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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolf Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolf Karlsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sebastien Chabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rolf Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson misses with a straight right.
Chabal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chabal tries to score a body lock takedown but Karlsson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chabal is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Karlsson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karlsson manages to break the clinch.
Chabal goes for a double leg but Karlsson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Karlsson continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastien Chabal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karlsson scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Sebastien Chabal has been cut.
Chabal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chabal walks into a stiff left hand from Karlsson.
Karlsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chabal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karlsson pinned against the ropes. Karlsson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chabal is breathing heavily.
Karlsson lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson connects with a single shot there.
Chabal tries for a takedown but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karlsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chabal is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Karlsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chabal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karlsson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rolf Karlsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chabal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karlsson lands a leg kick that knocks Chabal off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson cracks Chabal with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Karlsson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chabal to stand back up!
Chabal is rocked!
Karlsson lands an uppercut, right on the button! Chabal tumbles backwards into the ropes, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolf Karlsson!
Rolf Karlsson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenpachi Zaraki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaraki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Palmer misses with a leg kick.
Zaraki tries to clinch up but Palmer circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaraki misses with a body shot.
Palmer throws a leg kick but Zaraki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Zaraki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zaraki - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zaraki. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zaraki tries a head kick but it misses.
Zaraki tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zaraki under the eye.
It looks like Kenpachi Zaraki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Zaraki.
A jab from Palmer misses.
Good leg kick by Palmer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zaraki checks a leg kick nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Palmer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palmer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaraki misses with a hook. Palmer ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throws a leg kick which misses Zaraki's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaraki tries to avoid it.
Jab by Zaraki.
Palmer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zaraki just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer lands a nice hook to Zaraki's body. Zaraki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Zaraki wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Palmer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Zaraki moves away and avoids it.
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!
Palmer cracks Zaraki with an open hand slap.
Zaraki looks to land a left hand but Palmer moved out of range nicely.
Zaraki throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Zaraki moves into range and clinches up with Palmer.
Palmer is looking for a takedown.
Palmer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaraki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zaraki ducks right into an uppercut from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Zaraki.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Zaraki.
Zaraki lands with a cross.
Zaraki cracks Palmer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zaraki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zaraki looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Zaraki checks a low kick from Palmer.
Zaraki misses with a wild body shot.
Zaraki checks a low kick from Palmer.
Zaraki throws a push kick but Palmer slaps the foot to one side.
Zaraki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zaraki clinches up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaraki avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zaraki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaraki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Palmer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaraki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Palmer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palmer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaraki misses with a straight right.
Zaraki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from Palmer.
Zaraki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer cracks Zaraki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Palmer.
Zaraki digs a good hook to Palmer's body.
Palmer throws a leg kick
and Zaraki counters with a two punch combo.
Palmer pounces like a tiger and cracks Zaraki with a vicious hook! Zaraki is down but not out! Palmer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chris Palmer!
An intense looking Chris Palmer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Stop protecting Nai Khanom Tom from me. He and I both know these idiot judges gift wrapped him his win against me. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Diat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diat comes into the arena with Baby Elephant Walk blaring out of the sound system. 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stu Diat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Diat.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Edwards clinches up with Diat and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
Diat has picked Edwards up - he's going for a ride! Diat dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Edwards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Edwards trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Edwards looking for a sweep. Not yet Edwards, not yet.
Edwards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Edwards is trying to keep Diat in close.
Diat stands up over Edwards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground 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!
Diat throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Edwards wants to sweep here but Diat controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diat makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diat trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Diat'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.
Diat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diat lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diat wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Diat throwing strikes from guard but Edwards blocks nicely.
Edwards is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diat is aware though and is defending well.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diat trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Diat 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.
Diat keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Edwards's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Edwards throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diat throwing strikes but missing.
Edwards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diat is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Edwards keeping full guard, as Diat tries to pass.
Diat chips away with some ground and pound.
Diat lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edwards wants to stand and escape but Diat is having none of it.
Edwards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Diat trying to control but Edwards is working from the bottom.
Edwards strikes from his own guard.
Edwards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diat is one step ahead there.
Edwards trying to control the position.
Edwards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards keeping moving, preventing Diat from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Hilo Training Center inform us that Edwards has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Diat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diat is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diat slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diat scoring with punches and elbows.
Edwards is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Edwards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diat is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Diat slips a nice elbow through Edwards's hands, connecting with Edwards's forehead.
Diat is thwarting Edwards's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edwards is defending against the submission attempts here by Diat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diat is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Edwards defends it well.
Diat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edwards doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diat.
Edwards is trying to control but can't.
Edwards works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diat is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edwards trying to keep a closed guard but Diat is proving a slippery customer.
Diat loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stu Diat dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jab by Diat.
Diat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diat lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Edwards is rocked!
Diat is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Edwards has managed to free his arm - good work.
Edwards is still in real trouble! Can Diat finish him?
Diat scores with a big shot! Edwards's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Edwards! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Diat!
Stu Diat 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IceMan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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270 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, IceMan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a head kick. Robinson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jones lands an overhand right.
We've been hearing reports that Robinson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Robinson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Robinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Robinson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Robinson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). IceMan Jones!
A very excited looking IceMan Jones made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lucas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus I Was Evil. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas misses the jab.
We've been informed that Lyman has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lyman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lucas moves away from the strike by Lyman.
Lyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyman.
Lucas throws a lazy right hand but Lyman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyman manages to avoid it.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Lyman.
Lyman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucas.
Donk. Lucas catches Lyman right on the button with a cross.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses
and Lucas counters with a shoot takedown. Lyman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lyman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lyman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lucas postures up in Lyman's guard and throws a big left but Lyman blocks it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lucas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyman wants to stand up but Lucas is controlling him.
Lyman keeping full guard, as Lucas tries to pass.
Lucas 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.
Lucas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lucas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucas wants to control from the top but Lyman keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lyman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lyman lands with a kick to the temple. Lucas shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Matthew Lucas has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Josh Lyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyman tries to sprawl out of it but Lucas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Lyman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyman moves out of range as Lucas strikes.
Lyman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Lyman misses
and Lucas counters with a right hand to the body.
Lyman looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a looping left.
Lyman feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Lyman.
Lyman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyman throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas scores with a shot to the body.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Lyman moved away.
Lucas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Lucas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Lucas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman throws a head kick that half lands.
Lyman tries to clinch up.
Lyman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lucas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Lyman.
Lyman lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
Lyman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lucas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lyman on the side of the head.
Lyman misses with a head kick.
Lyman is breathing heavily.
Lucas drops Lyman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lyman looks back up at him and smiles so Lucas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lyman is rocked!
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lyman is still on wobbly legs! Can Lucas finish him?
Lyman gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Lucas points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Lyman wakes up just in time to hear Lucas thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Lucas!
Matthew Lucas bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Fittz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Dynamite. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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215 lbs
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223 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Fittz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fittz moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leroy obliges.
Nice elbow from Leroy.
Fittz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fittz manages to break the clinch.
Fittz throws a one two combo.
It looks like Bruce Leroy has been cut.
Fittz lands a jab-cross combination.
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!
Leroy ducks right into an uppercut from Fittz.
Leroy defending well as Fittz loads up on a big left hand.
Leroy drives through and clinches with Fittz against the ropes.
Fittz wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy prevents Fittz from breaking the clinch.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Fittz manages to break the clinch.
Leroy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leroy moves in looking to clinch but Fittz pushes him off.
Fittz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leroy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fittz fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leroy lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fittz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fittz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leroy takes one to the chin there.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Fittz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leroy doesn't seem phased though.
Fittz throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fittz dodges the punch combination from Leroy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leroy.
Fittz throws a series of punches but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fittz misses with a combination
and Leroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fittz misses with an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fittz misses with a punch on the inside.
Fittz takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Markus Fittz has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Fittz.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leroy misses with a knee strike.
Fittz looking to slow down the pace here.
Leroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fittz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fittz breaks from the clinch.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fittz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fittz connects with a right hand. Leroy shakes it off.
Leroy has closed the distance and engaged Fittz in a clinch.
Leroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fittz is defending well for now.
Leroy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Fittz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leroys head.
Bruce Leroy's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Fittz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Fittz.
Fittz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leroy throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Leroy coming out on top.
Fittz ducks under a wild hook from Leroy.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz moves out of range.
Fittz scores with a three punch combo!
Fittz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leroy clinches.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Leroy scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Fittz blocks it.
Leroy has Fittz pressed against the ropes, preventing Fittz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leroy.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fittz is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Fittz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but Fittz blocks it.
Fittz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leroy looking to throw knees to the head but Fittz is blocking nicely.
Fittz leaning against his opponent.
Fittz is trying to break free.
Fittz tries to throw a body punch but Leroy avoids it by throwing Fittz back against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Leroy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fittz.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fittz obliges.
Leroy lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fittz looking to slow down the pace here.
Fittz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Fittz tries to circle away but Leroy has him pinned against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Fittz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Fittz swinging wildly here.
Fittz looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.
Leroy throws a leg kick that misses.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Fittz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy missing with a left hand there. Fittz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fittz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fittz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leroy is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fittz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fittz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leroy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fittz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Leroy.
Fittz defending well as Leroy loads up on a big left hand.
A left and a right from Fittz both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy moves into range and clinches up with Fittz.
Fittz tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fittz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fittz.
Bruce Leroy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fittz's defenses.
Leroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fittz breaks the clinch.
Fittz misses with a two punch combination.
Leroy throws a body punch but Fittz moves out of range.
Donk. Leroy catches Fittz right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Leroy misses.
Leroy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fittz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
Fittz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Fittz avoids a wild elbow strike from Leroy.
Fittz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leroy lands an elbow inside.
Knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Fittz lands an uppercut.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Fittz tries a knee to the head but Leroy blocks it.
Leroy missing with knees to the body.
Fittz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Leroy.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Leroy tries to land a knee to the head but Fittz blocks with his arms.
Fittz blocks the elbow strike.
Fittz struggles to land a body shot inside as Leroy controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Fittz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leroy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Fittz throws an elbow but misses.
Leroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fittz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Fittz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fittz's efforts to push away.
Leroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Fittz won't want to take too many of those.
Leroy working Fittz over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Leroy.
Leroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fittz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fittz managing to block the knees to the body from Leroy.
Fittz scores with a shot to the side of Leroy's head.
Fittz takes an elbow to the temple.
Leroy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fittz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Markus Fittz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fittz.
Fittz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leroy cracks Fittz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fittz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Fittz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fittz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fittz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leroy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fittz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy looks for the body kick but Fittz saw that one coming.
Fittz needs to keep his hands up - Leroy had a free shot at his head there.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Fittz circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leroy ducks under a wild hook from Fittz.
Fittz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fittz dodges the punch combination from Leroy.
Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Leroy throws a big shot that misses.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leroy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fittz.
A jab from Leroy misses.
Fittz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Fittz does no damage.
Fittz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fittz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fittz slips a jab from Leroy.
Leroy misses with a body shot.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Fittz misses with a series of wild punches.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz moves out of range.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fittz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leroy tries to work over Fittz's front leg with a kick but Fittz checks it.
No joy there for Leroy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fittz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leroy.
Fittz misses with a looping left.
Leroy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fittz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leroy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fittz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leroy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fittz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Markus Fittz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leroy throws a body punch but Fittz moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fittz checks a leg kick.
Fittz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fittz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Leroy throws a low kick, looking for Fittz's leg but Fittz calmly moves out of range.
Leroy catches Fittz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fittz is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fittz is trying to break free.
Fittz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leroy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leroy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leroy misses with an elbow over the top.
Leroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fittz's defenses.
Bruce Leroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leroy misses with a knee to the head.
Fittz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fittz blocks it with crossed arms.
Fittz tries a body shot but Leroy blocks it.
Fittz has had enough of the clinch but Leroy keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Leroy.
Fittz breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy wants to land a leg kick but Fittz is out of range.
Leroy misses with a low kick.
Leroy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fittz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leroy walks into a jab.
Leroy misses with a left hand
and Fittz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fittz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fittz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Fittz is avoiding it.
Some wild striking there from Fittz.
Fittz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leroy lands a nice shot that snaps Fittz's head back.
Leroy tries to clinch but Fittz is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leroy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy!
An intense looking Bruce Leroy took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Fiendish Dr Wu, you done fucked up now!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mongol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
182 lbs
19 - 5 - 0 |
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184 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Khan cracks Tolle with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Tolle looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Khan finish him?
Tolle is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tolle somewhat.
Khan drops Tolle with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tolle looks back up at him and smiles so Khan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Tolle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khan fakes the body blow, causing Tolle to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Tolle goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genghis Khan!
Post fight, Genghis Khan took to the microphone: 'I am not your father!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegardio Musasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gegardio Musasio!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musasio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palhares decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Palhares is trying to control the action in half guard but Musasio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Palhares is really struggling to control Musasio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Musasio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Palhares.
Palhares has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Palhares throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Musasio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palhares stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Musasio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Palhares pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musasio is keeping the position for now.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares trying to control but Musasio is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palhares throws a strike but Musasio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Palhares working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palhares is on top in guard.
Palhares trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palhares stopping the sweep attempt from Musasio.
Palhares postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Musasio is keeping the position.
Musasio looking to control.
Palhares trying to move into half guard but instead Musasio has managed to sweep!
Musasio trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palhares keeping full guard, as Musasio tries to pass.
Palhares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musasio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Palhares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Musasio has managed to get both his arms back between Palhares's legs - danger averted.
Palhares controls Musasio momentarily but Musasio frees himself.
Musasio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Palhares is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Musasio, into his guard.
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!
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares working some strikes from top position.
Our spies down at at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform us that Musasio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Musasio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palhares postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Palhares trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Musasio manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Palhares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musasio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musasio tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
Musasio drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Musasio jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Palhares looking for a guillotine here but Musasio defends easily.
Palhares escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Musasio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Musasio 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Musasio tries to free his leg and advance position but Palhares is retaining full guard.
Palhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Musasio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Musasio 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.
Dominickoy Palhares 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.
Palhares gets a takedown into half guard.
Palhares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dominickoy Palhares overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palhares misses with a head shot. Musasio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Palhares trying to control but Musasio is working from the bottom.
Palhares loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares looking to pass the guard.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Palhares advances position into side control!
Palhares tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Palhares is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Musasio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throws a strike aimed at the side of Musasio's head but Musasio avoids it well.
Musasio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Musasio defending against the ground and pound.
Palhares with the ground and pound but Musasio regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Musasio is trying to maintain the position but Palhares is very close to passing his half guard.
Musasio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palhares.
Palhares frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palhares punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares cracks Musasio with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Musasio regains half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Musasio has hold of Palhares's hands but Palhares slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Palhares is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Musasio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Palhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Musasio's head.
Palhares throws a strike but Musasio avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Palhares throwing strikes from guard but Musasio blocks nicely.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Musasio is keeping the position.
Musasio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Palhares.
Musasio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares stands up over Musasio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominickoy Palhares dominated that second round.
That's time! Palhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palhares takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Palhares scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Palhares is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Musasio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palhares is working away from the top position though.
Palhares missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Palhares is looking to advance position but Musasio won't allow it.
Palhares throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palhares tries to pass the half guard into mount. Musasio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares thows a huge punch but Musasio dodges it nicely.
Palhares is working for a submission of some sort.
Palhares is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musasio defends it well.
Palhares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Musasio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dominickoy Palhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palhares in particular looking to stall.
Musasio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Palhares with the ground and pound but Musasio uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Musasio can't keep his opponent in guard - Palhares advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Palhares lands with a punch from half guard.
Palhares missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Palhares lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Palhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Musasio can do to turn this around?
Palhares is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares throwing shots but Musasio is blocking nicely.
Palhares scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Musasio is defending well.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Musasio keeps working.
Palhares looks to land a strike but Musasio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares cracks Musasio with a solid left hand.
Palhares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palhares throwing strikes but missing.
Palhares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Musasio looking to control.
Gegardio Musasio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palhares is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares is looking to work some ground and pound but Musasio has wrist control.
Palhares throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominickoy Palhares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palhares, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominickoy Palhares!
After the fight, Dominickoy Palhares was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blas Kavcic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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24
148 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Bobby Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavcic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roach dodges the punch combination from Kavcic.
Kavcic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roach tries to avoid it but Kavcic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roach to the ground. Roach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roach shoots in and gets a takedown into Kavcic's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roach tries to free his leg and advance position but Kavcic is retaining full guard.
Roach passes Kavcic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roach trying to control from half guard but Kavcic is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kavcic is looking to improve his position.
Roach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roach trying to mount his opponent but Kavcic defends it.
Roach is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach unloads with some shots from mount but Kavcic bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roach is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kavcic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kavcic shrugs it off.
Kavcic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kavcic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Kavcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roach wants to control but Kavcic is keeping him busy.
Roach is just content to waste time from the top position. Kavcic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roach accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kavcic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roach defends it easily.
Roach throwing strikes from guard but Kavcic blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kavcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roach trying to control but Kavcic is working from the bottom.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Kavcic is keeping the position.
Roach is working hard here to advance position.
Roach is looking to work some ground and pound but Kavcic has wrist control.
Roach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kavcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kavcic controls Roach momentarily but Roach frees himself.
Kavcic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kavcic looking for a sweep. Not yet Kavcic, not yet.
Kavcic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kavcic trying to keep a closed guard but Roach is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blas Kavcic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Kavcic.
Roach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roach shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roach showed some decent athleticism there.
Kavcic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roach looking to sit in guard and control but Kavcic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach being controlled here, momentarily.
Kavcic is working Roach over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roach 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.
Kavcic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
Kavcic is trying to control the action in half guard but Roach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roach looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kavcic is working for a kimura but Roach is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roach is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kavcic pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roach is pressing down on Kavcic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Roach dominated that round.
That's time! Roach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kavcic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kavcic wants it to stay on the feet.
Kavcic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Kavcic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kavcic defends it nicely.
Roach scores with a jab to the head.
Kavcic shoots in but no luck this time.
Roach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roach staying out of range there.
Roach looks for a takedown but Kavcic sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Roach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roach shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavcic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roach is working away from the top position though.
Kavcic wants to improve his position but Roach is controlling well.
Roach tries to pass to full mount but Kavcic defends it.
Roach wants to take a breather but Kavcic is having none of it.
Kavcic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kavcic.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Kavcic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavcic trying to control the position.
Roach throws a big right hand that misses.
Kavcic is trying to keep Roach in close.
Roach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kavcic can't keep his opponent in guard - Roach advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Roach is working for a submission of some sort.
Roach is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach wants to work for an arm triangle but Kavcic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roach is looking for a kimura but Kavcic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roach to get the leverage.
Kavcic controlling the position well.
Bobby Roach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kavcic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kavcic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kavcic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kavcic working for a triangle but Roach defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roach passes Kavcic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach is keeping busy.
Roach wants to pass to mount but Kavcic is defending the position.
Kavcic holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kavcic trying to control from the bottom.
Kavcic is looking for a sweep. Roach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kavcic is in trouble now - Roach has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Roach dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roach fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Kavcic.
Roach is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Kavcic as Roach shoots in.
Kavcic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roach tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kavcic swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Roach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kavcic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roach sprawls well initially but Kavcic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kavcic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Roach doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kavcic.
Roach trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavcic wants to control but Roach is keeping him busy.
Kavcic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kavcic is trying to control the action in half guard but Roach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kavcic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roach's head.
Roach misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kavcic wants to work for an arm triangle but Roach is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roach is defending against the submission attempts here by Kavcic.
Kavcic working the head and body with strikes.
Roach is looking to control Kavcic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roach avoid being mounted?
Blas Kavcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach actively working from the bottom here.
Kavcic has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Roach defend it? Kavcic steps over the head and cranks it - Roach is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kavcic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blas Kavcic!
A very excited looking Blas Kavcic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdoul Murquite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatherer comes to the ring accompanied by Down In A Hole - Alice In Chains. Murquite is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Não Posso Mais. On his way into the ring it seems that Hunter Gatherer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hunter Gatherer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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290 lbs
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24
299 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abdoul Murquite!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murquite doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatherer circles away.
Murquite misses with a head kick.
Gatherer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murquite was well out of range. Poor timing from Gatherer.
Murquite moves out of range of the strikes.
Gatherer takes a swing at Murquite's ribcage but misses.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gatherer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murquite takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Murquite shoots for a takedown but Gatherer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murquite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatherer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murquite somewhat.
Murquite tries to clinch
and Gatherer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Abdoul Murquite has been cut.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Murquite's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murquite misses with a low kick.
Murquite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gatherer as he jumps to the side.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdoul Murquite.
Gatherer drives through and clinches with Murquite against the ropes.
Murquite prevents a body shot from Gatherer.
Gatherer gets through Murquite's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murquite works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Murquite being controlled here momentarily.
Gatherer seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gatherer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Murquite manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gatherer tries to stand but Murquite is controlling from the bottom.
Gatherer wants to control from the top but Murquite keeps moving.
Murquite is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gatherer is aware though and is defending well.
Gatherer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gatherer pushing down on Murquite's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murquite is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murquite wants to control but Gatherer is keeping busy.
Gatherer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murquite is trying to maintain the position but Gatherer is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatherer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murquite keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hunter Gatherer just wasn't active enough.
Murquite shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gatherer defends it nicely.
Gatherer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite tries to clinch up.
Murquite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gatherer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Murquite.
Murquite darts in looking for a takedown but Gatherer gets double underhooks and turns Murquite into the ropes.
Murquite jumps guard but Gatherer turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Murquite blocks a body shot from Gatherer.
Gatherer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murquite backwards.
Murquite tries for a takedown but Gatherer manages to get underhooks.
Gatherer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Murquite's defenses.
Gatherer is trying to maintain a safe position but Murquite gets an underhook and turns Gatherer into the ropes.
Murquite is trying to pull guard but Gatherer turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Murquite is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gatherer is defending well.
Gatherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Gatherer fails to land.
Gatherer misses with an elbow over the top.
Murquite pulls guard.
Gatherer pushes down on Murquite's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Murquite defends it well.
Murquite works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murquite wants to sweep but no luck.
Murquite had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gatherer defends it easily.
Gatherer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatherer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Murquite is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murquite is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murquite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gatherer uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Gatherer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gatherer scores with a jab to the body.
Murquite wants to clinch.
Gatherer swats away the attempt to clinch by Murquite.
Abdoul Murquite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murquite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murquite fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gatherer. Murquite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gatherer moves out of range of the leg kick from Murquite.
Gatherer misses with a wild body shot.
Murquite looks to clinch
and Gatherer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murquite blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murquite closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gatherer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gatherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gatherer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murquite fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murquite has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gatherer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gatherer gets underhooks to prevent Murquite's takedown attempt.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdoul Murquite.
Gatherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murquite has clasped his hands together around Gatherer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Murquite working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gatherer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Murquite's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Murquite prevents Gatherer from standing back up.
Gatherer wants to control but Murquite is keeping busy.
Gatherer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abdoul Murquite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gatherer preventing the ground and pound from doing any 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!
Murquite wants to control from the top but Gatherer keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murquite is one step ahead there.
Murquite got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gatherer has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murquite has managed to get both his arms back between Gatherer's legs - danger averted.
Gatherer looking for a guillotine here but Murquite defends easily.
Gatherer working for a triangle but Murquite defends it easily.
Murquite throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murquite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gatherer is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Murquite throws an elbow that misses. Gatherer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murquite's guard. Nice move by Gatherer!
Gatherer advances to half guard.
Gatherer is trying to control the action in half guard but Murquite is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murquite manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murquite looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gatherer trying to control the position from guard on top but Murquite is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite wants to sweep here but Gatherer controlling him for the moment.
Gatherer is stalling in the full guard.
Murquite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gatherer uses it to pass to side control.
Gatherer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murquite is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murquite struggling a bit here.
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 Hunter Gatherer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murquite checks a leg kick.
Gatherer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murquite counters with a leg kick.
Gatherer throws out a powerful jab.
Murquite shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gatherer's guard.
Gatherer working for a triangle but Murquite defends it easily.
Murquite is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatherer has wrist control.
Gatherer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gatherer keeping moving, preventing Murquite from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murquite throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer is looking for a triangle but Murquite pushes his legs off easily.
Gatherer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murquite with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murquite lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gatherer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murquite passes into side control.
Murquite works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Murquite tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Murquite misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatherer pushes Murquite away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Murquite gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Murquite is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gatherer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Murquite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Murquite trying to control the position but Gatherer is working away.
Murquite working away.
Gatherer manages to work his way to half guard, despite Murquite's best efforts.
Gatherer tries to roll over but Murquite keeps him under control.
Gatherer is trying to control but can't.
My spies in Steel Penn Training Hive (msg to rent a coach) inform me that Murquite has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Murquite pushes down on Gatherer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gatherer won't allow Murquite to pass to mount.
Gatherer is trying to maintain the position but Murquite is very close to passing his half guard.
Gatherer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Murquite is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murquite misses with a head shot. Gatherer uses the momentum to regain guard.
Murquite trying to control but Gatherer is working from the bottom.
Gatherer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gatherer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murquite.
Murquite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murquite is looking to work some ground and pound but Gatherer has wrist control.
Gatherer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murquite is looking to pass into half guard but Gatherer pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gatherer is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdoul Murquite really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdoul Murquite's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murquite tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gatherer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murquite somewhat.
Murquite avoids a kick to the body.
Murquite is looking to clinch.
Gatherer moves out of range of the leg kick from Murquite.
Gatherer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Murquite fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatherer gets a clinch.
Gatherer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hunter Gatherer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdoul Murquite.
Gatherer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murquite backwards.
Gatherer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murquite is trying to drag Gatherer to the mat but Gatherer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Murquite drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murquite is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatherer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murquite is working for takedown but Gatherer is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Gatherer on the inside.
Gatherer prevents the takedown attempt.
Murquite changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gatherer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Murquite avoids a kick to the body.
Murquite tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatherer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatherer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Murquite drops his hands momentarily and Gatherer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murquite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gatherer.
Gatherer scores with a nice body kick.
Gatherer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gatherer cracks the inside of Murquite's front leg.
Hunter Gatherer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gatherer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatherer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gatherer scores with a hook.
That has opened up Abdoul Murquite's cut even more.
Murquite tries to clinch but Gatherer moves away
and Gatherer counters with a good, hard body kick but Murquite shrugs it off.
A jab from Gatherer finds it's way through Murquite's defenses.
Gatherer thumps Murquite with a low kick.
Gatherer lands a body shot.
Murquite takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gatherer lands with a kick to the temple. Murquite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The cut above Abdoul Murquite's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gatherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murquite takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murquite is rocked!
Gatherer moves into the clinch.
Murquite is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatherer finish him?
Murquite fails to pull guard.
Murquite seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatherer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Abdoul Murquite's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Gatherer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatherer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murquite has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gatherer.
Murquite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gatherer smiles and moves away.
Murquite is looking to chop away at Gatherer's legs.
Murquite misses with a leg kick
and Gatherer counters with a huge head kick that drops Murquite! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Gatherer!
Hunter Gatherer retains his super heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Hunter Gatherer thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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