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H 155 : Slinga vs Pope PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Vlad Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impaler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Impaler looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Impaler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Impaler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Impaler is thwarting Kimura's attempts to control the position.
Kimura tries to get to full guard but Impaler has control of the leg.
Kimura is refusing to be controlled, as Impaler sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Impaler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Impaler's back!
Kimura is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Kimura is trying to control but Impaler is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Impaler is looking to get to half guard.
Kimura takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Impaler working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kimura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Impaler is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masahiko Kimura was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Horrible takedown by Kimura or perhaps it was just good defense by Impaler which made him look bad.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vlad Impaler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura gets caught flat footed, as Impaler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimura is on top in guard.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Impaler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kimura controls the pace.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Impaler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Masahiko Kimura wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kimura gets caught flat footed, as Impaler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kimura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Impaler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Impaler has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura working for a triangle but Impaler defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kimura escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Impaler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kimura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kimura has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Impaler finds it's way round the side to connect with Kimura's head.
Impaler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Impaler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kimura has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Impaler has managed to get both his arms back between Kimura's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimura is on top in guard.
Kimura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Impaler looking for a sweep. Not yet Impaler, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kimura stays in close to Impaler's body and controls the position.
Kimura drops back looking for a leg! Impaler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Impaler manages to kick Kimura off! Kimura jumps back into Impaler's guard.
Impaler keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura pushes down on Impaler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to work for a kimura but Impaler is defending well.
Kimura wants to control but Impaler is keeping him busy.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Impaler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Impaler tries to get to full guard but Kimura has control of the leg.
Impaler is defending against the submission attempts here by Kimura.
My spies in GTi Boot Camp inform me that Kimura has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Impaler actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to pass to mount but Impaler is defending the position.
Kimura trying to control from half guard but Impaler is working away.
Kimura is taking a breather. Impaler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Masahiko Kimura has got the better of the ground game so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Masahiko Kimura hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Impaler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries for a takedown but Impaler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Impaler moves away.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Kimura throws a combination. Impaler tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Impaler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Impaler.
Kimura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Impaler did well to prevent Kimura getting side control.
Kimura stalling.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Impaler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Impaler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Impaler is in trouble now - Kimura has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Impaler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kimura is trying to defend but Impaler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kimura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Impaler postures up.
Kimura managing to control the position.
Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Impaler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Impaler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kimura trying to keep a closed guard but Impaler is proving a slippery customer.
Impaler wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Impaler won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
Kimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Impaler defends it easily.
Kimura is trying to keep Impaler in close.
Kimura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
Impaler trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
Impaler postures up.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Masahiko Kimura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Impaler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've been hearing good reports from Impaler'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.
Kimura had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Impaler defends it easily.
Kimura is trying to control the position but Impaler postures up.
Impaler won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
Kimura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Impaler defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Impaler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kimura looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Impaler won't allow Kimura to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impaler keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kimura's head.
Kimura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Impaler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kimura managing to control the position.
Kimura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kimura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Impaler is aware though and is defending well.
Kimura seems keen to control Impaler's posture.
Kimura trying to control the position.
Impaler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vlad Impaler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kimura working for submissions but it's allowed Impaler to get to half guard.
Impaler slips a nice elbow through Kimura's hands, connecting with Kimura's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimura is looking to control Impaler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kimura avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Impaler there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masahiko Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kimura has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahiko Kimura!
Post fight, Masahiko Kimura stared into the camera and said '(Kimi pulls out a HMMA title belt)I now declare myself the UNDISPUTED HMMA LIGHTWEIGHT Champion. If your fucking champion is going to hide from me Wilson then this is how things are going to happen. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Genki Dama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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156 lbs
30 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dama gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dama. That's going to slow Torres down.
Dama drives through with a takedown into Torres's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dama preventing the sweep.
Torres is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torres tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dama.
Dama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres blocks the strikes from Dama.
Dama gets back to full guard.
Dama has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres wants to stand and escape but instead Dama has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dama landing with the ground and pound.
Dama controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Dama slips an elbow through the middle.
Dama looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Torres wanted to stand there but Dama had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres stands up from Dama's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dama in his tracks.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dama checks it well.
Torres tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Torres has his takedown stuffed
and Dama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Torres misses.
Dama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dama.
Dama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dama doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dama throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torres throws a leg kick
and Dama counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee.
Dama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dama misses with a low kick.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Dama counters with a shoot takedown. Torres fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dama puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres wants to improve his position but Dama is controlling well.
Dama throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dama throwing strikes but missing.
Dama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dama is aware though and is defending well.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dama working some strikes from top position.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dama tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Torres slips a jab and a cross from Dama.
Torres connects with a right hand. Dama shakes it off.
Dama with a nice cross.
Dama misses with a straight right.
Genki Dama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
Dama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Torres misses with a hook. Dama ducked under it nicely.
Dama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
Dama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres wants to stand up but Dama has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dama looking for submissions off his back.
Genki Dama has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dama felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dama is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Torres is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dama manages to get to full guard.
Dama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres postures up.
Torres is looking to stand up but Dama won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama trying to strike off his back.
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Dama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres wants to stand but Dama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dama controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Dama controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Dama's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dama working a defensive guard here.
Torres stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Torres checks a leg kick.
Dama throws out a leg kick but Torres moves out of range and Dama only half commits.
Dama lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dama misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Dama moves away and avoids it.
Dama checks a leg kick.
Torres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Torres blocks a jab.
Dama avoids the body shot from Torres.
Dama cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torres fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dama avoids it really well and circles away.
Dama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dama throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Dama is looking to slow Torres down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genki Dama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Torres throws the left hand but Dama avoids the punch easily.
Torres lands a jab to the head.
Torres throws the left hand but Dama avoids the punch easily.
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Dama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Dama moved out of range nicely.
Dama shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dama thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a left to the body.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dama misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Torres.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Dama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Torres at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dama checks a low kick from Torres.
Dama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres slips a straight right by Dama.
A big right from Dama misses.
Jab by Dama.
Dama scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torres slips under a jab from Dama.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Dama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dama connects with a looping right hand.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Dama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres checks a low kick from Dama.
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown but Dama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Torres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dama.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres throws a right and a left that Dama avoids nicely.
Dama ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Alfredo Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dama is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dama working the ground and pound.
Dama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dama grinds an elbow into Torres's temple.
Torres takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Torres down.
Dama working the body and head with strikes.
Torres is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dama is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
Dama tries for a kimura but Torres is defending well.
The ground and pound from Dama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Genki Dama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Torres tries to improve position but can't.
Dama scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Torres to see if he's OK.
Dama connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Torres some visible discomfort.
Dama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torres keeps working.
Torres takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Dama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Dama!
A relieved looking Genki Dama 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Davis Hogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hogg comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Last Ones Standing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jefferson Davis Hogg has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wade Stoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jefferson Davis Hogg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stoker.
Hogg misses with a hook to the body
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stoker throws a good cross that connects.
Hogg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stoker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogg.
Hogg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hogg rushes Stoker and presses him up against the cage.
Hogg managing to block the knees to the body from Stoker.
Nice body punch from Stoker - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hogg's defenses.
Hogg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hogg.
It looks like Wade Stoker has been cut.
Stoker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hogg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land knees in the clinch but Stoker avoids the damage to the body.
Hogg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jefferson Davis Hogg has been cut.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Hogg.
Stoker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hogg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
Hogg looking to throw knees to the head but Stoker is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Stoker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hogg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but Stoker blocks with his arms.
Hogg lands a good knee to the midsection. Stoker won't want to take too many of those.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hogg connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg dodges an elbow strike from Stoker.
Stoker missing with knees to the body.
Hogg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stoker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hogg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hogg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hogg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Stoker.
Stoker trying to land knees to the body.
Stoker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hogg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stoker avoiding damage as Hogg throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Stoker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stoker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stoker tries a body shot but Hogg blocks it.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hogg avoids a wild elbow strike from Stoker.
I was talking to Stoker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hogg trying to land knees to the body.
Stoker prevents a body shot from Hogg.
Stoker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hogg has a couple of punches blocked by Stoker.
Stoker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stoker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike.
Stoker managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Stoker lands an elbow just above Hogg 's eye.
Stoker pushes off an throws an elbow but Hogg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stoker managing to block the knees to the body from Hogg.
Hogg has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Stoker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stoker lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Stoker dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Stoker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hogg doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Hogg misses
and Stoker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hogg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hogg 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.
Stoker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stoker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker swings for the body but Hogg moves out of range.
Stoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogg feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stoker sprawling to the canvas! Stoker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hogg finish him?!
Hogg drops Stoker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Stoker! Hogg dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jefferson Davis Hogg!
After winning the bout, Jefferson Davis Hogg 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Floor Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrov has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Kirill Petrov 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Kenny Floor Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirill Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floor Jan fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrov instigates a clinch.
Petrov goes for a takedown attempt but Floor Jan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Floor Jan just misses with a punch to the body.
Floor Jan closes the distance and clinches.
Floor Jan is working for takedown but Petrov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petrov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Floor Jan walks away with a smile on his face. Petrov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Floor Jan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov throws the left hand but Floor Jan avoids the punch easily.
Petrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Floor Jan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Petrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenny Floor Jan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Petrov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Floor Jan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petrov on the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Floor Jan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Floor Jan connects with a crisp jab.
Floor Jan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Floor Jan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Floor Jan moves forwards but Petrov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown but Floor Jan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenny Floor Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floor Jan misses with a body shot.
Petrov 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.
Floor Jan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrov is one step ahead there.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Floor Jan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floor Jan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Petrov is looking to improve his position but Floor Jan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan avoids the attempt from Petrov to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov is looking to improve his position but Floor Jan isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrov stops Floor Jan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Petrov can't escape the position.
Floor Jan controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to hold on but Floor Jan pushes him away.
Floor Jan controlling the pace for now.
Petrov tries to reverse the position but Floor Jan maintains control.
Floor Jan goes for an armbar but Petrov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Petrov.
Floor Jan is trying to control the position but Petrov postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Floor Jan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Petrov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov cracks Floor Jan with an open hand slap.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Floor Jan tries to sprawl out of it but Petrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Floor Jan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Floor Jan as he jumps to the side.
Floor Jan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Floor Jan settles back down.
Floor Jan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Floor Jan.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floor Jan tries to bum rush Petrov with a series of wild strikes but Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenny Floor Jan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Floor Jan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrov.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kirill Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Floor Jan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Floor Jan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Floor Jan circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Petrov is looking to clinch.
Floor Jan tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
Floor Jan throws a nice looking combination but Petrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Floor Jan.
Petrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kirill Petrov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Floor Jan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov darts in looking for a takedown but Floor Jan gets double underhooks and turns Petrov into the cage.
Petrov wants to take the fight to the mat but Floor Jan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kenny Floor Jan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Petrov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Floor Jan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Petrov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Floor Jan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floor Jan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Petrov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor Jan wants the takedown. Petrov is fighting it off but Floor Jan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Petrov's guard against the cage.
Petrov wants to control but Floor Jan passes easily into half guard.
Floor Jan is pressing down on Petrov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Petrov is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floor Jan content to control rather than advance.
Floor Jan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Petrov controls his leg.
Petrov is looking for a sweep. Floor Jan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floor Jan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are battling for position here. Petrov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov wants to sweep here but Floor Jan controlling him for the moment.
Floor Jan wants to control from the top but Petrov keeps moving.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Floor Jan defends easily.
Floor Jan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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!
Petrov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Floor Jan defends it easily.
Floor Jan stopping the sweep attempt from Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan is looking to pass into half guard but Petrov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Petrov is in guard.
Petrov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Floor Jan controlling Petrov's posture.
Floor Jan wants to stand and escape but Petrov is having none of it.
Floor Jan keeping moving, preventing Petrov from controlling successfully.
Floor Jan pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Floor Jan wants to stand but Petrov is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenny Floor Jan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Floor Jan's guard.
Floor Jan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov postures up.
Floor Jan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Petrov is now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Petrov prevents Floor Jan from improving his position.
Petrov uses his free foot to push down on Floor Jan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Floor Jan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floor Jan is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirill Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Petrov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan just misses with a punch to the body.
Floor Jan throws the kick towards the body but Petrov avoids it.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Floor Jan misses with a body shot.
Floor Jan is looking to wear down Petrov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Petrov moves out of range of the body kick.
Petrov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Floor Jan counters with a left to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Floor Jan.
Floor Jan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Floor Jan instigates a clinch.
Floor Jan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Floor Jan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floor Jan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Floor Jan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Floor Jan is pressed up against the cage. Petrov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Floor Jan down to the mat. Floor Jan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kenny Floor Jan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Petrov.
Floor Jan with a nice cross.
Petrov works Floor Jan's body with a nice hook.
Floor Jan avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Floor Jan moves to clinch but Petrov breaks away
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Floor Jan thinking.
Floor Jan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Floor Jan throws a right hand that Petrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrov also avoids with ease.
Floor Jan scores with a hook.
Floor Jan wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floor Jan tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Floor Jan.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Floor Jan's head.
Floor Jan is looking to clinch but Petrov is avoiding it.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floor Jan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Petrov.
Floor Jan wants to clinch.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Floor Jan pushes him off.
Petrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Floor Jan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
Kirill Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Floor Jan.
Petrov tries to clinch up.
Petrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Floor Jan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Floor Jan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Floor Jan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Floor Jan wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Floor Jan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Floor Jan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Floor Jan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenny Floor Jan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floor Jan thuds his shin into the meat of Petrov's side.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from Floor Jan.
Floor Jan closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Floor Jan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
It looks like Floor Jan has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Floor Jan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Petrov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Floor Jan!
A relieved looking Kenny Floor Jan 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Domingo's choice of entrance music: Smoke Serpent "Jui-Jitsu". Nick Fury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Domingo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury digs a good body shot into Domingo's ribs.
Domingo lands with a nice body punch.
Domingo moves out of range of the body kick.
The fighters circling - Fury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fury misses with a body punch
and Domingo counters with a right hand to the body.
Fury scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fury stuffs the takedown attempt from Domingo. Domingo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nick Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury connects with a solid leg kick.
Domingo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fury scores with a jab.
Domingo feints and then cracks Fury's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fury down.
Domingo blocks the body kick.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Domingo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fury looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fury looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Domingo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury tried to score with a low kick but Domingo checks it.
Fury thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Domingo if he has to take too many more of those.
Nick Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fury swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Domingo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fury won't be happy with that.
Fury defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Domingo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Domingo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Domingo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo moves into full mount!
Domingo dominating with strikes here.
Fury tries to hold on but Domingo pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo dominating with strikes here.
Fury is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Domingo controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Domingo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Domingo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Domingo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Domingo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Domingo avoids the attempt from Fury to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Domingo cracks Fury with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Domingo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fury looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Domingo.
Domingo landing strikes from the mount and Fury is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingo looking to control but Fury is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Domingo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fury hang on?
Domingo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fury is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury taking shots to the head.
Domingo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Domingo softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Fury is out cold! Domingo jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Domingo!
After winning the bout, Lance Domingo 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 Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes to the cage accompanied by The Prodigy - Take Me To The Hospital . Greg Stan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Stan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stan shoots for a takedown but Manhoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manhoef defends well and Stan ends up having to push Manhoef into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manhoef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Melvin Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Stan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Manhoef is defending well.
Manhoef prevents a takedown attempt there.
Manhoef will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stan up against the cage.
Manhoef stops a takedown attempt from Stan.
Stan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Manhoef pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manhoef looks for the body kick but Stan saw that one coming.
Manhoef misses with a body kick.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manhoef circles away.
Stan moves out of range of the strikes.
Stan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manhoef but Manhoef pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Manhoef looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Manhoef takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Stan crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manhoef parries the strikes from Stan easily there. Stan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manhoef to escape.
Manhoef takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stan working the ground and pound but Manhoef is defending the strikes.
Manhoef is not content to let Stan control the position.
Manhoef might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ground and pound from Stan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Manhoef takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manhoef has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan wants to control but Manhoef is keeping him busy.
Stan misses with the ground and pound.
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!
Stan throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Manhoef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Manhoef looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Stan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manhoef postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stan working a defensive guard here.
Stan wants to sweep but no luck.
Stan is still trying to improve position.
We're going to have a standup here because Melvin Manhoef wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stan tries for a takedown but Manhoef sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef slaps away a takedown attempt from Stan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Manhoef stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Manhoef wants it to stay on the feet.
Manhoef lands with a good body shot.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Stan down.
Stan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Stan with that takedown attempt.
Stan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg Stan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt.
Stan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manhoef lands an overhand right.
Stan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stan lands a jab to Manhoef's midsection.
Stan swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Stan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stan shoots in looking for a takedown. Manhoef tries to sprawl out of it but Stan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manhoef manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Melvin Manhoef has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Stan.
Manhoef scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stan shoots in for a takedown but Manhoef shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melvin Manhoef is winning the standup battle so far.
Manhoef throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stan shoots in and drives through. Manhoef sprawls well.
Manhoef swings for the body but Stan moves out of range.
Stan takes a swing at Manhoef's ribcage but misses.
Stan avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Good leg kick by Manhoef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Manhoef misses with a body shot.
Stan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manhoef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stan is rocked!
Manhoef steps in with a hook that catches Stan right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Manhoef follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Stan looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo comes to the cage accompanied by I am a Nightmare Walking. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
32 - 15 - 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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halo throws a low kick but Lindros moves out of range easily.
Lindros has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lindros finds it's way round the side to connect with Halo's head.
Lindros scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Gabriel Halo has been cut.
Lindros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Halo is looking to slow Lindros down with leg kicks.
We've been told by Halo's head coaches at Beast II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Halo misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Lindros.
Halo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Halo misses with a hook.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halo slips under a jab.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halo throws out a leg kick but Lindros moves out of range and Halo only half commits.
Lindros connects with a body shot.
Lindros throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindros lands a big right hand that sends Halo crashing to the mat! Lindros stays standing though and waves Halo back to his feet!
Halo is rocked!
Lindros lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Halo head around and knocks him out cold! Lindros hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilfredo Cacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Cacho has chosen I Fink U Freeky as his entrance music. Wilfredo Cacho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Hunt's chin.
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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
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Cacho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cacho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick from Cacho.
Hunt lands with a right hand.
Cacho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hunt's head backwards.
Cacho moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cacho. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cacho scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cacho defends it nicely.
Cacho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cacho Throws a clean left jab. Cacho Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Hunt's chin! Hunt crumbles to the ground and Cacho follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Cacho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wilfredo Cacho!
In his post fight interview, Wilfredo Cacho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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34 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andy Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Bueno scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Andy Wilkins has been cut.
Wilkins works the jab nicely.
Bueno misses the shot to the body.
Bueno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bueno duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkins.
A shot to the body from Wilkins misses
and Bueno counters with a stiff right hand.
Bueno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bueno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pedro Bueno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno fails to land with a series of punches.
Bueno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilkins moves out of range as Bueno strikes.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bueno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bueno with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bueno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bueno doesn't seem bothered though.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkins misses with a straight left.
Wilkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bueno circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkins jabs at Bueno's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkins. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bueno.
Bueno scores with a leg kick.
Wilkins jabs Bueno to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins throws a body punch but Bueno moves out of range.
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkins.
Bueno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bueno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkins's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkins misses with a body shot.
Bueno lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkins off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Bueno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkins bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bueno tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wilkins easily slips into full mount!
Bueno is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wilkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bueno is looking to improve his position but Wilkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Bueno tries to lock up and control but Wilkins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilkins lands a big shot there that rocks Bueno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wilkins unloading with bombs!
Bueno is rocked!
Bueno manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oh Bueno is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bueno is controlling Wilkins's trapped leg to prevent Wilkins from advancing to side control.
Bueno seems to have got his legs back now.
Wilkins is trying to control. Bueno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bueno blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno pushes Wilkins off looking to stand but Wilkins dives back in and keeps control.
Bueno preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wilkins wants to control but Bueno is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bueno scores with a jab to the head.
Bueno throws a leg kick but Wilkins sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilkins!
Bueno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wilkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilkins is working for takedown but Bueno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bueno misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkins.
Bueno tries a body shot but Wilkins blocks it.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Bueno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pedro Bueno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andy Wilkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wilkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bueno.
Wilkins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bueno momentarily.
Wilkins lands a glancing blow to the side of Bueno's head.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Wilkins saw that one coming.
Wilkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bueno's head backwards.
Wilkins works Bueno's body with a nice hook.
Bueno throws a chopping leg kick but Wilkins manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bueno just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilkins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bueno to see if he's OK.
Who's going to make the next move?
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!
You can see the frustration on Bueno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands an elbow.
Wilkins prevents Bueno from escaping the position.
Wilkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bueno is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bueno keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Bueno's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilkins working the body and head with strikes.
Bueno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilkins cracks Bueno with a big right hand but Bueno just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bueno looking for a sweep but Wilkins has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Bueno is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkins prevents Bueno from improving his position.
Andy Wilkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura but Bueno is defending well.
Bueno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilkins is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bueno has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilkins is trying to control the action in half guard but Bueno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bueno wants to get back to full guard.
Wilkins is trying to control. Bueno wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilkins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno wants to improve his position but Wilkins is controlling well.
Bueno avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wilkins.
Well, if Wilkins is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wilkins wants to pass to mount but Bueno is defending the position.
Wilkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilkins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bueno is just riding it out for now. Wilkins eventually gives up the hold.
Wilkins throwing shots but Bueno is blocking nicely.
Bueno gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bueno has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilkins has passed into side control.
Wilkins has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bueno!
Bueno tries to reverse the position but Wilkins maintains control.
Wilkins landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins lands a heavy elbow.
Bueno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilkins is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bueno to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bueno shrugs it off.
Bueno is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno tries to hold on but Wilkins pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Wilkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Wilkins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wilkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bueno tries to land a leg kick but Wilkins saw it coming and moves away.
Wilkins misses the shot to the body.
Wilkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Wilkins.
Wilkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Bueno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Bueno sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bueno misses with a punch on the inside.
Bueno tries to throw a body punch but Wilkins avoids it by throwing Bueno back against the cage.
Wilkins taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilkins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bueno after a bit of a struggle.
Pedro Bueno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wilkins.
Bueno can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkins controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Wilkins wants to stall.
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bueno as Wilkins tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Wilkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkins.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkins backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bueno.
Bueno blocks an uppercut.
Wilkins is trying to push Bueno away but Bueno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bueno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Wilkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short uppercut from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bueno is keeping busy.
Bueno working aggressively here.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilkins backwards.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkins's elbow.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkins.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wilkins is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Bueno finish him?
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bueno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Pedro Bueno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkins.
Bueno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bueno swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Wilkins blocking some punches.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkins.
Wilkins blocking some punches.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkins blocks an uppercut.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Wilkins seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkins is trying to push Bueno away but Bueno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilkins backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins looking to stall.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Wilkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bueno is looking to clinch but Wilkins is avoiding it.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Wilkins saw that one coming.
Bueno closes the distance and pushes Wilkins back into the cage.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wilkins blocks a body shot from Bueno.
Bueno has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkins.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bueno pushes Wilkins against the cage. Bueno is working some dirty boxing. Bueno pushes off with a quick right hook! Wilkins goes down! Wilkins tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bueno moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Bueno!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Bueno 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gun Slinga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Trent Pope has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gun Slinga!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slinga thuds a left hand into Pope's body.
Slinga throws a leg kick but Pope moved away.
Slinga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slinga 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.
Slinga misses with a leg kick.
That kick from Pope tenderised Slinga's leg. Slinga is trying to keep his angry face on.
Slinga lands with a hook. Pope tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pope ducks under a wild hook from Slinga.
The fighters circling - Pope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Pope blocks the low kick.
Pope takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Pope takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Slinga moves into the clinch.
Slinga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Slinga managing to block the knees to the body from Pope.
A shot in the inside from Slinga.
I was talking to Pope's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Slinga lands with a light punch inside.
Pope is looking to control Slinga's arms but Slinga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pope has his back to the cage.
Slinga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinga has a couple of punches blocked by Pope.
Slinga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slinga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pope throws a shot to the body.
Slinga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pope lunges at Slinga with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slinga's hand.
Slinga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Slinga moves into the clinch.
Slinga blocks a body shot from Pope.
Slinga throws a punch but it's blocked by Pope.
Slinga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pope missing with knees to the body.
Pope goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Slinga struggles to land a body shot inside as Pope controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slinga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Slinga avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
Slinga manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pope finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slinga misses with a body kick.
Slinga misses with a wild body shot.
Pope throws a head kick but Slinga moves out of range.
Slinga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Slinga has Pope up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pope obliges.
Pope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Gun Slinga has been cut.
Slinga working aggressively here.
Pope lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pope.
Slinga is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slinga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slinga presses Pope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slinga misses with a body punch.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slinga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Slinga fails to land.
Slinga has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pope seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Slinga can turn it around.
Pope pushes Slinga back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slinga lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Slinga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pope.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Slinga tries to throw a body punch but Pope avoids it by throwing Slinga back against the cage.
Slinga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Slinga lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slinga.
Slinga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Slinga.
Slinga lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slinga cracks Pope with a nice body shot.
Slinga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pope or not.
Slinga lands an uppercut.
Slinga misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Slinga.
Slinga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slinga is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Slinga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
Slinga lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinga scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slinga.
Slinga lands a body punch in the clinch.
Slinga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slinga lands an uppercut.
Slinga drops Pope onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pope is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pope is rocked!
Slinga throws a big uppercut that drops Pope! More strikes from Slinga and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pope lies dazed against the cage as Slinga celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gun Slinga!
Gun Slinga 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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