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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Manninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anssi Manninen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan decides to stand back up.
Manninen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Morgan moves into the clinch successfully.
Manninen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morgan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anssi Manninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan has picked Manninen up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morgan wants to work for an arm triangle but Manninen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manninen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan wants to stand up but Manninen is controlling the position.
Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manninen with a poor takedown
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Morgan forces Manninen back against the cage and clinches.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
Morgan wants to break free but Manninen has control.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Manninen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Manninen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Manninen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Manninen ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Morgan has picked Manninen up - he's going for a ride! Morgan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Morgan stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Manninen tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Manninen is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Manninen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manninen gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan taking a breather.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Manninen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Manninen prevents Morgan from breaking the clinch.
Manninen jumps guard but Morgan stands there with Manninen around his waist. Manninen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Manninen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Morgan to keep the fight standing.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Manninen.
Manninen avoids a wild elbow strike from Morgan.
Manninen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manninen tries to pull guard but Morgan holds him up against the cage and eventually Manninen drops back down to his feet.
Manninen jumps guard but Morgan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Manninen tries to pull guard but Morgan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manninen successfully pulls guard.
Morgan stands and steps away. Manninen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manninen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Morgan.
Morgan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Manninen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manninen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Morgan.
Morgan with the ground and pound but Manninen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan wants to free his trapped foot but Manninen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Manninen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manninen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Morgan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Morgan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Manninen, up you get!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries to bum rush Manninen with a series of wild strikes but Manninen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anssi Manninen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Morgan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Manninen shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Manninen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manninen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anssi Manninen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manninen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Morgan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Manninen has wrist control.
Morgan stands up from Manninen's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Morgan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morgan stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Manninen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into Manninen's guard.
Morgan wanted to stand there but Manninen had control of the position.
Manninen has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Morgan should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Manninen has tightened it up now! Morgan should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anssi Manninen!
A very excited looking Anssi Manninen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Hordeen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hordeen has chosen in this together as his entrance music. Pedro Azevedo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Hordeen!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hordeen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azevedo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hordeen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Azevedo tries to clinch there but Hordeen circles away.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hordeen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Azevedo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hordeen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hordeen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Azevedo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Azevedo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo moves into the clinch.
Azevedo breaks from the clinch.
Azevedo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo moves into the clinch.
Azevedo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azevedo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hordeen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo lands some shots froms side control.
Hordeen is looking to get back to his feet here but Azevedo is keeping cool and he's managed to take Hordeen's back.
Azevedo is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Hordeen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hordeen is trying to get back to his feet but Azevedo has full control of the position and if anything, Hordeen has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hordeen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen trying to get back to his feet but Azevedo is in full control for now.
Azevedo struggling to keep hold of the position.
Azevedo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hordeen up.
Hordeen is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Azevedo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Azevedo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hordeen's head.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Azevedo's arms.
Hordeen controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hordeen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Azevedo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hordeen pinned against the cage. Hordeen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hordeen pinned against the cage. Hordeen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo tries to clinch there but Hordeen circles away.
Hordeen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
enabling Azevedo to counter with a crisp jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Azevedo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hordeen misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hordeen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hordeen wants it to stay on the feet.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hordeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kevin Hordeen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hordeen. Those never looked like landing.
Azevedo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azevedo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pedro Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hordeen drops his hands momentarily and Azevedo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azevedo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Azevedo wants to clinch.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azevedo is defended easily by Hordeen.
Hordeen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Azevedo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azevedo.
Azevedo shoots in for a double leg but Hordeen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hordeen doesn't manage to clinch there - Azevedo circles away.
Azevedo throws out a powerful jab.
Hordeen throws a right hand that Azevedo ducks under and follows up with a left that Azevedo also avoids with ease.
Azevedo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hordeen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hordeen throws a combination that misses
and Azevedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Azevedo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hordeen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hordeen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a nice body shot.
Hordeen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azevedo circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Azevedo.
Hordeen throws a combination that misses
and Azevedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hordeen misses with a double jab.
Azevedo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hordeen's guard.
Hordeen has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Azevedo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hordeen manages to break the clinch.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hordeen pinned against the cage. Hordeen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hordeen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hordeen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azevedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azevedo fails with a takedown attempt.
Pedro Azevedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hordeen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azevedo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Hordeen misses.
Hordeen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo looks for a takedown but Hordeen sprawls well.
Azevedo scores with a hook.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but Hordeen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Azevedo dodges the punch combination from Hordeen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azevedo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azevedo misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters with a series of strikes. Hordeen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hordeen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hordeen misses with a double jab
and Azevedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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 Pedro Azevedo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hordeen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azevedo tries to clinch up.
Hordeen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice jab there from Azevedo.
Hordeen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Azevedo connects with a body shot that sends Hordeen's belly button to the back.
Hordeen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Azevedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Hordeen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hordeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hordeen is looking to get back to is feet but Azevedo passes into side control.
Azevedo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hordeen throws a nice looking combination but Azevedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hordeen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hordeen tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Hordeen as Azevedo shoots in.
Azevedo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hordeen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown but Hordeen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hordeen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azevedo counters with a one-two to the body.
Hordeen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo tries to clinch up but Hordeen circles away and keeps his distance.
Hordeen fails to land with a series of punches.
Hordeen clinches with his opponent.
Hordeen wants to get back to striking at distance but Azevedo won't allow it.
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hordeen misses with a series of wild punches.
Azevedo sizes up Hordeen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azevedo counters with a two punch combo.
Hordeen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hordeen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hordeen wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Hordeen.
Hordeen throws a nice head kick!
Azevedo has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Azevedo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hordeen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hordeen swats away the attempt to clinch by Azevedo.
Hordeen throws a series of punches but Azevedo avoids them all with ease.
Hordeen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hordeen falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Azevedo counter with a right hand.
Hordeen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hordeen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azevedo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Hordeen. Those never looked like landing.
Hordeen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azevedo counters with a thumping low kick.
Azevedo shoots in looking for a takedown. Hordeen tries to sprawl out of it but Azevedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hordeen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hordeen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedro Azevedo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hordeen misses with a two punch combination.
Azevedo throws out a powerful jab.
Hordeen throws a combination that misses
and Azevedo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azevedo drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hordeen is looking to stand up but Azevedo isn't so interested in that idea.
Pedro Azevedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hordeen wants to get back to his feet but Azevedo passes into half guard.
Hordeen is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hordeen has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Azevedo is on him like a limpet, forcing Hordeen back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hordeen working hard to break the clinch.
Kevin Hordeen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azevedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hordeen backwards.
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 Pedro Azevedo.
Well Azevedo 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Pedro Azevedo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenzei Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenzei Wong!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo jabs at Wong's body.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Tenzei Wong has been cut.
Halo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo lands a body shot.
Halo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Halo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wong takes a swing at Halo's ribcage but misses.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wong looks winded!
Halo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wong. That did some damage!
Halo lands a brutal uppercut that launches Wong off his feet! Wong tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Halo!
Ken Halo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Dela Cruz looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Emerson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dela Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dela Cruz looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A big left from Emerson misses.
Dela Cruz slips a straight right by Emerson.
Emerson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emerson throws a solid leg kick but Dela Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Emerson.
Emerson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dela Cruz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dela Cruz prevents Emerson from improving his position.
Emerson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Emerson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emerson wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dela Cruz has picked Emerson up and slammed him! Emerson can't keep hold of the triangle and Dela Cruz manages to pass to side control!
Emerson is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson is still trying to improve position.
Dela Cruz trying to control the action but Emerson is working from the bottom.
Emerson is looking for a sweep.
Emerson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Emerson manages to get back to half guard.
Emerson keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson manages to get to full guard.
Dela Cruz won't allow Emerson to sweep him here.
Emerson has Dela Cruz pulled in close to control his posture.
Emerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dela Cruz is one step ahead there.
Emerson pulls Dela Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Emerson wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dela Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Emerson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emerson pulls Dela Cruz in close to prevent any damage.
Dela Cruz wants to control from the top but Emerson keeps moving.
Emerson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Emerson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dela Cruz is fighting to break Emerson's control of his arms but Emerson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Emerson wants to sweep here but Dela Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Dela Cruz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emerson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dela Cruz manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emerson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emerson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dela Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emerson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emerson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dela Cruz's guard.
Emerson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emerson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Emerson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emerson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dela Cruz to the ground. Emerson is now in Dela Cruz's guard.
Dela Cruz has momentary wrist control but Emerson slips an elbow through the middle.
Emerson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dela Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emerson.
Sam Emerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emerson landing with the ground and pound.
Emerson stands up over Dela Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emerson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emerson distracts Dela Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson is working Dela Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Emerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emerson passes Dela Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Emerson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Emerson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emerson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emerson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dela Cruz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emerson.
Emerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dela Cruz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emerson lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emerson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Emerson drops an elbow to the side of Dela Cruz's head.
Emerson working over Dela Cruz with some ground and pound. Dela Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dela Cruz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emerson lands a nice short elbow.
Emerson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Emerson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Emerson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Emerson with the ground and pound but Dela Cruz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Emerson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dela Cruz has momentary wrist control but Emerson slips an elbow through the middle.
Emerson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Emerson passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emerson moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emerson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dela Cruz to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Emerson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dela Cruz avoids the head kick by Emerson.
Emerson misses with a straight right.
Emerson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela Cruz misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Emerson misses.
Emerson misses with a straight left.
Emerson moves into the clinch.
Emerson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emerson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dela Cruz's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emerson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson landing with the ground and pound.
Emerson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emerson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Emerson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Emerson has eaten all the pies!
Emerson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Emerson trying to control the position but Dela Cruz is working away.
Dela Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerson working the ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela Cruz is not content to let Emerson control the position.
Dela Cruz dodges the ground and pound from Emerson.
Emerson is looking to take a break and control but Dela Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emerson staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson grinds an elbow into Dela Cruz's temple.
Emerson scoring with punches and elbows.
Emerson lands some shots froms side control.
Dela Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Emerson scoring with strikes.
Emerson throws an elbow but Dela Cruz slips to the side and avoids it well.
Emerson landing a few strikes.
Emerson cracks Dela Cruz with a big elbow.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emerson lands a strong strike to the head of Dela Cruz. That's dazed him! Emerson looking to finish here. Dela Cruz is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Emerson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Emerson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Haskens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Rampage has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ed Haskens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis Rampage!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rampage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haskens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rampage's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haskens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rampage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rampage can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rampage wants to stand but Haskens is controlling the position.
Haskens throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haskens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haskens looking to pass the guard.
Rampage keeping moving, preventing Haskens from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rampage is keeping the position for now.
Haskens is working hard here to advance position.
Haskens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haskens trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ed Haskens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Haskens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haskens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Haskens wants it to stay on the feet.
Rampage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haskens swivels and escapes.
Ed Haskens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Rampage.
Haskens tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rampage swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haskens. Rampage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haskens is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haskens defends it nicely.
Haskens shoots in for a takedown but Rampage shows good takedown defense.
Rampage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rampage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage drives through with a takedown into Haskens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Haskens looking for a sweep. Not yet Haskens, not yet.
Rampage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haskens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haskens has control of Rampage's left arm, preventing Rampage from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskens is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haskens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haskens avoids the attempt from Rampage to control.
Haskens is working for a guillotine from mount but Rampage frees his head quite easily.
Haskens working Rampage over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haskens raining down shots from the mount!
Haskens with a couple of short strikes.
Haskens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haskens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Haskens can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rampage is looking to escape.
Haskens landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haskens landing strikes from the mount and Rampage is in trouble!
Rampage tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Haskens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rampage with a poor takedown
and Haskens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rampage's guard.
Haskens controls from within his opponent's guard.
Haskens scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haskens trying to control but Rampage is working from the bottom.
Haskens has gone for a leg lock! Rampage slips out almost immediately though and dives into Haskens's guard.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Haskens keeps moving.
Rampage with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskens looking for a sweep. Not yet Haskens, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskens trying to control the position here.
Haskens wants to sweep here but Rampage controlling him for the moment.
Haskens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Haskens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ed Haskens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Haskens wants to clinch up but Rampage keeps it at a distance.
Rampage has his takedown stuffed
and Haskens holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haskens tries to pull guard but Rampage forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rampage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Haskens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ed Haskens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Rampage.
Haskens tries to break free but Rampage pushes him back against the cage.
Haskens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Haskens tries to clinch but Rampage is having none of it.
Horrible takedown by Rampage or perhaps it was just good defense by Haskens which made him look bad.
Rampage wants to clinch up but Haskens keeps it at a distance.
Rampage moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Haskens is defending well.
We've been informed that Rampage has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rampage pulls guard.
Haskens engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haskens wants to control from the top but Rampage keeps moving.
Haskens is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rampage is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ed Haskens just wasn't active enough.
Haskens shoots for a double leg takedown but Rampage sprawls well. He's pushed Haskens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haskens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rampage was covering up waiting for the punch and Haskens finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haskens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ed Haskens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haskens sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Haskens trying to control the position from guard on top but Rampage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haskens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rampage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Haskens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rampage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haskens manages to control the position for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Haskens dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Haskens misses with a wild body shot.
Haskens tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
Haskens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haskens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rampage was well out of range. Poor timing from Haskens.
Rampage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis Rampage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rampage throws a shot from downtown. Haskens moves away and avoids it.
Haskens misses with a wild body shot.
Rampage has closed the distance and engaged Haskens in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rampage manages to end up in side control.
Haskens is looking to regain half guard here but Rampage keeps moving and retains side control.
Haskens regains half guard.
Rampage is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Haskens is trying to control but can't.
Haskens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Haskens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haskens.
Rampage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Haskens has his hands on Rampage's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage wanted to stand there but Haskens had control of the position.
Haskens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rampage has passed into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haskens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Haskens is not content to let Rampage control the position.
Haskens holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Haskens trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Haskens manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Haskens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rampage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Haskens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rampage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ed Haskens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rampage must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rampage won't allow Haskens to sweep him here.
Haskens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rampage defends well.
Haskens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rampage is one step ahead there.
Rampage has gone for a leg lock! Haskens slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rampage's guard.
Lewis Rampage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Haskens is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Haskens manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Haskens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage is bucking up trying to escape but Haskens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haskens lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Haskens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haskens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Haskens!
During a confident post fight interview, Ed Haskens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ying Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ying Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Yang throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Yang is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexander Emelianenko!
Alexander Emelianenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Nuke Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Nuke Em could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricardo Smith's chin.
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161 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Nuke Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuke Em looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Nuke Em scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nuke Em closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith controlling the position.
Nuke Em stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Nuke Em from controlling successfully.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith tries to clinch there but Nuke Em circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuke Em.
Smith clinches.
Nuke Em is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Nuke Em has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nuke Em wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith tries to work over Nuke Em's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nuke Em has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Nuke Em has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nuke Em trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicholas Nuke Em wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nuke Em throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith stuns Nuke Em with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nuke Em throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Nuke Em misses with a wild combination.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith tries for a takedown but Nuke Em sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nuke Em shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nuke Em showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuke Em stalling away here and it's allowed Smith to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Smith pulls Nuke Em in close to prevent any damage.
We've been informed that Smith has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Nuke Em dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Smith misses with the ground and pound.
Smith remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nuke Em is trying to buck Smith off.
Nuke Em is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith cracks Nuke Em with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Nuke Em is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ricardo Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nuke Em is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nuke Em has managed to free his arm - good work.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Nuke Em is defending the position.
Nuke Em trying to control here.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nuke Em with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to take a breather but Nuke Em is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith prevents Nuke Em from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuke Em is looking to escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Smith tries to clinch up but Nuke Em circles away and keeps his distance.
Nuke Em throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Nuke Em shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith clinches.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smith has Nuke Em pressed against the cage, preventing Nuke Em from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith is pushing Nuke Em up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nuke Em lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nuke Em keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nuke Em stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nuke Em misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries to clinch up but Nuke Em circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nuke Em fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Nicholas Nuke Em is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith has Nuke Em up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Nuke Em is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nuke Em blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nuke Em with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuke Em's elbow.
Nuke Em blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Nuke Em doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith prevents Nuke Em from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuke Em can't break the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Smith - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Nuke Em has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Smith uses from the top position.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Nuke Em's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuke Em is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Nuke Em's brow.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ricardo Smith.
Smith clinches.
Nuke Em breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch but Nuke Em is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith tries to clinch there but Nuke Em circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuke Em throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Nuke Em 's knee.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Smith!
Ricardo Smith very nearly forgot to thank CHAOS Clothing (*Laundry Available @ 87.5%*) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Magalona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Magalona will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Magalona!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magalona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Magalona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Magalona throws a head kick that misses.
Magalona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson tries for a takedown but Magalona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Magalona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Magalona.
It looks like Richard Grayson has been cut.
Grayson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Magalona on his heels. He'll look to pass Magalona's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grayson lands a couple of digs.
Grayson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grayson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grayson drops back looking for a leg! Magalona is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Magalona manages to kick Grayson off! Grayson jumps back into Magalona's guard.
Grayson works over Magalona with some ground and pound from guard.
Magalona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws a big elbow that misses.
Grayson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Magalona is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Magalona has escaped and now he's on top!
Magalona is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Magalona is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalona is sitting in close to Grayson's body. Grayson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Magalona is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Magalona is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Grayson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Grayson!
An out of breath Richard Grayson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Case Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen ˇMAYDAY! - Last One Standing (feat. Tech N9ne) as his entrance music. Case Walker has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Case Walker!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bradshaw has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bradshaw and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Walker with a jab.
It looks like Gary Bradshaw has been cut.
Bradshaw tries for a takedown but Walker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker cracks Bradshaw's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Bradshaw slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Walker can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Case Walker!
An out of breath Case Walker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taw DawTang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merkan Killmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DawTang comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March. Killmaz has chosen in the air tonight as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taw DawTang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merkan Killmaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killmaz throws a head kick but DawTang moves out of range.
DawTang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Killmaz is fending him off so far but DawTang persists. Nope, Killmaz circles away and we're back to standing.
DawTang checks a leg kick.
Killmaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Merkan Killmaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killmaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Killmaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DawTang fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Killmaz.
A good leg kick by Killmaz.
DawTang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
DawTang stopping the sweep attempt from Killmaz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DawTang has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Killmaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DawTang wants to control from the top but Killmaz keeps moving.
DawTang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Killmaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Killmaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Killmaz pulls DawTang in close to prevent any damage.
DawTang trying to control but Killmaz is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DawTang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Killmaz!
DawTang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Killmaz tries to buck DawTang off but DawTang is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DawTang is trying to get an arm triangle but Killmaz is defending well.
DawTang is looking to take a break and control but Killmaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
DawTang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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!
DawTang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Killmaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Killmaz is trying to control DawTang's posture but DawTang avoids it.
Killmaz tries to bench press DawTang off him but DawTang keeps the position.
DawTang is looking to take a break and control but Killmaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Killmaz's face as DawTang controls the position.
DawTang is looking to take a break and control but Killmaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Killmaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Killmaz is trying to get back to half guard.
DawTang is looking to take a break and control but Killmaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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DawTang is looking to take a break and control but Killmaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Killmaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Killmaz slaps away a takedown attempt from DawTang, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taw DawTang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - DawTang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DawTang fails with a takedown attempt.
Killmaz misses with a head kick.
Killmaz misses with a body shot.
DawTang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DawTang doesn't manage to clinch there - Killmaz circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Killmaz as DawTang shoots in.
Killmaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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 Taw DawTang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DawTang blocks a head kick by Killmaz.
DawTang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Killmaz is trying to defend but DawTang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Killmaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. DawTang is working away from the top position though.
DawTang is trying to work for a kimura but Killmaz is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DawTang seems to be looking for submissions.
Killmaz is looking for a sweep. DawTang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
DawTang passes to full mount!
DawTang trying to control but Killmaz is having none of it.
DawTang avoids the attempt from Killmaz to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killmaz just holding on.
DawTang is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Killmaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
DawTang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
DawTang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Killmaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
DawTang is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by DawTang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Taw DawTang!
Taw DawTang is the new heavyweight champion!
Taw DawTang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Merkan Killmaz stepped up to the mic, saying 'Taw DawTang you should start your reign by apologizing to all the guys that I now have to crush to get back to you again.'.
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