Laid passes Sendoh's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laid 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.
Laid is looking for a kimura here.
Laid seems to be working for a kimura but Sendoh defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Laid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Laid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sendoh is trying to stand.
Laid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sendoh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Laid.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sendoh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laid.
Sendoh has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Laid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sendoh's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laid stops Sendoh from getting back to his feet.
Laid is pressing down on Sendoh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sendoh is holding on for now.
Laid moves nicely into side control.
Sendoh is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sendoh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laid has an Americana. Sendoh didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Laid is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Laid hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mike Laid!
After winning the bout, Mike Laid 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
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135 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tekken Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Fray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Slice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Slice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fray moves into the clinch.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fray tries to break the clinch but Slice is controlling the position.
Fray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Slice has had enough of the clinch but Fray keeps him there for the moment.
Fray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Slice's efforts to push away.
Fray breaks from the clinch.
Slice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fray pinned against the cage. Fray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fray counters with a nice uppercut.
Fray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Slice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray fails to land with a series of punches.
Slice shoots for a takedown but Fray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fray lands with a cross.
Slice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fray.
Slice shoots in looking for a takedown. Fray tries to sprawl out of it but Slice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slice fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fray moves into the clinch.
Fray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Slice.
Slice looking to stall.
Slice has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fray after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to break free but Fray pushes him back against the cage.
Fray tries to land knees in the clinch but Slice avoids the damage to the body.
Fray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slice shoots and misses
and Fray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Fray shows good takedown defense.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fray swinging wildly here.
Fray avoids the head kick by Slice.
Fray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slice manages to avoid it.
Fray is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Slice rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fray connects with a crisp jab.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Slice with that takedown attempt.
Fray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fray rushes Slice and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fray manages to break the clinch.
Slice is looking to clinch but Fray is avoiding it.
Fray looks to score with a jab to the body but Slice is just out of range.
Fray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slice fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slice tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fray defends well and Slice ends up having to push Fray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fray has had enough of the clinch but Slice keeps him there for the moment.
Fray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fray drives through and clinches with Slice against the cage.
Fray scores with a shoulder strike.
Slice is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Slice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No joy there for Fray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fray closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fray has Slice pressed against the cage, preventing Slice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slice avoids the body shot from Fray.
Slice shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fray sprawls well. Fray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slice gets slowly back to his feet.
Fray works over Slice's head and body with a nice combination.
Slice takes one to the side of the head.
Slice drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Slice is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Slice shoots in for a double leg but Fray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fray instigates a clinch.
Fray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slice ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Slice no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Slice has his takedown stuffed
and Fray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Slice thinking.
Fray lands the left hand.
Fray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Slice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fray throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Fray throws a right and a left that Slice avoids nicely.
Fray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jason Fray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slice takes one on the button.
Slice clinches up with Fray and pushes him back against the cage.
Slice tries to pull guard but Fray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Slice is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tekken Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slice keeps control of Fray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slice jumps guard but Fray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fray forces Slice back against the cage and clinches.
Fray managing to block the knees to the body from Slice.
Slice wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice is trying to break free.
Come on Fray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Slice backwards.
Fray manages to break the clinch.
Fray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fray takes a swing at Slice's ribcage but misses.
Fray cracks Slice with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jason Fray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice with a poor takedown
and Fray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - Fray circles away.
Fray lands a head shot.
Slice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fray.
Fray has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Slice goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fray prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slice or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fray misses with a double jab
and Slice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slice.
Slice looking to stall.
Fray breaks from the clinch.
Fray drops Slice with a beautiful combination! Slice stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fray is looking for the KO!
Oh Slice is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fray lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Slice can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Fray and Slice drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Fray.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Fray!
An out of breath Jason Fray 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Korczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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190 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Korczynski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korczynski counters with a stiff right hand.
Korczynski missing with a left hand there. Ford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Korczynski to the mat! Korczynski manages to get full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ford trying to control but Korczynski is working from the bottom.
Ford stands and steps away. Korczynski gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ford throws a right hand that misses
and Korczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Korczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Max Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford throws out a loose jab but Korczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korczynski tries to move into range but Ford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford throws a nice looking combination but Korczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Korczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ford.
Korczynski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford closes this distance looking for a takedown but Korczynski circles away.
Ford misses with a takedown
and Korczynski counters with a three punch combo that has Ford backing up. Ford nods at Korczynski to acknowledge the strikes.
A head kick misses from Ford.
Ford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ford throws a hook but Korczynski blocks it.
Korczynski avoids the body shot from Ford.
Ford scores with a jab to the head.
Korczynski moves away from the strike by Ford.
Korczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ford circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford throws a head kick that misses.
Korczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korczynski counters with a two punch combo.
Korczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Korczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Ford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ford shoots for a double leg takedown but Korczynski sprawls well. He's pushed Ford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Ford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Korczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korczynski throws a right hand that Ford ducks under and follows up with a left that Ford also avoids with ease.
Korczynski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ford.
Ford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Korczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford misses with a body shot
and Korczynski counters with a three punch combo that has Ford backing up. Ford nods at Korczynski to acknowledge the strikes.
Ford cracks a nice hook into Korczynski's ribs.
Korczynski 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.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
Korczynski shoots in looking for a takedown but Ford manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Korczynski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Korczynski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korczynski avoids the body shot from Ford.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ford.
Ford works Korczynski's body with a nice hook.
Ford misses with a low kick.
Ford shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Korczynski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Korczynski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ford is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ford decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Korczynski, up you get!
Korczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ford.
Korczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ford throws the kick towards the body but Korczynski avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Ford.
Korczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ford.
Korczynski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ford.
Korczynski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ford is fending him off so far but Korczynski persists. Nope, Ford circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Ford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Korczynski. That did some damage!
Max Ford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ford slips a jab and a cross from Korczynski.
Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Ford slams his shin into Korczynski's torso.
Korczynski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ford throws a hook but Korczynski blocks it.
Ford closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Korczynski's guard.
Ford trying to control the position from guard on top but Korczynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ford stopping the sweep attempt from Korczynski.
Ford advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Korczynski is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Ford!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. Kenshi Zuko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
26 - 19 - 1 |
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185 lbs
24 - 8 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Declan McCready!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko misses the body punch
and McCready counters with a thumping low kick.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zuko.
Zuko falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCready makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Zuko throws a nice looking combination but McCready bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zuko misses with a straight right.
McCready tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
McCready misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by McCready.
McCready throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.
Zuko moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCready.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zuko.
Zuko scores with a shoulder strike.
Zuko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCready on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zuko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McCready's defenses.
McCready working aggressively here.
Zuko works on McCready's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCready.
McCready has had enough of the clinch but Zuko keeps him there for the moment.
McCready avoiding damage as Zuko throws knees to the body.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko lands a shoulder strike.
Zuko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zuko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCready has a couple of punches blocked by Zuko.
Zuko misses with an elbow strike.
McCready tries to work over Zuko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCready blocking some punches.
Zuko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuko blocks a body shot from McCready.
Zuko misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCready lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a body punch.
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCready misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCready swings wildly with an uppercut but Zuko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko throws a punch but it's blocked by McCready.
Zuko cracks McCready with a nice body shot.
A short left from McCready.
McCready lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
A nice right hand lands inside from McCready.
Zuko misses with a knee strike.
McCready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Zuko.
Zuko struggles to land a body shot inside as McCready controls his hands.
McCready tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCready working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zuko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McCready.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko lands a left hand.
McCready tries to work over Zuko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zuko scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCready throws a head punch that misses.
Zuko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zuko blocking some punches.
Zuko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zuko is leaning against McCready and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zuko digs a right hand underneath McCready's ribcage. McCready let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McCready looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McCready has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zuko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zuko.
McCready lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zuko throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCready throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
A right handed body shot lands from Zuko.
Zuko lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCready backwards.
McCready is rocked!
McCready blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCready is still on wobbly legs! Can Zuko finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Zuko fails to land.
Zuko working aggressively here.
McCready misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zuko working aggressively here.
Zuko misses with a punch on the inside.
Zuko misses with the head strike.
Zuko working aggressively here.
Zuko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zuko prevents a body shot from McCready.
Zuko swings wildly with an uppercut but McCready uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zuko prevents a body shot from McCready.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zuko.
Zuko jerks McCready's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! McCready drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Zuko goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Zuko because McCready was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Kenshi Zuko!
After winning the bout, Kenshi Zuko 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Torni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Burgess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torni comes to the cage accompanied by Gallowbraid - Ashen Eidolon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lauri Torni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Burgess!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Burgess.
Burgess throws a low kick but Torni avoids it.
Torni throws a hook to the side of Burgess's head but Burgess sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burgess comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burgess throws a hook but Torni avoids it easily.
Torni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burgess's sensitive parts.
Burgess takes a swing at Torni's ribcage but misses.
Burgess throws an overhand right that lands on Torni's shoulder, as Torni tries to avoid the shot.
Burgess misses with an uppercut.
Burgess misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burgess throws an overhand right that lands on Torni's shoulder, as Torni tries to avoid the shot.
Burgess pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Burgess misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
Burgess will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Torni 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burgess throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni counters with a shoot takedown. Burgess fights it but they end up in guard.
Torni trying to control but Burgess is working from the bottom.
Torni wants to stand but Burgess has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burgess holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Burgess misses with a low kick.
Torni goes for a double leg but Burgess avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burgess continues to drive forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torni tries a body shot but Burgess blocks it.
Burgess blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torni blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burgess has a couple of punches blocked by Torni.
Torni taking a breather.
Torni lands with a right to the head.
Torni is leaning against Burgess and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torni lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Burgess or not.
Torni misses with a punch on the inside.
Burgess lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Torni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torni lands an uppercut.
Torni lands a nice uppercut.
Burgess lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Torni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torni gets through Burgess's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgess tries a body shot but Torni blocks it.
Torni misses with a punch to the body.
Torni keeps control of Burgess as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torni lands a right hand.
Torni scores with a hook to the body.
Burgess missing with knees to the body.
Torni lands a right hand.
Burgess tries to land knees in the clinch but Torni avoids the damage to the body.
Burgess wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burgess throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Torni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torni.
Burgess tries to break free but Torni pushes him back against the cage.
Torni controlling the action here for a moment.
Burgess manages to break the clinch.
Burgess misses with a looping left.
Burgess has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Burgess misses with a body punch
and Torni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burgess waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torni.
Torni throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgess.
Burgess throws a leg kick
and Torni counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Torni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torni blocking some punches.
Torni effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Torni for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Torni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torni swings for the body but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torni manages to avoid it.
Torni tries to score with a low kick but Burgess moves his leg out of the way.
Torni dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Torni misses with a wild body shot.
Burgess works the jab nicely.
Burgess misses with a double jab.
Torni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgess can pounce on him.
Burgess lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Burgess.
A right-left combo lands from Burgess.
Burgess throws a low kick but Torni moves out of range easily.
Torni lands a right hook to the body.
Burgess throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torni counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burgess looking for a sweep. Not yet Burgess, not yet.
Torni stands up and waves to Burgess to follow him.
Burgess falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgess works the jab nicely.
Torni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torni uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burgess.
Burgess throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torni counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burgess's guard now.
Torni prevents Burgess from getting back to his feet.
Torni gets to his feet. Burgess looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Burgess swings for the body but Torni moves out of range.
Burgess cracks Torni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torni. Burgess does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torni defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Torni misses.
Burgess throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torni's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burgess connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Torni scrambles back to his feet.
Burgess's jab looks to have found its range, popping Torni under the eye.
Anthony Burgess seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgess throws an off balance right hand
and Torni counters with an inside leg kick.
Burgess throws out a powerful jab.
Torni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgess throws a body punch but Torni moves out of range.
A slow jab from Burgess misses its intended target.
Burgess avoids the body shot from Torni.
Torni tries to land a front kick but Burgess steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burgess throws a right and a left that Torni avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgess checks it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgess.
Burgess loads up on a big right hand but Torni slips the punch.
A combination from Torni does no damage.
Burgess misses with a lunging right hand
and Torni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgess has one foot on Torni's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Torni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
Burgess throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torni moves into the clinch successfully.
Torni looking to slow down the pace here.
Torni tries to throw a body punch but Burgess avoids it by throwing Torni back against the cage.
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 Lauri Torni will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torni connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burgess throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Burgess does no damage.
Torni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burgess manages to avoid it.
Torni is looking to wear down Burgess with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burgess misses with a right hand
and Torni counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torni misses with a low kick.
Torni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgess misses with a hook.
Burgess scores with a punch to the head.
Torni lands a body shot.
Torni throws a chopping leg kick but Burgess manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torni moves forwards but Burgess connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Burgess blocks the leg kick.
Burgess cracks Torni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Torni throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Torni dodges the punch combination from Burgess.
Torni misses with a body shot.
A big left from Burgess misses.
Torni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burgess.
Burgess swings widly with a right hand
and Torni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Burgess's guard.
Torni wants to stand but Burgess has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess pushes Torni off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burgess rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burgess takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torni moves away from the strike by Burgess.
Burgess lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torni counters with a shoot takedown. Burgess fights it but they end up in guard.
Burgess wriggles free and stands up.
Torni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burgess has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burgess cracks Torni with an open hand slap.
Anthony Burgess has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burgess checks a low kick from Torni.
Torni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burgess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burgess throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lauri Torni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgess throws a leg kick which misses Torni's front leg but catches the back leg as Torni tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torni checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torni throws a front kick aimed at Burgess's knee but Burgess avoids it well.
Burgess throws a right hand that misses
and Torni counters by clinching up.
Burgess works on Torni's body with a couple of short punches.
Burgess is trying to force a seperation but Torni has the dominant position.
Burgess breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgess throws a poor cross that misses
and Torni counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burgess tries to roll over but Torni keeps him under control.
Burgess with the active half guard here but Torni passes nicely into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lauri Torni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torni, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Torni!
Lauri Torni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hippaul Omega Weapon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omega Weapon comes to the cage accompanied by Faith No More - Land of Sunshine. Lupaus has chosen Eddy Grant - Romancing the Stone as his entrance music. Nuppu Lupaus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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16 - 9 - 0 |
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220 lbs
31 - 22 - 1 |
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hippaul Omega Weapon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lupaus throws a right hand that misses
and Omega Weapon counters with a one-two to the body.
Lupaus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Omega Weapon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lupaus! Omega Weapon lets Lupaus back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lupaus is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupaus. Omega Weapon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lupaus is still on wobbly legs! Can Omega Weapon finish him?
Omega Weapon plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Lupaus swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Lupaus face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hippaul Omega Weapon!
During a confident post fight interview, Hippaul Omega Weapon 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Birthday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Hillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Birthday comes to the cage accompanied by Happy Birthday Mr President. Peyton Hillis 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corey Birthday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peyton Hillis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birthday thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooh!!! Hillis has knocked Birthday down with a huge combo! Hillis steps away and waves a wobbly Birthday back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Corey Birthday has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hillis misses with a few strikes there.
Hillis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birthday moves away.
Hillis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Birthday scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Peyton Hillis has been cut.
Hillis takes one on the button.
Birthday is aggressively charging in as Hillis backs up avoiding any damage. Hillis tosses out a jab and Birthday runs right into it face first! Birthday is out cold! Hillis dropped down on all fours and is barking in Birthday's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peyton Hillis!
After winning the bout, Peyton Hillis 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 Moses Kealekapuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Harris's choice of entrance music: Brotha Lynch Hung - That's What I Said. This should be fireworks!
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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
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moses Kealekapuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Harris!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris throws a leg kick
and Kealekapuna counters with a body kick.
Harris lands the left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kealekapuna, as that shot connected.
Kealekapuna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris checks a low kick from Kealekapuna.
Harris 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.
Dominic Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris checks a leg kick.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris wants to land a leg kick but Kealekapuna is out of range.
Kealekapuna has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Black Hand in the buildup to the fight.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Kealekapuna ducks down to avoid it.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Kealekapuna takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Moses Kealekapuna has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kealekapuna throws a good cross that connects.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Harris throws a leg kick
and Kealekapuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Kealekapuna tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Harris.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kealekapuna's hands.
No joy there for Harris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Kealekapuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kealekapuna tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kealekapuna is able to avoid easily.
Harris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kealekapuna tries a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris 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.
Kealekapuna swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Kealekapuna is just out of range.
Kealekapuna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and Kealekapuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Kealekapuna misses with a kick to the body.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kealekapuna avoids the head kick by Harris.
Kealekapuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
The crowd cheers as Kealekapuna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harris doesn't seem phased though.
Harris scores with a push kick.
Kealekapuna scores with a spinning back kick!
Kealekapuna is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kealekapuna circles away quickly and effectively.
Kealekapuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris throws a one two combo.
Kealekapuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Kealekapuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris misses the shot to the body.
Harris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harris throws a push kick but Kealekapuna slaps the foot to one side.
Kealekapuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kealekapuna moves away.
Kealekapuna changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Kealekapuna moves away from the strike by Harris.
Harris throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kealekapuna counters with a thumping low kick.
Kealekapuna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harris tries to bum rush Kealekapuna with a series of wild strikes but Kealekapuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Kealekapuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kealekapuna looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Kealekapuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kealekapuna throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris avoids the head kick by Kealekapuna.
Harris turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris lands with an overhand left.
Kealekapuna avoids the head kick by Harris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekapuna connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Harris looks to land a body kick but Kealekapuna moved away.
Harris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kealekapuna backs up against the cage.
Kealekapuna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Harris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Kealekapuna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kealekapuna scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kealekapuna checks a leg kick.
Harris throws a hook but Kealekapuna blocks it.
Kealekapuna slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kealekapuna counters with a thumping low kick.
Dominic Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Kealekapuna - just one landing.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kealekapuna misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Kealekapuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Kealekapuna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Kealekapuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealekapuna just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris looks for the body kick but Kealekapuna saw that one coming.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kealekapuna.
Harris fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kealekapuna scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris takes a swing at Kealekapuna's ribcage but misses.
Kealekapuna has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Kealekapuna checks the leg kick.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Kealekapuna slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kealekapuna was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kealekapuna. That's going to slow Harris down.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kealekapuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kealekapuna.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Kealekapuna's torso.
Kealekapuna moves into range and lands a nice leg 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!
Kealekapuna throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris swings for the body but Kealekapuna moves out of range.
Harris just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominic Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris 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.
Harris throws a series of punches but Kealekapuna avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick
and Kealekapuna makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kealekapuna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Kealekapuna settles back down.
Kealekapuna digs a good hook to Harris's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna misses with a low kick.
Harris lands with a nice body kick.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Kealekapuna lands with a nice body punch.
Kealekapuna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harris throws a series of punches but Kealekapuna avoids them all with ease.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Harris gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kealekapuna makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kealekapuna misses with a body shot.
Kealekapuna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kealekapuna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris walks into a straight right hand from Kealekapuna.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kealekapuna is out of range.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Kealekapuna keeps Harris at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kealekapuna blocks the body kick.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kealekapuna is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Kealekapuna counters with a good low kick that Harris was not able to check.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kealekapuna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kealekapuna avoids the body shot from Harris.
Kealekapuna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kealekapuna connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kealekapuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kealekapuna dodges the punch combination from Harris.
Kealekapuna 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Kealekapuna dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Kealekapuna's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kealekapuna tests Harris's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kealekapuna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kealekapuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Kealekapuna there.
Harris missing with a left hand there. Kealekapuna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kealekapuna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Kealekapuna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harris goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kealekapuna.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kealekapuna. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Kealekapuna misses with a low kick as Harris jumps back.
Harris misses with a hook
and Kealekapuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kealekapuna.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Kealekapuna is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kealekapuna.
Kealekapuna avoids the body shot from Harris.
Kealekapuna slips a jab and a cross from Harris.
Kealekapuna fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kealekapuna.
Harris looks to score with a jab to the body but Kealekapuna is just out of range.
Kealekapuna scores with a body shot.
Kealekapuna is looking to land body kicks.
Harris takes a swing at Kealekapuna's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Harris blocks the leg kick.
Harris misses with a head kick.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kealekapuna counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kealekapuna feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Kealekapuna throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Harris.
Harris scores with a head kick. Kealekapuna tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kealekapuna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kealekapuna lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Kealekapuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Kealekapuna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealekapuna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kealekapuna. That's going to slow Harris down.
Kealekapuna works Harris's body with a nice hook.
Kealekapuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Harris throws a lazy body kick
and Kealekapuna counters with a three punch combo that has Harris backing up. Harris nods at Kealekapuna to acknowledge the strikes.
Harris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kealekapuna lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kealekapuna.
Harris scores with a head kick. Kealekapuna tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kealekapuna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kealekapuna throws a head kick that misses.
Harris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris lands with a straight right. Kealekapuna didn't see that one coming.
Harris is looking to clinch but Kealekapuna is avoiding it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kealekapuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kealekapuna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kealekapuna.
Harris keeps Kealekapuna at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Harris is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harris.
Kealekapuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harris was well out of range. Poor timing from Kealekapuna.
No joy there for Kealekapuna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kealekapuna throws an overhand right that lands on Harris's shoulder, as Harris tries to avoid the shot.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kealekapuna!
Kealekapuna throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kealekapuna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Kealekapuna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kealekapuna 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Kealekapuna!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Moses Kealekapuna waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koski comes to the cage accompanied by Catatonic Overload - Heavyweight . Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by How Much For One Rib?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomi Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Watson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Koski.
Jab from Koski.
Koski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A good leg kick by Koski.
Koski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski stuffs the takedown.
Koski slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson looking to score a takedown here. Koski is defending well but Watson drives through and ends up in Koski's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Koski trying to control the position here.
Watson trying to control but Koski is working from the bottom.
Watson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski has Watson pulled in close to control his posture.
Koski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tomi Koski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watson misses with the combination.
Koski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mason Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Koski, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Koski against the cage but Koski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomi Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mason Watson.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koski manages to avoid it.
Koski misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Koski throws a low kick but Watson moves out of range easily.
Koski scores with a hook.
That kick from Koski tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koski tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Koski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Koski wants it to stay on the feet.
That kick from Koski tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Koski.
A right-left combo lands from Watson.
Koski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koski throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Koski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watson checks it well.
Koski's corner calls for a 1-2. Koski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watson misses with a shot to the body
and Koski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Watson looks winded!
A head kick misses from Koski.
Watson takes one on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koski!
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koski. Koski obviously looking to wear him down.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski cracks Watson with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Watson falls to his knees and Koski doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Koski!
After winning the bout, Tomi Koski 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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