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Lost Legends 38 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter comes to the ring accompanied by KRS one - Step into a world (raptures delight). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nathan Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sven Hansson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson connects with a solid leg kick.
Porter avoids the body shot from Hansson.
A shot to the liver by Hansson. Beautiful body shot.
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hansson works the jab nicely.
Hansson jabs Porter right on the nose. Porter blinks but takes it well.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
Hansson takes one on the button.
Porter looks to land a left hand but Hansson moved out of range nicely.
Hansson misses the shot to the body.
Porter connects with a body shot.
Hansson throws a lazy uppercut
and Porter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hansson works Porter's body with a nice hook.
Hansson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Porter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left and a right from Porter both land. Nice combination.
Hansson slips a straight right by Porter.
Porter throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Porter throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Porter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansson.
Hansson's coach down at THC playhouse was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hansson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws a hook but Hansson blocks it.
Porter misses with an uppercut. Hansson saw that one coming.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hansson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porter slips a straight right by Hansson.
Hansson misses with a looping right.
Hansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Porter looks to land a combination but Hansson avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Hansson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson misses with a hook. Porter ducked under it nicely.
Hansson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porter.
We've been told by Porter's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Porter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
Nice cross by Hansson.
Hansson lands with a right hand.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hansson misses with a hook.
Porter ducks under a wild hook from Hansson.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hansson. Porter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hansson looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
Hansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Porter checks a low kick from Hansson.
Porter throws an off balance right hand
and Hansson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hansson throws a hook but Porter blocks it.
Hansson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hansson throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Porter scores with a hook to the body. Hansson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 Nathan Porter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
Hansson throws a body punch but Porter moves out of range.
Hansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porter moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
Porter throws out a loose jab but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hansson.
Hansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porter.
Porter throws a combination. Hansson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hansson misses with a hook to the body
and Porter counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Hansson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hansson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porter. Hansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan Porter is winning the standup battle so far.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Hansson misses with a looping right.
Porter ducks right into an uppercut from Hansson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson scores with a hook to the body. Porter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
Porter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
Porter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hansson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Porter.
Porter cracks Hansson with a good jab.
Hansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Porter throws a jab when Hansson was well out of range.
Hansson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Porter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a body punch but Porter moves out of range.
Hansson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Porter counters with a left to the body.
Porter throws a hook but Hansson blocks it.
Hansson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Porter scores with the left hand. Hansson knows he should have avoided that one.
Porter throws a shot from downtown. Hansson moves away and avoids it.
Hansson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Porter eats them both and turns towards Hansson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Porter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hansson.
Porter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansson moves away.
Hansson misses with a lunging right hand
and Porter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Hansson's shoulder, as Hansson tries to avoid the shot.
Porter jabs Hansson right on the nose. Hansson blinks but takes it well.
Porter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hansson misses with a hook
and Porter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Porter finds it's way through Hansson's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Porter slips a jab and a cross from Hansson.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nathan Porter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hansson avoids the body shot from Porter.
Hansson throws a nice looking combination but Porter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Porter throws out a loose jab but Hansson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porter moves out of range as Hansson strikes.
Porter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice shot lands for Porter.
Hansson scores with a jab to the head.
Porter misses with a looping left.
Porter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansson.
Hansson swings for the body but Porter moves out of range.
Porter throws a hook to the side of Hansson's head but Hansson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter throws a looping overhand right but Hansson ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Porter. Those never looked like landing.
Porter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hansson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Porter scrambles back to his feet.
Hansson misses with an uppercut
and Porter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Porter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hansson misses with a straight left.
Porter throws a hook but Hansson avoids it easily.
Hansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hansson.
Hansson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hansson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson moves away from the strike by Porter.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
Porter lands with a straight right. Hansson didn't see that one coming.
Porter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Porter slips the punch.
Hansson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansson loads up on a big right hand but Porter slips the punch.
Porter's corner calls for a 1-2. Porter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Porter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Porter throws a right hand that misses
and Hansson counters with a straight right hand.
Hansson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Porter counters with a nice uppercut.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Sven Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hansson misses with a straight right.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hansson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hansson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hansson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hansson throws out a loose jab but Porter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Porter misses.
Hansson staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Hansson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Hansson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hansson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Porter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Porter, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Porter.
Well Porter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Porter!
A very excited looking Nathan Porter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manawydan Fab Llyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Bain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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Great elbows
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manawydan Fab Llyr!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bain misses.
Nice defenses there by Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bain throws a lazy uppercut
and Fab Llyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fab Llyr drops his hands momentarily and Bain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bain keeps Fab Llyr at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bain throws a hook but Fab Llyr avoids it easily.
Fab Llyr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bain.
A cross from Fab Llyr lands.
Bain tried to score with a low kick but Fab Llyr checks it.
Kurt Bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fab Llyr at a distance.
Bain is looking to chop away at Fab Llyr's legs.
Fab Llyr checks a low kick from Bain.
Bain attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bain misses with a straight left.
Bain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bain moves away from the strike by Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bain, right into the meat.
A telegraphed right hand from Bain misses the target.
Bain avoids the body shot from Fab Llyr.
Bain throws a body punch but Fab Llyr moves out of range.
Fab Llyr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fab Llyr lands a head shot.
Fab Llyr staying out of range there.
Bain misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr slips a jab from Bain.
Fab Llyr throws a shot from downtown. Bain moves away and avoids it.
Bain misses with a right hand
and Fab Llyr counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bain thuds a left hand into Fab Llyr's body.
Bain jabs at Fab Llyr's body.
Fab Llyr avoids the body shot from Bain.
Fab Llyr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fab Llyr has managed to clinch.
Bain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fab Llyr blocking some punches.
Fab Llyr trying to control the position but instead, Bain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fab Llyr into the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fab Llyr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bain.
Fab Llyr blocks an uppercut.
Bain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fab Llyr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bain avoids the elbow strike from Fab Llyr, against the ropes.
Bain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Bain fails to land.
Fab Llyr blocking some punches.
Bain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bain misses with the head strike.
Fab Llyr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bain's elbow.
Fab Llyr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fab Llyr tries to work over Bain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fab Llyr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with some punches.
Bain throws a punch but it's blocked by Fab Llyr.
Bain manages to break the clinch.
Bain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fab Llyr scores with a jab. Bain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bain misses the jab.
Fab Llyr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bain.
Bain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fab Llyr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bain thinking.
Fab Llyr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fab Llyr throws a low kick, looking for Bain's leg but Bain calmly moves out of range.
Fab Llyr throws a body punch but Bain moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bain misses with an uppercut.
Fab Llyr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fab Llyr avoids the body shot from Bain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Bain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fab Llyr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fab Llyr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fab Llyr lands a nice shot to the body.
Bain misses with a wild body shot.
Bain misses the shot to the body.
Bain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr drops his hands momentarily and Bain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Bain misses the target.
Bain misses with a looping right.
Fab Llyr misses with a looping right.
Fab Llyr throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fab Llyr is looking to clinch but Bain is avoiding it.
Bain misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by Bain as he connects with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Fab Llyr. Beautiful body shot.
Bain throws a big shot that misses.
Bain lands the left hand.
Bain misses with a hook
letting Fab Llyr counter with a right hand.
Bain throws a jab when Fab Llyr was well out of range.
Bain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fab Llyr.
Bain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bain.
Bain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fab Llyr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fab Llyr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bain was well out of range. Poor timing from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Fab Llyr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fab Llyr defending well as Bain loads up on a big left hand.
Fab Llyr slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fab Llyr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fab Llyr throws a hook to the side of Bain's head but Bain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bain gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fab Llyr misses.
Bain misses with a low kick.
Fab Llyr digs a good hook to Bain's body.
Bain misses the body punch
and Fab Llyr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fab Llyr scores with a nice strike.
Bain blocks a jab.
Fab Llyr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fab Llyr throws an overhand right that lands on Bain's shoulder, as Bain tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Bain misses its intended target.
Bain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fab Llyr stuns Bain with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fab Llyr throws a jab when Bain was well out of range.
Bain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fab Llyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kurt Bain is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bain throws out a loose jab but Fab Llyr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Bain.
Fab Llyr missing with a left hand there. Bain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain throws an off balance right hand
and Fab Llyr counters by moving into the clinch.
Bain manages to break the clinch.
Bain tries to score with a low kick but Fab Llyr moves his leg out of the way.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fab Llyr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bain there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Bain does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Bain dominated that second round.
That's time! Bain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fab Llyr. Fab Llyr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bain moves out of range as Fab Llyr strikes.
Bain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fab Llyr on the side of the head.
Bain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bain looks for the body kick but Fab Llyr saw that one coming.
Bain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fab Llyr.
Bain throws a leg kick but Fab Llyr sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fab Llyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fab Llyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fab Llyr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fab Llyr slips under a jab from Bain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fab Llyr moves away.
Bain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A bone on bone clash there as Bain blocks the leg kick.
Fab Llyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fab Llyr ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Bain misses with a low kick.
Bain misses with a kick to the body.
Bain slips a jab from Fab Llyr.
Fab Llyr slips under a jab.
Fab Llyr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bain throws a big shot that misses.
Fab Llyr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manawydan Fab Llyr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a hook.
Bain throws an overhand right that lands on Fab Llyr's shoulder, as Fab Llyr tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Fab Llyr is predictable there
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Fab Llyr walks into a left hand.
Bain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fab Llyr.
Bain misses with a body shot.
Fab Llyr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fab Llyr checks a leg kick.
Fab Llyr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fab Llyr missing with a left hand there. Bain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain misses with a lunging right hand
and Fab Llyr counters with a stiff right hand.
Fab Llyr misses with a body punch
enabling Bain to counter with a crisp jab.
Bain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kurt Bain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain clobbers Fab Llyr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fab Llyr throws a lazy uppercut
and Bain counters with a stiff right hand.
Fab Llyr misses the shot to the body.
Fab Llyr throws a lazy uppercut
and Bain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fab Llyr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bain cracks a nice hook into Fab Llyr's ribs.
Fab Llyr swings widly with a right hand
and Bain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fab Llyr fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Fab Llyr misses.
Bain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fab Llyr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bain cracks Fab Llyr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fab Llyr throws a jab but it's blocked by Bain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bain misses with a hook.
Fab Llyr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bain lands with a kick to the temple. Fab Llyr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bain missing with a left hand there. Fab Llyr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bain walks into a straight right hand from Fab Llyr.
Nice defenses there by Fab Llyr.
A lazy left from Bain finds it's target.
Bain lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fab Llyr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bain misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Fab Llyr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fab Llyr throws a hook to the side of Bain's head but Bain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Bain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Bain!
Kurt Bain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Q160 Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Manawydan Fab Llyr spoke after the fight, saying 'I couldn't have lost to a better guy, and his Manager Chris is World class! I'll get back to the gym and be back better than ever next time. Thanks guys'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Coleman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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283 lbs
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318 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bryan Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Star!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman throws a right and a left that Star avoids nicely.
Coleman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Coleman pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Star avoids the head kick by Coleman.
Star misses with the combination.
Patrick Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman throws a leg kick which misses Star's front leg but catches the back leg as Star tries to avoid it.
Coleman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Coleman misses with a hook
and Coleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Coleman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Star.
We've been told by Coleman's head coaches at ♛ Team Fight Club™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Star on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Star throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Star.
Star changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Star misses
and Coleman counters with a right hand to the body.
Star attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Coleman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman cracks Star with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
Star falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coleman counters with a body kick that stops Star in his tracks momentarily.
Star looks winded!
Coleman lands with a good body shot.
Coleman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Star doesn't seem bothered though.
Coleman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Star has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coleman.
Star throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Coleman throws a head kick that half lands.
Star misses with the combination.
Star has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Star there as he acknowledges the shot.
Coleman connects with a right that clearly hurt Star. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Coleman proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Star collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Coleman!
Bryan Coleman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Parvati Mellia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellia has chosen KMA - Pommeja as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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175 lbs
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Parvati Mellia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellia misses with a body shot.
Mellia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mellia thows a body shot but no joy.
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mellia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mellia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mellia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Madison has time to react.
Madison throws a leg kick but Mellia checks it.
Mellia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mellia thows a body shot but no joy.
Mellia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia clinches up with Madison and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mellia misses with a punch on the inside.
Madison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mellia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've been informed that Mellia has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mellia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mellia is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Mellia.
A short left from Madison.
Mellia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Madison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mellia backwards.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison lands with a right to the head.
Mellia swings wildly with an uppercut but Madison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Madison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Parvati Mellia has been cut.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison lands a damaging elbow.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
Madison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mellia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellia taking a breather.
Madison misses with an elbow strike.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Madison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mellia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Madison up against the ropes.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mellia avoids the elbow strike from Madison, against the ropes.
Madison misses with some punches.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Mellia avoids a wild elbow strike from Madison.
Madison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellia's elbow.
Mellia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Madisons head.
Mellia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mellia moves into the clinch.
Mellia trying to stall but Madison improves his position.
Mellia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Mellia stalling against the ropes.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Madison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mellia blocks a body shot from Madison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison blocks an uppercut.
Mellia lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison scores with a shot to the side of Mellia's head.
Madison lands an uppercut.
Mellia lands with a light punch inside.
Mellia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mellia takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Mellia. Beautiful body shot.
Madison slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mellia swings away with a body shot that misses
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madison.
Mellia wants to stall.
Madison lands an elbow just above Mellia 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Parvati Mellia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Parvati Mellia's cut.
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.
Mellia swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Madison counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Madison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mellia.
A bit of stalling here from Mellia.
Mellia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Madison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Madison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mellia drives through and clinches with Madison against the ropes.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
Mellia wants to stall.
Mellia gets through Madison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Madison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mellia lands with a light punch inside.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike.
Madison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Madison lands a damaging elbow.
Mellia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mellia swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Mellia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madison at a distance.
Mellia bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Madison's head backwards.
Mellia just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mellia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice body punch from Mellia.
Mellia drops Madison with a beautiful combination! Madison stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mellia is looking for the KO!
Madison is rocked!
It looks like Greg Madison has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mellia lands a jab to Madison's midsection.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Madison takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parvati Mellia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mellia connects with a nice looking jab.
Mellia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mellia swings widly with a right hand
and Madison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Madison seems to have got his legs back now.
Mellia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mellia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
Madison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Madison pushes off an throws an elbow but Mellia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mellia's elbow.
Mellia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
Mellia tries to stall but Madison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Madison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Madison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Madison misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Madison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellia's brow.
Mellia has Madison pushed against the ropes.
Madison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mellia is working Madison over against the ropes.
Mellia works on Madison's body with a couple of short punches.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
Mellia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mellia looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mellia struggles to land a body shot inside as Madison controls his hands.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mellia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mellia.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Madison throws an elbow but misses.
Mellia gets through Madison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Madison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellia's brow.
Mellia pushes Madison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mellia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mellia closes the distance and pushes Madison back into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Madison fails to land.
Madison prevents a body shot from Mellia.
Madison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Madison misses with a body punch.
Greg Madison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mellia cracks Madison with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mellia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Madison throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parvati Mellia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mellia rushes Madison and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Madison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mellia backwards.
Madison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Madison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellia blocks an elbow strike from Madison.
A shot in the inside from Madison.
Madison lands an elbow inside.
Mellia controlling the action here for a moment.
Madison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mellia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Madison misses with an elbow over the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison tries to throw a body punch but Mellia avoids it by throwing Madison back against the ropes.
Madison throws an elbow but it misses.
Mellia pushes Madison back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellia avoids a wild elbow strike from Madison.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Madison throws an elbow but misses.
Madison throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mellia lands an uppercut.
Mellia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Madison just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mellia's brow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mellia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mellia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Madison backwards.
Mellia takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison lands a shot to the body.
Madison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Madison pushes Mellia back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mellia.
Mellia gets through Madison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mellia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mellia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mellia breaks the clinch.
Greg Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mellia.
Mellia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mellia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mellia misses with a body shot.
Madison motions for Mellia to come forward. Madison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Madison throws a hook but Mellia avoids it easily.
Mellia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mellia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Mellia.
Mellia connects with a right hand. Madison shakes it off.
Mellia lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Madison.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mellia.
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madison forces Mellia back against the ropes and clinches.
Mellia taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Madison throws an elbow but misses.
Mellia manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellia jabs Madison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mellia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parvati Mellia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jab, jab by Mellia - just one landing.
Mellia connects with a body shot that sends Madison's belly button to the back.
Mellia misses with an uppercut. Madison saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mellia scores with a nice head shot.
Mellia lands a jab to Madison's midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Parvati Mellia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mellia 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parvati Mellia!
After the fight, Parvati Mellia was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vaimaa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uwe Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the ring accompanied by So Close Now. Grant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
239 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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25
269 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vaimaa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uwe Grant!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant shoots in for a double leg but Fatu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fatu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grant shoots and misses
and Fatu counters with a leg kick.
Fatu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fatu tries a head kick but it misses.
Fatu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grant is refusing to be controlled, as Fatu sits in half guard.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
Fatu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fatu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Grant trying to control but Fatu postures up.
Grant manages to get to full guard.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grant looking for a guillotine here but Fatu defends easily.
Grant trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Grant is trying to control the position but Fatu postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fatu wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Fatu landing some decent shots from guard.
Grant has his foot on Fatu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fatu works his way back into a safe position though.
Grant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fatu defends well.
Fatu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fatu's guard.
Fatu trying to keep a closed guard but Grant is proving a slippery customer.
Grant won't allow Fatu to sweep him here.
Fatu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fatu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fatu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fatu!
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Grant wants to control but Fatu postures up.
Grant is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to roll over but Fatu keeps him under control.
Fatu is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Grant reverses the position - he's now on top in Fatu's guard.
Fatu looking to control.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fatu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant is fighting to break Fatu's control of his arms but Fatu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vaimaa Fatu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fatu throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Grant moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Uwe Grant has been cut.
Fatu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fatu keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
Fatu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Grant is now in half guard.
Grant trying to mount his opponent but Fatu defends it.
Fatu is trying to control but can't.
Grant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grant prevents Fatu from improving his position.
Grant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grant is trying to work for a kimura but Fatu is defending well.
Fatu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uwe Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fatu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grant.
Fatu is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fatu has hold of Grant's hands but Grant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fatu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grant wants to control but Fatu is keeping him busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fatu looking for submissions off his back.
Grant trying to control from half guard but Fatu is working away.
Grant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fatu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grant.
Grant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grant seems to be working for a kimura but Fatu defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant thows a huge punch but Fatu dodges it nicely.
Grant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grant wants to free his trapped foot but Fatu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grant is working for a submission of some sort.
Fatu is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uwe Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uwe Grant'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. This is the final round!
Fatu thuds a left hand into Grant's body.
Fatu throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fatu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Fatu digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Fatu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fatu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grant is able to avoid easily.
Grant swings for the body but Fatu moves out of range.
Fatu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Fatu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fatu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fatu seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Grant missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu looking to control.
Fatu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fatu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grant!
Grant tries to lock up and control but Fatu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fatu punishing his opponent with strikes.
Grant is looking to improve his position but Fatu isn't that keen on the idea.
Grant bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fatu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grant is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Fatu is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Fatu has escaped and now he's on top!
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grant is looking to sweep but instead, Fatu has passed into half guard.
Fatu is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fatu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grant is trying to maintain the position but Fatu is very close to passing his half guard.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grant wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fatu defends it easily.
Grant looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fatu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fatu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fatu's back!
Grant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fatu holding both Grant 's hands and preventing any damage.
My spies in gym closing inform me that Grant has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fatu is trying to break free.
Grant struggling to land strikes to the head as Fatu covers up.
Grant not allowing Fatu to control his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fatu is defending well though. Grant let's go of the attempt for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vaimaa Fatu.
I think Fatu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vaimaa Fatu!
Vaimaa Fatu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rizal Farahin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Master's choice of entrance music: Master of Puppets. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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114 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rizal Farahin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farahin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Farahin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farahin.
Master shoots for a takedown but Farahin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rizal Farahin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Farahin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Farahin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Master drops down looking for an ankle pick but Farahin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rizal Farahin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.
Farahin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Master closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Master is working for takedown but Farahin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Master tries for a takedown but Farahin manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master wants to take the fight to the mat but Farahin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Master drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Malcolm Master has been cut.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Farahin blocking some punches.
Farahin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Master is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Farahin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Master takes an elbow to the forehead.
Master is rocked!
That has opened up Malcolm Master's cut even more.
Master has Farahin pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Farahin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Master is still on wobbly legs! Can Farahin finish him?
Master gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Master seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farahin is staying active underneath Master, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Farahin gets full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farahin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Master is one step ahead there.
Farahin keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
Farahin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Farahin is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Facebreaker Academy : Striking that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Farahin controlling the position.
Master is stalling in the full guard.
Farahin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Farahin tries to get out of the position.
Master wants to control from the top but Farahin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcolm Master has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Farahin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Master's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Farahin.
Farahin lands an elbow just above Master 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Farahin.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Farahin prevents the takedown attempt.
Master is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Farahin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Master takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Farahin.
The cut above Malcolm Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Master wants to take the fight to the mat but Farahin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Farahin lands an elbow inside.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Malcolm Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Farahin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malcolm Master's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rizal Farahin!
Rizal Farahin made sure to mention his sponsor, Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravil Lebedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lebedev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Come the Revolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ravil Lebedev!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebedev tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Lebedev is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Lebedev sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson has been working on his balance at Outlaws Paradise, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lebedev.
Lebedev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lebedev clinches with his opponent.
Lebedev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lebedev misses with a body punch.
Lebedev misses with a punch to the body.
Lebedev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lebedev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebedev.
Jackson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lebedev loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
Jackson scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebedev.
Lebedev misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebedev moves out of range as Jackson strikes.
Lebedev tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson controls the position.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lebedev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Lebedev is defending the strikes.
Lebedev tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
Jackson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lebedev rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jackson's guard! Nice work there by Lebedev!
Lebedev lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lebedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lebedev keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lee Jackson.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lebedev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jackson laying and praying for a moment but Lebedev takes advantage and regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Jackson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jackson connects with a nice looking jab.
Lebedev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jackson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lebedev scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Jackson.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lebedev moves into the clinch.
Jackson has clasped his hands together around Lebedev's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebedev keeps working.
Lebedev prevents Jackson from improving position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lebedev has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jackson but great work by Lebedev.
Jackson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lebedev cracks Jackson with a big elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Lebedev.
Lebedev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jackson some visible discomfort.
It looks like Lee Jackson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lee Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Lebedev is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jackson gets full guard.
Jackson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lebedev.
Lebedev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee Jackson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lebedev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Lebedev throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lebedev keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lebedev keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson passes Lebedev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jackson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lebedev keeps working.
Jackson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Jackson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jackson goes for an armbar but Lebedev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lebedev.
Lebedev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jeez, Lee Jackson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Jackson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ravil Lebedev!
Ravil Lebedev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia comes to the ring accompanied by Here comes the pain - Slayer. Dux is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bloodsport - Fight to Survive. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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14 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ropuia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dux lands a glancing blow to the side of Ropuia's head.
Ropuia has Dux up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ropuia shoots and misses
and Dux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dux connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ropuia has his takedown stuffed
and Dux makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux checks a low kick from Ropuia.
Ropuia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dux counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michak Ropuia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dux moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Dux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ropuia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dux finds it's way round the side to connect with Ropuia's head.
Ropuia tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily
and Dux counters with a leg kick.
Ropuia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ropuia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frank Dux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dux chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dux throws a shot to the body.
Ropuia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ropuia is breathing heavily.
Dux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ropuia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ropuia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dux thuds a left hand into Ropuia's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ropuia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ropuia has his takedown stuffed
and Dux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dux connects with a body shot that sends Ropuia's belly button to the back.
Dux lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ropuia misses with a takedown
and Dux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dux takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ropuia misses with a body kick.
Dux moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ropuia tries for a takedown but Dux circles away easily
and Dux counters with a good low kick that Ropuia was not able to check.
Dux connects with the punch.
Dux paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ropuia shoots in and gets a takedown into Dux's guard.
Dux is looking to stand up but Ropuia isn't so interested in that idea.
Ropuia stands and steps away. Dux gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ropuia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dux counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ropuia's knee momentarily.
Ropuia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dux.
Ropuia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux connects with a looping right hand.
A combination from Ropuia does no damage.
Ropuia takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slapping leg kick lands for Dux.
Ropuia throws a nice looking combination but Dux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ropuia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Dux to counter with a crisp jab.
Dux throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ropuia wants to clinch but Dux slips to the side
and Dux counters with a good low kick that Ropuia was not able to check.
Dux scores with a jab to the body.
Dux lands a slapping body shot.
Dux scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Dux. That snapped Ropuia's head back.
Dux throws a front kick that sends Ropuia stumbling back into the ropes.
Dux is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ropuia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michak Ropuia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dux fakes the leg kick and cracks Ropuia in the body.
Dux lands a jab to Ropuia's midsection.
Jab by Dux.
Dux lands with a straight right. Ropuia didn't see that one coming.
Ropuia is rocked!
Dux cracks Ropuia with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Ropuia falls to his knees and Dux doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'This was a big fight and a huge win for me. Thanks to everyone in my camp and back at the gym for getting me to this point. Hi Mom!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bouncer has chosen WHERE THE SLIME LIVES as his entrance music. Tommy DeVito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kraal The Bouncer's chin.
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito throws a low kick, looking for The Bouncer's leg but The Bouncer calmly moves out of range.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeVito.
DeVito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Bouncer. That did some damage!
The Bouncer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeVito manages to avoid it.
The Bouncer's corner calls for a 1-2. The Bouncer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
DeVito misses with a few strikes there.
The Bouncer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. DeVito does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bouncer throws a hook but DeVito avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by The Bouncer there.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeVito.
DeVito tries a low kick but The Bouncer avoids it.
The Bouncer takes a swing at DeVito's ribcage but misses.
The Bouncer swings for the body but DeVito moves out of range.
A good leg kick by DeVito.
DeVito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer moves out of range of the body kick.
DeVito jabs at The Bouncer's body.
DeVito tried to score with a low kick but The Bouncer checks it.
DeVito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Bouncer.
DeVito thumps The Bouncer with a low kick.
DeVito shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The Bouncer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tommy DeVito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
DeVito lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer throws a lazy right hand but DeVito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeVito misses with a body shot.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVito is just out of range.
The Bouncer thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by DeVito.
The Bouncer cracks a nice hook into DeVito's ribs.
DeVito throws a leg kick which misses The Bouncer's front leg but catches the back leg as The Bouncer tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
DeVito avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Bouncer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The Bouncer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVito looks to score with a jab to the body but The Bouncer is just out of range.
Nice cross by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down DeVito rather than just go for the knockout.
DeVito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Bouncer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeVito moves away.
DeVito dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Bouncer. That did some damage!
The Bouncer throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVito.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeVito.
DeVito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeVito swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Bouncer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Bouncer's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeVito under the eye.
The Bouncer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeVito has time to react.
A solid leg kick lands there for DeVito.
The Bouncer misses with a body shot.
DeVito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by The Bouncer - just one landing.
The Bouncer lands a nice looking body shot.
The Bouncer scores with a nice head shot.
DeVito lands a leg kick that knocks The Bouncer off balance momentarily.
DeVito avoids the body shot from The Bouncer.
DeVito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeVito lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bouncer thows a body shot but no joy.
The Bouncer is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Bouncer looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVito is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeVito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeVito lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Kraal The Bouncer has been cut.
A jab from DeVito finds it's way through The Bouncer's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeVito.
DeVito throws a quick inside leg kick.
DeVito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Bouncer misses with a left hand
and DeVito counters with an inside leg kick.
The Bouncer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Bouncer checks the leg kick.
DeVito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
DeVito gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
DeVito throws a sloppy head kick and The Bouncer moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Bouncer throws a hook to the side of DeVito's head but DeVito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Bouncer lands with a right hand.
DeVito misses with a leg kick
enabling The Bouncer to counter with a crisp jab.
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 Tommy DeVito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kraal The Bouncer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeVito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Bouncer jabs DeVito to the body, keeping him at a distance.
DeVito blocks a jab.
DeVito misses with a low kick.
DeVito wants to slow The Bouncer down by chopping away at his legs.
DeVito has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The Bouncer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVito lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
DeVito misses with a wild body shot.
The Bouncer avoids the head kick by DeVito.
The Bouncer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab by DeVito.
The Bouncer is rocked!
The Bouncer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeVito. DeVito obviously looking to wear him down.
The Bouncer is still on wobbly legs! Can DeVito finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Look low, kick high! DeVito uses the oldest trick in the book to send The Bouncer tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! DeVito is absolutely delighted - when The Bouncer wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy DeVito!
An out of breath Tommy DeVito thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ein Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein clinches up against the ropes.
Stein lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Stein to work.
Stein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kavcic fails to land.
Stein wants to stall.
Kavcic struggles to land a body shot inside as Stein controls his hands.
Stein lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kavcic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Stein to keep the fight standing.
Stein is leaning against Kavcic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Stein.
Kavcic wants a takedown.
Stein stalling against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Kavcic is looking to control Stein's arms but Stein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kavcic has his back to the ropes.
Kavcic has Stein pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Stein manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ein Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blas Kavcic.
Stein trying to stall but Kavcic improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavcic fails to pull guard.
Stein pushes Kavcic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Stein.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stein.
Kavcic is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the ropes.
Stein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stein has hold of one of Kavcic's legs. Kavcic is fighting the takedown attempt but Stein gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stein working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kavcic's head.
Stein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stein chips away with some ground and pound.
Kavcic is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein lands a couple of digs.
Kavcic is still in real trouble! Can Stein finish him?
Stein gets to his feet and stands over Kavcic, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kavcic felt that one! Stein unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kavcic from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ein Stein!
Our winner, Ein Stein, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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